Hilary Tierney

Dr Hilary Tierney

Applied Social Studies, ALL Institute

Associate Professor

Location Auxilia, North Campus, Maynooth University

Floor Level 4

Room 4.3

Phone (01) 708 6489

Email hilary.tierney@mu.ie

Biography

I joined the Department of Applied Social Studies in MU after many years as a community work and youth work practitioner in a variety of roles and contexts. I contribute across the Department’s programmes in the areas of youth work theory, policy and practice, supervision, professional skills development and research theory and practice.

My practice and research interests converge in a specific interest in reflective practice, professional supervision, informal education, ethics and values in professional practice and the professional formation of gender conscious practitioners.

I am particularly interested in the potential of informal social education to develop young people's critical capacities as local and global citizens who are committed to equality, social justice and human rights.

The Department's mission to 'promote human rights, social justice and equality, nationally and internationally, through excellence and innovation in education, research and public engagement that contribute to the development of the social professions and applied social sciences' is both a 'guiding principle' and a 'call to action' in all aspects of my work within the university and my wider engagement with the field of community work and youth work, nationally and internationally.

Research

Research Interests

My approach to research is rooted in the values, principles and practice of community work and youth work. I draw on narrative and feminist approaches that seek to engage in research with and alongside participants as co-producers of knowledge. I am committed to research that is engaged, collaborative, participatory and social justice focused that contributes to real world impacts in the field of youth work and community work. I am co-Director of the Centre for Youth Research and Development [CYRD] at the Department of Applied Social Studies and a member of the Advisory Group for the Pool of European Youth Researchers {PEYR]. My research interests include, though are are not limited to:

Professional Practice

Youth Work

Young People

Global Youth Work

Community Work

Global Youth Work

Human Rights in Practice

Sustainable Development

Research Projects

Title	Role	Description	Start date	End date	Amount
MIYO (MEASURING IMPACT OF YOUTH ORGANISATIONS)	PI		01/04/2022	01/04/2024	85000
Exploring the experiences of ethnic minoroty young people. (2021-23)	Co-PI with Maurice Devlin				20000
Mapping Recogniton Models of Youth Workers	Expert Advisor	Council of Europe Project to map models of recognition of youth workers.
Volunteer Led Youth Work - Research team member on Collaborative study with UCC. IRC funded & supported by DCYA. 2012	Research Team Member				36000
International Youth Work [Léargas, NYCI and CYRD]	Co-PI	Léargas, NYCI and CYRD are producing open source interactive elearning curriculum resources in International Youth Work for youthworkandyou.org. The module is designed to enhance participants understanding of international youth work within the context of European programmes such as Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps. It will be launched in Spring 2021.	20/11/2019	30/06/2021
Youth Work eLearning Partnership [YWeLP]	PI	youthworkandyou.org was developed by the Youth Work eLearning Partnership [YWeLP], an Erasmus+ funded KA2 strategic partnership across five countries (Ireland, Finland, Estonia, Northern Ireland and Australia) during the period 2017-19. The project is co-ordinated by the Centre for Youth Research and Development [CYRD] in the Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University with partners in Humak University of Applied Sciences in Finland, Talllinn University in Estonia, Ulster University in Northern Ireland and Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. YWeLP has created, designed and hosts youthworkandyou.org which provides digital curriculum materials on five contemporary youth work themes.	01/02/2017	31/08/2019	206330
Action Research Project – reflective practice in youth work with Kildare Youth Services (Co-PI) 2010	Co-PI				20000
Young People and Youth Workers Attitudes to Global Justice Issues (Co-PI) 2009-10	Co-PI				10000
Youth work eLearning Partnership	PI		01/01/2017	31/01/2020	203610

