Jacinta Byrne-doran

Biography

Dr. Jacinta Byrne-Doran has been employed at Waterford Institute of Technology since 1999. As a lecturer in Psychology within the School of Humanities, Dr. Byrne-Doran is involved in teaching on both undergraduate and post graduate programmes. Current modules on the MA programme in Social Studies draw significantly on current research interests on gender and work and correlates directly with Dr. Byrne-Doran‘s doctoral research on experiences of working mothers. Research interests lie in the areas of maternal employment and work role conflict, the psychology of breastfeeding and the study of home education. International and national conference presentations have included a focus on “Home Education in Ireland”, “Analyses of the Healthy organisation, employment and psychoanalytic theory” and “A qualitative study of working mothers in Ireland”. Previous employment has incorporated a focus on both professional practice and academia including lecturing, training and independent consultancy in career guidance and counselling. Dr. Byrne-Doran’s professional and research interest in the qualitative nature of personal lives is complemented by her professional training as a counselling psychologist and her professional registration as a psychologist with The Psychological Society of Ireland and Charterd status with The British Psychological Society.

Research Interest

Areas of maternal employment and work role conflict, The psychology of breastfeeding and the study of home education