Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin
Dr
Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin is an Associate Professor in the School of STEM Education, Innovation & Global Studies at DCU. Her research focuses on Mathematics Education, in particular on Teacher Education and on learners who, because of their socioeconomic background or gender, may have differing experiences of mathematics.
She is Chair of the Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration, whose work will conclude with Ireland's submission of its Nature Restoration Plan in September 2026. In 2022 she was appointed by the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) as Chair of Ireland's Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, who returned their report and recommendations to government in 2023.
She is an award-winning science communicator and educator and was previously named as a European Young Leader, a group nominated to facilitate and create a more equal, innovative and inclusive Europe.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shuilleabhain, A.N.; Skerritt, C. (2024) '‘I’m a troublemaker’: the need to focus on early-career academics’ experiences of sexual harassment in Ireland'. Journal of Gender-Based Violence, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Ni Shuilleabhain, A.; Owens, E.; Seery, A.; Hyland, D. (2024) 'From beginning to mature: investigating the development of teacher community through Lesson Study'. Frontiers in Education, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Ní Ríordáin, M.; Ni Shuilleabhain, A.; Prendergast, M.; Johnson, P. (2023) 'Irish pre-service mathematics teachers’ knowledge of curriculum-aligned content'. Irish Educational Studies, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Delahunty, T.; Shúilleabháin, A.N.í.; Waters, L. (2023) 'Unpacking the motivational variables which impact engagement in Lesson Study: Mathematics teaching self-efficacy and attitudes towards self-development'. Irish Educational Studies, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Ni Shuilleabhain, A.; Cronin, A.; Prendergast, M. (2021) 'Maths Sparks engagement programme: Investigating the impact on under-privileged pupils' attitudes towards mathematics'. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin; Fergus McAuliffe; Éidín Ní Shé (2021) '‘Bottoms up’: A case study on integrating public engagement within a university culture'. Research for All, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Roche, J.; Ni Shuilleabhain, A.; Mooney, P.; Barber, G.L.; Bell, L.; Ryan, C. (2021) 'Citizen Science in Ireland'. Frontiers in Communication, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Emily Lewanowski-Breen; Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain; Maria Meehan (2020) 'Lesson study and the long-term impact on teacher professional community development'. International Journal for Lesson & Learning Studies, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Johnson, P.; Shúilleabháin, A.N.; Ríordáin, M.N.; Prendergast, M. (2020) 'The Evolution of Student Teachers’’ Concerns Regarding Mathematics Curricular Reform'. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Prendergast, M.; Ríordáin, M.N.; Shúilleabháin, A.N.; Johnson, P.; O’rourke, I. (2020) 'An attitudinal snapshot of pre-service secondary mathematics teachers'. Issues in Educational Research, . [Link] | |
| 2019 | Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain; Raymond Bjuland (2019) 'Incorporating lesson study in ITE: organisational structures to support student teacher learning'. Journal of Education for Teaching, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Ni Shuilleabhain, A.; Seery, A. (2018) 'Enacting curriculum reform through lesson study: a case study of mathematics teacher learning'. Professional Development in Education, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Bergin, S.D.; Murphy, C.; Shuilleabhain, A.N. (2018) 'Exploring problem-based cooperative learning in undergraduate physics labs: Student perspectives'. European Journal of Physics, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Anthony Gerard Cronin; Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain; Emily Lewanowski-Breen; Christopher Kennedy (2017) 'Maths Sparks: Investigating the impact of outreach on pupil’s attitudes towards mathematics'. MSOR Connections, . [DOI] | |
| 2017 | (2017) 'Analyzing teacher learning in lesson study: mathematical knowledge for teaching and levels of teacher activity'. Quadrante, . | |
| 2016 | Ni Shuilleabhain, A. (2016) 'Developing mathematics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in lesson study: Case study findings'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR LESSON AND LEARNING STUDIES, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain; Anthony Cronin (2015) 'Maths Sparks: Developing Community and Widening Participation'. MSOR Connections, . [DOI] | |
| 2013 | (2013) 'Lesson Study in a Community of Practice: A Model of In-School Professional Development'. TRINITY EDUCATION PAPERS, . | |
| 2013 | (2013) 'Lesson study within a community of practice: In-school professional development'. SCIENCE: Official Journal of the Irish Science Teachers' Association, . |
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Marisa Quaresma; Carl Winsløw; Stéphane Clivaz; João Pedro da Ponte; Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin; Akihiko Takahashi (2018) Mathematics Lesson Study Around the World. [DOI] | |
| 2013 | (2013) A neutron walked into a bar. |
Conference Publication
Other Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin (2018) Enacting Curriculum Reform Through Lesson Study in the Irish Post-primary Mathematics Classroom. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | (2014) Time for some 'girl power' in science. | |
| 2014 | (2014) I'm not worried about maths - I don't need it. |
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Research Interests
Mathematics Education
Teacher Education
Initial Teacher Education
Lesson Study
Deliberative Democracy & Policy
Nature Restoration & Biodiversity
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Teaching Interests
Mathematics Education
Teacher Education
Lesson Study
Science Communication