Dr Niamh Flanagan

Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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It takes a village to raise a child: Toward a multi-disciplinary future for foster care in Ireland | PI | Maynooth University / | 01-OCT-20 | 31-DEC-21 | |||
Wesley College Social Inclusion Study | PI | Wesley College Dublin / Wesley College Social Inclusion Study | 01-SEP-20 | 30-JUN-21 | 2800 | ||
Student Feedback and Teaching Evaluation Project: | Team Member / Departmental Lead | / Non Commercial | 05-FEB-20 | 31-MAY-21 | |||
All Ireland Social Work Student Survey | University PI | / | 01-OCT-19 | 31-DEC-23 | |||
Recruitment & Retention in Social work | PI | / | 01-SEP-19 | 31-DEC-20 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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2023 | 'The role of social work education in relation to empathy and self-reported resilience: Results from entry to exit of social work education on the island of Ireland durin the Covid-19 pandemic'
Paula McFadden; Niamh Flanagan; Jana Ross; Julie Byrne; Rose Dolan; Gloria Kirwan; Eleanor Kelly; Caroline Shore; Orla McDonald; Elaine Wilson; Paula Slavin; Markus Ketola; Audrey Roulston; Claire McCartan; (2023) 'The role of social work education in relation to empathy and self-reported resilience: Results from entry to exit of social work education on the island of Ireland durin the Covid-19 pandemic'. British Journal of Social Work, [DOI] [Details] |
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2021 | 'The push and pull factors of a career in Social Work: what drives recruitment and sustains retention'
Flanagan, N., Ayres, M., Bermingham, V., Burke, C., Carroll, M., Conway, M., Corrigan, M., Croke, E., Edet, T., Fleming, A., Harding, N., Harrington, S., Iyamu, P., Judge, N., Mangoti, M., McCarthy, E., Nolan, D., O'Brien, C., O'Hara, A., Osibuamhe, A., Reilly, N., Ryan, D., Tully, L., Tynan, D., Wells., H., Zibaite, B., Hyland, J. & Kirwan, G. (2021) 'The push and pull factors of a career in Social Work: what drives recruitment and sustains retention'. Irish Social Worker, (Winter):170-177 [Details] |
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2020 | 'The Information Behaviour of Social Workers: Needs, Seeking, Acquiring and Using Information in Practice'
Flanagan, N (2020) 'The Information Behaviour of Social Workers: Needs, Seeking, Acquiring and Using Information in Practice'. British Journal of Social Work, 50 (5):1588-1610 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | 'Putting Relationships First in Social Work'
Niamh Flanagan, Hilda Loughran, Mary Henihan, Gary Broderick (2019) 'Putting Relationships First in Social Work'. Irish Social Worker, (Winter):7-18 [Details] |
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2018 | 'Collaboration in social workers’ information behaviour: A valuable asset for the profession'
Niamh Flanagan (2018) 'Collaboration in social workers’ information behaviour: A valuable asset for the profession'. Irish Social Worker, (Winter):61-67 [Details] |
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2020 | 'Considering a participatory approach to social work - Service user research'
Flanagan, N (2020) 'Considering a participatory approach to social work - Service user research'. Qualitative Social Work, 19 (5-6):1078-1094 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2021 | 'What tools facilitate learning on placement? Findings of a social work student-to-student research study'
Wilson E.;Flanagan N. (2021) 'What tools facilitate learning on placement? Findings of a social work student-to-student research study'. Social Work Education, 40 (4):535-551 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | 'The ‘thin’ and ‘thick’ needs of Roma: a participatory mixed methods study'
Patricia Kennedy, Siobhán Curran, Gabi Muntaen, Tica Munteanu, Emilia Caldaras, Emmanuel Caldaras, Emil Alex Petrovics, Isaac Ianko, Angela Cirpaci, Mariana Pruteanu, Delia Danila, Jennifer Ciuciu, Ricardo Munteanu, Joseph Duna, Roman Bartos, Julius Fako, Miriam Ciuciu, Carmen Lupsa, Tiberius Fusteac, Helena Dunova, Niamh Flanagan & Shannon O’Donovan (2019) 'The ‘thin’ and ‘thick’ needs of Roma: a participatory mixed methods study'. European Societies, 21 (1):52-75 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2018 | 'What makes a good placement? Findings of a social work student-to-student research study'
Flanagan, Niamh & Wilson, Elaine (2018) 'What makes a good placement? Findings of a social work student-to-student research study'. Social Work Education, 37 (5):565-580 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | 'Hearing the student voice: an evaluation of students’ experiences and learning in fieldwork education in University College Dublin, Ireland'
Elaine Wilson & Niamh Flanagan (2022) 'Hearing the student voice: an evaluation of students’ experiences and learning in fieldwork education in University College Dublin, Ireland' In: Rajendra Baikady, Sajid S.M, John Gal, Varoshini Nadesan (eds). The Routledge International Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work. New York: Routledge International. [DOI] [Details] |
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2022 | 'Social Work Research: Digitising the Critical Incident Technique for the 21st Century using Audio Diaries'
Niamh Flanagan (2022) 'Social Work Research: Digitising the Critical Incident Technique for the 21st Century using Audio Diaries' In: López Peláez, A. & Kirwan, G (eds). The Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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2001 | 'Born Outside Marriage: The Social Implications for Irish Pre-School Children'
Niamh Flanagan (2001) 'Born Outside Marriage: The Social Implications for Irish Pre-School Children' In: Anne Cleary, Maire Nic Ghiolla Phadraig & Suzanne Quin (eds). Understanding Children Volume 2: Changing Experiences and Family Forms. Cork: Oak Tree Press. [Details] |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | Social Work Writing for Publication Workshop.
