Maria Kenneally

Maria's research interests are in Mindfulness in Education, Contemplative Pedagogy & Wellbeing, Creative Arts & Sustainability.  She is the Mindfulness Coordinator at the Centre for Psychology, Education and Emotional Intelligence (PEEI).

She is currently a PhD candidate at TU Dublin.  The title of her PhD thesis is 'Beyond a Stress-Management Tool: An Embedded Mixed-methods Exploration of Mindfulness, Eudaimonic Wellbeing and The Higher Education Pedagogue."

Maria is a member of the Faculty of Business Sustainability Committee.  She has particular interest in capturing the synergy between the UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and Inner Development Goals (IDGs), and mapping these through the Faculty's Strategic Plan to 2030.

Maria is an active member of the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland (MTAI), and is a member of the MTAI's Standards Subcommittee.

She is also a member of the European Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (EAMBA) and the Association for Drama in Education in Ireland (ADEI).

Mindfulness Lecturer, Researcher & Co-director of The Mindfulness, Resilience & Creativity Project, School of Global Business, TU Dublin

These roles involve the design and delivery of mindfulness interventions for staff and students in TU Dublin, and the researching of any impact on participants.  They also involve the integration of mindfulness-based pedagogy in the University's TLAF, with particular emphasis on reflective practices, sustainability impact, and the development of graduate attributes.

Programme Coordinator, the Bachelor of Business in International Business Programme, School of Global Business

Maria is programme coordinator and year 4 tutor on the Bachelor of Business in International Business TU778/TU915.  She ensures the smooth running of the programme and manages academic quality enhancement processes.  Additionally, she populates the Programme and Module Catalogue and faciliates Programme Development for Programmatic Review.

Spanish, French and Applied Media Studies Lecturer on the International Business Programme, School of Global Business

As a languages and applied media studies lecturer Maria teaches approved syllabi, reviews existing syllabi under programmatic review and designs new syllabi.  Her expertise in creative arts and experiential learning allows her to incorporate innovative pedagogical practices into her classes. She collaborates with colleagues at her home University, community partners and EUT+ partners to enhance the international dimesion of students' educational experience.  She also coordinates extra-curricular language and culture celebrations on campus.