Our Team

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 joined in DCU September 2020 as Project Administrator for the EU funded BReAThe Project – Bullying Experiences Among Roma Children in Ireland and Cyprus.

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…

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 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…

David Swaine is the Education Project Coordinator for the FUSE Learning Programmes, based in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC). David comes from a teaching background, and also…

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,…

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. Irene White is an Assistant Professor in DCU School of Human Development and a Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Irene lectures in English Education,…

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…

Dr. Mairéad Foody is an IRC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Dr Mairéad Foody is the Principal Investigator of a large-scale national study on…

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…

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…

Dr Seffetullah Kuldas is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC), Dublin City University. He completed his PhD in Educational Psychology with a Doctoral Fellowship…

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…

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…

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. Majella McSharry an Assistant Professor in DCU School of Human Development and a Research Fellow in the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre. Majella is currently the Chairperson of the Professional…

Dr. Tijana Milosevic is an Elite-S Post-Doctoral Research Fellow the jointly appointed with ABC and ADAPT SFI, focusing on social media policies, internet governance, 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…

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…