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Dr CLIONA ROONEY

B.Arch., BSc., PhD.

Biography

Dr. Clíona Rooney holds a B.Sc. (Hons) Architecture from Queen’s University Belfast (2004-2007). She has worked as a Part II Architect in both urban and rural practices. She was involved in a variety of projects including masterplans, feasibility studies and refurbishments. As part of her B.Arch. degree awarded from Queen’s University Belfast, she worked on her dissertation entitled ‘civic place’ and analysed historic maps to produce concepts for new civic office spaces in Sligo.

In 2010 Clíona was awarded funding from the School of Architecture Planning and Civil Engineering (SPACE) to undertake PhD research at Queen's University Belfast. Her PhD research entitled ‘Blind Spot: An investigation into Lifetime Home Standards and Visual Impairment’, explored how age related housing could become more inclusive of visually impaired people. During this time, she was seconded to INNOVA in Rome as part of a Marie Curie IAAP project on aging and technology.

Since her PhD, Clíona was employed as a post-doctoral researcher at Maynooth University. In this role, she worked on the IRC funded ‘Enabling Resilience’ project. This project examined the experiences and resilience practices of low-income families receiving Family Income Supplement (FIS) and other in-work supports using a mixed-method biographical approach. She is currently carrying out research on another IRC funded project to consider the feasibility of conducting a longitudinal study on children in care or leaving care within the Irish context.

Research Interests

Life course analysis
Children in care
Feasibility studies
Research methods
Longitudinal studies
Architecture
Social policy

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	'The (in)adequacy of In-Work Benefits in Irish Lone Parent Labour Market Activation Policy' Millar, M, Gray, J, Rooney, C, Crosse R (2018) 'The (in)adequacy of In-Work Benefits in Irish Lone Parent Labour Market Activation Policy'. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Living Independently: Exploring the Experiences of Visually Impaired People Living in Age-Related and Lifetime Housing Through Qualitative Synthesis' Rooney, C; Hadjri, K; Faith, V; Rooney, M; McAllister, K; Craig, C. (2018) 'Living Independently: Exploring the Experiences of Visually Impaired People Living in Age-Related and Lifetime Housing Through Qualitative Synthesis'. HERD, 11 (12):56-71 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Experiencing visual impairment in a lifetime home: an interpretative phenomenological inquiry' Rooney, C; Hadjri, K; McAllister, K; Rooney, M; Faith, V; Craig, C. (2018) 'Experiencing visual impairment in a lifetime home: an interpretative phenomenological inquiry'. Journal Of Housing And The Built Environment, 33 (1):45-67 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Meeting the Needs of Visually Impaired People Living in Lifetime Homes' Rooney, C; Hadjri, K; Rooney, M; Faith, V; McAllister, K; Craig, C (2016) 'Meeting the Needs of Visually Impaired People Living in Lifetime Homes'. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 30 :123-140 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Housing Choices and Care Home Design for People With Dementia' Hadjri, K; Rooney, C; Faith, V (2015) 'Housing Choices and Care Home Design for People With Dementia'. Herd-Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 8 :80-95 [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Finding a way: long-term care homes to support dementia' Faith, V; Hadjri, K; Rooney, C; Craig, C; McAllister, K. (2015) 'Finding a way: long-term care homes to support dementia'. Proceedings of the Institute of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning, 168 (DP4):204-217 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Assessing Lifetime Homes Standards and Part M Building Regulations for Housing Design in the UK' Rooney, C; Hadjri, K; Craig, C (2013) 'Assessing Lifetime Homes Standards and Part M Building Regulations for Housing Design in the UK'. The Design Journal, 16 (1):29-50 [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	*5th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference* Rooney, C.; Gray, J. (2017) The lived experience of family Income Supplement (FIS) recipients 5th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	The Feasibility Of Conducting A Longitudinal Study On Children In Care Or Children Leaving Care Within The Irish Context. Devaney, C. and Rooney, C. (2018) The Feasibility Of Conducting A Longitudinal Study On Children In Care Or Children Leaving Care Within The Irish Context. UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre NUIG, Galway. [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	Methodology of Longitudinal Surveys II, Rooney, C and Devaney, C. (2018) Longitudinal research of children in care or leaving care. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Methodology of Longitudinal Surveys II, University of Essex , 25-JUL-18 - 27-JUL-18. [Details]

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2007	Queen's University Belfast	HONOURS BACHELOR DEGREE (LEVEL 8)	Architecture
2017	National University of Ireland Galway	Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education	Education
2010	Queen's University Belfast	HONOURS BACHELOR DEGREE (LEVEL 8)	Architecture
2014	Queen's University Belfast	PhD	Architecture

Teaching Interests

Social Policy, Architecture, Housing, Research Methods.

Modules Taught

Term/Year	Module Title	Module Code
2017-2018	Methods For Social And Political Science	1617-SP220
2017-2018	Public and Social Policy in Ireland	1617-SP109
2017-2018	Connecting Research, Policy & Practice in Children's Services	1617-CSS300
2017-2018	Family Support Practice Seminars	1718-SP575
2017-2018	Working with Specific Populations	1718-SP530