Academic biography

Amalee Meehan is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at the Institute of Education, DCU. She teaches on the Bachelor of Religious Education (BRelEd) and is a guest lecturer on the Doctor of Education (EdD) programme and with the Church of Ireland Centre, DCU. 

An Associate Researcher at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU, Amalee co-led the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) project TRIBES 'Transnational Collaboration on Bullying, Migration and Integration in Second-Level Schools' and is currently PI on COST Action 23120 'Religious Identity, Bullying and Wellbeing at School: A Transnational Collaboration' (ORBIT).

As Associate Researcher with the Mater Dei
Centre for Catholic Education (MDCCE), DCU, Amalee has established a ‘community of practice’ of students pursuing doctoral studies in the broad field of Catholic education.  She explains 'the best way to undertake study at this level is in the company of others, so we are really delighted to gather doctoral students together as a community of practice and host them in our beautiful space The Well in the Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education, St Patrick's Campus, DCU'.  Anyone interested in joining this group should contact Amalee at amalee.meehan@dcu.ie.

Amalee’s publication profile ranges from theology and spirituality to education, religious education, wellbeing and inclusive education, as well as identity based bullying.  For instance, she co-authored a number of religious education textbooks fo