PhD Candidate in Sociology & Politics, NUI Galway. My PhD thesis looks at emotions and social change in Ireland in the 20th century.

Interested in sociology, social theory, ontology, emotions, power, politics, political theory, political sociology, relational becoming, sociology of Ireland, relational sociology, process philosophy, process sociology, qualitative methods, narrative, life histories.

I also like specfic/sf, short animation and music. The dog's name is Lughaidh. I am originally from Kilkee, Co. Clare.

Some recent publications are:

(Forthcoming). Book Review - Charlotte Bloch (2012) Passion and Paranoia: Emotions and the Culture of Emotion in Academia, Irish Journal of Sociology.

2013 ’Emotions and Power: A bifocal prescription to cure theoretical myopia’ – Introduction to the special issue, Journal of Political Power, Volume 6, Issue 3, pp.355-62.

2013. Book Chapter - ’Emotions & Nationalism: A Process-Relational View’ in Prof. Nicolas Demertzis (eds) Emotions in Politics: The Affect Dimension in Political Tension (Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology).

2011. Article - ’Emotions and Power: Reconciling Conceptual Twins’ in The Journal of Political Power, Vol. 4, No. 2, August 2011, 259–277.