Teaching and learning in higher education; primary and post-primary music education; unequal opportunity in higher education; music in higher education; ideology, values and musical knowledge; social reproduction and higher education; Informal learning in music education; music education advocacy; popular musicians' beliefs about music learning and teaching; and musical futures in Ireland.

Dr Gwen Moore has extensive leadership experience in teaching and learning and music education which spans three decades in a variety of sectors and contexts including primary, secondary and higher education levels. In her role as Director of Teaching & Learning from 2016-2023, she provided strategic leadership in the development of Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Feedback across the College. Gwen has been involved in several funded projects and is published widely in edited books and international peer-reviewed journals. She is Co-Editor of the International Journal of Music Education (Sage) and Series Editor of the ISME Routledge Book Series on Music Education and serves on a range of international editorial boards for peer-reviewed journals and book series. Gwen is Chair of the Society for Music Education in Ireland and is Executive Board Member of International Society for Music Education (ISME) where she chairs the ISME Publications Committee. Gwen was awarded a Principal Fellowship of the HEA in 2023 for her work in enhancing learning nationally and internationally.