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School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
20 College Green
Belfast BT7 1LN
Key Contacts
Professor Daniel Muijs
Head of SchoolPatricia Reilly
School ManagerDr Paul McCafferty
Director of Undergraduate EducationProfessor Sarah Miller
Director of Postgraduate Taught StudiesProfessor Alison MacKenzie
Director of Postgraduate Research StudiesProfessor Karen Winter
Director of ResearchDr Gemma Carney
Director of InternationalisationProfessor Joanne Hughes
Head of Department (Education)Professor Davy Hayes
Head of Department (Social Work)Dr Teresa Degenhardt
SWAN Co-ChampionDr Julie Viebach
SWAN Co-ChampionJohnny Glover
Postgraduate Taught AdministratorVictoria Nesbitt
Research AdministratorVacant
Undergraduate AdministratorBarbara Lynagh
External Relations AdministratorMichelle Devenny
Student Support AdministratorMike Naylor
IT Officer/TechnicianKey Academic Contacts
BSW Admissions and Recruitment Officer (Undergraduate) | Professor Mandi MacDonald | |
Director of Practice Learning | Professor Lorna Montgomery | |
Deputy Director of Practice Learning | Dr Patricia Nicholl | |
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Pathway Programme Coordinator | Dr Gerry Marshall | |
BSW PAP Coordinator | Dr Patricia Nicholl | |
Global Mobility Co-ordinator | Dr Ulrike M Vieten | |
BA/BSc/PG Tutor Co-ordinator | Dr Cathal McManus | |
Open Learning Academic Leads | Professor Katy Hayward Dr Cathal McManus |
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NICILT Academic Lead | Dr Ian Collen | |
Examination Liaison Officer (UG) | Professor Davy Hayes | |
Examination Liaison Officer (PG) | Dr Sirin Sung | |
Criminology Subject Lead | Professor Michelle Butler | |
Social Policy Subject Lead | Professor Dirk Schubotz | |
Sociology Subject Lead | Professor John Nagle | |
Academic Staff Rep | Dr Jonathan Heaney | |
SWAN co-Champion | Dr Teresa Degenhardt | |
SWAN co-Champion | Dr Julia Viebach | |
Racial Equality Champion | Dr Sultan Turkan | |
REF Champion for UOA 20 (Social Work and Social Policy) | Professor Berni Kelly | |
REF Champion for UOA 23 (Education) | Professor Dina Belluigi | |
School Impact Champion | vacant | |
Sustainability Champion | Dr Karen Kerr | |
STUDENT SUPPORT | ||
Student Voice Coordinator | Professor Allen Thurston | |
Undergraduate Disability and Welfare Officer | Dr Danielle McIlroy | |
Postgraduate Disability and Welfare Officer | Dr Jenny Ferguson | |
International Students Tutor | Dr Ulrike Vieten | |
Peer Mentoring Co-ordinator | Dr Rin Ushiyama | |
Undergraduate Lead Personal Tutor | Dr Cate McNamee | |
School Research Ethics Committee (Chair) | Dr Nichola Booth | |
School Research Ethics Committee (Vice-Chair) | vacant | |
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS | ||
Criminology | Dr Kevin Hearty | |
Education Studies | Dr Leanne Henderson | |
Social Policy | Professor Dirk Schubotz | |
Social Work (3 year degree) | Dr Danielle McIlroy | |
Social Work (2 year degree) (until June '25) | Dr Trisha Carlisle | |
Sociology | Dr Véronique Altglas | |
Quantitative Methods (exit route) | Professor Andrew Percy | |
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS | ||
Academic Practice | Dr Caitlin Donnelly | |
Applied Behaviour Analysis | tbc | |
Autism Spectrum Disorders | Dr Nichola Booth | |
Children's Rights | Dr Siobhan McAlister | |
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programmes | Dr Michael Duffy | |
Educational Leadership | Dr Gavin Duffy | |
Educational Studies | Dr Laura Dunne | |
Inclusion and Special Needs Education | Dr Devon Ramey | |
Initial Teacher Education (PGCE) - Director | Dr Ian Collen | |
Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law | Professor Gavin Davidson | |
Palliative Care | Professor Audrey Roulston | |
Social Science Research | vacant | |
Social Work for Children, Young People and Families | Professor Lisa Bunting | |
Sociology and Global Inequality | Professor Gladys Ganiel | |
Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders | vacant | |
Systemic Practice and Family Therapy | Dr Suzanne Mooney | |
Systemic Psychotherapy | Dr Jennifer McKinney | |
TESOL and Applied Linguistics | Dr Sultan Turkan | |
Youth Justice | Dr Siobhán McAlister | |
