Lecturer

Email: sue.mulhall@tudublin.ie

Tel: 01 220 6505

Qualifications: PhD, MEd, BBS, Dip PM, MCIPD

As an experienced academic, I collaboratively teach high quality, practice-led, research-informed human resource management (HRM) modules up to Masters’ level. This teaching is based on contemporary theory and complimented by my undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation supervision, and doctoral research.

My disciplinary expertise is grounded in a strong research background, as I completed my international award-winning, scholarship-funded, doctorate in human resource development, researching careers success. My research was presented with the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Award in the HRM category. These findings, along with other HRM studies  I collaborated on, have been disseminated in international publications (four journal articles and three book chapters) and at international fora (twelve conference papers). As an expert in my field, I chaired a track (Measurement and Evaluation) at the annual conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development. In addition, I have reviewed journal articles for the boards of Organization Studies, European Management Journal, Education + Training, European Journal of Training and Development, and the Irish Journal of Management. Furthermore, I have reviewed textbooks for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Publications, Sage Publications and Palgrave Macmillan Publishers.

My teaching, supervision and research experience is supplemented by a demonstrable track record in HRM, gained while leading my own learning, consulting and coaching company. I also have considerable experience as a HR practitioner in the private, public and non-profit sectors in Ireland and am a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Academic Publications

Chapters in Books 

• Mulhall, S. & Campbell, M. (2018) ‘Embedding Career Competencies in Learning and Talent Development: Career Management and Professional Development Modules’, in Mendy. J. (ed.) Teaching Human Resources and Organizational Behavior at the College Level, pp. 133-171, Hershey PA, IGI.
• Mulhall, S. (2015) ‘Evaluating HRD Programmes’, in Carbery, R. and Cross, C. (eds.) Human Resource Development: A Concise Introduction, pp. 171-193, London, Palgrave Macmillan.
• Mulhall, S. (2014) ‘Careers and Career Development’, in Harney, B. and Monks, K. (eds.) Strategic HRM: Research and Practice in Ireland, pp. 211-229, Dublin, Orpen Press.

Journal Publications 

• Mulhall, S. (2016) ‘Critical Moments and Second-Chance Education Constructing Socially Excluded Women’s Stories of Career Success’, Journal of Education and Work, 29(2): 115-142.
• Mulhall, S. (2014) ‘(Re)Constructing Career Strategies After Experiencing Involuntary Job Loss’, Journal of Change Management, 14(4): 453-474.
• Mulhall, S. (2013) ‘Silent Stories of Resistance to Doing Employment’, Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 8(2): 181-200.
• Mulhall, S. (2011) ‘CSI: Career Success Investigation’, Irish Journal of Management, 30(2): 67-93.

Conference Proceedings/Papers 

• Mc Manus, P., Mulhall, S., Ragab, M.A.F. & Arisha, A (2017) ‘An Investigation in the Methodological Approaches used in Doctoral Business Research in Ireland’, paper presented at the European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, 22-23 June 2017.
• McManus, P., Ragab, M., Arisha, A. & Mulhall, S. (2016) ‘The Factors Influencing Employees’ Willingness to Share Knowledge: A Literature Review’, paper presented at the European Conference on Knowledge Management, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, 1-2 September 2016.
• Mulhall, S. & Debiec, O. (2015) ‘Making Sense of Success: Career Strategies of Female Leaders in Irelands Financial Services Sector’, paper presented at the International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice Across Europe (annual conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, 3-5 June 2015.
• Campbell, M. & Mulhall, S. (2014) ‘A Tale of Two Modules: Contemplating Professional Development’, paper presented at the International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy, Athlone Institute of Technology, Westmeath, Ireland, 5 December 2014.
• Mulhall, S. (2013) ‘Framing Career Stories of Labour Market Scheme Actors from Film Metaphors’, paper presented at the International Working Party on Labour Market Segmentation Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 12-14 September 2013.

Teaching and Supervision  

Presented with a Teaching Innovation Award for the integration of placement learning outcomes with personal development, career planning and professional profile development for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Taught and assessed practice-led, research-informed modules at postgraduate and undergraduate levels, including Strategic Learning and Development Provision, Strategic Resourcing and Talent Management, Strategic Human Resource Management, International Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Management, and Developing Skills for Business Leadership.

Presented with TU Dublin’s First Time Supervisor Award for a scholarship application as principal supervisor for a doctoral candidate researching ‘Employee Construction of the Facilitators and Inhibitors that Influence Knowledge Sharing in a Non-Profit Organisation’.

Appointed internal examiner for a successful PhD candidate in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, who researched ‘Global Talent Management: The Identification Process of Pivotal Talent in Multinational Hotel Corporations’ (viva in June 2018).

Supervised to completion, as sole supervisor, at postgraduate level, 38 Masters’ dissertations (for example, career advancement of female leaders, career perceptions of female managers, retention of high performing female leaders, female leadership programmes, career expectations, perceptions of redundancy survivors, remote working).

Three of the students I supervised obtained a Gold Medal for achieving first place on the Masters in Human Resource Management (the dissertation accounts for 30 credits of a 90-credit programme).

Supervised to completion, as sole supervisor, at undergraduate level, 18 final-year dissertations (for example, careers of female leaders, learning and development cycle, induction, absenteeism, employee engagement, work-life balance).

Research Interests for Potential Research Students

Specific research area is career success, career management and career development. For example, examining how personal transitions can potentially trigger processes of critical self-reflection, thus having material consequences for individuals’ evaluation of their everyday career experiences.

General research areas include all areas of human resource management (HRM), particularly, learning and development, and resourcing and talent management.

Areas of Professional Expertise

• Executive education (leadership and management development).
• Consulting (HRM strategies, policies, procedures and practice).
• Coaching (career direction, CV and interview skills).
• Professional development (goal setting and time management)

Committee and Panel Membership

Nominated to serve as School representative on the:

• Organisation Design School Re-Design Team (University-level).
• Strategic Plan 2023 Team for Academic Staff Development (University-level).
• Examination Appeals Panel (University-level).
• Academic Board (Faculty-level).
• Entrepreneurship Educators Group (Faculty-level).
• Library Local Staff Committee (Faculty-level).

Participated on panels for the successful accreditation of Faculty programmes with numerous international bodies, including the:

• Masters in Business Administration with AMBA.
• MSc in Global Business Services with the Hackett Institute.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business Leadership with IBEC.
• MSc/BSc in Human Resource Management with the CIPD.