Research Interests and Expertise

Research Area	Staff Members
Assessment	Aisling Twohill \| Nicola Broderick \| James Lovatt
Children's understanding of social, political and environmental concepts	Ben Mallon \| Fionnuala Waldron \| Joe Usher \| Rowan Oberman
Citizenship Education	Ben Mallon \| Fionnuala Waldron \| Joe Usher \| Maria Barry \| Rowan Oberman \| Peter Whelan
Climate Change Education	Fionnuala Waldron \| Rowan Oberman
Computational Thinking	Deirdre Butler \| Eamonn Costello \| Tom McCloughlin \| Enda Donlon
Creativity	Peter Tiernan \| Yvonne Crotty \| Eamonn Costello
Democratic Education and Education for Democracy	Ben Mallon \| Fionnuala Waldron \| Rowan Oberman \|
Digital Learning	Deirdre Butler \| Denis Moynihan \| Charlotte Holland \| Enda Donlon \| Hsiao-Ping Hsu \| Margaret Farren \| Margaret Leahy \| Peter Tiernan \| Yvonne Crotty \| Tom McCloughlin \| Eamonn Costello
Enquiry Based Learning	Caitriona Ní Cassaithe \| Fionnuala Waldron \| Joe Usher \| Paul Grimes \| Peter Whelan \| Tom McCloughlin \| James Lovatt \| Yvonne Crotty \|
Entrepreneurship	Peter Tiernan \| Yvonne Crotty
Ethics	Eamonn Costello \| Enda Donlon \| Margaret Farren
Game-based/ Gamified / Augmented Learning/Simulation/Virtual Reality	Caitriona Ní Cassaithe \| Enda Donlon \| Margaret Farren \| Tom McCloughlin \| Yvonne Crotty
Georgraphy Education	Joe Usher
History Education	Caitriona Ní Cassaithe \| Fionnuala Waldron \| Maria Barry \| Peter Whelan
Human Rights Education	Ben Mallon \| Fionnuala Waldron \| Maria Barry \| Rowan Oberman
Initial Teacher Education	Aisling Twohill \| Ben Mallon \| Cliona Murphy \| Enda Donlon \| Fionnuala Waldron \| James Lovatt \| Joe Usher \| Lorraine Harbison \| Maria Barry \| Nicola Broderick \| Paul Grimes \| Siún Nic Mhuirí \| Tom McCloughlin
Intercultural Education	Ben Mallon
Interdisciplinary Education	Tom McCloughlin
Leadership	Margaret Farren
Lesson Study	Aisling Twohill \| Lorraine Harbison \| Maurice O'Reilly \| Miriam Ryan \| Siún Nic Mhuirí \| Therese Dooley
Mathematics Education	Aisling Twohill \| Lorraine Harbison \| Mary Kingston \| Maurice O'Reilly \| Miriam Ryan \| Paul Grimes \| Siún Nic Mhuirí \| Therese Dooley
Outdoor Education	Caitriona Ní Cassaithe \| Joe Usher \| Orla Kelly \| Tom McCloughlin
Partnerships	Maria Barry
Pedagogy and Curriculum	Aisling Twohill \| Caitriona Ní Cassaithe \| Fionnuala Waldron \| Greg Smith \| James Lovatt \| Margaret Farren \| Maria Barry \| Nicola Broderick \| Paul Grimes \| Peter Whelan \| Siún Nic Mhuirí \| Tom McCloughlin \| Rowan Oberman \| Yvonne Crotty
Place Based Education	Caitriona Ní Cassaithe \| Joe Usher
Practitioner Research	James Lovatt \| Paul Grimes \| Margaret Farren \| Siún Nic Mhuiri \| Yvonne Crotty
Research Methods	Enda Donlon \| Margaret Farren \| Yvonne Crotty
Science Education	Cliona Murphy \| Greg Smith \| James Lovatt \| Nicola Broderick \| Orla Kelly \| Paul Grimes \| Tom McCloughlin \| Yvonne Crotty
STEM Education	Aisling Twohill \| Nicola Broderick \| Paul Grimes \| Tom McCloughlin \| James Lovatt \| Yvonne Crotty \| Eamonn Costello
Sustainability Education	Ben Mallon \| Charlotte Holland \| Maria Barry \| Rowan Oberman \| Fionnuala Waldron \| Tom McCloughlin
Teacher Education / Professional Development	Ben Mallon \| Aisling Twohill \| Ben Mallon \| Cliona Murphy \| Enda Donlon \| Fionnuala Waldron \| Greg Smith \| James Lovatt \| Joe Usher \| Lorraine Harbison \| Margaret Farren \| Maria Barry \| Nicola Broderick \| Paul Grimes \| Siún Nic Mhuirí \| Tom McCloughlin \| Yvonne Crotty
Workplace Learning	Peter Tiernan \| Margaret Farren \| Yvonne Crotty