Lecturer

Email: maria.kenneally@tudublin.ie

Tel: +353 1 2207429

Discipline: Global Business 

 

Current role & Experience 

Mindfulness lecturer, researcher and co-director of The Mindfulness Project in the School of Global Business. 

This involves the design and delivery of mindfulness interventions for staff and students in the School of Global Business, and the researching of any impact on participants.  It also involves the integration of mindfulness-based pedagogy in TLA within the School, with particular emphasis on reflective practices, sustainability, and the development of graduate attributes.  

 

Spanish lecturer on the International Business Degree in the School of Global Business. 

As a Spanish lecturer on the L7 and L8 International Business Degree Courses I act as programme coordinator and year 4 tutor, teach approved syllabi, review existing syllabi under programmatic review and design new syllabi, conduct research, collaborate with colleagues at home and on the Erasmus Programme, and coordinate extra-curricular language and culture celebrations. 

 

Teaching & Supervision

Teaching 

2017-Present:  Mindfulness lecturer & researcher, School of Global Business, TU Dublin 

2017-Present: Mindfulness coordinator at the Centre for Psychology, Education & Emotional Intelligence (PEEI), TU Dublin 

2001-Present: Language lecturer (Spanish, French, English for Academic Purposes), School of Global Business, TU Dublin 

2001-Present: Drama-in-Education lecturer (role-playing in business contexts, Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed to explore inequality & sustainability, creative arts for connection & teambuilding in Sports & Community Development), TU Dublin 

2001-2010: Media Studies lecturer, TU Dublin 

 

External examining 

2006-2009:  Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, external examiner of Spanish 

2009-2012:  Athlone Institute of Technology, external examiner of Spanish  

2012-2014:  Athlone Institute of Technology, external examiner of Creative Arts Education

 

Research

My research interests are in Mindfulness and Contemplative Pedagogy, and I am currently studying for a PhD at Technological University Dublin. The title of my PhD thesis is ‘Can Mindfulness in Higher Education Enhance Student Employability.’

 

Books/ Chapters in Books:

Kenneally, M. (2012) ‘The Role and Value of Drama-in-Education for Students in the Caring Professions’ in Lyons, D. ed. Creative Studies for the Caring Professions, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. 

Kenneally, M. (2003) ‘Multiliculturalism in Secondary School – a Linguistic, and Socio-Political & Pedagogic Perspective’, ITB Journal, 4, (2), p. 30-46. 

 

Journal Publications/ Conference Proceedings/Papers:

Kenneally, M. 2022. Exploring the Evidence Base Underpinning Mindfulness in Education Interventions. Weaving Mindfulness into the Curriculum, May 14th 2023, Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland, online. 

Kenneally, M. 2022. Can Mindfulness Help Me Be At HE? - The School of Global Business, TU Dublin Mindfulness Project. The 1st National Workshop on Mindful Computing, November 3rd 2022, Maynooth University.  

Kenneally, M. 2019. Can Mindfulness Help Me Be At HE? International Conference for Engaging Pedagogy, December 13th 2019, University of Limerick.  

Kenneally, M. 2018. The Role of Mindfulness in the Holistic Education of Young People. Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference, April 7th 2018, University College Dublin.

Kenneally, M. 2012. Theatre to Empower – Exploring Issues of Sustainability & Interconnectedness. Social Care Ireland Conference, May 3rd 2012.  Carlow IT. 

 

Professional Experience

September 2016 – Present: Fingal Arts Council, Dublin

Drama, Mindfulness and Movement teacher for adults with special needs in Dublin 15.

 

December 2016 – September 2017: Kildare County Council

Creative Arts facilitator delivering literacy workshops to young children in Kildare libraries.

 

June 2000 – June 2001: Camden Local Education Authority, London, England

Creative Arts and Modern Foreign Language Advisor offering workshops to secondary school teachers on the incorporation of arts-based education in the TLA of various discipline