Academic biography

Dr. Majella McSharry is a lecturer in Sociology at the School of Human Development. She is Chair of Postgraduate Studies by Research and former Chair of the Professional Master of Education (Post Primary). She is an executive member of the Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development (RCE Dublin), a member of the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education (CHRCE) and a member of the Centre for Collaborative Research Across Teacher Education (CREATE). She has worked as a secondary school teacher and previously as a lecturer at Maynooth University, the National College of Art and Design and St. Patrick's College Drumcondra. Majella currently teaches in the areas of Sociology of Education, Global Citizenship Education and Research Design. Her main research area is concerned with Teacher Identity, Initial Teacher Education and the interaction of school contexts with embodied praxis.