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Assoc Professor Sarah Donnelly is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin. Her career spans clinical practice, research, and academic leadership, with a focus on ageing, dementia, and adult safeguarding. She coordinates UCD's Ageing Network and advises the Irish Association of Social Workers on adult safeguarding.
- Education: BSocSc (Trinity College Dublin), PhD (Trinity College Dublin).
- Appointments: Assistant Professor (2014-2024), promoted to Associate Professor in 2024.
Research and Practice: Sarah's work addresses interprofessional collaboration, carer harm, advance care planning, and ethical implications of care robotics. She emphasizes human rights, participatory methodologies, and policy reform. Her Orcid profile highlights 167 publications.
Recent Publications: Her 2025-2024 articles analyze interprofessional collaboration in community care, carer harm in dementia, ethical robotics, and coercive control in family caregiving. These studies span European, Irish, and cross-cultural contexts, often involving co-design with stakeholders.
- Awards: Willie Bermingham Memorial Medal 2024 for human rights work; Geary Fellow 2016.
- Teaching: Coordinates modules in Research Methods, Placement Education, and Preparation for Professional Practice. Serves on UCD's Human Research Ethics Committee and Teaching and Learning Committee.
- Leadership: Director of Practice Learning and Global Engagement at UCD (2024), Co-Director of Professional Masters in Social Work (2018-2021).