Prof Mark Doel; Prof Jim Campbell; Dr Lisa Morris; Dr Colletta Dalikeni; Dr Gloria Kirwan; Dr Seamus Taylor; Mr Ger Brophy; Social Work Practitioners & Social Work Students (2021) Social Work Writing for Publication Workshop. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Social Work Writing for Publication Workshop, Maynooth University , 25-NOV-21 - 25-NOV-21 [Details] |
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2021 | Engagement Workshop with Research Engaged Leaders in the Health & Social Care Board of Northern Ireland.
Niamh Flanagan (2021) Engagement Workshop with Research Engaged Leaders in the Health & Social Care Board of Northern Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Health & Social Care (Northern Ireland): Building a Research Community: Maintaining Links and Forging New Links, Belfast/Online , 01-DEC-21 - 01-DEC-21 [Details] |
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2021 | Social Workers' Informtion Behavour: Need, Seeking, Acquisition & Use.
Niamh Flanagan (2021) Social Workers' Informtion Behavour: Need, Seeking, Acquisition & Use. [Oral Presentation], Health & Social Care (Northern Ireland): Building a Research Community: Maintaining Links and Forging New Links, Belfast/Online , 01-DEC-21 - 01-DEC-21 [Details] |
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2019 | Irish Association of Social Workers National Conference.
Niamh Flanagan (2019) Irish Association of Social Workers National Conference. [Invited Lecture], Putting Relationships First in Social Work: Promoting Research Collaboration with Service Users', Dublin , 10-MAY-19 - 10-MAY-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Practitioner Research Conference hosted by a Consortium of all Schools of Social Work on the Island in Collaboration with the IASW & BASW-NI.
Dr Niamh Flanagan (MU); Dr Eavan Brady (TCD); Dr Sarah Donnelly (UCD); Ms Kerry Cuskelly (Practitioner) (2019) Practitioner Research Conference hosted by a Consortium of all Schools of Social Work on the Island in Collaboration with the IASW & BASW-NI. [Conference Organising Committee Member], All Ireland Social Work Research Conference, Carmelite Centre, Aungier St, Dublin , 14-JUN-19 - 14-JUN-19 [Details] |
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2018 | Social Work in Transition: 8th European conference for Social Work Research.
Niamh Flanagan (2018) Social Work in Transition: 8th European conference for Social Work Research. [Chaired Session], Parallel Session B: Researching child protection, Edinburgh, Scotland , 18-APR-18 - 20-APR-18 [Details] |
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2018 | Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development.
Flanagan, Niamh; Coffey, Aisling; Ceatha, Nerilee; Feeney, Angela; Barrett, Bernard (2018) Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development. [Oral Presentation], Sisters (and borthers) are doing it for themselves: Strengthening education to meet the needs of communities (A Multi-agency symposium), Dublin, Ireland , 04-JUL-18 - 07-JUL-18 [Details] |
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2018 | Social Work in Transition: 8th European Conference for Social Work Research.
Niamh Flanagan (2018) Social Work in Transition: 8th European Conference for Social Work Research. [Oral Presentation], Mapping the Social Work Information Base in the Information Age, Edinburgh, Scotland , 18-APR-18 - 20-APR-18 [Details] |
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2018 | Understanding the Complexities of Social Work.
Niamh Flanagan (2018) Understanding the Complexities of Social Work. [Invited Lecture], Mapping the Information Which Informs Social work: A Pragmatic Model to Capture a Complex Practice, FORSA Trade Union: Eamon Ceannt House, Nerney's Court, Dublin 1 , 09-AUG-18 - 09-AUG-18 [Details] |
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2018 | Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference.
Niamh Flanagan (2018) Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference. [Chaired Session], Irish Social Policy Association Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference, Dublin, Ireland , 27-JUL-18 - 27-JUL-18 [Details] |
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2018 | Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development.
Flanagan, Niamh (2018) Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development. [Chaired Session], Health, mental health and disability, Dublin, Ireland , 04-JUL-18 - 07-JUL-18 [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | A Culture of Feedback: Staff – Students – Peers.
