Elaine Clotworthy
Lecturer in Drama in Education, Marino Institute of Education PhD researcher at Trinity College, Dublin , Education
Biography
Elaine is a Lecturer in Education (Drama in Education and Teaching and Learning: Approximations of Practice) at Marino Institute of Education (MIE), an associated college of the Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. She lectures on the Bachelor of Education and Professional Master of Education programmes. Elaine has a Master’s degree in Drama in Education from Trinity College Dublin. She is currently studying for a Ph.D. in Education with a working title ‘Examining the generalisability of ‘Social Drama’ for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders to environments outside of the drama room’. Elaine is currently secretary of the Association for Drama in Education in Ireland (ADEI) and a member of the ADEI sub-committee.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
- Elaine Clotworthy and Carmel O’Sullivan, Drama to Increase Levels of Concentration in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, InTouch, November 2015.
- Carmel O'Sullivan with contributions from Lesley Conroy, Una McNulty, Susan Kennedy Killian and Elaine Clotworthy, Exploring 'Social Drama' with Children with Asperger Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder, 1st edition, London, David Fulton, 2015, 1 - 188pp
- Carmel O'Sullivan with contributions from Lesley Conroy, Una McNulty, Susan Kennedy Killian and Elaine Clotworthy and 'Social Drama' with Young People with Asperger Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder, 1st edition, London, David Fulton, 2015, 1 - 167pp.
- Elaine Clotworthy and Carmel O’Sullivan, A report on generalisability and Autism Spectrum Disorders: How is generalisability being achieved with this population. To be submitted to the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
- Presentation: 40th Annual Conference Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI), on ‘Educational Research and Practice in Times of Transition: Looking to the Future’, April 2015. Title: The use of process drama for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity to enhance their levels of concentration in the classroom and beyond.
- Workshop: I was invited to co-present a workshop on behalf of the Association for Drama in Education in Ireland (ADEI), February 2015. Title: Drama for Learners with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
- Presentation: 26th Annual Conference Irish Association of Teachers of Special Educational Needs (IATSE), ‘Relationships-Learning Together’, June 2013. Title: Developing meaningful peer relationships for students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder using a process drama approach