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  • ssesw@qub.ac.uk
  • +44(0)28 90975941/3323/5117
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School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
69-71 University Street
Belfast BT7 1HL

Key Contacts

Professor Daniel Muijs
Head of School
  • d.muijs@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5929
Patricia Reilly
School Manager
  • patricia.reilly@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3357
Dr John Topping
Director of Undergraduate Education
  • j.topping@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3630
Dr Caitlin Donnelly
Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies
  • caitlin.donnelly@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5943
Dr Alison MacKenzie
Director of Postgraduate Research Studies
  • a.mackenzie@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5930
Professor Allen Thurston
Director of Research
  • a.thurston@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5169
Dr Jennifer Roberts
Director of Internationalisation
  • j.roberts@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3177
Dr Joe Allen
SWAN Co-Champion
  • joe.allen@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3424
Professor Karen Winter
SWAN Co-Champion
  • k.winter@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3917
Johnny Glover
Postgraduate Taught Administrator
  • j.glover@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5950
Dr Antoinette Keaney-Bell
Research Administrator
  • a.keaney@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5989
  • sseswdoctoralresearch@qub.ac.uk
Karen McLaughlin
Undergraduate Administrator
  • karen.mclaughlin@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3803
  • sseswundergraduate@qub.ac.uk
Wendy Hunter
Open Learning Administrator
  • w.a.hunter@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5057
Barbara Lynagh
External Relations Administrator
  • b.lynagh@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3536
vacant
IT Officer/Technician
  • vacant
  • +44 (0)28 9097 xxxx

Key Academic Contacts

BSW Admissions and Recruitment Officer (Undergraduate) Dr Mandi MacDonald
Director of Practice Learning Dr Danielle Mackle
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Pathway Programme Coordinator Dr Gerry Marshall
BSW PAP Coordinator Patricia Nicholl
Open Learning Director Professor Tess Maginess
NICILT Director Dr Ian Collen
Examination Liaison Officer (UG)  Dr Catherine Storey
Examination Liaison Officer (PG)  Dr Ian Collen
Criminology Subject Lead Professor Shadd Maruna
Education Subject Lead Professor Sarah Miller
Social Policy Subject Lead TBC
Social Work Subject Lead Professor Karen Winter 
Sociology Subject Lead Professor John Nagle  
Staff Rep Dr Joe Allen 
SWAN co-Champion Dr Joe Allen  
SWAN co-Champion Professor Karen Winter
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 Tony Gallagher
School Impact Champion Professor Laura Lundy 
STUDENT SUPPORT  
Student Voice Coordinator Dr Andy Biggart
Undergraduate Disability and Welfare Officer Dr Mary-Louise Corr
Postgraduate Disability and Welfare Officer Dr Nichola Booth
International Students Tutor Dr Leanne Henderson
School Research Ethics Committee (Chair)  Dr Mel Engman
School Research Ethics Committee (Vice-Chair)  Dr Sarah Jankowitz
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS  
Criminology  Dr Michelle Butler
Social Policy  Dr Elizabeth Martin
Social Work (3 year degree)  Dr Paul Best
Social Work (2 year degree)  Dr Paul McCafferty
Sociology  Professor Lisa Smyth
Quantitative Methods (exit route)  Dr John Moriarty
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS  
Applied Behaviour Analysis  Dr Nichola Booth
Applied Social Studies   Dr Anne Campbell 
Autism Spectrum Disorders  Professor Karola Dillenburger 
Children's Rights  Dr Bronagh Byrne 
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programmes  Dr Michael Duffy
Educational Leadership Dr Gavin Duffy 
Educational Studies  Dr Caroline Linse
Higher Education Teaching (PGCHET)  Dr Joe Allen 
Inclusion and Special Needs Education Dr Alison MacKenzie 
Initial Teacher Education (PGCE) - Director Dr James Nelson 
Initial Teacher Education (PGCE) - Deputy Director Lesley Emerson
Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law Professor Gavin Davidson
Social Science Research  Dr Katrina Lloyd
Social Work for Children, Young People and Families Professor Lisa Bunting
Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders Dr Anne Campbell
Systemic Practice and Family Therapy  Dr Suzanne Mooney 
Systemic Psychotherapy  Dr Stephen Coulter 
TESOL Dr Mel Engman
Youth Justice Dr Mary-Louise Corr
INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION PATHWAY CONVENORS  
English Dr Jennifer Roberts
Information Technology and Computing  Dr Pamela Cowan
Mathematics Dr Ian Cantley
Modern Languages Dr Ian Collen
Religious Education Dr James Nelson
Science Dr Karen Kerr
Social Science Lesley Emerson

Professional Services Contacts

PA to Head of School Jacqueline Cullen
NICILT Co-ordinator Michelle Devenny
E-learning Developer Jill Harrison
  Flora Delargy
FINANCE TEAM  
Finance Officer Claire Shannon
Assistant Finance Officer Eileen Gray
Pauline Stanfield
Finance Support Belinda Caldwell

Open Learning Team

Open Learning Office openlearning.education@qub.ac.uk
Open Learning Administrator Wendy Hunter
Open Learning Support Martina Carey
Open Learning Support Chris McWatters

External Relations Team

PGCE Admissions sseswpgceadmissions@qub.ac.uk
PGCE Placements sseswpgceplacements@qub.ac.uk
BSW Admissions sseswsocialworkadmissions@qub.ac.uk
BSW & PGCE Access NI sseswaccessni@qub.ac.uk
SSESW Events sseswevents@qub.ac.uk
External Relations Administrator Barbara Lynagh
External Relations Officer Angela McMenamy
PGCE Placements Officer Elaine Woodhouse
PGCE Admissions Officer Caroline O'Hare
BSW Admissions and Placements Officer Carmel McCloy
Professional Courses Officer Margaret Kennedy

Undergraduate Team

Undergraduate Office sseswundergraduate@qub.ac.uk
Undergraduate Exceptional Circumstances sseswugsecc@qub.ac.uk
Undergraduate Administrator Karen McLaughlin
BA/BSc Programme Officer Zoie Waterson
BSW Programme Officer and UG Events Denzi-lee McConnell
UG Support Eoin Feighan
Clerical Support Edward O'Hare

Postgraduate Taught Team

Postgraduate Taught Exceptional Circumstances sseswpgtsecc@qub.ac.uk
Postgraduate Taught Administrator Johnny Glover
Education Masters Programme Officer Gillian Patterson
ABA/ASD/Children's Rights and Youth Justice Programme Officer Deborah Myles
PGCE/PGCHET Programme Officer Ruth McKittrick
SWK Post Qualifying Programme Officer, MRes Programme Officer Victoria Nesbitt
PGCHET/CR/YJ/SWK (Social Work for Children, Young People and Families/Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law/Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders) Programme Officer Maria Husin
69 US Receptionist/Disability Support (UG&PGT) Margaret Mullany
ssesw@qub.ac.uk

Research Team

Doctoral Research Office sseswdoctoralresearch@qub.ac.uk
Research Administrator Antoinette Keaney-Bell
Doctoral Programme Officer Margaret Mitchell
Kathleen Mathers
Doctoral Programme Support Officer Lara Sittlington
sseswphd@qub.ac.uk
Doctoral Support  Sean Grieve
Research Officer (REF/Research) Karen Wylie
sseswethics@qub.ac.uk
Research Support (Ethics/Centre Support)  Vacant

SSESW International Student Support

International Student Support Office sseswinternationalstudents@qub.ac.uk
International Support Vacant

NICILT Team

NICILT Co-ordinator  Michelle Devenny
NICILT Intern Jayne Duff

Queen's Community and Place (QCAP) Team

Programme Manager (Queen's Communities and Place) Niki McKnight
Programme Support (Queen's Communities and Place) David Piekaar
Local Co-ordinator (Queen's Communities and Place)  Aíne Brady
Local Clerical Support (Queen's Communities and Place) Patrick McNally
Clerical Officer (Campbell UK & Ireland) Carrie Hall

Contacts by Area

AreaEmail Address
SSESW International Student Supportsseswinternationalstudents@qub.ac.uk
Undergraduate Officesseswundergraduate@qub.ac.uk
Undergraduate Exceptional Circumstancesseswugsecc@qub.ac.uk
Social Work Admissionssseswsocialworkadmissions@qub.ac.uk
PGCE Admissionssseswpgceadmissions@qub.ac.uk
PGCE Placementssseswpgceplacements@qub.ac.uk
Postgraduate Taught Exceptional Circumstances sseswpgtsecc@qub.ac.uk
Doctoral / Postgraduate Research Officesseswdoctoralresearch@qub.ac.uk
Ethics sseswethics@qub.ac.uk
Eventssseswevents@qub.ac.uk
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