Publications

Book Chapter

	Year	Publication
	2025	Trudi Cooper, Tim Corney, Happry Shein, Hilary Tierney (2025) '‘Youth, Transition and Social Justice: (re)searching spaces of social action’' In: Booke edited by Miichael Whelan and Micahel McShane. https://blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-business-innovation/youth-transition-and-social-justice-researching-spaces-of-social-action-call-for-chapters/ : Bristol Univeral Press.
	2024	Sinead McMahon, Ciara Bradley and Hilary Tierney (2024) 'Using a Social Justice Lens in Research Engagements for Community Work and Youth Work Practice' In: Rights and Social Justice in Research Advancing Methodologies for Social Change. Bristol : Bristol Policy Press.
	2023	Ciara Bradley, Sinead McMahon, Hilary Tierney (2023) 'Research for Practice in the Social Professions' In: Research for Social Justice. London : Bristol Policy Press.
	2021	Dempsey, M., & Tierney, H. (2021) 'Ethical Challenges in Educational Research during the Pandemic Implications for interviewing in the online environment' In: Education Matters - Ireland's Education Yearbook 2020. Dublin : Education Matters. [Link]
	2020	Cooper, T.; Brooker, M.R.; Tierney, H.; Sutcliffe, J. (2020) 'Digital technologies and youth work: Opportunities and challenges for models and theory' In: Youth Work In A Digital Society. [Link] [DOI]
	2019	Janice Feighery, Barbara Nea and Hilary Tierney (2019) 'STEAMING AHEAD: TOWARDS EMBEDDING STEAM IN IRISH YOUTH WORK' In: Maker Activities in Youth Work. Helsinki, Finland : Verke. [Link] [Full-Text]

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2024	Cooper, T.; Corney, T.; Tierney, H.; Gorman, J.; Sutcliffe, J. (2024) 'Talking about relational youth work: why language matters'. Journal of Youth Studies, . [Link] [DOI] [Full-Text]
	2024	Rannala, I.E.; Gorman, J.; Tierney, H.; Guðmundsson, ; Hickey, J.; Corney, T. (2024) 'Ethical Practice in Professional Youth Work: Perspectives from Four Countries'. Ethics and Social Welfare, . [Link] [DOI] [Full-Text]
	2023	Bradley, C. Gorman, J. Tierney, H (2023) '“A journey, not a destination”: Emerging Professional Identities of Community Work & Youth Work Students'. Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, (Special Issue). [Link]
	2023	Bradley, C; Devlin, M; Brennan, P; Tierney, H; Reynolds, S; Crickley, A. (2023) 'Pedagogy as Praxis: Education and training in initial professional education for Community Workers and Youth Workers'. Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, (Special Issue). [Link]
	2011	Hilary Tierney (2011) 'Mapping Fieldwork and SupervisionPractice in the Social Professions (Part 1)'. YOUTH STUDIES IRELAND, 6 (1):18-33. [Link]
	2011	Hilary Tierney (2011) 'Mapping Fieldwork and Supervision Practice in the Social Professions (Part 2)'. YOUTH STUDIES IRELAND, 6 (2):21-35. [Link] [Full-Text]

Other Journal

	Year	Publication
	2013	Mary Robb, Caroline Jones and Hilary Tierney (2013) 'The Evidence Conversation [Working Group on Evidence in Youth Work]' Irish Youth Work Scene, (77) :10-11. [Link]
	2010	Hilary Tierney (2010) 'Promoting Development Education in Youth Work Training - Research Review' Policy and Practice - A Development Education Review, (10) :135-138. [Link]
	2000	M. Devlin and H. Tierney (2000) 'Youthcert: Promoting Certification and Accreditation of Community-based Youth Work Training' Irish Youthwork Scene, 29 . [Full-Text]
	1997	Hilary Tierney (1997) 'Community Employment & Youth Work: Some consequences & Issues' Irish Youth Work Scene, (18) :3-4. [Link]

Conference Publication

	Year	Publication
	2011	Hilary Tierney (2011) How do we know it is working? Outcomes in Youth Work . In: Gail Neil eds. *Talking the Walk* [Link]

