Experience

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Researcher Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Queen's University Belfast

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Module Convenor

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

• Teaching Assistant

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2021

  I lecture on the MA Conflict Transformation And Social Justice in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University Belfast.This class looks at the roles of law and transitional justice in societies recovering from violent ethno-national conflict. Transitional justice is a collection of mechanisms ranging from truth recovery to criminal prosecutions which seek to address the legacy of serious and large-scale human rights abuses. Transitional justice focuses on dealing with the past with an emphasis on acknowledging harms through the production of an agreed-upon ‘social truth’ by means of a truth commission; providing redress and reparations (including apologies) such as a victims’ pensions or compensation; and ensuring non-recurrence, for example, by reaffirming the rule of law and/or reforming the security forces. Northern Ireland has been through several (failed) measures for dealing with the past and this class will investigate the Consultative Group on the Past, the Haass-O’Sullivan talks and the Stormont House Agreement and their recommendations for addressing abuses in transitional societies.Learning OutcomesUnderstand what transitional justice is; the role of reparations and apologies in post-conflict societies and the significance of acknowledgment and truth for dealing with the past.Appreciate the intersectional and heterogeneous nature of societies recovering from violent ethno-national conflict by considering gender; sexuality; religion; class; post-colonial identity and ethno-nationalism in academic scrutiny and analysis.Understand the changing role of former perpetrators of political violence in the post-conflict environment.

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Feb 2019 - Jan 2021

  This project will examine the relationship between apologies, abuses and dealing with the past. Using the island of Ireland as a case-study, the project will explore a range of wider themes concerning the ways in which apologies have been constructed, delivered and received beyond the state. It will focus on apologies for harms inflicted by paramilitaries, state actors, churches and the corporate sector.At a conceptual level, the notion of apology is diversely theorised and almost always focused on the state. Despite widespread acceptance that apologies are key to dealing with past wrongs, in practice the theoretical literature is rarely informed by detailed empirical assessment of the views of apologisers, victims or the general public. States, armed groups, churches and large corporations have in recent decades apologised for past wrongs, albeit with mixed results.For victims, apologies often appear to be an important element of dealing with the past. However, in practice the precise interplay between apology and notions such as accountability, reconciliation, truth and legitimacy is little understood. More generally, while ‘saying sorry’ is almost a given as an acknowledgement of hurt, there have been few efforts to develop a nuanced grasp of what constitutes a legitimate apology and how the drafting, performance and reception of such apologies may or may not assist in coming to terms with past wrongs.Through exploring the perspectives of perpetrators, victims and community, this project seeks to provide a comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the role of apologies in dealing with the past.

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

  Research Assistant for 'If I Were Jack' in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. 'If I Were Jack' is a multi-site cluster randomised trial of an interactive film-based intervention to reduce teenage pregnancy and promote positive sexual health. In this role I facilitate data collection in secondary schools and perform qualitative analysis.

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2018 - Feb 2019



Queen's University Belfast

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Mentor Co-ordinator

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2017

• Doctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2017

• Marketing, Recruitment, Communications And Internationalisation

  • Nov 2016 - Feb 2017

• Postgraduate Research Officer

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

• Representative Student Staff Consultative Committee

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2016

• Academic Costume Hire

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2016



Datahug (acquired by CallidusCloud)

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Client Services Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2013



Daft.ie

• Ireland
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

• Administration

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2012



Dublin Institute of Technology

• Tutor Target Markets & Event Management

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

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