Dr. Neil Kenny

Dr. Neil Kenny is an Associate Professor at the School of Inclusive and Special Education at the Institute of Education, Dublin City University. He holds an B.A. in Psychology from University College Dublin, was awarded his PhD from Maynooth University in 2011 and a Specialist Diploma in teaching, learning and Scholarship from the University of Limerick in 2014. He teaches on a range of post-graduate courses for practicing teachers in the domains of autism specific education and provision for students with complex needs. Dr. Kenny has many years’ experience of working in educational settings with children, young people and adults on the autism spectrum. The focus of his research work has been on inclusive and person-centred education spanning the full continuum from early intervention services to learners in third level education. He has been the principal investigator on a range of funded collaborative research projects focusing on inclusive education, autism and participatory research. Dr. Kenny has an active research agenda and has published in national and international peer reviewed education journals.

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