Aoife is the Director of the MSc and PhD in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and Lecturer in Psychology (Behaviour Analysis). She is a Chartered Psychologist and Board Certified Behaviour Analyst - Doctoral (BCBA-D) who has worked for a number of yearsineducational settings and disability services that provide early and positive behaviour supports to children and adolescents with autism and intellectual disabilities. She was previously a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of South Wales before returning to the University of Galway, School of Psychology. She is the past president of the European Association for Behaviour Analysis.

Evidence-informedapproaches in education. Accelerating learning for students at risk and in areas of socio-economic disadvantage. Behaviour support strategies in schools. Efficacy, feasibility, and social validity of interventions and supports. Ethical, evidence-informed teaching approaches and behaviour support for children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. Precision teaching and academic interventions for reading, writing, and mathematics.

Psychology, Applied Behaviour Analysis