About
I was appointed as a Lecturer in Politics at the Institute of Irish Studies in 2019 and promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2024. My research and teaching interests include power-sharing institutions, legislative studies, and comparative politics. I have published on consociational power-sharing, institutional reform, legislative behaviour, and social movements, drawing on research in Northern Ireland and the wider UK context.
I convene two specialist final-year undergraduate modules: Parliamentary Studies (delivered in partnership with the UK Parliament) and Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland. I also convene an interdisciplinary first-year Irish Studies module, co-teach a core second-year Research Methods module, and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate (MRes) dissertations.
Between 2024 and 2026, I am leading a Leverhulme Trust-funded project investigating the relationship between power-sharing, political instability, and minority rights activism in Northern Ireland. My previous research has been funded by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Prizes or Honours
- Pippa Norris Prize, Winner, Research Team Category (Political Studies Association, 2026)
- Brian Farrell Book Prize, Commendation (The Political Studies Association of Ireland, 2025)