Patricia Lundy

Patricia Lundy serves as Professor of Sociology at Ulster University's School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences. Based at Jordanstown Campus in Newtownabbey, she maintains an active research profile with 49 documented research outputs spanning from 1999 to 2024, demonstrating sustained scholarly impact in justice-related fields.

Her research expertise centers on transitional justice and victim/survivor perspectives, particularly regarding historical institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland and UK contexts. Lundy critically examines how survivors navigate justice mechanisms through community-based approaches, with growing emphasis on memorialization's role in social change. Her fingerprint analysis reveals dominant research themes in Justice (93%), Transitional Justice (84%), Survivors (62%), and Victim Studies (45%), reflecting specialized contributions to post-conflict societal healing.

Recent publication trends show evolving focus from foundational transitional justice frameworks (2020) toward integrating heritage activism with redress mechanisms (2024), demonstrating theoretical maturation in centering survivor voices within institutional processes. Her work increasingly bridges academic research with policy implementation, as evidenced by policy citations and news engagements.

Lundy actively supervises doctoral researchers including PhD candidate Orla Kerrigan, and maintains significant academic service through conference organization (Critical Heritage event, Jan 2024), peer-review activities for Routledge (2023), and participation in the International Coalition Sites of Conscience (Sept 2024). Her scholarly metrics include an h-index of 8 with 501 Scopus citations, reflecting substantial disciplinary influence.

Her research directly contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to peace, justice and strong institutions, with particular relevance to community-based justice initiatives and institutional accountability frameworks in post-conflict societies.