جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Corpus Linguistics
• Language Technologies
• Localization
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Mícheál J. Ó Meachair is a Professor at Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, Dublin City University. His work focuses on corpus linguistics, language technologies, and language localization, with a particular emphasis on the Irish language. He co-founded the Ríomhacadamh initiative and is a member of the DCU NLP Research Group. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Modern Irish and History of Art from University College Dublin M.A. in Writing and Irish Communication from University College Dublin Ph.D. in Corpus Linguistics from Trinity College Dublin Research Interests: His research explores corpus-based analyses, language complexity in educational materials, and the development of computational tools for Irish language preservation. He leads projects like the National Corpus of Irish and contributed to the gaBERT language model. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in education and technology. Publications: His articles analyze Irish linguistic regions, educational terminology, and the capabilities of large language models in handling Irish texts. Recent work highlights advancements in multilingual NLP and Irish language technology infrastructure. Labs/Teams: He is a core member of the DCU NLP Research Group, driving innovation in language technologies for minority languages.

• German history and politics
• Exile Studies
• Children's & young adult literature
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Áine McGillicuddy is an Assistant Professor in the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS) at Dublin City University (DCU), where she lectures in German Studies and Children's & YA Literature Studies. She serves as a key figure in DCU's Centre for Translation and Textual Studies (CTTS) and represents DCU on the Irish Humanities Alliance. Her academic work bridges German Studies, Children's Literature, and Multilingual Education with a focus on historical and contemporary narratives of exile and migration. Dr. McGillicuddy's educational background includes a PhD from Trinity College Dublin, a Diplôme d'Études Approfondies (DEA) in History and Civilizations of Europe from Université de Strasbourg, an MA in European Studies from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and a BA (Joint Honours) in French and German Studies from University College Cork. She also completed an Erasmus Year Abroad at Universität Konstanz, Germany. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary areas including German history and politics, Exile Studies, and children's & young adult literature. She has particular expertise in multimodal literature for juvenile readers, ranging from wordless picturebooks to multilingual picturebooks. Dr. McGillicuddy's work examines how children's literature engages with historical events like the Kindertransport and Nazi-era exile, as well as contemporary issues of migration and cultural identity in multilingual contexts. Dr. McGillicuddy leads significant research projects including the EU co-funded Creative Europe project G-Book 3: Audience engagement activities for the social and emotional education of EU teens through gender-positive literature and digital technology (2024-2027), and was co-Principal Investigator for G-Book 2: European teens as readers and creators (2020-2023). She also participates in the DAAD-funded project 'Elizabeth Shaw's Irish Berlin' (2025-2026), which focuses on the Belfast-born children's writer/illustrator who lived in the German Democratic Republic. Martin Miller and Hannah Norbert-Miller Fellowship, Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies (2023) Faculty Book Publication Scheme, DCU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (2024) Research Fellowship at International Youth Library, Munich (2014) Book Publication Scheme, Dublin City University (2014, 2009) As an academic advisor, Dr. McGillicuddy supervises several PhD students including Niav Fisher, Mairéad Jordan, and Allison Hudson. She has received research funding for multiple projects including the G-Book series, Exile and Empathy: World War II Children's Literature, and the European Intercultural Workplace Project. She chairs the judging panel for the national KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards and serves on editorial boards for international journals including New Directions in the Humanities and Anuario de Investigación en Literatura Infantil y Juvenil. Dr. McGillicuddy is actively involved with research centers including DCU's Centre for Translation and Textual Studies (CTTS), which she directed from 2017-2020, and the FHSS Doctoral Research Hub. She collaborates extensively with international researchers through projects like G-Book and serves on committees including Women in German Studies (UK and Ireland) and the Irish Humanities Alliance.

• Forced Displacement Studies
• Refugee Integration
• Indigenous Politics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Fiona Murphy is a socio-cultural anthropologist and academic staff member at Dublin City University's School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies (SALIS). She holds the role of Programme Chair for the Master's in Refugee Integration and specializes in Indigenous politics, refugee mobility, sustainability, and business/design anthropology. Her research explores forced displacement, trauma, memory, and reconciliation, with fieldwork in Australia, Ireland, the UK, and Turkey. She has contributed to policy dialogues through roles like Secretary of the Anthropological Association of Ireland and member of the European Association of Anthropologists' executive committee. Research interests span displacement studies, including Stolen Generations reconciliation and asylum seeker integration. She advocates for creative and public anthropology, experimenting with ethnographic storytelling and multimedia formats. Her work intersects with business anthropology, exploring sustainable consumption and CSR in neoliberal contexts. Education: Doctorate in Anthropology (details not specified in text) Professional Roles: Member of EASA Executive Committee (2021-2023) Co-ordinator of Peace and Conflict Anthropology Network (EASA) Vice-Chair of Anthropological Association of Ireland (until 2020) Awards include the 2019 Vice Chancellor's Research Prize for collaborative work on displacement narratives. She actively engages in public scholarship through blogs (e.g., Allegra Lab), podcasts, and creative outputs like short stories (e.g., Earl Grey ). Teaching focuses on decolonizing pedagogy and interdisciplinary approaches to displacement studies, having supervised 7 PhD candidates and taught across multiple universities. Her research outputs bridge academic and creative domains, emphasizing empathy and dialogue in addressing displacement crises. Current projects include co-editing A Collection of Creative Anthropologies and exploring refugee food initiatives as sites of solidarity.

