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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 SchoolPatricia Reilly
School ManagerDr Paul McCafferty
Director of Undergraduate EducationProfessor Sarah Miller
Director of Postgraduate Taught StudiesDr Alison MacKenzie
Director of Postgraduate Research StudiesProfessor Allen Thurston
Director of ResearchDr Jennifer Roberts
Director of InternationalisationDr Teresa Degenhardt
SWAN Co-ChampionProfessor Karen Winter
SWAN Co-ChampionJohnny Glover
Postgraduate Taught AdministratorDr Antoinette Keaney-Bell
Research AdministratorKaren McLaughlin
Undergraduate AdministratorWendy Hunter
Open Learning AdministratorBarbara Lynagh
External Relations AdministratorMichelle Devenny
Student Support Administratorvacant
IT Officer/TechnicianKey Academic Contacts
BSW Admissions and Recruitment Officer (Undergraduate) | Dr Mandi MacDonald | |
Director of Practice Learning | Professor Karen Winter | |
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 Gemma Carney | |
BA/BSc/PG Tutor Co-ordinator | Dr Cathal McManus | |
Open Learning Director | Professor Tess Maginess | |
NICILT Director | Dr Ian Collen | |
Examination Liaison Officer (UG) | Professor Davy Hayes | |
Examination Liaison Officer (PG) | Dr Katerina Dounavi | |
Criminology Subject Lead | Professor Shadd Maruna | |
Education Subject Lead | Professor Carl Bagley | |
Social Policy Subject Lead | TBC | |
Social Work Subject Lead | Professor Karen Winter | |
Sociology Subject Lead | Professor John Nagle | |
Academic Staff Rep | Dr Gemma Carney | |
SWAN co-Champion | Dr Teresa Degenhardt | |
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 Dina Belluigi | |
School Impact Champion | Professor Laura Lundy | |
STUDENT SUPPORT | ||
Student Voice Coordinator | Professor Katy Hayward | |
Undergraduate Disability and Welfare Officer | Dr Kevin Hearty | |
Postgraduate Disability and Welfare Officer | Dr Nichola Booth | |
International Students Tutor | Dr Yecid Ortega | |
Peer Mentoring and Skills Assistant Academic Co-ordinator | Dr Rin Ushiyama | |
Undergraduate Lead Personal Tutor | Dr Cate McNamee | |
School Research Ethics Committee (Chair) | Dr Mel Engman | |
School Research Ethics Committee (Vice-Chair) | Dr Sarah Jankowitz | |
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS | ||
Criminology | Professor Michelle Butler | |
Education Studies | Dr Leanne Henderson | |
Social Policy | Dr Elizabeth Martin | |
Social Work (3 year degree) | Professor Lisa Bunting | |
Social Work (2 year degree) | Dr Lorna Montgomery | |
Sociology | Professor Lisa Smyth | |
Quantitative Methods (exit route) | Dr John Moriarty | |
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS | ||
Applied Behaviour Analysis | Dr Nichola Booth | |
Autism Spectrum Disorders | Professor Karola Dillenburger | |
Children's Rights | Professor Bronagh Byrne | |
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programmes | Dr Michael Duffy | |
Educational Leadership | Dr Gavin Duffy | |
Educational Studies | Dr Laura Dunne | |
Higher Education Teaching (PGCHET) | Dr Joe Allen | |
Inclusion and Special Needs Education | Dr Devon Ramey | |
Initial Teacher Education (PGCE) - Director | Dr Ian Collen | |
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 | Professor Anne Campbell | |
Systemic Practice and Family Therapy | Dr Suzanne Mooney | |
Systemic Psychotherapy | Dr Stephen Coulter | |
TESOL and Applied Linguistics | Dr Sultan Turkan | |
Youth Justice | Dr Siobhán McAlister | |
Dissertation Co-ordinator | Dr Pamela Cowan | |
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 |
Student Support Administrator | Michelle Devenny |
NICILT Co-ordinator | vacant |
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 | Caroline O'Hare |
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 | |
BSW Programme Officer and UG Events | Denzi-lee McConnell |
UG Support | Vacant |
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 | tbc |
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 | vacant |
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 |
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 | sseswdoctoralresearch@qub.ac.uk |
Ethics | sseswethics@qub.ac.uk |
Research Office | sseswresearch@qub.ac.uk |
Events | sseswevents@qub.ac.uk |