My research interests lie in the meaning-making, educative and pro-social possibilities of the arts, particularly drama and theatre, and I locate my work in an interdisciplinary space between the humanities and education. I seek to understand how societies, their citizens and their structures engage with drama and theatre, and I strive for a better awareness of why the arts are typically regarded as secondary to more mainstream and 'important' discourses. I am currently leading an Irish Research Council (IRC) research project looking at creativity and wellbeing, as well as developing a project examining ecologies of theatre practice and participation. I am also interested in arts practice research and one of the founders of IMBAS - an Irish forum for Arts Practice Researchers and Artists. 

I am interested in undertaking collaborative work and recruiting postgraduate research students particularly in the areas of applied and social theatre; theatre and social justice, theatre practice as research, drama/theatre education and creativity.