• Grapholinguistics
• Japanese Writing Systems
• Language Pedagogy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Keisuke Honda is an Assistant Professor in Japanese Studies at Dublin City University's School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies (SALIS). He holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, specializing in grapholinguistics and pedagogical approaches to the Japanese writing system. His research focuses on the linguistic and typological analysis of Japanese scripts (kanji, hiragana, katakana, rōmaji), with particular attention to disambiguation mechanisms like okurigana and cross-linguistic comparisons. He has contributed to journals like Written Language and Literacy and serves on the programme committee for the Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century conference. Education: PhD in Linguistics (University of Tsukuba) Prior Institutions: Oxford Brookes University, Imperial College London, University of Oxford (2012–2022) His pedagogical expertise includes Japanese language teaching methodologies, with recognition for teaching excellence via awards from Imperial College and Oxford University. Research interests span Japanese neologisms, sociolects (e.g., Yamanote kotoba), and child-directed lexical variation. Publications reflect a 15-year trajectory, emphasizing writing system analysis, morphological interfaces, and educational applications. Awards highlight both academic and pedagogical contributions.

• Developmental Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Parent-Child Relationships
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Fionnuala Larkin is a Senior Lecturer at University College Cork (UCC) and holds an honorary Adjunct Lecturer position at University College Dublin (UCD). She trained as a Clinical Psychologist at UCD, focusing on parent-child interaction in autism spectrum disorders. Her career includes roles as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of York, Associate Lecturer at York St John University, and Senior Clinical Psychologist at the University of Limerick. She has maintained clinical practice alongside academia, working with NHS North Yorkshire Autism and ADHD services and providing clinical supervision. Her research interests center on developmental psychology, psychopathology, and bidirectional influences in parent-child relationships. Key areas include mind-mindedness, infant/maternal mental health, autism, ADHD, and participatory research approaches with autistic mothers. She has secured grants from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust. Larkin’s work emphasizes translational research, such as developing smartphone apps to enhance parental mind-mindedness and validating cross-cultural assessment tools. Collaborators include Dr. Sarah Fishburn (Teeside University), Dr. Jessica Hobson (Sonoma State University), and Prof. Elizabeth Meins (University of York).

Donnacha Ó Beacháinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Post-Soviet politics
• Unrecognised States
• Elections
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Donnacha Ó Beacháin is a Professor of Politics at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University (DCU). He specializes in Post-Soviet politics, Unrecognised States, Elections, Irish history, and foreign policy. His research spans post-Soviet states, conflict zones, and EU engagement strategies. Notably awarded twice as 'Champion of European Research' and DCU's 2022 President’s Research Award, his work includes €1 million projects on de facto states and EU-funded initiatives. Research Interests: Post-Soviet political dynamics Unrecognized states' sovereignty struggles Irish foreign policy evolution Electoral authoritarianism in Central Asia Russian imperialism in Ukraine Awards: Champion of European Research (FP7/Horizon2020, 2022 and prior) President’s Research Award (2022) Brian Farrell Prize (2019) Grants & Projects: €1M Norwegian-funded 'De Facto States' project EU FP7/H2020 core member Research across all post-Soviet states Teaching: Modules on Unrecognised States, Russian Space, Irish Foreign Policy Coordinates dissertation supervision Professional Engagement: Vice President, Irish Association for Russian, Central and European Studies Member of Central Eurasian Studies Society, Political Science Association of Ireland

