Professor Joan Rahilly PFHEA

Profile

Professor Joan Rahilly is Professor of Phonetics and Linguistics in the School of Arts, English and Languages. She is also Director of QUB’s Centre for Research in Linguistics. Her recent research and scholarship focuses on speech acquisition and clinical speech varieties, as well as on phonetic and phonological aspects of Irish English. She is co-editor of the recently launched ‘Journal of Connected Speech’ and co-editor of the new book series ‘Studies in Phonetics and Phonology’, She was the inaugural Co-Chair (with Karen Fraser of CED) of the Queen’s Merit Award Panel – the professional recognition scheme which enables individuals in QUB to gain HEA Fellowships.

When asked to reflect on “what does being a Principal Fellow mean to you?” Joan answered:

Principal Fellowship is recognition of my career-long commitment to education in the HE context; and a celebration of the strategic impact that my collaborative work with others has made – in QUB, with external partners and in my own subject area. I am encouraged to see that QUB is increasingly valuing and profiling the achievements of colleagues whose contributions to the institution, alongside their research and scholarship, are focused on educational leadership. QUB’s growing network of Fellows at all levels is testament to our commitment to reflective, informed practice. It also indicates the seriousness with which we take our professional responsibility to our students and our peers in enhancing standards in teaching and learning.