My research interests include Adolescent Literacy, English Pedagogy, Global Citizenship Education, Assessment and Reflective Practice

My teaching interests are broad and connect well with my areas of interest. Having spent much of my career as a teacher of English, I lead two modules in English Pedagogy at undergraduate level, English Pedagogics 1 and 2. I am also very interested in the potential of reflective practice to support our personal and professional development. This connects well with a module I teach on the Diploma in Drug and Alcohol Studies entitled 'Research and Reflective Practice' and also on the Professional Masters in Education Programme, 'Becoming a Teacher: Identity and Agency'.

Rachel Lenihan is Assistant Professor in Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the School of Education at the University of Limerick. Before joining the team in UL in 2022, she was a post primary teacher of English and History for 17 years. She worked as a School Placement Development Officer in the Department of Education and Professional Studies in UL in 2015-1016. This role involved supporting undergraduate students while on school placement as well as forging links between schools and the university. She was seconded to the support services for teachers as an English Advisor with Junior Cycle for Teachers from 2016-2018 and has also acted as an associate. Her doctoral study, completed in 2019, examines teachers' understandings of literacy in the Post-Primary setting. Other areas of interest include education policy, English pedagogy, assessment, Global Citizenship Education and reflective practice.