Academic biography

Dr. Neil Kenny is an Associate Professor and researcher at the School of Inclusive and Special Education at DCU where he is the programme chair of the Master of Education in Autism (MEdA).

He holds a B.A. (psych) from U.C.D. (2000), a PhD. from Maynooth University (2010), and a Specialist Diploma in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship from the University of Limerick (2014). 

Dr Kenny coordinates the Accessible and Collaborative Research Network at DCU (ACoRN) which aims to work collaboratively with neurodivergent and autistic researchers (and allies) in researching topics that matter to them. The projects and collaborations ACoRN are currently completing can be seen @ https://sites.google.com/view/acorn-network/home

Dr Kenny's has an active research agenda and his work has been funded by the Irish Research Council, The National Council for Special Education, and the EU ERASMUS+ programme. He has also completed research for charities such as AsIAm, Gheel Autism Services, and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. 

He invite students interested in PhD or Masters research in the areas of:

- Inclusive Education

- Autism Research 

- Participatory Research and Co-Produced Research

- Education and Disability Policy