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<strong>Research</strong> Fields<br />

Minority Communities in the Public Space<br />

Teaching Multi<strong>cultural</strong>ism in Northern Ireland Schools<br />

Linguistic links between <strong>Ulster</strong> and Scotland<br />

Dr Elizabeth Doherty<br />

Liz Doherty, from Buncrana, Co. Donegal was appointed Irish Traditional Music Lecturer at the School <strong>of</strong> Creative<br />

Arts, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ulster</strong> in 2007. She previously held a full-time lecturing position in the Music Department,<br />

<strong>University</strong> College, Cork (1992-2001) and has been a visiting lecturer at the Instituto Universitario Irlandeses,<br />

Amergin, La Coruna, Irish World Music and Dance Academy, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Limerick, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Newcastle<br />

Upon Tyne, England, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Highland and Islands, Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy <strong>of</strong> Music and Drama,<br />

Scotland, Cape Breton <strong>University</strong>, Canada and National <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Australia. In 2001 she was appointed Edwards<br />

Distinguished Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> the Arts at Marshall <strong>University</strong>, West Virginia and was also a Visiting Fellow at<br />

the Institute <strong>for</strong> Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Edinburgh. From 2005-2007 Liz has been<br />

Traditional Arts Specialist with the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon with responsibility <strong>for</strong> developing and<br />

implementing national policy <strong>for</strong> the traditional arts. She is also a noted fiddle player with several recordings to her<br />

credit (including Quare Imagaination, Busy Lizzy Records, 2002 and Last Orders, 1999). She has toured extensively<br />

as a solo artist and with various bands and shows. Liz has also won several awards including the Fleishmann Prize<br />

<strong>for</strong> outstanding contribution to music in Ireland (2000).<br />

Qualifications<br />

Liz Doherty graduated from <strong>University</strong> College, Cork with a B Mus in 1991 and <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Limerick with a PhD<br />

in 1996. Her PhD dissertation was entitled ‘The Paradox <strong>of</strong> the Periphery – Evolution <strong>of</strong> the Cape Breton Fiddle<br />

Tradition c1928-1995.’<br />

<strong>Research</strong> Fields<br />

Irish, Scottish, Canadian and related fiddle traditions<br />

The dance tradition as it relates to fiddle repertoires and styles<br />

Per<strong>for</strong>mance issues <strong>for</strong> traditional artists<br />

Gender issues within traditional music circles<br />

Collectors and collections <strong>of</strong> traditional music<br />

National policies <strong>for</strong> the support and recognition <strong>of</strong> traditional arts<br />

Dr Maria Angela Ferrario<br />

Dr M.A. Ferrario is an Italian national who has been living in Ireland <strong>for</strong> over a decade. After obtaining a degree in<br />

Philosophy in 1995, she left Milan <strong>for</strong> Dublin where she completed an MSc in Multimedia Systems at Trinity College<br />

Dublin. In February 2002, shortly after completing a PhD in Computer Science at <strong>University</strong> College Dublin,<br />

she moved to Donegal to work as an In<strong>for</strong>mation Technology Officer with the non-pr<strong>of</strong>it cross-border agency<br />

ERNACT (European Regional Network <strong>for</strong> Application <strong>of</strong> Communication Technologies).<br />

Her responsibilities included liaising, in<strong>for</strong>ming, and networking with senior representatives <strong>of</strong> public agencies at<br />

local, departmental and national level. She lead a number <strong>of</strong> projects which involved managing and liaising with<br />

private consultancy companies, educational institutions, community groups and public sectors from a range <strong>of</strong><br />

European Countries. She joined AICH as an Associate <strong>Research</strong>er in Heritage in July 2006, since then her key<br />

responsibilities included the planning, organisation and communication <strong>of</strong> the Northbound symposia series and<br />

SIEF2008, International Congress <strong>of</strong> Ethnology and Folklore<br />

Qualifications<br />

Ph.D. Intelligent On-line Applications, Computer Science Department, <strong>University</strong> College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin,<br />

Ireland<br />

MSc. Multimedia Systems, Trinity College Dublin, Engineering Department, College Green, Dublin, Ireland<br />

B.A. (Hons.) in Philosophy, Social Communications & Media Studies, Catholic <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Milan.

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