Research Associates

International Research Fellows

Associate Professor, Leadership Development

Department of Agricultural and Extension Education
The Pennsylvania State University

Prof. Mark Brennan works with the CFRC in the area of community development and on the CFRC’s Mol on Oige Boystown research. He visited the CFRC from May 14th to June 20th 2008.

Professor Mark Brennan
Associate Professor and Deputy Dean

School of Social Service Administration
University of Chicago

Research Fellow
Chapin Hall
Chicago

Professor Robert Chaskin advises the CFRC’s UNESCO programme in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement. He visited the CFRC in July 2008.

Professor Robert J. Chaskin

Institute for Social & Behavioral Research
Department of Human Development & Family Studies
Iowa State University

Prof. Daniel Russell joined the Child and Family Research Centre as a Visiting Fellow from January to March 2010. During this time, he led the statistical analysis of data from the Big Brothers Big Sisters Randomised Control Trial evaluation and also provided support to the research team working on the Barnardos Wizard of Words evaluation around issues of design and analysis.

Professor Daniel W. Russell
Head of School, Vice President for Innovation and Performance
00353 91 49 2355

School of Political Science and Sociology
Room 307, Aras Moyola
NUI, Galway

Professor Curtin is involved in the CFRC in two major research studies undertaken for Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative.

Professor Chris Curtin
Lecturer in Developmental Psychology
00353 91 49 5059

School of Psychology
Room 242, St. Anthony's
NUI Galway

Caroline works closely with colleagues in the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre on the cross-institutional PhD programme in Child & Youth Research, in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin.

Within NUI Galway, Caroline is one of the co-Directors of the programme along with Dr. John Canavan (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre). She is also currently working with colleagues in the Centre on an evaluation of the Triple P Parenting Programme in Longford and Westmeath.

00353 87 6468545

 

Dr. Celia Keenaghan is a sociologist with over 20 years experience of research in the area of community engagement, particularly in relation to children and families.

Dr. Celia Keenaghan
Lecturer
00353 91 49 3405

School of Political Science and Sociology
Room 322, Floor 2, Aras Moyola
NUI, Galway

Brian McGrath currently works with the CFRC in the area of intergenerational research and a study of volunteer-led youth work at Foróige.

Brian McGrath
Senior Lecturer
00353 91 49 3634

School of Political Science and Sociology
Room 315, Floor 2, Aras Moyola
NUI, Galway

Dr. Michelle Millar has extensive expertise in funded social policy research and analysis. She is a Senior Lecturer in Public and Social Policy at the School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway.

Dr. Michelle Millar