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Dr Maria Murray
Lecturer
Media Communications
BIO
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: CI, UX DESIGN, UI DESIGN, PARTICIPATORY DESIGN, IINSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, VIDEO, CREATIVITY STUDIES, SOCIAL
Maria’s primary areas of teaching are in UX, UI, instructional design, video and creativity strategies. Maria is the Erasmus coordinator for the Creative Digital Media course and has facilitated links with universities in the Netherlands, Finland and Austria.
Maria completed her PhD in the People and Technologies group, School of Applied Psychology, UCC. Her PhD focused on how creative digital media and socially engaged art can support participation in rapidly expanding rural communities. She presented results at the Communities & Technology conferences 2017 and 2019, Design Research Society 2018, Participatory Design Conference 2018, CHI 2022 and DIS 2024. She has also published in the CSCW journal and Journal of Gender-Based Violence. Her research interests continue to be focused on pluralistic approaches to participation, working towards more equitable futures.
Maria is a member of Over The Line studios, Ballyvolane, where she develops her painting practice.
RELATED COURSES:
BA (HONS) CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA
