Dr Thomas Delahunty
Biography
Dr. Tom Delahunty (PhD, MSc. Psych, B.Tech(ed), CPsychol) joined the Department of Education in Maynooth in January 2022. He has previously held academic posts at the University of Birmingham, University College Cork, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Limerick. Tom has worked across psychology and education programmes in his career to date but has a keen interest in teacher education and STEM areas. He holds dual qualifications as a second-level teacher and psychologist and is a chartered member of the British Psychological Society. Tom teaches across the suite of programmes in the department, in particular the BSc. Education programmes (Mathematics, Science & Computer Science) as well as the Professional Masters in education and doctoral programmes (PhD and EDD). He is the Programme Director for the BSc. Education (Years 1 & 2) programme.
Tom’s core research interests lie in the areas of STEM education across all levels of schooling, where he is particularly interested in issues of equality (e.g. gender) as well as the interaction of presage variables with mathematics performance and identity. He also has core interests in the psychology of problem solving and in particular how cognitive processes of conceptualisation and representation affect performance in mathematics and science. He actively researches in the broad area of teacher education and is committed to critical analysis of policy as it applies to practice and identity formation/change in teaching and learning contexts.
In addition to these core areas, he actively promotes critical approaches to quantitative and educational research and has an emerging interest in how issues of power and neoliberalism interact with research practices and discourses in the field. His current research adopts perspectives from critical feminist and decolonial theories to unsettle implicit reproduction of colonial logics through contemporaneous pedagogical and policy research in neoliberal times. He is also active in research concerning the impact of gender stereotypes on STEM identity formations in modern schooling, and engaged in several other areas related to the RAISE (Research, Application, and Inclusion in STEM Education) group, which he currently chairs. See www.raise-stem.ie for more.
Tom’s core research interests lie in the areas of STEM education across all levels of schooling, where he is particularly interested in issues of equality (e.g. gender) as well as the interaction of presage variables with mathematics performance and identity. He also has core interests in the psychology of problem solving and in particular how cognitive processes of conceptualisation and representation affect performance in mathematics and science. He actively researches in the broad area of teacher education and is committed to critical analysis of policy as it applies to practice and identity formation/change in teaching and learning contexts.
In addition to these core areas, he actively promotes critical approaches to quantitative and educational research and has an emerging interest in how issues of power and neoliberalism interact with research practices and discourses in the field. His current research adopts perspectives from critical feminist and decolonial theories to unsettle implicit reproduction of colonial logics through contemporaneous pedagogical and policy research in neoliberal times. He is also active in research concerning the impact of gender stereotypes on STEM identity formations in modern schooling, and engaged in several other areas related to the RAISE (Research, Application, and Inclusion in STEM Education) group, which he currently chairs. See www.raise-stem.ie for more.
Research Interests
STEM Education
Presage Variables, Student Motivation, & Subjectivities
Postcolonial theory and Decolonisation
Quant-Crit Methodology and Research Methods
Education Policy
Teacher Education
Presage Variables, Student Motivation, & Subjectivities
Postcolonial theory and Decolonisation
Quant-Crit Methodology and Research Methods
Education Policy
Teacher Education
Research Projects
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Thomas Delahunty; Thomas Delahunty; (2023) 'Neurocognitive and physiological measurment of STEM learning processes' In: International Encyclopedia of Education(Fourth Edition). [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Thomas Delahunty; (2022) 'The learning sciences as a mindset for STEM education research' In: Perspectives in Contemporary STEM Education Research. UK : Routledge. [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Máire Ní Ríordáin; Thomas Delahunty; (2022) 'Conclusions and Future Directions in STEM Education Research Approaches' In: Perspectives In Contemporary Stem Education Research. UK : Routledge. [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Thomas Delahunty; Máire Ní Ríordáin (2022) 'Introduction' In: Perspectives in Contemporary STEM Education Research. UK : Routledge. [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Thomas Delahunty (2019) 'Enhancing the Teaching of Problem-Solving in Technology Education' In: Contemporary Issues in Technology Education. Netherlands : Springer. [DOI] |
