Experience

The Childhood Development Initiative

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Literacy Coordinator

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Dublin City University

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2022

  Module Co-Ordinator for Modules (2021/22):Lifespan Development: Adulthood (BSc. Psychology, Year 3)Lifespan Development: Childhood to Adulthood (MSc. Psychology Conversion)Introduction to Lifespan Psychology as Applied to Nursing (All Nursing Disciplines, Year 1)Lifespan Development Psychology (BSc. Nursing, Mental Health, Year 2)Previously co-ordinated (2020/21):Well-being through the Life-span (MSc. Psychology and Wellbeing)Education Psychology (BSc. Psychology, Year 2)Undergraduate and postgraduate project supervision



Dublin City University

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Tutor

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2020

  Tutor for the BSc. Psychology programme in DCU. Modules include; Applied Behaviour Analysis, Experimental Behaviour Analysis and Personality Psychology.

• University Lecturer

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Primary lecturer on the BSc. Psychology module "Philosophy of Psychology". Duties included;-Preparation and delivery of weekly lecture content-Preparation and delivery of tutorial content to support lectures -Preparation of assessment procedures for the module-Assessment of presentations, essays and in-unit exams-Addressing student queries pertaining to the module



ABACAS Kilbarrack

• ABA Tutor Substitute

  • Jun 2015 - 2016

  Returned to ABACAS after my work placement to work as a regular substitute tutor.Duties remain the same as outlined below however, I work with a more diverse range of students in the school and have to adapt to a new setting very quickly upon arrival on a substitute day.

• ABA Tutor

  • Feb 2015 - May 2015

  I completed 4 months of Integrated Training (INTRA) placement as part of my undergraduate degree at the Applied Behaviour Analysis Centre for Autistic Schooling where I received training in the methods of ABA to work as an ABA tutor.Duties included:-Completing a three day training course in the methods of teaching used in the school-Tutoring those on the Autistic spectrum through ABA in two different settings; an early intervention classroom and a classroom for older children-Working with those with special educational needs and in the methods behind the use of behavioural science to aid those with Autism Spectrum Disorder-Keeping precise data on a child's progression on various tasks throughout a day in school-Writing up new short term objectives for children when they had reached their goals-Aiding children in completing day to day tasks such as brushing teeth and toileting