Staff
| Personal Information | ||
| Name | Keenan, Paul | |
| College Address | Nursing and Midwifery, D'Olier Street - School Of Nursing |
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| Main Department | School of Nursing & Midwifery | |
| College Title | Assistant Professor | |
| paul.keenan@tcd.ie | ||
| College Tel | +353 1 896 3861 | |
| Biography | |
| Paul Keenan MSc, MA, BSc, PGCE, DipRS, DipHE NP, RNID, RNT. Paul is Assistant Professor - Intellectual Disability Nursing at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin. Since 1988 he has worked with people with an Intellectual Disability in UK, New Zealand and Ireland. Paul has a fifteen year history of academic teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as research and publications. His research includes projects funded by Scope UK (Cerebral Palsy Society), Stewarts Care Ltd and National Disability Authority, Ireland. He is currently Project Managing a action research project to establish Person Centred Practices in Leinster (2011-2013). He supervises postgraduate research students across Faculties and is an executive member of Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation (2012-13) at TCD. He is a member of two national steering groups, namely Nursing Network in Intellectual Disability, Ireland (NNIDI) and IDRights. He is a former Head of Discipline – Intellectual Disability Nursing (2008-2012), Associate Director Undergraduate Nursing Programmes (2008) and Associate Director Undergraduate Teaching and Learning (2008) at the School of Nursing and Midwifery TCD. He is also a former member of the East of England Learning Disability Research Forum, Cambridge University and External Examiner Keele University (2002-2005). | |
| Professional Qualifications | |
| Qualification | Institution | Class of Degree | Title of Dissertation | Date Conferred |
| Master of Art | Trinity College Dublin | 1st July 2011 | ||
| Registered Nurse Tutor | An Bord Altranais | 2008 | ||
| Master of Science in Interprofessional Health Care | University of East Anglia | Exploring Joint Training in Pre-qualification Social Work and Learning Disability Nursing in England 1971-2003 | 2003 | |
| Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing Practice | University of East Anglia | 2001 | ||
| Postgraduate Certificate in Education - Post 16 | University of East Anglia | 2000 | ||
| Representations |
| Details | Date |
| Educational Consultant Special Olympics Ireland Intellectual Disability Advisory Group | March 2007 - Current |
| Member and Active participant of the Intellectual Disability Discipline at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin. | 17th Oct 2005 - Current |
| Member and Active participant of the organizing committee for the Annual International Research Conference – Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education & Technology. School of Nursing and Midwifery. | 2005 - Current |
| Member of the executive, Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation, TCD. | 2012-2013 |
| Founding Core Group member Nursing Network in Intellectual Disability, Ireland (NNIDI) | 2011 - Current |
| Administrative Functions | |
| Details | Level | Date From | Date To |
| Head of Discipline - Intellectual Disability Discipline (2008-2012); Associate Director of Undergraduate Nursing Courses (2008); Associate Director of Undergraduate teaching and learning (2008); Course Co-ordinator - BSc (Cur.)Senior Freshman (2005-2008); Head of Intellectual Disability Discipline (Trinity 2006 & 2007). | 17th October 2005 | Current |
| Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies |
| Details | Date From | Date To |
| East of England Learning Disability Research Forum, Cambridge University. | 2004 | 2008 |
| Royal College of Nursing Research Society | 2005 | 2008 |
| Royal College of Nursing Education Forum | 2005 | 2008 |
| Royal College of Nursing Learning Disability Forum | 2005 | 2008 |
| An Cumann Eireannach um Stair na Banaltrachta agus an chnaimhseachais / The Irish Society for Nursing and Midwifery History | 2005 | 2008 |
| Languages |
| Language | Skill Reading | Skill Writing | Skill Speaking |
| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
| Employment Details | |
| Position Held | Job Description | Where | Date From | Date To |
| Assistant Professor | Trinity College Dublin | 29th August 2011 | Current | |
| Head of the Discipline of Intellectual Disability Nursing | Trinity College Dublin | 2008 | 2012 | |
