Dr. Neil Kenny

Dr. Neil Kenny is an Associate Professor and researcher at the School of Inclusive and Special Education at DCU where he is the programme chair of the Graduate Diploma in Leadership in Autism and Neuroinclusive Education (GD-LANE).

Dr Kenny coordinates the Accessible and Collaborative Research Network at DCU (ACoRN) which aims to work collaboratively with neurodivergent and autistic researchers (and allies) in researching topics that matter to them. The projects and collaborations ACoRN are currently completing can be seen @ https://sites.google.com/view/acorn-network/home

Dr Kenny's has an active research agenda and his work has been funded by the Irish Research Council, The National Council for Special Education, and the EU ERASMUS+ programme. He has also completed research for charities such as AsIAm, Gheel Autism Services, and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

He invite students interested in PhD or Masters research in the areas of:

- Inclusive Education

- Autism Research

- Participatory Research and Co-Produced Research

- Education and Disability Policy

Dr Kenny is the Programme Chair of the DC922 Graduate Diploma in Leadership in Autism and Neuroinclusive Education (GD-LANE). He the former Programme Chair of the Master of Education in Autism (MEdA) Programme. 

His teaching interests are in the areas of:

• Neurodiversity
• Autism
• Inclusive Education
• Educational Policy and Social Inclusion
• Higher Education

He teaches across many of the programmes delivered in DCU's School of Inclusive and Special Education, including the Master in Special Educational Needs (MSEN), the Graduate Certificate in Autism Education (GCAE), and the Graduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education (GDISE).

He coordinates the following modules: 

Research Methods (EDU 1185) : Master of Special Educational Needs

Neurodiversity and Inclusion (ISE 1040) : GD-LANE

Leadership and Inclusion (ISE 1042) : GD-LANE