Dr Johanna O'Shea

Applied Social Studies

Lecturer

Auxillia House
1st Floor
(01) 708 6575

Biography

Johanna O' Shea has been a lecturer in Social Work at Maynooth University since 2019, having previously worked at Ulster University for seven years. Her broad area of research is probation work. Her PhD studies critiqued the area of risk assessment and notions of public protection in the justice system against a backdrop of protecting human rights. She has a keen interest in individuals experiences of the justice system, in particular their experience of social work services within it. Prior to her academic career, Johanna gained extensive practice experience working as a probation officer, in both Germany and Northern Ireland.  

Research Interests

Criminal Justice and the Probation Role

User Involvement of 'hard to reach' groups in Social Work and in Social Work Education

Research Methodology

Research Ethics

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2022 McGinnis Emma and O' Shea, Johanna (2022) 'Lessons Learned in Meaningful Collaboration With Justice Involved Young Adults'. 3 (3).
2020 McKenna, D.; O Shea J.; Tanner, L; (2020) 'The Heart of Living and Dying: Upstreaming Advance Care Planning into Community Conversations in the Public Domain in Northern Ireland'. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
2019 O’Shea J.; McGinnis E. (2019) '‘Do you really want me to tell ya!’ critical learning in engaging young people in contact with the justice system as peer educators with social work students'. Social Work Education, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
2019 Pollock, E., O’ Shea, J. & Killick, C. (2019) 'Risk Factors for Self-Harm: Narratives from a Sample of Young People in Northern Ireland'. Child Care in Practice, . [DOI] [Full-Text]

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2022 Johanna O' Shea and Emma McGinnis (2022) European Conference for Social Work Research What Works in Participatory Social Work Research with 'hard to reach' Groups - Messages from the Field Amsterdam, 06/04/2022-08/04/2022.
2021 Johanna O' Shea (2021) European Conference for Social Work Research How should I put it? Q-methodology as an innovative means of engaging social workers in research on organisational policy and practice Bucharest, 05/05/2021-07/05/2021. [Full-Text]
2021 Johanna O' Shea (2021) Q Conference organised by International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity (ISSSS) Q-methodology as an innovative means of promoting human rights and social justice by engaging social workers in research on their organisational policy and practice Nantes, France, 16/09/2021-17/09/2021. [Full-Text]
2021 Johanna O' Shea (2021) Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Conference organised by PPI Ignite Network Ireland ‘Learning from Young Adults in Prison’ Galway, 28/04/2021-. [Full-Text]
2016 Johanna O'Shea and Emma McGinnis (2016) North South Criminology Conference, Maynooth University ‘Young People as Educators Project’ Involving Service Users as peer educators in social work training Maynooth University, .
2016 Johanna O'Shea (2016) European Social Network Workshop Young People as Educators Project Athens, Greece, .
2016 Johanna O'Shea (2016) ESRC Festival of Social Sciences Event involving social work students co-presenting their project ‘Young People as Educators’ Derry, .
2014 Johanna O'Shea (2014) Evidence Based Practice “Ulster’s involvement and experience of the ESRC funded project ‘Making Social Work count” Brighton, England, .
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Honors and Awards

Date Title Awarding Body
01/11/2017 Times Higher Education Award Finalist 'Widening Participation and Outreach Initiative of the Year' Category Times Higher Education

Employment

Employer Position From / To
National University of Ireland Maynooth 01/10/2019 -
Ulster University 01/12/2012 - 30/09/2019