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Dr Nuala Connolly

B.A., M.A., Ph.D

Biography

Dr. Nuala Connolly is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (CFRC), School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway. Dr. Connolly is an appointed member of the Council of Europe and European Commission Youth Partnership Pool of European Youth Researchers (PEYR).
Nuala is currently co-editing a book as part of the Youth Knowledge series of the Partnership. Nuala is also a member of the drafting group preparing a Recommendation for the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on youth work. Nuala was also a member of the editing committee of the 2nd European Youth Work Convention, drafting the Declaration of the Convention.

Prior to joining the CFRC, Nuala worked as a Lecturer in Department of Applied Social Studies and a Researcher in the Centre for Youth Research and Development, Maynooth University.

Nuala holds a PhD (2012) from the UCD School of Information and Library Studies. The research was completed as a scholar of the HW Wilson Foundation, and was subsequently awarded the International Emerald/ EFMD 2012 Outstanding Doctoral Research Highly Commended Award.

Dr. Connolly has also worked as a part-time Lecturer and Module Coordinator, Research Fellow and Research Assistant at UCD Ireland.

Research Interests

Nuala is an experienced in multi-method and multi-themed child and youth research, including longitudinal evaluation and field-based action research at a European level. This experience includes qualitative, quantitative and quasi-experimental methodologies, in addition to policy analysis and report-writing. In addition to her experience in child and youth research and programme evaluation, Nuala’s interests include information policy and the sociology of technology.

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	'Young People, Youth Work and the Digital World' Connolly, N. (2016) 'Young People, Youth Work and the Digital World' In: Youth Partnership Youth Knowledge Series. Brussels, Belgium: Council of Europe. [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2006)	*Privacy Conference, ZIF (Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies), University of Bielefeld, Germany* Connolly, N. (2006) A Review of The Impact of Modern Identity Infrastructures, Identity Fraud and the Imminent Revolution in Biometric Technologies on Individual Privacy and Identity Privacy Conference, ZIF (Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies), University of Bielefeld, Germany [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	A Longitudinal Evaluation of Project Futsal. Devlin, M.; Connolly, N.; O’Brien, M; & McGarry, K. (2014) A Longitudinal Evaluation of Project Futsal. Football Association of Irleand, Dublin. [Details]
	(2014)	An Evidence-Informed Longitudinal Evaluation of Youth Advocates Programmes Ireland. Devlin, M.; Connolly, N; & McGarry, K. (2014) An Evidence-Informed Longitudinal Evaluation of Youth Advocates Programmes Ireland. YAP Ireland, Dublin. [Details]
	(2011)	Future Strategy for Irish Research, Development and Use of Virtual Research Environments. Connolly, N.; Wusteman, J. (2011) Future Strategy for Irish Research, Development and Use of Virtual Research Environments. UCD, Dublin. [Details]
	(2009)	Modelling The Collaborative Information Behaviour of Academics: A Pilot Study of Research Groups at UCD Ireland. Connolly, N. (2009) Modelling The Collaborative Information Behaviour of Academics: A Pilot Study of Research Groups at UCD Ireland. UCD, Dublin. [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Seminar on Youth Policy Making in Theory and Practice, Nuala Connolly (2016) Participation and Young People in a Digital Worl. [Keynote Address], Seminar on Youth Policy Making in Theory and Practice, Istanbul , 03-MAY-16 - 06-MAY-16. [Details]
	(2015)	Unity Through Relationships Annual Conference, Connolly, N. (2015) The parent voice in family support: Opportunities and challenges for meaningful engagement and participation. [Oral Presentation], Unity Through Relationships Annual Conference, Regency Airport Hotel, Dublin , 09-NOV-15 - 10-NOV-15. [Details]
	(2015)	Symposium on Young People’s Participation in a Digitalised World. Partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Commission in the Field of Youth, Connolly, N; Mc Guinness, C. (2015) Towards Digital Literacy for the Participation of Young People in a Digital World. [Plenary Lecture], Symposium on Young People’s Participation in a Digitalised World. Partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Commission in the Field of Youth, Budapest, Hungary , 14-SEP-15 - 16-SEP-15. [Details]
	(2015)	Tusla's 1st Annual Parenting Conference, Dolan, P; Connolly, N. (2015) Shaping our Parenting Support Through Participation. [Keynote Address], Tusla's 1st Annual Parenting Conference, Dublin Castle , 08-DEC-15 - 08-DEC-15. [Details]
	(2014)	ESA Youth and Generation Research Network MidTerm Conference, Devlin, M.; Connolly, N.; O’Brien, M; & McGarry, K. (2014) More than just a game’: Issues of Agency and Structure in Young People’s Participation in a Football-Based Social Inclusion Programme. [Oral Presentation], ESA Youth and Generation Research Network MidTerm Conference, Krakow, Poland , 10-SEP-14 - 14-SEP-14. [Details]
	(2014)	Focus Ireland and TCD School of Social Work and Social Policy Seminar Series, Connolly, N. (2014) Research in Practice: An Evidence-Informed Longitudinal Evaluation of Youth Advocates Programmes (YAP) Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Focus Ireland and TCD School of Social Work and Social Policy Seminar Series, Dublin , 26-MAR-14 - 26-MAR-14. [Details]
	(2014)	Improving Children's Lives: An International Interdisciplinary Conference, Devlin, M.; Connolly, N. (2014) Improving Outcomes for Vulnerable Young People: An Evidence-Informed Longitudinal Evaluation of Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland (YAP). [Oral Presentation], Improving Children's Lives: An International Interdisciplinary Conference, Queen's University, Belfast , 19-FEB-14 - 22-FEB-14. [Details]
	(2014)	World Congress of Sociology, Connolly, N. (2014) Conceptualising Privacy, Securing Identity: An Information Solution. [Oral Presentation], World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan , 13-JUL-14 - 19-JUL-14. [Details]
	(2007)	UCD Human Sciences Symposium, Connolly, N. (2007) Securing Identity, Conceptualising Privacy: A Cross-National Comparative Study of Information Security, Identity Theft and the Protection of Privacy in Electronic Environments. [Oral Presentation], UCD Human Sciences Symposium, UCD, Dublin , 22-NOV-07 - 22-NOV-07. [Details]

Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2012	Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Highly Commended Award	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
	2004	HW Wilson Foundation Doctoral Scholarship	HW Wilson Foundation

Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	QA/ QI Coordinating Committee	Member of Committee	10-MAR-16 / 03-MAR-16
	Dublin Business School External Moderation Committee	External Moderator	/

Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
NUI Galway	Postdoctoral Researcher	01-MAR-15 / 04-MAR-16
Maynooth University	Lecturer	01-SEP-14 / 01-MAR-16
Maynooth University	Researcher	01-APR-12 / 01-MAR-15
University College Dublin	Module Coordinator/ Lecturer (P/T)	02-SEP-06 / 29-OCT-11
University College Dublin	Lecturer (P/T)	01-SEP-06 / 30-OCT-11
University College Dublin	Researcher	01-JAN-04 / 31-DEC-11
University College Dublin	Tutor & Senior Tutor	01-SEP-04 / 30-JUN-08

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2005	University College Dublin	Masters	Information Policy
2012	University College Dublin	PhD	Information Policy
2003	University College Dublin	Bachelor of Arts	Information Studies, Archaeology

Languages

	Language
	English
	Irish
	French

Consultancy

	Client	Description
	Council of Europe Youth Partnership	Expert team member of drafting group preparing a Recommendation for the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on youth work. Coediting a book as part of the Youth Knowledge series of the Partnership. Invited contribution to symposium on the participation of young people in a digital world. Invited to input on seminar on knowledge based youth policy.