< Back to Staff page  Dr. John Canavan is joint founder and Associate Director of the Child and Family Research Centre. He has extensive experience in researching and evaluating social intervention programmes in the areas of child and family care, educational disadvantage, and community and local development. He received his PhD from Queens University, Belfast in 2006 and holds an MA in Community Development from NUI, Galway. John contributes to the teaching, programme of the School of Political Science and Sociology. Contact Details: Address: School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway Phone: 091 495397 Email: john.canavan@nuigalway.ie Recent Publications Back to top |