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Dr Bernadine Brady B.Sc., MA
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Biography:
Bernadine Brady has been employed by the Child and Family Research Centre at NUI, Galway since 2003. She is an experienced mixed-methods researcher, with particular expertise in relation to children and young people's policy and services. In recent years, she was lead researcher on evaluations of the Foroige youth citizenship programme and the Big Brothers Big Sisters Programme in Ireland and has previously undertaken studies in relation to children’s participation, family welfare conferencing and young carers in the CFRC. Bernadine lectures on the BA in Political Science & Sociology, the MA in Family Support Studies, the Masters in Social Work, the MA in Community Development and other programmes. Her recent publications and conference presentations have been in the areas of evaluation, youth mentoring, family welfare conferencing, children’s participation and good practice in child and family services. Bernadine holds a Bachelor of Social Science Degree from UCD, an MA in Community Development from NUI, Galway and a PhD from NUI Galway. Prior to joining the CFRC, her work experience included research, evaluation, community development work and strategic planning in a range of local development settings. |
Books
| Dolan, P. & Brady, B (2012) A Guide to Youth Mentoring: Providing Effective Social Support. London: Jessica Kingsley. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Brady, B; Curtin, C. (2012) 'Big Brothers Big Sisters Comes to Ireland: A Case Study in Policy Transfer'. Children And Youth Services Review, 34 (8):1433-1439. [Details] |
| Brady, B., Putti, M. (2011) 'From Tea and Sympathy to Optimal Matching of Need: Developing a Shared Vision for a Community Based Family Support Service'. Child Care in Practice, 17 (3):271-284. [Details] |
| Brady, B., Moran, M. (2010) 'Improving Self-efficacy?: Reflections on the Use of Life Coaching Techniques among Family Support Service Users'. Practice, 22 (5):269-280. [Details] |
| Brady, B., O'Regan, C. (2009) 'Meeting the challenge of doing an RCT evaluation of youth mentoring in Ireland: a journey in mixed methods'. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 3 (3). [Details] |
| Brady, B., Dolan, P. (2009) 'Youth Mentoring as a Tool for Community and Civic Engagement: Reflections on Findings of an Irish Research Study'. Community Development, 40 (4):359-366. [Details] |
| Dolan, P., Canavan, J., Brady, B. (2008) 'Youth mentoring and the parent-young person relationship: Considerations for Research and Practice'. Youth and Policy, 99 . [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Brady, B., Dolan, P. (2007) 'Youth Mentoring in Ireland: Weighing up the Benefits and Challenges'. Youth Studies Ireland, 2 (1). [Details] |
| Brady, B. (2007) 'Developing Children's Participation: Lessons from a Participatory IT Project'. Children and Society, 21 :31-41. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Dolan, P., Brady, B. (2007) 'Exploring Good Practice in Irish Child and Family Services: Reflections and Considerations'. Practices, 19 (1):5-18. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Dolan, P., Canavan, J., Brady, B. (2006) 'Connecting with Practice in the Changing Landscape of Family Support Training'. Child Care in Practice, 12 (1). [Details] |
Published Reports
| Brady, B, Canavan, J., Cassidy, A., Garrity, S., O'Regan, C. (2012) Mobilising Peer Support in Schools: A Review of the BBBS School Based Mentoring Programme. Foróige Best Practice Unit, Dublin. [Details] |
| Brady, B., Conway, R., Canavan, J., Koviac, T. (2012) Foroige Citizenship Programme: Evaluation Report. Foróige Best Practice Unit, Dublin. [Details] |
| Brady, B., Canavan, J., Landy, F. (2012) How are we doing? An Evaluation Resource for Foróige Staff. Foroige Best Practice Unit, Dublin. [Details] |
| Dolan, P., Brady, B., O'REgan, C., Russell, D., Canavan, J., Forkan, C. (2011) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ireland: Evaluation Study. Report One: Randomised Control Trial and Implementation Report. Foroige, Dublin. [Details] |
| Dolan, P., Brady, B., O'Regan, C., Canavan, J., Forkan, C. & Russell, D. (2011) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ireland: Evaluation Study, Report Two: Qualitative Evidence, CFRC, NUI Galway. Foroige, Dublin. [Details] |
| Fives, A., Kennan, D., Canavan, J., Brady, B. and Cairns, D. (2010) If I can make their life a little easier, then I'm happy: Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population,. Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Dublin: The Stationary Office. . [Details] |
| Forkan, C., Canavan, J., Dolan, P., Bradley, C., Brady, B., Carty, C., Coen, L., Devaney, C., Kearns, N., Kenny, A., Merriman, B. and O'Regan, C. (2010) Youth Cafés in Ireland: A Best Practice Guide,. Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Dublin: The Stationary Office. Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dublin. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Other Item
| Brady, B. (2010) Policy Transfer in Youth Work: Learning from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Meeting Youth Needs in the 21st Century; International Conference. UCC: Other Item [Details] |
Conference Paper
| Brady, B. (2011) Youth Mentoring and the Well -being of Youth People: Evidence from an Irish Mixed-methods Evaluation. Children's Well-Being: The Research and Policy Challenges; Third International Conference of the International Society for Chidl Indicators. University of York: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Brady, B., O'Regan, C. (2008) Squaring the circle or circling the square?: The Challenges of integrating impact and meaning in conducting a randomised control trial using a mixed methods design. 4th Mixed Methods Conference. Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Brady, B. (2006) Family Welfare Conferencing: International and Local Experiences. HSE Western Area Conference for practitioners of child and family services. Galway: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Brady, B., Dolan, P. (2005) Learning to Walk - the Evaluation of the BBBS Programme in Ireland. Mentoring for Children from Disadvantaged Environments International Conference. Vilnius, Lithuania: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Brady, B. (2004) Working for Children and Families: Exploring Good Practice. Presentation at report launch by Minister for Children, Brian Lenihan. Galway: Conference Paper [Details] |
Non Published Reports
| Brady, B. (2010) Barnardos Family Welfare Conference Project, South Tipperary: Evaluation Report. Galway: Child and Family Research Centre. Non Published Reports [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Brady, B., Merriman, B., Canavan, J. (2008) A Formative Evaluation of the Community Based Family Support Programme. Galway: Child and Family Research Centre. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Brady, B. (2006) Facilitating Family Decision-Making: A Study of the Family Welfare Conference Service in the HSE Western Area. Galway: Child and Family Research and Policy Unit. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Brady, B., Dolan, P. (2005) Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youth Mentoring Programme, Evaluation Report. Galway: Child and Family Research and Policy Unit. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Brady, B. (2004) Understanding and Developing Children’s Participation: A Short Guide. Dublin, Barnardos. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Brady, B. (2004) Computer Characters’ Barnardos Participatory IT Project for Children: Evaluation Report. Galway: Barnardos. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Brady, B., Dolan, P., Canavan. J. (2004) Working for Children and Families: Exploring Good Practice. Dublin, Department of Health and Children. Non Published Reports [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Brady, B. (2002) Strategies to Promote the Inclusion of Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Dublin: Area Development Management. Non Published Reports [Details] |
Workshops
| Brady, B. (2011) Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Irish Youth Services. Public Lecture. Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague: Workshops [Details] |