Conference Contribution

	Year	Publication
	2023	Hilary Tierney (2023) EaT SNAC German National Agency for Youth The Promise, the Ask and What is Required in Youuth Work Education and Training Milan, Italy, 19/10/2023-19/10/2023.
	2023	Hilary Tierney (2023) Latvian National E+ Agency for International Programs for Youth Getting Curious - accessing online curriculum resources for youth work education and training Riga, Latvia (online), 18/10/2023-18/10/2023.
	2023	Hilary Tierney (2023) Transferstelle zur Ausgestaltung der European Youth Work Agenda in Deutschland geplante Fachtagung Focus on Youth Work in Ireland Dortmund (Online), 06/10/2023-06/10/2023. [Link]
	2022	HILARY TIERNEY (2022) NATIONAL CLIMATE JUSTICE CONFERENCE FUTURE GENERATIONS NYCI DUBLIN, 23/11/2022-23/11/2022.
	2022	HILARY TIERNEY (2022) Expert meeting on higher education in youth work Networking Erasmus Youth + KA2 Dr Hilary Tierney HELSIINKI, 19/09/2022-23/09/2022.
	2022	HILARY TIERNEY (2022) VISIBLE VALUE strengthening the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda in Eastern and Southeast Europe SARAJEVO, 14/11/2022-17/11/2022.
	2021	Ciara Bradley, Hilary Tierney, Jamie Gorman (2021) What's The Story? Narrative in Youth Work and Youth Studies - Maynooth, Ireland (Virtual) “A journey, not a destination”: Emerging professional narratives of Community and Youth workers Maynooth, Ireland (Virtual), .
	2021	Ciara Bradley, Hilary Tierney, Jamie Gorman (2021) World Community Development Conference 2021 - Nairobi, Kenya (Virtual) “A journey, not a destination”: Emerging professional narratives of Community Workers Nairobi, Kenya (Virtual), .
	2021	Dempsey, M., & Tierney, H. (2021) Ethical Challenges in Educational Research during the Pandemic Implications for interviewing in the online environment Education Matters Virtual Summit 2021 On-line, 06/05/2021-.
	2020	Hilary Tierney (2020) Competence frameworks for education and training of youth workers: Context and Considerations 3rd European Youth Work Convention Bonn, Germany, .
	2019	Hilary Tierney (2019) The Art of Supervising for Effective Practice Critical Conversations: Practicing and Supervising Reflectively and Ethically in the Social Professions UCC, Cork, .
	2018	Hilary Tierney (2018) ‘Hope is the better story: learning to “question everything” and “pick the battles you can win” in community work and youth worker’s practice narratives’ 4th International Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference Narrating Neo-Liberalism in an Irish Context Sligo IT, .
	2018	Hilary Tierney (2018) Expert Working grouo on Youth Work Education Systems for formal and non-formal education and validation of youth work education and training – the case of Ireland Brussels, .
	2018	Tim Corney and Hilary Tierney (2018) Ethics and Young People's Welfare Crosscurrents: Steering a course for youth work as a growth profession in the Commonwealth and in Europe . 3rd Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work Malta, .
	2017	Hilary Tierney (2017) Long and Winding Road: Professionalisation and Irish Youth Work Estonian Youth Workers Association 25th Anniversary Conference Tallinn University, Estonia, .
	2017	Hilary Tierney (2017) Designing learning and reflection for youth workers -TED-talk Expert Seminar Youth Work - Time to Show Off! SALTO Training & Cooperation Resource Centre De Glind, Netherlands, .
	2016	Hilary Tierney (2016) Time to Move - Youth Mobility Mobility and its benefits - https://soundcloud.com/l-argas-communications/hilary-tierney-speech-mobility-and-its-benefits-time-to-move-2016 Dublin Castle, .
	2016	Hilary Tierney and Brian Melaugh (2016) Hanging out in the gap – exercising professional judgement in an era of ‘organisational professionalism' Devolved, Diverse and Interdependent: Making Professional Connections [TAG-PALCYW] University of Ulster, .
	2016	Hilary Tierney (2016) British Irish Symposium on Youth Affairs A century and more of youth work Dublin, .
	2016	Hilary Tierney (2016) RPL in the Community and Youth Sector: Challenges & Opportunities RPL Practitioners Network [QQI] Limerick, .
	2015	Grace O’Grady (Education) Angela Rickard, (Education) Therese Hegarty (Froebel) Hilary Tierney (Applied Social Studies)David McCormack (Adult Education) Eva Lindroos (English) (2015) A Field in the Making. The Second Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference A Field in the Making. For the second Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference (INIC) we draw on the 'field' as metaphor for text/context Maynooth University, .
	2015	Maurice Devlin and Hilary Tierney (2015) Youth on the Move? - 3rd Maynooth International Youth Studies Conference In what ways, and to what extent, is transformation or “movement” evident in the individual and collective lives of young people, in services, policies and professional practices for/with youth, or even in the concept of youth and its relation to other generations? What is changing within the field of youth studies itself? Maynooth University, .
