Academic biography

Sabrina is Co-Director of CREATE—The Centre for Collaborative Research Across Teacher Education—and an Assistant Professor of Education based in the School of Policy and Practice.

A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Sabrina's recent research explored wellbeing, burnout and rustout in HEI-based Teacher Educators in Ireland and the United Kingdom. 

With colleagues in DCU CREATE and colleagues in universities across Ireland and the UK,  Sabrina is also engaged in research on the mental health and wellbeing of teachers, student-teachers, school leaders, and HEI academics. 

Nominations: Sabrina was a 2025 nominee for the prestigious DCU President's Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in two categories (1) Academic Category (2) Team Teaching. She participated in this year's DCU Wall of Champions event, designed to celebrate the contributions of women throughout the DCU Community. 

Sabrina's research has been featured across a range of platforms, including: RTE Drivetime, RTE Brainstorm, The Conversation,  The Huffington Post, BBC News, HR News Canada,  Pharmazeutische-Zeitung (PZ), 'Let's Talk Education Research' Podcast, the Education Matters Vodcast, the 'Mind Your Mind' podcast with Roxana Parra, and the Shaye Ganam Show (Canada). She was an invited keynote speaker at the Westminster Education Forum Conference. Her work has also been featured in The Irish Psychologist and the British Psychological Society magazine 'The Psychologist'.