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Research Interests
Anne Marie Shier is a Lecturer at Technological University Dublin and programme chair of the MA Social Care Leadership and Management. Anne Marie is a registered Social Worker. Her doctoral research focused on reunion in intercountry adoption in the Irish context. Anne Marie has a Bachelor of Social Sciences and Master of Social Work from UCC and a Pg Diploma in Teaching and Learning from TU Dublin. Anne Marie is a Fulbright scholar and spent time as a visiting scholar at the Rudd Adoption Research Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her work has been published in the British Journal of Social Work; the Irish Social Worker; the European Journal of Social Education Teaching and the Irish Journal of Academic Practice.
Professional Information
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Adoption Reunions: An Exploratory Study of the ‘Lived Experience’ of Irish Adult Intercountry Adoptees who have Reunions with their Birth Families in the Digital Age, University College Cork - National University Of Ireland, Cork
Award Date: 28 Jun 2024
Post-Graduate Diploma, Third Level Teaching & Learning, Dublin Institute of Technology, Technological University Dublin
1 Sep 2013 → 1 Jun 2014
Award Date: 1 Jun 2014
Master, Master of Social Work Studies. A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences and Views of Relative Foster Carers, University College Cork - National University Of Ireland, Cork
1 Sep 2003 → 1 Jun 2005
Award Date: 1 Sep 2005
Bachelor, BA Social Science, University College Cork
Award Date: 1 Jun 2003
External positions
External Examiner , Open Training College
1 Sep 2023 → …
External Examiner , South East Technological University
1 Sep 2012 → 1 Sep 2015
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An exploration of the ‘lived experiences’ of intercountry adoptees who have reunions with birth family
Shier, A. M., Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Adoption and Foster Care
Shier, A. M. & Douglas, D., 2023, Social care work: An introduction for students in Ireland. Lalor, K., Brown, T. & Share, P. (eds.). 4th ed. DublinResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Professionalisation of social care work in Ireland
Shier, A. M., McAvoy, J. & Mc Carthy, M., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Invited keynote: Social Media and Technology in Adoption Reunion - The Lived Experiences of Irish Intercountry Adoptees
Shier, A. M., 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Every Day is a School Day: Educators Experiences of Utilising an Integrative Framework within Social Care Education in Ireland
McGarr, J., Fingleton, M., Molloy, N., Larkin, G., Connell, M., Jameson, A. & Shier, A. M., 1 Dec 2021, In: Irish Journal of Academic Practice. 9, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
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Irish council of social workers in adoption
Shier, A. M. (Organiser)
2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance ...
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The lived experience of the doctoral student
Shier, A. M. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Guest lecture for social work students
Shier, A. M. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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International Conference on Adoption Research (Event)
Shier, A. M. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Barnardos Post Adoption Service: Experiences of Contact in Intercountry Adoption and the Role of Social Media
Shier, A. M. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk