Assoc ProfessorDeirdre McGillicuddy

Associate Professor

School of Education

  • Associate Professor
    School of Education
  • 01 716 7988
  • University College Dublin, School of Education, Roebuck Offices Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Obesity
    3 Sep 2026
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Irish Educational Studies
    8 Jun 2026
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Symposium
    20 May 2026
    Call It Out: Racism impacting the Traveller and Roma experience in higher education - panel speaker
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    7 May 2026
    Research Ireland Public Engagement Conference
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Obesity Reviews
    30 Apr 2026
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Centre for Human Rights - Human Rights Education
    24 Apr 2026
    Member
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Economic and Social Research Institute
    14 Apr 2026 - 14 Apr 2026
    Consultation on Creativity in Education in preparation for a national review project - Creative Youth Research
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    12 Mar 2026
    Réiteach
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Childhood Development Initiative
    26 Feb 2026
    Review of Doodle Den programme
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Educaring from the Heart - Rediscovering your purpose and wellebing in education
    16 Feb 2026
    2 hour workshop with primary school staff
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Educaring from the Heart - How to rediscover your purpose and nurture your wellbeing in education
    27 Jan 2026
    School Workshop
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Educaring from the Heart - How to rediscover your purpose and nurture your wellbeing in education
    14 Jan 2026
    School Workshop
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Irish Educational Studies
    15 Dec 2025
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Supporting your child's wellbeing in education
    19 Nov 2025
    Talk given to parents/guardians in St Colmcille's Primary Schools, Dublin
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    29 Oct 2025
    Make Rights Meaningful with Ombudsman for Children Panel Discussant
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    My Entrepreneurial Educator Journey - Flourish
    1 Oct 2025
    UCD Innovation Academy Lecture
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Educaring from the heart – leading for empowering voice(s) in our schools.
    27 Sep 2025
    Education is the cornerstone upon which we build our societies in an increasingly complex and interdependent world. Active citizenship is increasingly important as we continue to be challenged by the many complexities of living in our contemporary world. Empowering voice(s) in/through/with democratic pedagogy contributes directly to enabling active citizenship while also nurturing the holistic development of the child/young person. Indeed, adopting a democratic approach when educaring from the heart provides a mechanism through which children and young people can contribute to changemaking in their schools, communities and wider worlds. This interactive key note presentation will present and explore possibilities for empowering voice(s) in/through/with democratic pedagogy in our schools.
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    25 Jul 2025
    Member
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Education Sciences
    8 Jul 2025
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Health Education
    30 Jun 2025
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    19 Jun 2025
    In conversation with Prof Claudia Zucca from The Museum of Childhood Ireland on my experience of reading as a child and its impact on my own personal and professional journey
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Educaring from the Heart - Values led leadership in creativity
    18 Jun 2025
    Fireside chat as part of the Innovation Academy Festival of Education
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Workshop
    21 May 2025
    Future of Work Workshop - Collaboration between academics and community partners to explore the role of education in the Future of Work
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies
    30 Nov 2024
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Department of Education and Skills
    30 Oct 2024
    Creative Connections Shared Island Creative Initiative Design Team