Úna Shore 

Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology

Úna graduated from the Bachelor of Education programme in St. Patrick’s College in 2012. She worked as a primary school teacher with the Department of Education for four years before taking a career break and traveling to work as a primary teacher in Doha, Qatar. Úna has taught most class levels and as a member of the Special Education Team was heavily involved in implementation of early intervention programmes. She has engaged with children with additional needs such as Autism and Down Syndrome for several years on the summer provision programme and supplementary provision programme during COVID-19.

She has experience in both mainstream and special education contexts. Upon returning to Ireland in 2019, she obtained a place on the Masters in Psychology (Conversion) programme in DCU and received a First Class Honours degree. During this programme, Úna completed a thesis exploring predictors of cognitive, behavioural and emotional engagement in Irish primary school children. Úna returned to teaching for a year and commenced the Professional Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology in Mary Immaculate College in September 2022. She is currently a trainee Educational and Child Psychologist. Her research interests include engagement of pupils, trauma, inclusive education pertaining to children with Down Syndrome, and maths anxiety.