Qualifications​

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​ACADEMIC​​
​​​​​​​MA Scriptwriting, The National Film School, Dun Laoghaire

Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Ireland (Honours, 2001)​
BA Foreign Area Studies (USSR), Barnard College of Columbia University,​
New York City (Honours, 1985)​

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​​PROFESSIONAL​​​

SIPTU (Assistant Film Editor since 2001)
Irish Playwrights' and  Screenwriters' Guild (Full Member)
Women in Film and Television
Galway Film Centre
FilmBase

Teachers Union of Ireland

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​Teaching Experience
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​​​COURSE COORDINATOR: MA PRODUCTION + DIRECTION​
Including Professional Workshops in Digital Editing, Directing + Introductory Cinematography​
National University of Ireland, Galway, Huston School of Film & Digital Media​

2012-15

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​ASST LECTURER: FILM PRODUCTION, SCREENWRITING, DIGITAL EDITING, FILM HISTORY​

Galway-Mayo IT, Film + Documentary department
2003-13
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​​ASST LECTURER: DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION/POST PRODUCTION​
Sligo IT, Fine Art department​
1999-2003​
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​ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP​
Ballinamore Arts Centre, Shannon Erne Writer’s Group, Leitrim Partnership​
2007-08​

​​ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Carrick Youth Club Digital Video Project:  No Drink/Drug Driving Ads​
Northwest Regional Drugs Taskforce + No. Connaught Youth Services Group​
2007​​

​​ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: MOHILL MEETS POLAND YOUTH DIGITAL VIDEO PROJECT
Arts Council of Ireland/CREATE + No. Connaught Youth Services Group​
2003-04​
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​​​​ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP
Arts Council of Ireland/CREATE + Leitrim County Council​
2002-03​​​​

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​Research Interests

​​​Digital Utopias

Television Drama as Contempory Mythology

Theories of Editing: Script + Screen

Arts Policy in the former USSR​

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