Our Team

Biography Dr Andrew McCarren is a Funded Investigator with both the Insight Centre for Data Analytics and the Adapt Centre, he is also an Assistant Professor and Assistant Head of…

Aikaterini Sargioti is a Research Assistant with the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre, DCU. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education (BEd) and a Master of Science (MSc)…

Dr. Angela Mazzone is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC), Dublin City University. She is involved in a large-scale national study on workplace bullying,…

Dr Audrey Doyle is an assistant professor in the School of Policy and Practice in the Institute of Education, DCU.  She has spent most of her career as a post-primary…

Angela works on the FUSE team as an Education Officer sharing responsibility for the development of training and engagement with schools. Prior to joining the FUSE team, Angela provided support…

Audrey Bryan is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Human Development, DCU and is a Research Fellow at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. As a…

Brendan graduated with a BSc in Physical Education from the University of Limerick in 2016, receiving the Liam Dugdale Award and EHS Faculty Academic Achievement Medal for highest Grade Point…

Dr Ricardo Castellini da Silva is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Ricardo is a media literacy educator with an interest in studies and practices…

Beatrice Sciacca is a research assistant in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Beatrice pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology of personality and interpersonal relationships, and holds a Master’s…

Dr. Bernie Collins is an Associate Researcher at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU. Bernie is a lecturer in Social, Personal and Health Education in St.…

Biography Dr Carol O’Toole works as a Senior Project Manager on the Apps for Good project – a cyber safety app, specifically focused on bullying and online safety among adolescents. …

Biography Colm Canning is the Education Project Coordinator for the FUSE Learning Programmes, based in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC). Colm’s background is in project management having…

Dr. Irene Connolly is a lecturer in Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology in Co. Dublin and a Research Fellow at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre…

Dr. Debbie Ging is an Associate Professor in the DCU School of Communications and a Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU where she…

Derek Laffan MSc is a Research Assistant in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Derek holds a first class honours degree in Applied Psychology from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art,…

Éamon Jones Is a Research Assistant at the National Anti Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Éamon received his BSc degree in Psychology with honours from Dublin City University in 2021,…

Eimear joined DCU in 2015 and is responsible for delivering internal and external communication strategies for the university. Eimear works closely with the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre at…

Fiona Weldon (MA) is a trainer at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre working with intellectual disabilities and bullying, offering workshops to help dealing with the issue of disablist…

Dr. Trudy Corrigan is an Assistant Professor at the DCU School of Policy and Practice and a Research Fellow at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU.…

Dr. Paul Downes is an Associate Professor at the DCU School of Human Development and a Research collaborator at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU. Paul…

Marian McDonnell is an honorary research fellow at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU. Marian is a lecturer at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art Design.…

Dr Maeve Dupont is an Assistant professor in the School of Human Development and a Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Maeve lectures in Educational and…

Michelle F. Wright, PhD, is a research associate at The Pennsylvania State University and DePaul University. Her research focus is on the contextual factors which influence children’s, adolescents’, and young…

Dr Maja Brandt Andreasen is a postdoctoral researcher of cyberbullying, cyberhate and online harassment at the National Anti-Bullying Research Centre. Maja completed her PhD in Gender Studies from the University…

Dr. Mairéad Foody is an Assistant Professor in Psychology in NUI Galway and Honorary Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. She has a PhD in Psychology…

Darran is a Project Manager with the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre, leading on FUSE – An Anti-Bullying and Online Safety project supported by Facebook. Prior to this, Darran spent…

Dr. Sebastian Wachs is an honorary research fellow at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre.Dr. Sebastian Wachs is a Deputy Professor for Media Education at the Department of Educational…

Biography Kanishk Verma is the Irish Research Council (IRC) Research Scholar, working on developing a Data-driven Toolkit to tackle Cyberbullying on social media platforms amongst Teens. He is the Google…

Biography Dr. Seline Keating is an Assistant Professor at the DCU School of Human Development and a Research Fellow at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU.…

Neil Kenny is an Assistant Professor in the DCU School of Inclusive and Special Education and a Research Fellow at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU.…

Geraldine Kiernan is an administrator with the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre, DCU. Geraldine is primarily the first point of contact with the Anti Bullying Centre and holds a…

Sarah Kennedy is a Postgraduate Researcher at Dublin City University Business School. Sarah completed her Master’s in Work and Organisational Psychology at Dublin City University, and her undergraduate degree in…

Dr Seffetullah Kuldas is a Marie Curie Fellow at Oslo University and Honorary Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC), Dublin City University. He completed his…

Prof. James O’Higgins Norman is a clinical sociologist with interests in school bullying, cyberbullying and online safety. He is a Professor of Sociology and holds the prestigious UNESCO Chair on…

Dr. Amalee Meehan is an Assistant Professor in DCU School of Human Development and a Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Amalee is on the management team of…

Antonio Rial is associate professor of Psychology and Criminology at the University of Santiago de Compostela. He is an expert in Social Research Methodology and author of more than 130…

Lian McGuire MSc (Psych) is a Government of Ireland Post-Graduate Scholar in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Lian completed her Master’s in Education, Aggression Studies, Distinction at Trinity College…

Dr. Tijana Milosevic is an Elite-S Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (MSCA COFUND programme), jointly appointed with ABC and ADAPT SFI, focusing on social media policies and digital media use among children…

Prof. Mark Morgan is Emeritus Cregan Professor of Education and Psychology in DCU School of Human Development and a Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. He…

Dr. Niamh O’Brien is a Senior Research Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University (UK) and an Honorary Research Fellow at DCU National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Her interests are in…

Professor Michael O’Leary holds the Prometric Chair in Assessment at Dublin City University and is Director of the Centre for Assessment Research Policy and Practice in DCU Institute of Education,…

Professor Mona O’Moore is the founding director of the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. As former Head of School of Education, Trinity College Dublin, her research expertise is in…

Murray Smith BL is a Legal Researcher at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. His field of interests are legal issues and bullying in schools and workplaces. Murray was…

Dr. Ibrahim Tanrikulu is a lecturer at Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey and an Honorary Research Fellow at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. His research interests are in the…

Yseult Freeney is a Professor of Organisational Psychology in DCU Business School and a Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. She completed her PhD in Psychology…

Paloma Viejo Otero is a Senior Research Assistant at the National Anti-Bullying Research and is a postdoctoral researcher for FUSE, at Dublin City University’s National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Paloma’s…