	2014	Maurice Devlin (2014) Marking 30 years of youth policy The 30th anniversary of the Costello report coincides with the new National Policy Framework for Children and Young People, Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures, launched recently Maynooth University, .
	2014	Hilary Tierney (2014) Testing Times and Illuminating Journeys. Crystallising Narratives and Conceptualising Metaphors in Narrative Inquiry 1st Irish Conference on Narrative Inquiry Researching and Writing Irish Storyscapes Sligo Education Centre, Institute of Technology, 10 April 2014, .
	2014	Hilary Tierney and Cathryn Carpenter (2014) Models of Practice in Youth Work Education Improving the Effectiveness of Youth Work through High-Quality Youth Work Education Tallinn University, Estonia, .
	2014	Hilary Tierney (2014) Case Study 3: the Development of Competence Standards for the validation of practice in Youth Work QQI Peer Learning Activity: EU Commission EQF Advisory Group Limerick, ireland, .
	2013	Hilary Tierney and Maurice Devln [Organisers and Convenors] (2013) Professional Education and Training for Youth Work - An International Forum First International Youth Work Educators' Forum. 25th‐27th June 2013 Maynooth University, .
	2013	Hilary Tierney [Organiser and Convenor] (2013) TAG-PACYW Annual Conference 2013 ‘All in this Together? Connecting cultures, communities and young people’ The annual conference of the Professional Association of Lecturers in Community and Youth Work Maynooth University, .
	2013	Hilary Tierney (2013) ‘Testing times and illuminating journeys' FieldworkSupervisors Practice Narratives ‘All in this Together? Connecting cultures, communities and young people’ The annual conference of the Professional Association of Lecturers in Community and Youth Work Maynooth University, .
	2012	Hilary Tierney (2012) What’s 17,000km between friends? Youth Work In ireland and Australia Youth Affairs Council of Victoria [YACVIC] CONNECT FOR youth conferenceConference June 2012 Melbourne, Australia, .
	2019	Hilary Tierney (2019) Strengthening the potential of youth work in Eastern Europe Peer learning event on support to youth work development in Eastern Europe Tbilisi, Georgia, .
	2019	Hilary Tierney (2019) Bridges and ladders: stories from the ‘coalface’ to the ‘ivory tower’ and back XIV International Tool Fair - Youth Work 'Know-How' https://educationaltoolsportal.eu/en/articles/international_tool_fair_xiv Rovaniemi, Finland, .
	2019	Hilary Tierney and Anne Molloy (2019) European Academy of Youth Work Better Together Higher Education and NFE in partnership in youth work education in Ireland Slovenia, .
	2016	Maurice Devlin and Hilary Tierney (2016) Youth Work and Inequality: Discourse and Practice 3RD ISA FORUM 'THE FUTURES WE WANT:GLOBAL SOCIOLOGY AND THE STRUGGLES FOR A BETTER WORLD' 10-14 JULY 2016 Vienna, Austria, .
	2016	Hilary Tierney, Ciara Bradley (2016) 3rd Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference 10-11 March 2016 'Stories 'r Us' ‘Knowing Well and Knowing Responsibly’ – Navigating Unreliability in Narrative Inquiry NUI Galway, .
	2015	Hilary Tierney (2015) Rebels with a Cause A Field in the MakingThe Second Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference Maynooth University, .
	2014	Hilary Tierney (2014) Times Times and Illuminating Journeys Crystallising Narratives and Conceptualising Metaphors in Narrative Inquiry Troubling Narratives: Identity Matters. The Institute for Research in Citizenship and Applied Human Sciences, University of Huddersfield 19-20 June 2014 University of Huddersfield, .
	2014	Hilary Tierney (2014) Round Table on Development Education and Global Youth Work NYCI Revisiting ‘Standpoints’: Attitudes to Global Justice Among Young People and Youth Workers in Ireland https://www.youth.ie/articles/roundtable-on-development-education-global-youth-work-youth/ Dublin Castle, .
	2014	Hilary Tierney (2014) ‘Standpoints’: Attitudes to Global Justice Among Young People and Youth Workers in Ireland XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology. Facing an Unequal World: Challenges for Sociology Yokohama, Japan, .
	2013	Hilary Tierney (2013) Practising Practice - Reflections on Fieldwork Supervisors Practice Narratives Commonwealth Conference on Education and Training of Youth Workers (CCETYW) Pretoria, South Africa, .
	2013	Hilary Tierney (2013) ‘Oh yeah that’s awful, that’s terrible. Somebody should do something about it Global Justice through Global Citizenship European Conference Brussels, Belgium, .
	2011	Hilary Tierney (2011) National Youth Council Conference, November, 2011 ‘Talking the Walk’ articulating youth work’s purpose DKIT, Dundalk, .