Treasa De Loughryمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Environmental Humanities
• World Literature
• Postcolonial Literature
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Treasa De Loughry is a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in World Literature at the School of English, Drama and Film, University College Dublin (UCD). She is also an Ad Astra Fellow and co-leads the Climate Research Strand at UCD's Earth Institute, while being a member of the UCD Humanities Institute. Her academic journey includes prior positions at the University of Exeter and National University of Ireland, Maynooth. BA, University College Dublin MA, University College Dublin PhD, University College Dublin Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Exeter Fellow, Higher Education Academy UK Her research lies at the intersection of environmental humanities, world literature, and postcolonial studies, with a focus on energy, waste, climate change, and world-ecology. She explores how global and postcolonial literatures engage with petro-modernity, resource extraction, and ecological crisis. Her work employs materialist literary theory and world-systems analysis to examine the interplay between capitalism, literature, and environmental transformation. Her recent publications examine environmental crisis in the works of David Mitchell, Salman Rushdie, and Rachel Kushner, analyze Thai literature's response to the Green Revolution, and investigate plastic as a literary and ecological phenomenon. Her first book, The Global Novel and Capitalism in Crisis , was published by Palgrave Macmillan, and she is currently editing the Routledge Companion to World-Literature and Environment . Ad Astra Fellow, University College Dublin Fellow, Higher Education Academy UK She has secured funding from the British Academy, Irish Research Council, Fulbright Commission, and other prestigious bodies. She is actively involved in interdisciplinary teaching on climate change and sustainability and welcomes postgraduate students in related fields. She is currently leading two funded research projects: 'Cultures of Just Transitions' and 'Irish Energy Narratives'. She is on leave until September 2025 but remains engaged in research and publication.

• Modern Drama
• Theatre and Memory Cultures
• Memory Studies
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Emilie Pine is Professor of Modern Drama at the School of English, Drama and Film, University College Dublin (UCD), where she has been a faculty member since 2008. She is a leading scholar in the interdisciplinary fields of theatre, memory, trauma, and cultural studies, with a particular focus on contemporary Irish culture and the ethics of witnessing institutional abuse. She is Principal Investigator of the major IRC-funded project Industrial Memories , which re-examines the 2009 Ryan Report through digital humanities methods. Pine is also Editor of the Irish University Review and founding Director of the Irish Memory Studies Research Network. BA (Mod), Trinity College Dublin PhD, Trinity College Dublin Her research centers on the intersections of memory, testimony, and performance, particularly in the context of Ireland’s institutional past. She investigates how trauma is remembered, represented, and re-performed in theatre and digital media. Her work combines literary scholarship with data analytics to develop new methodologies for reading large-scale state reports. She has published extensively on modern drama, memory cultures, and the politics of commemoration, with a strong emphasis on ethical witnessing and social justice. Her recent publications reflect a sustained engagement with digital witnessing, textual analysis of state reports, and site-specific performance. These works explore themes such as digital audio walks, machine learning applications in humanities research, and the affective dimensions of spectatorship. Collectively, her articles demonstrate a methodological innovation at the intersection of literary studies, digital humanities, and human rights advocacy. Irish Book of the Year Award (2018) for Notes to Self Kate O’Brien First Novel Award (2023) for Ruth & Pen Fulbright Irish Scholar (2010) Emilie Pine supervises research in modern drama and memory studies and has coordinated numerous modules including Contemporary British Theatre , Memory and Testimony , and Theatres of War . She has received competitive research grants such as the IRC New Horizons grant for Industrial Memories and funding for digital humanities projects involving the British Library Labs corpus. She is actively involved in academic service as a committee member of the Royal Irish Academy’s Languages and Literatures Committee, the Memory Studies Association Advisory Board, and the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures. She also leads the Memory Cloud Project and co-founded initiatives to commemorate Irish Magdalene history. She is a founding member of the Irish Memory Studies Research Network and has collaborated with theatre companies such as ANU Productions and Dead Centre Theatre Company, contributing to public-facing performances that engage with historical trauma and personal narrative.

