Megan Vine- Doctor of Philosophy
- Postdoctoral researcher at University of Limerick
Megan Vine
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Postdoctoral researcher at University of Limerick
Research Ireland postdoctoral fellow conducting a participatory evaluation of Women's Sheds in Ireland.
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Introduction
Megan Vine is a PhD student at the Department of Psychology, University of Limerick. Her PhD research uses qualitative, participatory and quantitative methodologies to investigate experiences and psycho-social effects of participating in community solidarity initiatives with displaced people and host communities. This research project is supervised by Dr Ronni Greenwood and Dr Anca Minescu, and is funded through the Government of Ireland's Postgraduate Scholarship programme.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
February 2018 - May 2021
Position
- Teaching Assistant and Tutor
Description
- TA on masters level 'Qualitative Research Methods' module. Tutor for undergraduate modules 'Psychology in Everyday Life', and 'Psychology and Social issues', facilitating tutorials for undergraduate students.
Education
January 2018 - January 2022
September 2016 - September 2017
September 2008 - August 2009
Field of study
- Applied Theatre: Drama in Educational, Community and Social contexts
Publications
Publications (8)
In Ireland, displaced people experience segregation, discrimination, and disempowering regulations within the Direct Provision system. Community solidarity initiatives (CSI) aim to address the segregation and discrimination displaced people face through collaborative contact with residents/nationals of Ireland. However, asymmetric power relations m...
Introduction: In Ireland, people seeking asylum (displaced people) receive accommodation in a system called “Direct Provision” (DP) while they wait for their applications for protection to be processed. The living conditions of DP have been described as illegal and inhumane by national and international human rights groups, and the system exacerbat...
In Ireland the Direct Provision system segregates and excludes displaced people from the host community, and informal community solidarity initiatives (CSIs) were established nationwide to address this issue. We examined experiences of intergroup contact in CSIs and related contexts to identify how solidarity is produced, and for whom, through phot...
People seeking asylum in Ireland are accommodated in the Direct Provision (DP) system. Dehumanising policies and poor living conditions within DP exacerbate social exclusion of displaced people. Community responses to DP include community solidarity initiatives (CSIs) that aim to build solidarity among displaced people and resident/nationals throug...
This article explores the magnifying lenses of the COVID-19 syndemic to highlight how people racialized as migrants and refugees have been-and continue to be-disproportionally harmed. We use empirical evidence collected in our scholarly/activist work in Europe, Africa, South Asia, and the United States to examine migrant injustice as being produced...
People seeking international protection in the Republic of Ireland are accommodated in a system called Direct Provision (DP). DP marginalizes and segregates displaced people from their communities, blocking opportunities for intergroup solidarity. Community solidarity initiatives (CSI) aim to address these issues through intergroup contact activiti...
This report provides a summary of the Ballyhaunis Integration Seminar, which was held at the GAA Centre of Excellence in Ballyhaunis on the 18th September 2019. Ballyhaunis is Ireland’s most ethnically diverse small town, and for the past 50 years it has been home to a diverse community of people from a migrant background who have integrated well w...
