Angela Veale

Angela Veale is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Psychology at University College Cork (UCC). She is an accredited Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Supervisor, registered with the Irish Forum for Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (IFCAPP) and Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP). Her expertise spans developmental, sociocultural & critical community psychology, psychoanalysis and qualitative research methodologies.

Her educational background includes:

• BA in Psychology from University College Cork (1989)
• PhD in Applied Psychology from University College Cork (1996)
• MSc in Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from Trinity College Dublin (2003)

Dr. Veale's research focuses on three major themes: psychology of peace & conflict (particularly post-conflict social reintegration of children & families), children's experiences with globalization and migration, and psychosocial interventions to support children's wellbeing. Her work takes a sociocultural and politically situated understanding of psychological wellbeing, often using participatory action research approaches. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in conflict-affected regions including Sierra Leone, Liberia, northern Uganda, and Lebanon.

Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on war-affected children, migration experiences, and community-based interventions. The research spans multiple continents and addresses issues of trauma recovery, social reintegration, transnational families, and community resilience. Her methodological approach emphasizes participatory and emancipatory research frameworks that center the voices of marginalized populations.

Scientific awards and recognition:

• President's Award for Teaching Excellence (2020)
• Fulbright Scholarship (2007)
• Royal Irish Academy Travel Fellowship (2004)
• International Criminal Court Visiting Professional (2006)

Dr. Veale has secured significant research funding from diverse sources including Irish Aid, Irish Refugee Council, UNICEF, Oak Foundation, Provictimus, Fulbright Commission, Irish Research Council, and NORFACE/EU. Her projects have included the social reintegration of young mothers formerly associated with armed forces in Sierra Leone, Liberia and northern Uganda; Transnational Child-Raising between Europe and Africa; and 'Engaging Men for Community Resilience' with Concern Worldwide in Lebanon. She serves on the steering committee of the Development Studies Association of Ireland (DSAI).

Her current research examines intergenerational processes in contexts of mental health and social trauma, and migrant parenting in a new culture, funded by the CACSSS Interdisciplinary Research Fund (2023-2025). She is particularly interested in individual-in-collective processes of disruption, imagination, reorganisation, resistance and social change.