• Sociophonetics
• Forensic Phonetics
• Phonetics and Phonology
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Grace Wenling Cao is an Assistant Professor in Linguistics (Phonetics and Phonology) at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, University College Dublin. She holds a PhD from the University of York and an MSc from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to her current position, she served as a Hong Kong RGC Postdoctoral Fellow and lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. PhD in Linguistics – University of York MSc in Developmental Linguistics – University of Edinburgh Her research focuses on sociophonetics , forensic phonetics , and language attitudes in multilingual contexts, particularly in Hong Kong. She investigates phonetic convergence, cross-language speaker identification, the impact of visual cues on speech perception, and identity-related language changes in Cantonese and Hong Kong English. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with real-world applications in forensic science and human-AI interaction. Recent publications span high-impact journals and conferences, showing a strong trend in using acoustic-phonetic analysis to understand social biases, speaker identity, and forensic challenges in trilingual environments. Her work increasingly integrates AI and machine learning approaches to speaker recognition, especially in cross-language settings using filled pauses as biometric markers. She has received multiple scientific awards and grants, including the prestigious Hong Kong RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship and funding from the Worldwide Universities Network. Her current research includes a major project on human-AI speech accommodation. Hong Kong RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Worldwide Universities Network Research Mobility Program CUHK Global Scholarship Program Linguistic Association of Great Britain Conference Fund University of York Humanities Research Centre Grant Dr. Cao actively supervises graduate students, having guided 14 Master’s theses and one undergraduate intern. She coordinates key modules such as Phonology (MA), Phonology 2, and Sounds in Language at UCD. She has also taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at CUHK and HKUST, including sociolinguistics, phonetics, and bilingualism. She leads research on trilingual speech in Hong Kong, particularly focusing on forensic applications and sociolinguistic identity. Her team explores how filled pauses, accent perception, and visual cues affect intelligibility and speaker identification, with implications for both legal and technological domains.

Marek McGannمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Enactive Cognitive Science
• Ecological Psychology
• Active Learning
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Marek McGann is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Mary Immaculate College since 2005. His research focuses on enactive and ecological approaches to cognitive science, emphasizing embodied cognition and the interplay between mind, body, and environment. He co-convenes the ENSO Seminars series and co-founded T-REX (Teachers' Research Exchange), an online platform bridging academic education research with classroom practice. Additionally, he contributes to FACiLiTATE, Ireland's network for problem-based learning in higher education. Education: BA, M Litt, MA (UCD); DPhil (Sussex) Affiliations: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts Key Projects: T-REX, FACiLiTATE, ENSO Seminars Research interests include moral judgment categorization (MJAC), critiques of psychological research methodologies, and the application of enactive theory to education. His work challenges conventional cognitive science paradigms by prioritizing situated, embodied understanding over abstract mental models. Publications span topics from ecological psychology to moral dumbfounding, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches. He actively engages in infrastructural projects to enhance research-practice collaboration in education.

Aoife McLoughlinمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Educational Psychology
• Research Methodology
• Child Development
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Aoife McLoughlin is a Lecturer in Educational Psychology at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, focusing on research methodology. Her work spans educational psychology, cognitive processes, and the impact of technology on temporal perception. Affiliated with the Faculty of Education, she holds a PhD and has published widely on topics like literacy development, parental mental health interventions, and the intersection of time perception with social and technological factors. Research interests include dialogic reading for English Language Learners, video-based parental guidance, and the cognitive effects of multitasking and exercise. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges education, psychology, and technology, with media coverage in outlets like ScienceAlert and the Irish Examiner. Publications emphasize empirical studies on time perception’s role in social rejection, media engagement, and exercise. She has collaborated on projects analyzing digital tools in education and has presented at international conferences on transnational and temporal research themes.

Alessandro Benatiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Second Language Acquisition
• Applied Linguistics
• Language Processing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Alessandro Benati is an Associate Professor and Head of the School of Education at University College Dublin (UCD). He holds concurrent roles as Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong, York St John University, and Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University. His academic career includes prestigious positions such as Dean of the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth and Head of the Department of English at the American University of Sharjah. Education: PhD in Second Language Acquisition (University of Greenwich, 1999) MSc in Education Management (University of Greenwich, 2005) Bachelor's in Letters and Philosophy (Università degli Studi di Firenze, 1989) Research interests focus on second language processing, particularly the pedagogical model of Processing Instruction (PI) and the effects of focus on form. He employs online measurements like eye-tracking and self-paced reading to investigate language comprehension. Key areas include English causative and passive structures, cross-linguistic acquisition, and the role of structured input in second language development. Publications highlight contributions to journals like Second Language Research , Language Teaching , and Applied Psycholinguistics . Recent work emphasizes structured input's impact on syntactic forms and secondary transfer effects. His research has influenced educational policy, such as reforms in Macedonia and Panama. Awards include the University Inspirational Teaching Award (2016) and recognition of his research as internationally excellent (REF 4*). He has coordinated over £4 million in grants from the EU, Leverhulme Trust, and British Academy. Advising and grants: Supervised over 30 PhD and 100+ MA students. Key grants include projects on Panamanian bilingual education (£200,000) and structured input methodologies (e.g., Austrian Federal Ministry project). Labs/Teams: Director of the Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES) at the University of Hong Kong and collaborator on international projects such as the ERASMUS+ funded research on input processing.

