Aoibhe Kieran

Aoibhe Kieran is a Lecturer and Professional Academic Tutor in the School of Psychology at Queen's University Belfast, specializing in the Doctorate in Educational, Child & Adolescent Psychology (DECAP) program. She concurrently serves as an Educational Psychologist with the Education Authority in Northern Ireland. Her roles include Year 1 Tutorship, teaching on topics such as Severe Learning Difficulties, Psychological Assessment Tools (WISC V/WIAT III), Evidence-Based Literacy Practices, and Digital Technology in Special Education. She leads the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) initiative within DECAP and contributes to the British Psychological Society's Northern Ireland Division of Educational and Child Psychology (DECP NI).

Qualifications include a BSc in Psychology from Queen's University Belfast and an MA in Culture and Colonialism from NUI Galway. Research focuses on Special Educational Needs, with notable projects including the Department of Education-funded 'Signature Literacy Project' (2014) and the 'Immersive Technology and Autism Project' (2018–2020), which developed VR/AR tools for autistic learners through a Small Business Research Initiative grant. Community involvement centers on local and national environmental initiatives.

Teaching responsibilities include academic and professional supervision of trainee Educational Psychologists, and she co-developed the Leadership Curriculum for DECAP. Grants and collaborations highlight her work in bridging educational psychology with emerging technologies and policy.