Edited Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Thomas Delahunty and Máire Ní Ríordáin (Ed.). (2022) Perspectives in Contemporary STEM Education Research. UK: Routledge, [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Thomas Delahunty (2024) 'The convergence of late neoliberalism and post-pandemic scientific optimism in the configuration of scientistic learnification'. Educational Review, . [Link] https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2024.2307509 | |
| 2023 | Delahunty, T.; Shúilleabháin, A.N.í.; Waters, L. (2023) 'Unpacking the motivational variables which impact engagement in Lesson Study: Mathematics teaching self-efficacy and attitudes towards self-development'. Irish Educational Studies, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Delahunty, T.; Kimbell, R.; (2021) '(Re)framing a philosophical and epistemological framework for teaching and learning in STEM: Emerging pedagogies for complexity'. British Educational Research Journal, . [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2021 | Thomas Delahunty; Mark Prendergast; Máire Ní Ríordáin (2021) 'Teachers' Perspectives on Achieving an Integrated Curricular Model of Primary STEM Education in Ireland: Authentic or Utopian Ideology?'. Frontiers In Education, . [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2020 | Delahunty, T.; Seery, N.; Dunbar, R.; Ryan, M.; (2020) 'An exploration of the variables contributing to graphical education studentsâ CAD modelling capability'. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, . [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Thomas Delahunty; Niall Seery; Raymond Lynch (2020) 'Exploring problem conceptualization and performance in STEM problem solving contexts'. Instructional Science, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Delahunty, T., Pérez, L.C, and Rivera-Reyes, P. (2018) 'Exploring the role of spatial skill in electrical circuits problem solving'. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 82 (2):31-35. | |
| 2018 | Delahunty, T.; Seery, N.; Lynch, R.; (2018) 'Exploring the Use of Electroencephalography to Gather Objective Evidence of Cognitive Processing During Problem Solving'. Journal of Science Education and Technology, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Delahunty, T., Perez, L.C., Rivera-Reyes, P., Psota, E., Molfese, D. (2018) 'The relationship between spatial ability and electrical circuits problem solving in an engineering degree program'. Cognitive Processing, 19 (1). | |
| 2013 | Delahunty, T.; Seery, N.; Lynch, R.; Lane, D.; (2013) 'Investigating student teachers' approach to solving applied analytical graphical problems'. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, . | |
| 2012 | Delahunty, T., Seery, N. and Lynch, R. (2012) '*An Evaluation of the Assessment of Graphical Education at Junior Cycle in the Irish System'. International Journal of Design Education, . | |
| 2019 | Seery, N.; Buckley, J.; Delahunty, T.; Canty, D.; (2019) 'Integrating learners into the assessment process using adaptive comparative judgement with an ipsative approach to identifying competence based gains relative to student ability levels'. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, . [DOI] |
Other Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Thomas Delahunty; (2022) 'Unpacking the motivational variables which impact engagement in Lesson Study as a form of professional development among practicing mathematics teachers' [], . [DOI] |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Delahunty, T., and Ní Shúilleabháin, A. (2022) Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2022 Attitudes to lesson study and the relationship to perceived teaching self-efficacy in mathematics among practicing teachers Merino Institute of Education, Dublin, | |
| 2022 | Delahunty, T., Ní Ríordáin, M., and Prendergast, M. (2022) Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2022 Gender stereotypes and self-concept as predictors of pre-service early childhood teachers’ STEM attitudes Merino Institute of Education, Dublin, | |
| 2012 | Delahunty, T., Seery, N. and Lynch, R. (2012) PATT 26 The growing necessity for graphical competency Stockholm, | |
| 2012 | Delahunty, T., Seery, N. and Lynch, R. (2012) Engineering Design Graphics Division 67th Mid Year Conference Examining Neuronal Function during the Completion of Established Graphical Tasks Limerick, Ireland, | |
