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Assoc ProfessorSara O'Sullivan

(she/ her)

Associate Professor

School of Sociology

Orcid identifier0000-0001-5190-5668 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Associate Professor
    School of Sociology
  • 01 716 8676
  • University College Dublin, School of Sociology, Newman Building Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    The camogie skorts story went global. One year on, nothing has changed for the game (opens in a new tab)⁠
    13 May 2026
    How I had used his article in the classroom.
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Teaching & Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal
    15 Feb 2026
    Anonymous peer review
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    General Education Academic Advisory Group
    1 Sep 2025
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Academic Advising Working Group
    20 Dec 2024
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    School of Sociology Executive Committee
    2 Sep 2024 - 17 Jan 2025
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    School of Sociology Equality Diversity and Inclusion Committee
    1 Sep 2024
    Co-chair
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Gender pay gap reports: Work-life balance may be key to understanding the under-representation of women in higher paid jobs (opens in a new tab)⁠
    6 Feb 2024
    Sarah Collins, Irish Independent
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    Universal Design Digital Badge
    2 Jun 2023
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    School of Sociology Athena Swan Self Assessment Committee
    2 Jan 2023 - 23 Dec 2024
    Co-chair
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    University College Dublin
    1 Sep 2022 - 30 Aug 2024
    Academic Advisor
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Ad hoc sub-committee of Social Sciences Governing Board
    1 May 2022 - 31 May 2022
    Member
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    NUI Travelling Scholarship
    8 Jul 2021 - 3 Aug 2021
    Impact or outcome
  • REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Society
    4 Jan 2021 - 30 Dec 2022
    Anonymous peer review
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    School of Sociology School Executive
    1 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2023
    Vice chair
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Working Group to Review Student Feedback System
    13 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2019
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Grade Scales Working Group
    3 Sep 2018 - 28 Nov 2018
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Committee to Develop TORs Student and Academic Services (SASR) operations group
    22 Aug 2018 - 2 Jan 2019
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Employability Strategy Working Group
    29 Jan 2018 - 31 May 2018
    Member
  • JOURNAL/SERIES EDITED
    Irish Journal of Sociology (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2018
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    Seed Funding Panel CDA2 & HS STEM1
    1 Dec 2017 - 22 Oct 2018
    Impact or outcome
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD ACEC Regulations Review Working Group
    1 Nov 2016 - 30 Nov 2018
    Member
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Dublin City University
    1 Oct 2016 - 30 Jun 2020
    External Examiner
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD Widening Participation committee
    5 Sep 2016 - 31 May 2017
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    UCD ACQC
    5 Oct 2015 - 31 May 2019
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    School of Sociology, Executive Committee
    1 Sep 2012 - 31 Aug 2014
    Member