The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance houses many research postgraduates reading for PhDs. They bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience which feeds into the expertise of the Academy as a whole. A biography for each student is presented below. See the Complete Thesis page and Ongoing Research page for details of theses.
Beecher, Olive
B.A., M.A., Ph.D
Olive Beecher is a professional dancer and dance academic and works free-lance as a lecturer in dance and dance studies in both practice and theory.
In 2008 Olive developed …
Cotter, Geraldine
- Thesis Title: ‘Continuity and Change in the Teaching and Learning of Traditional Music Performance in Ennis, Co. Clare 1950-1990′
- Supervisors: Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and Niall Keegan.
Biography to be uploaded soon.…
Denvir, Síle
Rugadh agus tógadh an t-amhránaí sean-nóis agus an cláirseoir Síle Denvir i nGaeltacht Chonamara. Bhain sí amach céim BA sa Ghaeilge agus sa cheol in Ollscoil na hÉireann Maigh Nuad i 2002. …
Escribano, Maria
Coming from a background in sociology and social anthropology, I am currently a PhD student in Ethnomusicology under the supervision of Prof. Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin.
My involvement in music, which developed from …
Gaul, Liam
Ph.D by Research
My research project assesses the music manuscript of Patrick Joseph McCall, containing the tunes to accompany the Mummer’s Play in south-east Wexford.
McCall commenced his manuscript note-book, the only …
Johnston, Thomas
O’Brien, Victoria
Victoria O’Brien trained at the Irish National College of Dance. She completed her undergraduate studies in Performance at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Her postgraduate studies were in Dance Education at …
O’Brien-Moran,Jimmy
The material for my dissertation research centred around the collected repertoire of Paddy Conneely (d September 11, 1851), a blind professional piper from Galway. He was probably the first folk musician …
O’Donnell, Mary
Mary O’Donnell began her harp studies with the late Sr. Eugene McCabe at Mount Sackville School in Dublin and she later studied with Fiona Norwood, Sebastien Lipman and attended masterclasses with the …
O’Keeffe, Máire
Máire O’Keeffe comes from Tralee, Co. Kerry and is presently a Ph D student at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in the University of Limerick studying “The role of …
Research PhDs at the Irish World Academy
The Irish World Academy has offered a PhD programme since its inception in 1994. Its initial specialisation in Irish music and dance studies has expanded to reflect the growing research specialisations at …
Stepping Stones Scholarship at the Irish World Academy
Tiernan, Julie
Since graduating from the MA in Community Music at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Julie Tiernan’s work has taken her all over the world.
As community musician she has …
Van den Tol, Annemieke J. M.
Qualifications: MSc Psychology and Mental Health from Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
BSc Psychology from Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
BSc Music Management from Fontys University, Tilburg, the …
