Prof. Mark Brennan works with the CFRC in the area of community development and on the CFRC’s Mol on Oige Boystown research. He visited the CFRC from May 14th to June 20th 2008.
Prof. Daniel Russell joined the Child and Family Research Centre as a Visiting Fellow from January to March 2010. During this time, he led the statistical analysis of data from the Big Brothers Big Sisters Randomised Control Trial evaluation and also provided support to the research team working on the Barnardos Wizard of Words evaluation around issues of design and analysis.
Caroline works closely with colleagues in the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre on the cross-institutional PhD programme in Child & Youth Research, in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin.
Dr. Celia Keenaghan is a sociologist with over 20 years experience of research in the area of community engagement, particularly in relation to children and families.
Caroline McGregor (formerly known as Caroline Skehill) is Professor of Political Science and Sociology-Social Work. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre. She began employment in the University in August 2012. Prior to coming to NUI Galway, she was a Senior Lecturer at the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work at Queen’s University Belfast.
Dr. Michelle Millar has extensive expertise in funded social policy research and analysis. She is a Senior Lecturer in Public and Social Policy at the School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway.
Michelle was the Principal Investigator of the Child and Family Research Centre study on the Labour Market needs and Social Inclusion of One parent Families in Galway City and County project. She is currently the Principal Investigator of the Evaluation of the Incredible Years Programme in Galway City.