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School of Language, Literacy & Early Childhood Education

Research Interests

Research Area Staff Members
Assessment Mathias Urban | Marlene McCormack | Geraldine French | Sandra O'NeillEithne Kennedy | Niamh Watkins | Gillian Lake  | Jacqueline de Brun | Cora Gillic 
Autism Spectrum Disorders Sinéad McNally 
Child Development Sinéad McNally | Gillian Lake | Grainne McKenna | Geraldine French | Clare Halligan
Children's rights Therese Farrell | Sinéad McNally | Niamh Watkins | Grainne McKenna | Aishling Silke | Sandra O'Neill | Cora Gillic | Clare Halligan
Communities of Practice Mathias Urban | Marlene McCormack | Geraldine French | Eithne Kennedy | Conall Ó Breacháin | Aishling Silke | Jacqueline de Brun | Lorraine Ní Gháirbhith
Creativity Tara Concannon-Gibney | Sandra O'Neill | Eithne Kennedy | Fiona Giblin | Niamh Watkins | Lorraine Ní Gháirbhith
Digital Learning Sandra O'Neill | Fiona Giblin | Clare Halligan
Disciplinary Literacy Eithne Kennedy | Niamh Watkins | Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin
Diversity Tara Concannon-Gibney | Mathias Urban | Eithne Kennedy | Grainne McKenna | Aishling Silke
Early Childhood Education Tara Concannon-Gibney | Mathias Urban | Marlene McCormack | Geraldine French | Gillian Lake | Sandra O'Neill | Therese Farrell | Sinéad McNally | Eithne Kennedy | Fiona Giblin | Grainne McKenna | Aishling Silke | Cora Gillic | Clare Halligan
Early Childhood Mathematics Cora Gillic
Education Disadvantage / Equality Mathias Urban | Geraldine French | Sinéad McNally | Eithne Kennedy | Niamh Watkins | Gillian Lake | Grainne McKenna | Aishling Silke
Education Policy Mathias Urban | Geraldine French | Sandra O'Neill | Therese Farrell | Sinéad McNally | Eithne Kennedy | Gillian Lake | Grainne McKenna | Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin | Aishling Silke | Cora Gillic | Clare Halligan
Identity Mathias Urban | Lorraine Ní Gháirbhith | Jacqueline de Brun
Initial Teacher Education Tara Concannon-Gibney | Marlene McCormack | Therese Farrell | Lorraine Ní Gháirbhith | Fiona Giblin | Gillian Lake | Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin | Conall Ó Breacháin | Cora Gillic | Clare Halligan
Inquiry Based Learning Mathias Urban | Sandra O'Neill | Fiona Giblin
Language Acquisition & Learning Gillian Lake | Sinéad McNally | Fiona Giblin | Niamh Watkins | Grainne McKenna | Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin | Conall Ó Breacháin | Jacqueline de Brun | Lorraine Ní Gháirbhith
Leadership Mathias Urban | Eithne Kennedy | Aishling Silke | Clare Halligan
Literacies Gillian Lake | Tara Concannon-Gibney | Fiona Giblin | Niamh Watkins | Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin | Conall Ó Breacháin | Jacqueline de Brun
Partnerships Eithne Kennedy | Gillian Lake | Aishling Silke
Pedagogy and Curriculum Mathias Urban | Gillian Lake | Geraldine French | Tara Concannon-Gibney | Sandra O'Neill | Therese Farrell | Eithne Kennedy | Fiona Giblin | Grainne McKenna | Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin | Conall Ó Breacháin | Jacqueline de Brun | Lorraine Ní Gháirbhith | Marlene McCormack | Cora Gillic | Clare Halligan
Reading Comprehension Tara Concannon-Gibney | Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin | Jacqueline de Brun
Reflective Practice Mathias Urban | Marlene McCormack | Tara Concannon-Gibney | Lorraine Ní Gháirbhith | Conall Ó Breacháin | Cora Gillic | Clare Halligan
Social-emotional Development Sinéad McNally | Geraldine French | Clare Halligan
Special Education Sinéad McNally
Teacher Agency Conall Ó Breacháin 
Teacher Education / Professional Development Mathias Urban | Marlene McCormack | Geraldine French | Tara Concannon-Gibney | Therese Farrell | Lorraine Ní Gháirbhith | Sinéad McNally | Eithne Kennedy | Fiona Giblin | Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin | Conall Ó Breacháin | Cora Gillic | Clare Halligan
Teagasc na Gaeilge Lorraine Ní Gháirbhith | Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin