I successfully defended my PhD thesis in Sociology in 2016 at Trinity College Dublin and was awarded Masters of Philosophy in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict from TCD (2011). For my doctoral dissertation I designed and implemented a novel and innovative methodological approach within a qualitative framework that explored, ‘Perceived Irishness: the (re)construction of Irish identity within the continuum of liquid modernity’. Furthermore, I planned, organised and realised a solo exhibition and panel discussion relating to my research findings at the Gallery of Photography, Dublin (2017).
Publications
|
Year |
| Reviewed, ‘Police, Race and Culture in the “New Ireland”’, published in the international journal, Ethnic and Racial Studies. |
2016 |
Research
|
Year |
| Assisted with post-doctoral international research in the area of AI and deep-learning within the financial technology industry, as well as smart devices and renewable energy. |
2019 |
| Solo exhibit consisting of portraits, an audio-visual installation and portrait photographs relating to the findings of my PhD studies on Perceived Irishness at the Gallery of Photography, Dublin. As well as organised a panel discussion towards the objectives of public sociology. |
2017 |
| Doctorate Researcher conducting qualitative studies which explored ‘Perceived Irishness: The (re)construction of “Irish” identity within the continuum of liquid modernity’. |
2012-2016 |
| Curator of interactive exhibition on ‘Perceived Irishness’ as part of Discover Research Night. The exposition provided people with the chance to become research participants, as well as have their portraits projected real-time for the duration of the exhibition. |
2014 |
| Participant of Grounded Theory workshop hosted by the Grounded Theory Collaboration Group – School of Nursing and Midwifery and the School of Education (TCD) |
2014 |
| Presented a paper disparate from my main research entitled, ‘The downward spiral of our globalising reality’ at the ECPR General conference (University of Glasgow). |
2014 |
| Participant of a multidisciplinary module on researching in the field organised by Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) on, ‘Adapting Research Methodologies for Developing Country Conditions’. |
2013 |
Conferences
|
Year |
| Presented a paper entitled ‘Cosmopolitan Patriotism in response to regressive nationalistic sentiment’ at a symposium on Cosmopolitanism: Literature, Language, Pedagogy (TCD). |
2018 |
| Presented at the biennial European Sociological Association (ESA) conference on a methodological paper entitled, ‘“What it means to be Irish”: adding novelty to the design by integrating audio-visual communication techniques’. |
2015 |
| Presented a theoretical paper entitled, ‘Legislation, Myth and Governmentality: is jus sanguinis citizenship in Ireland indicative of a harmonisation of European legislation en-route for supranational governance?’ at several conferences including Nations and Nationalism conference (TCD), Perspectives on Conflict conference (University of Glasgow), Challenging Injustice in Ireland conference (UCD) and Changing Population: migration, reproduction and identity conference (University of Trento). |
2014-2015 |
| Participant of a multidisciplinary module on researching in the field organised by Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) on, ‘Adapting Research Methodologies for Developing Country Conditions’. |
2013 |
| Participant at the RECODE Summer School on ‘The Challenge of Complex Diversity’ hosted at UCD and funded by the European Research Council (ERC). |
2013 |
| Presented an introductory paper entitled, ‘Perceived Irishness: (Re)conceptualising identity in an era of fluid modernity’ at the Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) general conference and an interdisciplinary conference hosted by the Trinity Long Room Hub called, ‘Identities in Flux’. |
2013 |
| Officially represented TCD, along with 13 other students, at the Interdependence Day Conference held at Dublin Castle. |
2013 |
Lectures
|
Year |
| Presented a guest lecture to M.Phil. students (TCD) on an overview of my thesis, its findings and principal contributions. Presented a talk on a photo-essay called, ‘Tulips’, published in the Journal Baobab, Vol. 4. |
2018 |
| Presented a master class at BIMM, Dublin on the topic of ‘Resistance: Subcultures and gender in music?’ |
|