School of Communications Staff Research Interests

School of Communications

Staff Research Interests


Prof Paschal Preston :- paschal.preston@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Information Society theories, New ICTs and Socio-Economic change
- Innovation in Digital Media
- Communication and International Relations
- News Making and Journalism Cultures, incl. comparative, historical aspects.
- Political Economy of Communication


Dr. Pat Brereton :- Pat.Brereton@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Film
- Ecology
- New Media
- Creative Writing


Dr Roderick Flynn :- roderick.flynn@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Audiovisual Policy in Ireland, Europe and the US
- Telecommunications Policy
- Broadcasting Policy
- Social History of Communications Political Economy of the Media
- History of Media Technology.


Dr Debbie Ging :- debbie.ging@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- All aspects of Gender and Sexuality in the Media
- Masculinity in Film
- Advertising
- Multiculturalism / Interculturalism and the Media
- Audience Research
- Sound in Cinema
- Media in Education (esp. 'serious games')


Mr Karl Grimes :- karl.grimes@dcu.ie
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Mr Eddie Holt :- edward.holt@dcu.ie
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Dr Miriam Judge :- miriam.judge@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- The use of technology in education
- E-learning, computer mediated learning
- Video Conferencing Technology
- Qualitative Research Methodologies
- Instructional Design and e-Learning Technologies
- Technology and Society.


Prof Colum Kenny :- Colum.Kenny@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Audiovisual Policy
- Broadcasting
- Cultural Studies
- History
- History
- Journalism
- Law
- Media
- Poetry
- Radio
- Religion
- Storytelling
- Television.


Mr Patrick Kinsella :- patrick.kinsella@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Editorial Cultures
- Broadcast Journalism Practices and Standards
- Media and Conflict.


Prof Steven Knowlton :- steven.knowlton@dcu.ie
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Ms Stephanie McBride :- stephanie.mcbride@dcu.ie
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Dr Des McGuinness :- des.mcguinness@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Working Class Culture and Media Technologies
- Communication and Democracy


Mr Paul McNamara :- paul.mcnamara@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Journalism
- Journalism in Ireland
- Journalism in international contexts
- Journalism Education
- Editorial and Media Systems
- Newspaper Design
- News Form and Design


Mr Martin G Molony :- martin.molony@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Privacy issues in the Information Age
- The History of the Puppet Theatre in Ireland


Dr. Padraig Murphy :- padraig.murphy@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Science Communication
- Science and Technology Studies
- Science in the media
- Public engagement with controversial technologies and risk discourses eg biotech, nanotech, climate change
- E-learning and Technology and Media in Education
- Identity and Education


Ms Marie-Louise O Donnell :- Marie-Louise.ODonnell@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Voice in Performance in Theatre and Radio
- The Art of The Spoken Chorus, Ancient and Modern
- Radio Drama.


Dr Neil O'Boyle :- neil.oboyle@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Cultural Production and Creativity
- The Internationalisation of Media
- Immigration and Integration.
- Communication Theory


Dr Mark O'Brien :- mark.obrien@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Media History
- Newspapers
- Journalism Studies
- Irish Politics
- Political Communication
- Censorship
- Modern Irish History
- Crime and Media


Dr Barbara O'Connor :- barbara.oconnor@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Communication and Cultural Theory
- Media, Ethnography and Transnationalism
- Media representations of gender : Representing Women Project
- Media audiences/ consumption
- Mobility, tourism and travel
- Recreational dance in culture


Mr John O'Sullivan :- john.osullivan@dcu.ie
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Dr Kevin Rafter :- kevin.rafter@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Media and the Political Process
- Journalism and Media History
- Public Service Broadcasting
- Political Advertising Northern Ireland
- Small Political Parties


Mr Declan Tuite :- declan.tuite@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Production Methodologies for New Media
- Algorithmic Composition and the Creation of Responsive Media Systems
- The Effects of Internet use by Communities on Social Capital.
- The mix of relationships and interactions carried out both online (mediated) and in face-to-face situations.
- E-governance / E-participation / E-inclusion
- Communities and Social Networks


Mr William Tuke :- william.tuke@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
- Online Video
- Digital Video Production
- Documentary Video/Film
- Video Podcasts & Blogs
- Pedagogical use of video within education
- New Media Technologies
- Citizen Journalism
- Multimedia
- Docudrama


Dr Chi-Sui Wang :- cuisui.wang@dcu.ie
Key areas of interest:
Practice led/as Research
- Media Art
- Photography
- Imaging
- Animation