| 2013 | Seery, N. and Delahunty, T. (2013) Engineering Design Graphics Division 68th Mid Year Conference Capturing Graphical Capability Through Ipsative Enquiry Using Adaptive Comparative Judgement Worcester, Massachusetts, | |
| 2013 | Delahunty, T., Seery, N., Lynch, R. (2013) Engineering Design Graphics Division 68th Mid-Year Conference Conceptualisation in Visuospatial Reasoning Tasks: A Research Direction Worcester, Massachusetts, | |
| 2015 | Seery, N. and Delahunty, T. (2015) 29th PATT Conference 'Cognitive load as a key element of instructional design and its implications for Initial Technology Teacher Education Marseille, France, | |
| 2016 | Delahunty, T., Sorby, S., Seery, N. and Pérez, L. (2016) 70th Engineering Design Graphics Division Annual Mid-Year Conference 'Spatial Skills and Success in Engineering Education: A Case for Investigating Etiological Underpinnings Daytona Beach, Florida, | |
| 2017 | Seery, N., Delahunty, T., Canty, D. and Buckley, J. (2017) Pupils Attitudes Towards Technology 2017 'Illustrating Educational Development through Ipsative Performance in Design Based Education Philadelphia, PA, | |
| 2018 | Delahunty, T., Pérez, L.C, and Rivera-Reyes, P. (2018) 72nd Engineering Design Graphics Division Mid-Year Conference Exploring the role of spatial skill in electrical circuits problem solving | |
| 2018 | Seery, N., Sadowski, M.A., Sorby, S.A and Delahunty, T. (2018) 72nd Engineering Design Graphics Mid-Year Conference Adaptive Comparative Judgement as an Alternative to the Delphi Method for Establishing a Concept Inventory for Graphics Montego Bay, Jamaica, | |
| 2018 | Delahunty, T., Pérez, L.C, Rivera-Reyes, P., Molfese, D.L and Psota, E. (2018) The International Conference on Spatial Cognition Investigating the relationship between spatial ability and electrical circuits problem solving in an engineering degree program | |
| 2019 | Rivera-Reyes, P.; Perez, L.C.; Delahunty, T.; (2019) Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE Assessing the Demand of Problems in an Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Course [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Duffy, G.; Sorby, S.; Reves, P.R.; Delahunty, T.; Perez, L.; Ravishankar, J.; (2019) Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018 The Link between Spatial Skills and Engineering Problem-Solving [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Delahunty, T.; Seery, N.; Lynch, R.; (2015) 6th Research in Engineering Education Symposium: Translating Research into Practice, REES 2015 Spatial skills and success in problem solving within engineering education | |
| 2015 | Seery, N.; Buckley, J.; Delahunty, T.; (2015) 6th Research in Engineering Education Symposium: Translating Research into Practice, REES 2015 Developing a spatial ability framework to support spatial ability research in engineering education | |
| 2014 | Delahunty, T.; Seery, N.; Lynch, R.; Lane, D.; (2014) ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings Considering cognitive load as a key element in instructional design for developing graphical capability | |
| 2013 | Delahunty, T.; Seery, N.; Lynch, R.; Lane, D.; (2013) ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings An exploratory study of students' approaches to generating, maintaining and communicating visual-mental images | |
| 2012 | Delahunty, T.; Seery, N.; Lynch, R.; Lane, D.; (2012) ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings Investigating student teachers' approach to solving applied analytical graphical problems |
Invited papers
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Thomas Delahunty (2022) Improving STEM Education... But for Whom?. Dublin: [Invited papers] [Link] |
Newspaper Articles
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ní Shúilleabháin A, and Delahunty, T. (2022) It is time to financially support student teachers’ education. [Newspaper Articles] [Link] |
Manuscript
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Thomas Delahunty; Máire Ní Ríordáin; Mark Prendergast; (2022) An investigation of STEM Interest, Mathematics Beliefs and gender stereotypes among pre-service early childhood educators. [Manuscript] [DOI] |
Other Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Supple, B. and Delahunty, T. (2019) Learning Connections 2019 Conference (Edited conference proceedings). [Edited Book] [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | 2. Delahunty, T., Kelly, D. & Mcinnis, J.(Eds). (2019) 73rd Engineering Design Graphics Division (ASEE), Mid-Year Conference: The visualizing instinct in contemporary education (Edited conference proceedings). [Edited Book] [Link] |
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