Planning City Life: Why Niamh Moore-Cherry is interested in community voice

Planning City Life: Why Niamh Moore-Cherry is interested in community voice

Shane speaks with Niamh Moore-Cherry about her research on urban development. Niamh is Dean of Social Sciences and College Principal in the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law, and a Professor in the UCD School of Geography. Her research is focused on collaborating with communities to understand the governance and impacts of urban development and redevelopment. The Observer Effect is supported by ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures, and produced by Shaun & Maurice [https://shaunandmaurice.com/].

A fair society: Why Aidan Regan is focused on wealth inequality

Shane speaks with Aidan Regan about his work on inequality and democracy. Aidan a professor of political economy at the school of politics and international relations at UCD, where he looks at corporate tax avoidance, and how it fuels the wealth inequalities that undermine democracy. The Observer Effect is supported by ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures, and produced by Shaun & Maurice [https://shaunandmaurice.com/].

Bullying in Education: Declan Fahie's journey from teacher to researcher

Shane speaks with Declan Fahie about his research on on workplace bullying in schools, and how it has been informed by his former career as a primary school teacher. Declan is a Lecturer in the School of Education at UCD, where he uses qualitative research methods to explore teacher effectiveness, queer issues in education, and toxic leadership in Higher Education. The Observer Effect is supported by ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures, and produced by Shaun & Maurice [https://shaunandmaurice.com/].

Organised Crime and Violent Policing: Why Lucía Tiscornia investigates transitional justice

Shane speaks with Lucía Tiscornia about her research on transitional justice, violent policing, and criminal violence. Lucía is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD, where she uses multi-method research design to explore the causes and consequences of political and criminal violence. The Observer Effect is supported by ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures, and produced by Shaun & Maurice [https://shaunandmaurice.com/].

Chatting with Chatbots: Why Ben Cowan is interested in the psychology of AI interaction

Shane speaks with Ben Cowan about his research on how people interact with collaborative conversational AI. Ben is an Associate Professor in the School of Information & Communication Studies and Co-PI at the ADAPT Centre, where he draws on psychology, human–computer interaction, and communication science, to explore our relationships with speech and language technologies such as chatbots. The Observer Effect is supported by ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures, and produced by Shaun & Maurice [https://shaunandmaurice.com/].