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School of Inclusive & Special Education

Dr
Neil
Kenny

Primary Department
School of Inclusive & Special Education
Role
Academic Staff
Phone number:
01 700
9071
Campus
St Patrick's Campus
Room Number
F315

Academic biography

Dr. Neil Kenny is an Assistant Professor and researcher with expertise in Autism research, inclusive qualitative research, and participatory research. He is programme chair of the Master of Education in Autism (MEdA) at the School of Inclusive and Special Education at DCU.

He holds a range of qualifications in Education and Psychology, including a B.A. (psych) from U.C.D. (2000) and a PhD. from Maynooth University (2010). Additionally, he completed the Specialist Diploma from the University of Limerick (2014). 

Dr Kenny has an active research agenda and his work has been funded by the Irish Research Council, The National Council for Special Education, and the EU ERASMUS+ programme. 

Research interests

Autism 
Autism Co-Research and Participatory Research approachesQualitative research with complex participant populations Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.