| Associate Director of Undergraduate Teaching and Learning | Trinity College Dublin | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Associate Director of Undergraduate Nursing Courses | Trinity College Dublin | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Lecturer in Intellectual Disability Nursing | Teaching, research supervision and curriculum development at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Research and Publications. | Trinity College Dublin | 17th October 2005 | 28th August 2011 |
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| Research Interests | |||
| Aggression and Violence | Community Care | Disabilities | Health and Social Care Legislation and Policy |
| Intellectual Disabilities | Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| Research Projects | |
| Project title | An investigation of the role of hospice day care in the care of patients with life limiting illness. |
| Summary | |
| Funding Agency | Irish Cancer Society |
| Programme | |
| Type of Project | Research |
| Date from | 2006 |
| Date to | 2006 |
| Person Months | 2 |
| Project title | Networking in ID in UK |
| Summary | Exploring Networking within Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| Funding Agency | The Leadership Centre, London on behalf of UK National Network of Learning Disability Nursing |
| Programme | |
| Type of Project | |
| Date from | January 2006 |
| Date to | July 2006 |
| Person Months | 7 |
| Project title | Exploring Joint Training in Pre-qualification Social Work and Nursing in England 1971-2003 |
| Summary | MSc Dissertation, UEA. |
| Funding Agency | |
| Programme | |
| Type of Project | MSc Dissertation |
| Date from | 2003 |
| Date to | 2003 |
| Person Months | 10 |
| Project title | SCOPE EAST ANGLIA - Identification of Primary Need. The Aim for 2005 |
| Summary | Nationally funded research project identifying primary needs of people with cerebral palsy in East Anglia |
| Funding Agency | SCOPE EAST ANGLIA |
| Programme | |
| Type of Project | RESEARCH |
| Date from | 2000 |
| Date to | 2002 |
| Person Months | 24 |
| Project title | The strengths and weaknesses of publicly funded health services provided to women with disabilities in relation to pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood. |
| Summary | €102,090 |
| Funding Agency | National Disability Authority (NDA) |
| Programme | |
| Type of Project | Research |
| Date from | 2007 |
| Date to | 2010 |
| Person Months | |
| More Research Projects>>> | |
| Publications |
| Peer Reviewed |
| Creative Methods and Critical Reflection in, editor(s)O’Neill, G.; Huntley-Moore, S. & Race, P. , Case Studies of Good Practice in the Assessment of Student Learning in Higher Education, Dublin: AISHE Readings No. 1, 2007, pp95 - 98, [McIntosh, P. Webb, C. & Keenan, P.M.] Url |
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| Conference Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, TCD(ed.), Keenan, P , Da. Da! DA! Would you listen to me. 7th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference: Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology., Conference Proceedings, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 8th – 10th Nov 2006, Conference Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College., 2006, 357-362 p |
| Non Peer Reviewed | |
| McCarron, M., Keenan, P. Sheerin, F., Griffiths, C., Fleming, S., Horan, P., Doyle, C., Byrne, K., McCallion, P., Swinburne, J., Fahey-McCarthy, E., Foran, S., Murray, M., Mulryan, N., Glinchey, E., Burke, E. & Andrews, V. , The Intellectual Disability Team at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin: A Snapshot of Research and Academic Activities. , 20th Roundtable of the Ageing and Intellectual Disability Special Interest Research Group, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities. Future Directions for Ageing Well: A roadmap for Ageing in Persons with Intellectual Disability., Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland., 7th & 8th September , 2011 | |
| Keenan, P. , Discourse and Dialogue at Trinity – An Exploration of Contemporary Irish Research in Intellectual Disabilities., The Frontline of Learning Disability., 1, (66), 2006, p18 - 21 | |
| Keenan, P. , Representations of Disability in Contemporary English Language Poetry, The Frontline of Learning Disability, 1, (65), 2006, p28 - 29 | |
| More Publications>>> | |