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Research Interests
My interests are in making our health and education systems more inclusive of everyone. I've had a varied background - from working as an technical writer in Dublin to assessing doctors with dyslexia in the NHS! I am a specialist teacher/assessor for neurodivergent adults and young people in HE/FE and the workplace. My own PhD was on social justice and dyslexia. I'm particularly interested in collaborative and inclusive research methods. I am a neurodivergent researcher myself and have lived experience of acquired disability.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Academic Perspectives of Inclusive Practice and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Slattery, D. M., O’Shaughnessy, T., O'Dwyer, S. & Beeley, J., 5 May 2026, In: The International Journal of Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A protocol for a scoping review on understandings of inclusion in Higher Education Institutions in the Republic of Ireland
O'Dwyer, S., O'Shaughnessy, T. & Slattery, D. M., 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching. 8, 1, p. 291-297 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Screening doctors in training for dyslexia: the benefits of an inclusive screening approach
O'Dwyer, S., Lavington, G., Miller, J., Elfes, C., Calogeras, A. & El Bakri, F., 1 Apr 2025, In: Postgraduate Medical Journal. 101, 101, p. 360 365 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Shaping qualitative research: the significance of shape in collaborative inquiry and other circles
Nind, M., O’Dwyer, S. & Azaola, M. C., 15 Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Research & Method in Education. 48, 2, p. 210-221 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Circles within circles: The transformative learning of Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) tutors in UK universities when they engage collaboratively with theories of social justice and critical pedagogy
O'Dwyer, S., 1 Jul 2022Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review