Molly Manningمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Participatory Health Research (PHR)
• Aphasia Psychosocial Care
• Migrant Health
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Molly Manning is an Associate Professor and Course Director of the MSc in Speech and Language Therapy at the University of Limerick’s School of Allied Health. A participatory health researcher, she focuses on aphasia psychosocial care (APC), contributing to national stroke strategies and clinical guidelines. PhD in Population Health and Health Services Research (2020) MSc in Speech and Language Therapy (2013) MPhil in Linguistics (2009) BSc in Physics and Astronomy (2004) Her research emphasizes equality, diversity, and inclusion, particularly amplifying voices of people with aphasia through equitable power-sharing in research. She leads the International Aphasia Psychological Care Research Network and co-established Ireland’s first interdisciplinary community of practice with 200+ clinicians. Recent publications highlight her work on integrated care models for older adults, public-patient involvement in stroke research, and culturally responsive strategies in aphasia care. These align with UN Sustainable Development Goals for health equity and inclusive education. 2025: Prospective cohort study on frailty care (BMC Primary Care) 2024: Stroke PPI panel evaluation (HRB Open Research) 2024: Systematic review of integrated care (Health and Social Care in the Community) 2024: Aphasia psychological care via community of practice (Aphasiology) She chairs the University of Limerick’s Research Ethics Committee and contributes to the Health Research Institute’s Participatory Health Research Unit. Her work bridges arts-based methodologies and health services, fostering trust with clinicians and policy actors.

Gerard Laceyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Robotics
• Real-time computer vision
• Human-machine systems
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Gerard (Gerry) Lacey is Professor of Electronic Engineering at Maynooth University within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. He also serves as Head of the Department of Electronic Engineering and is affiliated with the Hamilton Institute and ALL Institute at Maynooth. Education BE in Computer Engineering – Trinity College Dublin PhD in Robotics – Trinity College Dublin MBA – University College Dublin Research Focus Professor Lacey’s research integrates robotics, real-time computer vision and human-machine systems with healthcare applications. His work spans assistive robotics for the elderly and visually impaired, augmented-reality surgical simulation, and technology-enabled infection prevention. Key themes include psychomotor learning in digital training tools, AI-driven hand-hygiene monitoring, and the design of user-centred healthcare technologies. Publication Trends Recent publications (2020-2021) concentrate on leveraging augmented reality and artificial intelligence to improve hand-hygiene compliance among healthcare workers, reflecting a translational trajectory from vision-based algorithms to large-scale hospital deployment. Earlier work (1995-2014) laid foundational contributions in mobility aids for the blind, endoscopic image enhancement, and robotic guidance systems. Awards & Recognition RESNA PVA Design Award for Robotics EU IST Award Irish Software Association Innovation Award Enterprise Ireland Technology Commercialisation Award Trinity College Innovation Award Entrepreneurship & Impact Professor Lacey has founded two university spin-outs: Haptica (2000), which created mobile healthcare robots and AR surgical simulators (acquired by CAE Healthcare in 2011), and SureWash (2010), whose hand-hygiene training systems are deployed internationally in hospitals. These ventures bridge academic research and clinical practice, securing real-world impact for his innovations. Laboratories & Collaborations He leads research activities within the Electronic Engineering Department and participates in interdisciplinary initiatives at the Hamilton Institute (systems modelling) and ALL Institute (assisted living and learning). His teams bring together engineers, healthcare professionals and industry partners to advance assistive and medical technologies.

Charles Markhamمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Computer Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Machine Vision
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Charles Markham is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University's Faculty of Science & Engineering. He graduated with a degree in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and earned his PhD in element specific imaging in computerised tomography. His research spans novel imaging systems, biomedical instrumentation, and human-computer interaction with a strong focus on brain-computer interfaces and motion capture technologies. Research Affiliations: Hamilton Institute, ALL Institute Teaching: Robotics, Computer Graphics, Advanced Computer Architecture Professor Markham's research interests center on novel imaging technologies including coded aperture imaging and wide-baseline stereo systems, motion capture and wearable computing with applications in rehabilitation, and mobile machine vision for driving simulation and augmented reality. His work with the Mathematics and Statistics Ecology group demonstrates interdisciplinary interests in ecological modelling . His publication record shows consistent contributions to brain-computer interfaces (2007-2011), driver behavior analysis (2014-2021), motion capture systems (2006-2009), and optical imaging techniques (2001-2008). The research spans multiple disciplines including neuroscience, biomedical engineering, and ecological mathematics. He has supervised several graduate students including D. Kelly (2009 thesis on sign language recognition) and J. Foody (2007 thesis on motion capture biofeedback systems). His collaborations extend across institutions with partnerships at TU Dublin and University College Dublin.