Published Report

	Year	Publication
	2023	Benson-Olatunde, T.,; Devlin, M.,; Farrelly, A.,; Hambakachere, R.,; and Tierney, H. (2023) Looking out for, looking after and looking to each other. National Youth Council of Ireland, .
	2010	Maurice Devlin and Hilary Tierney (2010) Standpoints: Attitudes of young people & youth workers to development & global justice issues. NYCI, . [Link]
	2004	Hilary Tierney (2004) Community Development Consultancy Course (CDCC): Evaluation Report. Aontas, .

Consultancy

	Year	Publication
	2004	Hilary Tierney (2004) Exploring the potential to create all island linkages among community work education and training interests. [Consultancy]

Electronic Publication

	Year	Publication
	2021	Cleary, M.; Cullen, JM.; Furlong, N.; Janning, P. and Tierney, H. (2021) International Youth Work Unit 3: Funding, Strategy, Process. [Electronic Publication] [Link]
	2021	Cleary, M.; Cullen, JM.; Furlong, N.; Janning, P. and Tierney, H. (2021) (2021) International Youth Work Unit 2: Connecting, Learning, Participating. [Electronic Publication] [Link]
	2021	Cleary, M.; Cullen, JM.; Furlong, N.; Janning, P. and Tierney, H. (2021) International Youth Work Unit 1: What is International Youth Work? A European Programmes Perspective. [Electronic Publication] [Link]
	2019	Tierney, Hilary, Devlin, Maurice and Reynolds, Saoirse (2019) Communicating Youth Work Unit 1 - Uniqueness, Benefits and Outcomes. [Electronic Publication] [Link]
	2019	Tierney, Hilary, Devlin, Maurice and Reynolds, Saoirse (2019) Communicating Youth Work Unit 2 - Beyond Activities, What Youth Workers Do. [Electronic Publication] [Link]
	2019	Tierney, Hilary, Devlin, Maurice and Reynolds, Saoirse (2019) Communicating Youth Work Unit 3 - Getting the word out. [Electronic Publication] [Link]