Niamh Flanagan, Ciara Bradley & Gloria Kirwan (2021) A Culture of Feedback: Staff – Students – Peers. Centre for Teaching & Learning, Maynooth University, Maynooth. [Details] |
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2021 | Social Work Dialogue: Exploring Practitioner Issues through Experiential Dialogue Research.
Flanagan, N., Ayres, M., Bermingham, V., Burke, C., Carroll, M., Conway, M., Corrigan, M., Croke, E., Edet, T., Fleming, A., Harding, N., Harrington, S., Iyamu, P., Judge, N., Mangoti, M., McCarthy, E., Nolan, D., O'Brien, C., O'Hara, A., Osibuamhe, A., Reilly, N., Ryan, D., Tully, L., Tynan, D., Wells., H., Zibaite, B., Hyland, J. & Kirwan, G. (2021) Social Work Dialogue: Exploring Practitioner Issues through Experiential Dialogue Research. Centre for Teaching & Learning, Maynooth University, Maynooth. [Details] |
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2017 | Towards Evidence Informed Services: Domestic Sexual and Gender Based Violence Services Working Report on 2015 Services, Activities and Use.
Niamh Flanagan (2017) Towards Evidence Informed Services: Domestic Sexual and Gender Based Violence Services Working Report on 2015 Services, Activities and Use. Tusla Child & Family Agency, Dublin. [full-text] [Details] |
Books
Year | Publication | |
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1995 | Planning for Change: A handbook on strategic planning for local development partnerships.
Niamh Flanagan, Trutz Haase & Jim Walsh (1995) Planning for Change: A handbook on strategic planning for local development partnerships. Dublin: Combat Poverty Agency. [Details] |
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1992 | Unmarried Mothers: A Social Profile.
Niamh Flanagan & Valerie Richardson (1992) Unmarried Mothers: A Social Profile. Dublin: Social Science Research Centre UCD & Social Work Research Unit, National Maternity Hospital. [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2020 | Teaching & Learning Fellowship | Maynooth University |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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Children's Research Network | Member | 24-MAY-19 / | |
Maynooth University Anti trafficking in Humans Network | Convener | 01-JAN-21 / | |
All Ireland Social Work Student Research Forum | Member | 01-OCT-19 / |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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All Ireland Social Work Research Conference Organising Committee | Co-founding member | 2018 / | |
Maynooth University Faculty of Social Science Research Committee | Secretary | 2018 / 2021 |
Consultancy
Client | Description | |
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Department of Justice & Equality | ||
Department of Agriculture | ||
Forsa Public Service Union | ||
Irish Association of Social Workers | ||
Tusla Child & Family Agency |
Reviews
Journal | Role | |
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Journal Of Social Work Practice | Reviewer | |
Groupwork | Reviewer | |
Qualitative Social Work | Reviewer | |
Social Work Education | Reviewer |
Other Activities
Description | |
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Dept Applied Social Studies, represented by Dr Niamh Flanagan & Dr Ciara Bradley, are pleased to join with Dept Chemistry and Dept of Music under the coordinator of MU Centre for Teaching & Learning to participate in an initiative to Enhance Teaching and Learning through Programme and Module Evaluation 2020. |
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The project proposal, “It takes a village to raise a child: Toward a multi-disciplinary future for foster care in Ireland” has been successful in its application for a funded student researcher under the SPUR - Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) 2021. This funding will facilitate bringing to publication the project undertaken with the year 1 social work masters students in 2020. |
Teaching Interests
External Collaborators
Name | Role / Description | Country | |
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Dr Elaine Wilson, UCD | Co-author/researcher | IRELAND | |
Dr Eavan Brady, TCD | Network Co-Convener | IRELAND | |
Kerry Cuskelly, HSE | Network Co-Convener | IRELAND | |
Dr Sarah Donnelly, UCD | Network Co-Convener | IRELAND | |
Dr Lisa Morriss | Network Co-Convener | ENGLAND | |
Dr Ariana Critchley | Network Co-Convener | SCOTLAND | |
Dr Wahida Kent | Network Co-Convener | WALES | |
Dr Amanda Taylor-Beswick, QUB | Network Co-Convener | NORTHERN IRELAND | |
Angela Feeney, Tusla | co-presenter | IRELAND | |
Dr Sioban O'Brien-Green, TCD | co-author | IRELAND | |
Dr Hilda Loughran, UCD | Co-author | IRELAND | |
Dr Gary Broderick, SAOL | co-author | IRELAND | |
Mary Henihan, Le Cheile Mentoring | co-author | IRELAND | |
Nerilee Ceatha, Tusla | co-presenter | IRELAND | |
Aisling Coffey, HSE | co-presenter | IRELAND | |
Bernard Barrett, Tusla | co-presenter | IRELAND |