Experience

The Housing Agency Ireland

• Ireland
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Research

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Houses of the Oireachtas

• Ireland
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• • Aug 2017 - Mar 2022

  A leading member of the Parliamentary Research Service, focused on providing research briefings to Committees to assist in their scrutiny of Private Members' Bills (PMBs).I also wrote briefings for second stage debate on Government Bills, as well as managed and commissioned research.

• • Feb 2009 - Aug 2017

  Providing Members of the Oireachtas and Committees with research briefings on policy and legislation.



Respond

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Officer

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Secondary research to support the organisation in its role as advocate and social landlord. Conducting primary research. Demographic and area profiling. Secondary research to support the organisation in its role as advocate and social landlord. Conducting primary research. Demographic and area profiling.



St. Patrick's Mental Health Services

• Ireland
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Sociologist

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Conducting primary research into the stigmatisation of depression. Collecting, analysing and reporting data. Supervising projects. Interviewing mental health service users. Writing reports for dissemination to healthcare providers. Conducting primary research into the stigmatisation of depression. Collecting, analysing and reporting data. Supervising projects. Interviewing mental health service users. Writing reports for dissemination to healthcare providers.



Dublin Region Homeless Executive

• County Dublin, Ireland

• Research Manager

  • Oct 2004 - Jan 2005

  In charge of analyzing data and reporting information for the Service User Survey 2004 Meeting with consultants about research strategies Review of policies and strategies affecting homeless people in Dublin Co-ordinating discussion and research between the Homeless Agency and other interest groups In charge of analyzing data and reporting information for the Service User Survey 2004 Meeting with consultants about research strategies Review of policies and strategies affecting homeless people in Dublin Co-ordinating discussion and research between the Homeless Agency and other interest groups



Demential Services Information and Development Centre

• St. James's Hospital, Dublin

• Research Fellow

  • Apr 2004 - Jul 2004

  Co-authored article on community mental health nursing of dementia patients Interviewed respondents for enable project Quantitative and qualitative research Policy analysis. Co-authored article on community mental health nursing of dementia patients Interviewed respondents for enable project Quantitative and qualitative research Policy analysis.