Our current staff members and associates can be found below. Further information about their work is available by accessing their profile.
Academic Staff
- Professor Kelsey Shanks (UNESCO Chair and Director of the UNESCO Centre)
- Professor Alan Smith (Emeritus)
- Dr Una O'Connor-Bones (Deputy Director)
- Dr Jessica Bates
- Dr Clare McAuley
- Dr Jacqueline Reilly
- Dr Stephen Roulston
- Dr Karl O'Connor
- Dr Lesley Doran
- Professor Jackie McCoy
Research Fellow
Research Associates
- Dr Caroline Courtney
- Dr Christine Ellison
- Dr Ulf Hansson
- Dr Christine Shannon
- Matthew Milliken
- Emma Jackson
- Jennifer Emelife
- Vasila Bozichaeva
- Bassel Akar
- María Balarin
- Maria Fernanda Rodriguez
PhD Researchers
- Benoîte Martin
- Salaheddine Al Mugharbil
- Genevive Greer
- Innocent Anazia
- Monica Mulholland
Visiting Professor
Associate Academics
- Professor Bob Adamson, UNESCO Chair in TVET and Lifelong Learning, The Education University of Hong Kong
- Professor Mark Brennan, UNESCO Chair in Community, Leadership, and Youth Development, Penn State University
- Professor Robert Chaskin, UNESCO Chair for Inclusive Urbanism, The University of Chicago
- Professor Lynn Davies, University of Birmingham
- Professor Pat Dolan, UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement
- Professor Mario Novelli, University of Sussex
- Dr Tejendra Pherali, University College London
- Dr Ritesh Shah, University of Auckland
- Professor Zeena Zakharia, University of Massachusetts
- Dr Julia Paulson
- Dr Simone Datzberger
Enquiries
Enquiries can be directed to education@ulster.ac.uk.