The Observer Effect: Conversations with Researchers

Shane Bergin | Shaun and Maurice
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What happens when we listen to what motivates a researcher, and how their life beyond the university shapes the work they do? Shane Bergin speaks with researchers about why they do research. Produced by Shaun & Maurice. Supported by Wellcome Institutional Funding for Research Culture & ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures.

Episodes

  1. 17H AGO

    Bullying in Education: Declan Fahie's journey from teacher to researcher

    Shane speaks with Declan Fahie about his research on on workplace bullying in schools, and how it has been informed by his former career as a primary school teacher. Declan is a Lecturer in the School of Education at UCD, where he uses qualitative research methods to explore teacher effectiveness, queer issues in education, and toxic leadership in Higher Education. The Observer Effect is supported by ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures, and produced by Shaun & Maurice.

    32 min

  2. FEB 11

    Organised Crime and Violent Policing: Why Lucía Tiscornia investigates transitional justice

    Shane speaks with Lucía Tiscornia about her research on transitional justice, violent policing, and criminal violence. Lucía is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD, where she uses multi-method research design to explore the causes and consequences of political and criminal violence. The Observer Effect is supported by ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures, and produced by Shaun & Maurice.

    38 min

  3. FEB 4

    Chatting with Chatbots: Why Ben Cowan is interested in the psychology of AI interaction

    Shane speaks with Ben Cowan about his research on how people interact with collaborative conversational AI. Ben is an Associate Professor in the School of Information & Communication Studies and Co-PI at the ADAPT Centre, where he draws on psychology, human–computer interaction, and communication science, to explore our relationships with speech and language technologies such as chatbots. The Observer Effect is supported by ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures, and produced by Shaun & Maurice.

    43 min

  4. FEB 4

    Women, Autism, and ADHD: What motivates Alexa McDermot to understand the impact of diagnosis

    Shane speaks with Alexa McDermot about her PhD research exploring the experiences of autistic and/or ADHD women in midlife in Ireland. Alexa talks about what motivates this research, and why her focus is on experiences of identity, social relations, and employment. Alexa is in the School of Social Policy, Social Work at UCD. The Observer Effect is supported by ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures, and produced by Shaun & Maurice.

    42 min

  5. TRAILER

    Introducing The Observer Effect

    The Observer Effect is a new podcast by Shane Bergin about why we do research. In each episode, Shane speaks with a researcher at UCD about what motivates their work, and how their research is shaped by their life outside the university. Produced by Shaun & Maurice. Supported by Wellcome Institutional Funding for Research Culture & ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures.

    2 min

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What happens when we listen to what motivates a researcher, and how their life beyond the university shapes the work they do? Shane Bergin speaks with researchers about why they do research. Produced by Shaun & Maurice. Supported by Wellcome Institutional Funding for Research Culture & ReCLAIM - UCD Research Culture - Local Actions, Initiatives and Measures.

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