Guest Lectures

	Year	Publication
	2019	Hilary Tierney (2019) The long and winding road - youth work and professionalisation in Ireland. ECU Perth, WA. [Guest Lectures] [Link]

Invited Lectures

	Year	Publication
	2019	Hilary Tierney (2019) Professional Youth Work Education and Training in MU: Intercultural Competence. [Invited Lectures] [Link]

Video recording / TV

	Year	Publication
	2018	Hilary Tierney (2018) A quick tour of Irish Youth Work. Helsinki, Finland: [Video recording / TV] [Link]

Workshops

	Year	Publication
	2014	Hilary Tierney and Alison Farrell (2014) Promoting and Sharing Your Youth Work Practice: A workshop to support youth work practitioner writing. [Workshops] [Link]

Podcast

	Year	Publication
	2020	Hilary Tierney, Antti Korhonen and Ekaterina Sherer (2020) Youth workers: values and ethics. EU-CoE youth partnership MOOC Essentials of Youth Work. [Podcast] [Link]

Webinar

	Year	Publication
	2020	Jessica Dunne, Alice Mary Higgins, Adam Lambe, Grace McManus, Dermot O'Brien, Cate O'Connor, Hilary Tierney (2020) How can the youth sector activate its power to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) NYCI One world week 2020. [Webinar] [Link]
	2020	Axel Stammberger, Yuliya Stankevich ahd Hilary Tierney (2020) Current debates and the future of youth work. EU-CoE youth partnership MOOC Essentials of Youth Work. [Webinar] [Link]
	2020	HIlary Tierney and Noral Furlong (2020) Léargas Webinar Wednesdays: What Do You Need to Know about Non-formal Education in Erasmus+ Projects?. [Webinar] [Link]
	2022	HILARY TIERNEY (2022) ONE WORLD WEEK 2022. Have your say!. [Webinar]

Book

	Year	Publication
	2010	Devlin, M. and Tierney, H. (2010) Standpoints: Attitudes of Young People and Youth Workers to Development and Global Justice Issues. : National Youth Council of Ireland. [Full-Text]

Professional

Professional Associations

Description	Function	From / To
Sociological Association of Ireland [Member of Pedagogy of Sociology Study Group]	Member	-
International Association for Community Development [IACD]	Member	-
TAG-PALCYW Professional Association Lecturers in CYW	Member	-
International Sciological Association RC34 sub-committee Sociology of Youth	member	-

Honors and Awards

Date	Title	Awarding Body
01/05/2022	MU Teaching Award to CYW Team	Maynooth University
01/01/2013	CTL Fellowship - Research for Practice (with Ciara Bradley)	Maynooth University
01/01/2010	CTL Fellowship - Learning Outcomes Project Handbook	Maynooth University