Dissertation Coordinator | Dr Pamela Cowan | |
INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION PATHWAY CONVENORS | ||
English | Dr Jennifer Roberts |
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Computing, Digital Skills and Creative Enterprise | Dr Pamela Cowan | |
Mathematics | Dr Ian Collen | |
Modern Languages | Dr Ian Collen | |
Religious Education | Dr James Nelson | |
Science | Dr Karen Kerr | |
Social Science | Lesley Emerson |
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Role | Name | Telephone |
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School Manager | Mrs Patricia Reilly | +44(0)2890973357 |
Student Support Administrator | Michelle Devenny | +44(0)2890975955 |
Digital Developer | Jill Harrison | +44(0)2890971475 |
Science Lab Technician | Caroline Murray | |
School Management Support | Flora Delargy | +44(0)2890975258 |
School Receptionist (based at 20 College Green) | Margaret Mullany | +44(0)2890975941 |
IT Technician | Mike Naylor | +44(0)2890975932 |
Undergraduate Team | ||
Undergraduate Office | sseswundergraduate@qub.ac.uk | +44(0)2890975117 |
Undergraduate Exceptional Circumstances | sseswugsecc@qub.ac.uk | |
Undergraduate Administrator | vacant | +44(0)2890973803 |
BSW Programme Officer and UG Events |
Denzi-Lee McConnell |
+44(0)2890975168 |
BA/BSc Programme Officer | PuiLing Cheuk | |
BA/BSc Programme Officer | Deborah Myles | +44(0)2890975197 |
UG Support | vacant | +44(0)2890972863 |
Clerical Support - Disability Support | Edward O'Hare | +44(0)2890971873 |
Undergraduate Social Work Tutors | ||
Mary Anderson | mary.anderson@qub.ac.uk | |
Dervla Boylan | d.boylan@qub.ac.uk | |
Aoife Donnelly | ||
Laura Doyle | laura.doyle@qub.ac.uk | |
James Draper | james.draper@qub.ac.uk | |
Jillian Martin | jillian.martin@qub.ac.uk | |
Mary McColgan | m.mccolgan@qub.ac.uk | |
Orlaith McGibbon | orlaith.mcgibbon@qub.ac.uk | |
Lorraine Robinson | l.robinson@qub.ac.uk | |
Gretta Thompson | ||
Postgraduate Taught Team | ||
Postgraduate Taught Exceptional Circumstances | sseswpgtsecc@qub.ac.uk | |
Postgraduate Taught Administrator | Johnny Glover | +44(0)2890975950 |
ABA/ASD/Children's Rights and Youth Justice Programme Officer | Laurence Magowan | +44(0)2890975197 |
Initial Teacher Education (PGCE)/PCAP | Ruth McKittrick | +44(0)2890975928 |
SWK Post Qualifying Programme Officer, MRes Programme Officer | vacant | +44(0)2890971481 |
School Receptionist (based at 20 College Green) | +44(0)2890975941 | |
Research Office | ||
Doctoral Research Office | sseswresearch@qub.ac.uk | |
Research Administrator | Victoria Nesbitt | +44(0)2890975989 |
Doctoral Programme Officer | vacant | +44(0)2890975937 |
Doctoral Programme Support Officer | Lara Sittlington | +44(0)2890975961 |
Doctoral Support | Sean Grieve | +44(0)2890973041 |
External Relations Team | ||
External Relations Administrator | Barbara Lynagh | +44(0)2890973536 |
External Relations Officer | Chris Whiteside | +44(0)2890973729 |
PGCE Placements Officer | Caroline O'Hare | +44(0)2890973514 |
PGCE Admissions Officer | Margaret Kennedy | +44(0)2890975940 |
BSW Admissions and Placements Officer | Carmel McCloy | +44(0)2890975998 |
Open Learning Office | ||
Open Learning Office | openlearning.education@qub.ac.uk | |
Open Learning Support | Martina Carey | +44(0)2890973539 |
Open Learning Support | Chris McWatters | +44(0)2890973323 |
Finance Team | ||
Finance Officer | Claire Shannon | +44(0)2890973808 |
Assistant Finance Officer | Pauline Stanfield | +44(0)2890975906 |
Finance Support | Belinda Caldwell | +44(0)2890975076 |
Contacts by Area
Area | Email Address |
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SSESW International Student Support | sseswinternationalstudents@qub.ac.uk |
Undergraduate Office | sseswundergraduate@qub.ac.uk |
Undergraduate Exceptional Circumstance | sseswugsecc@qub.ac.uk |
Social Work Admissions | sseswsocialworkadmissions@qub.ac.uk |
PGCE Admissions | sseswpgceadmissions@qub.ac.uk |
PGCE Placements | sseswpgceplacements@qub.ac.uk |
Postgraduate Taught Exceptional Circumstances | sseswpgtsecc@qub.ac.uk |
Doctoral / Postgraduate Research Office | sseswresearch@qub.ac.uk |
Ethics | sseswethics@qub.ac.uk |
Research Office | sseswresearch@qub.ac.uk |
Events | sseswevents@qub.ac.uk |
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