Meet The Collaborative Team

The project includes contributions from researchers from the School of Psychology and School of Education at University College Dublin (UCD) and Queen's University Belfast (QUB) (Olivia Wynne, Maisie Flynn, Assoc Prof Michelle Downes, Dr Joyce Senior, Prof Teresa McCormack, Dr Agnieszka Graham, Dr John McMullen) policy makers and practitioners (Patricia Davison, Educational Authority Northern Ireland; Thomas Maloney, Teaching Council Ireland; Máirín Ní Chéileachair; Irish National Teachers Organisation and Áine Lynch, National Parents Council) as well as parent and teacher representatives (Celine Mackessy and Joelle Hendrick).

See more details on researcher profiles below:

University College Dublin:

Dr. Michelle Downes: Principal Investigator and Associate Professor at UCD School of Psychology.

Dr. Joyce Senior: Assistant Professor and the Director of the Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology in the School of Education, University College Dublin

Maisie Flynn: Research Assistant.

Olivia Wynne: Research Assistant.

Queen’s University Belfast:

Professor Teresa McCormack: Expert in Cognitive Development.

Dr Agnieszka Graham: Expert on Translational Research.

Dr John McMullen: Expert on Educational Psychology.