Committees

Committee	Function	From / To
QQI Standards Revision and Development in Youth Work and Community Work with NSETS/AIEB	Chair	01/09/2023 - 30/09/2024
County Kildare Leader Partnernership [CKLP] Board Member & Member Social Inclusion sub-committee 2014-17	Board Member 2013-17 and 2022-24	-
EaT SNAC Education and Training for Youth Work in FE and HE (Erasmus+)	Steering Group Member	01/12/2021 - 30/12/2025
Youth 2030 Consortium Partnership [NYCI, Trocaire, Concern, CYRD at MU]. Funded by Irish Aid.	Consortium Partner [2018-21]	-
MU Teaching and Learning Committee [2014-17]	Member	-
Pool of European Youth Researchers [PEYR] -Expert Advisory Group Member	Expert Advisory Group Member	-
European Academy on Youth Work Advisory Board Member	Member	-
Europe Goes Local Working Group [Léargas]	Member	-
Academic Council	Member	07/05/2019 -
MU Social Research Ethics Sub-Committee	Chair	03/03/2017 -
3rd European Youth Work Convention - Irish Delegation Member	Irish Delegation Member	07/12/2020 - 10/12/2020
’Time to show off’ Youth Work Ed & Training Expert Group [Transnational Co-operation Activity]	Member of Expert Group [2019-21]	-
FSS Teaching and Learning Committee (Chair 2014-17)	Chair	-
Expert Group in Education and Training for European Youth Work [Léargas]	Member	-
STEAM in Youth Work Expert Advisory Group [NYCI]	Member	-
QQI Consultative Forum [2016-17]	Member representing NSETS and AIEB	-
MU Curriculum Project Co-ordination Group [2014-16]	Member	-
MU Curriculum Project Working Groups - New Approach to First Year [2014-16]	Member	-
Mapping the Work Force in the Youth Work Sector in the Republic of Ireland [2012-13]	Advisor	-
‘Starting Out’, The National Induction Training Programme for Volunteers engaged in Youth Work Practice [2009-10]	Working Group Member	-

Other Activities

	Description
	Joint Endorsement and Re-validation process at University of Ulster. CertHE Community Development and BSc Hons Community Development
	External Examiner at University of Ulster for PG Diploma Community Youth Work, Ulster University [2016-20]
	External Examiner at University of Huddersfield for MA PgDip Professional Studies Youth & Community Work [2015-20]
	Youth Work Educators' Forum [YWEF] Founding Member & Co-convenor [2016-] YWEF provides a collegial and collaborative space for HEI staff on NSETS endorsed professional youth work education programmes.
	External Examiner at Leeds Beckett University for MA Community and Youth Studies, BAH Youth Work and Community Development (JNC) and PGD Youth Work and Community Development (JNC) [2015-2018]
	Programme validation Panel - DKIT [2009]. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Community Youth Work and Bachelor of Arts in Community Youth Work.
	NSETS Panel Member - Professional Endorsement of HEI Youth Work Programmes (UG & PG) at CC (2019) and Carlow IT (2014)
	QQI Programme validation Panel - ICHAS, Limerick. [2013]. Bachelor of Arts in Youth Work (Level 8)
	Erasmus+ funded visiting lecturer to Faculty of Social Wellbeing https://www.um.edu.mt/socialwellbeing/
	Joint External Examiner PhD - UU [2018]
	External Examiner DKIT BA Youth Work (Level 8) [2010-13]
	External Examiner IT Tralee: MA by research thesis [2017]

Consultancy

	Client	Description
	EU-CoE Youth Partnerhsip [2019-	Essentials of Youth Work MOOC. Curriculum development and delivery team member. The MOOC Essentials of youth work sets out to: 1. Make youth work known to a wide audience and draw attention to its social value 2. Provide an overview of youth work practices and policies across Europe 3. Present current developments in this field, including at European level.
	Youth Work Ireland Tipperary [YWIT]	Collaborating with Camara Ireland to offer NUI Certificate in Digital Creativity in Youth Settings to support the development of YWIT as a 'digitally enhanced youth service'. 2020-2022
	County Kildare LEADER Partnership [CKLP]	Provision of certified Youth Work & Community Work Education programme in Co. Kildare
	JUGEND für Europa/SALTO T&C RC [2019-]	EU programme ‘Erasmus+’, Time to show off! • to contribute with expertise and ideas to the further shaping of the modules • to critically review and give feedback to the proposal developed by the writers group
	EU-CoE youth partnership, SALTO Training and Cooperation and Léargas [2020-21]	In the framework of the follow-up of the Council Conclusions on education and training of youth workers and the European Youth Work Agenda, a consortium of National Agencies and National Authorities, in cooperation with the EU-CoE youth partnership and SALTO Training and Cooperation, have decided to organise a Peer Learning Activity (PLA) on the topic of Education and Training of Youth Workers.
	Liberties College [CDETB] Evaluation Report Liberties College Youth Studies [2015]	External Evaluation - Liberties College Youth Studies Major Award QQI Level 5
	Léargas NA for Erasmus+: Member of Irish delegation to RAY Research Triangulation Summit Helsinki, May 2024

