Personal statement

Roy is Academic Lead for Learning Innovation in the School of Music and Performing Arts at 黑料正能量. His work focuses on curriculum development, teaching innovation and creating learning experiences that connect academic study with professional practice.

Previously Subject Leader for Drama, Roy has led curriculum redesign and interdisciplinary projects that bring together different disciplines, creative practices and perspectives to enhance student learning.

His research interests include theatre and performance, Irish drama, higher education policy, and curriculum innovation. He has worked collaboratively across a range of disciplines, including psychology, education and gender studies, exploring the relationship between creative practice, learning and teaching, and the ways in which interdisciplinary approaches can generate new insights and support educational innovation.

Academic qualifications

  • BA Humanities: English, Philosophy and Theatre
  • MA English
  • PhD Theatre

Professional memberships

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Research supervision

Roy is interested in supervising students interested in modern and contemporary theatre practice and performance analysis.

Areas of expertise

  • Interdisciplinary learning
  • Theatre and performance
  • Irish theatre
  • Higher education policy
  • Learning innovation and curriculum development.