Teaching

Teaching Interests

As an educator of professional community workers and youth workers, I am committed to engaging students in experiential learning that integrates theory and practice in a process of reflective inquiry across the following themes:

Youth Work Theory and Practice

- Global Youth Work

- Digital Youth Work

- Informal and Non-formal Learning

Professional Practice

- Professionalism and Professionalisation

- Values and Ethics

- Professional Identity

- Reflective Practice

- Supervision

Research Skills

-Narrative and Participatory Approaches

- Reflexivity

- Writing Skills

- Relational Ethics

I have co-ordinated and taught across the BSocSc and MSocSc Community and Youth Work programmes over the years. I teach youth work, professional development and research at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels.

In 2020-21 co-ordinate the DSocSc programme and act as Academic Director on the NUI Certificates in Youth Work Studies, Digital Creativity in Youth Settings and Global Youth Work and Development Education which are offered in collaboration with sectoral partners CKLP, Camara Ireland and NYCI respectively.

Current Students

	Student Name	Degree	Supervision
	KATHERINA NUGENT	PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE (10)
	OLIVE RING	PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE (10)
	AIDAN FARRELLY	PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE (10)

Recent Students

Graduation date	Name	Degree
2020	Michael Barron	Doctor of Social Science
2020	Sasha Noonan	Doctor of Social Science
2019	JAMIE GORMAN	PhD
2019	SINEAD MCMAHON	Doctor of Social Science
2019	Dave Donovan	Doctor of Social Science

Collaborators

External Collaborators

Name	Role	Country
Breda Friel, Ulster University	Collaborated on the Erasmus+ KA2 funded Youth Work eLearning Partnership [YWeLP]	United Kingdom
Sari Höylä, Humak University	Collaborated on the Erasmus+ KA2 funded Youth Work eLearning Partnership [YWeLP]	Finland
Anne Molloy and Lorraine Gilligan, Léargas	Collaborating on the development and delivery of the NUI Certificate in European Youth Mobility Projects	Ireland
Ilona Evelyn Rannala, Tallinn University	Collaborated on the Erasmus+ KA2 funded Youth Work eLearning Partnership [YWeLP]	Estonia
Jane Hickey, Victoria University, Melbourne	Collaborated on the Erasmus+ KA2 funded Youth Work eLearning Partnership [YWeLP]	Australia
Jean-Marie Cullen [NYCI] and Pia Janning [Léargas]	Collaborating on the development of open source interactive e-learning resources in International Youth Work	Ireland
NYCI's Arts and STEAM in Youth Work Programmes	Collaborating on developing a STEAM dimension to NUI Youth Arts Certificate	Ireland
Trudi Cooper, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA	Writing Projects, Youth Work Education, Policy Networking	Australia
Valerie Duffy and Sally Daly [NYCI]	Collaborating on the development and delivery of the NUI Certificate in Global Youth Work and Development Education. Currently working on the development of open source interactive eLearning resources for youthworkandyou.org	Ireland

Research

Undergraduate Studies

Postgraduate Studies

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Biography

Research Interests

Research Projects

Book Chapter

Peer Reviewed Journal

Other Journal

Conference Publication

Conference Contribution

Published Report

Consultancy

Electronic Publication

Guest Lectures

Invited Lectures

Video recording / TV

Workshops

Podcast

Webinar

Book

Professional Associations

Honors and Awards

Committees

Other Activities

Consultancy

Teaching Interests

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