Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the areas of;
- Bioarchaeology (especially of Irish and Eurasian populations)
- Burial practices (including atypical, minority, deviant practices)
- Children's burial grounds (cillíní)
- Childhood in the past
- Archaeology of the Irish diaspora
- Community archaeology
- Archaeology of Fermanagh
Public outreach & key achievements
Eileen was a founding leader of the Belfast Young Archaeologists’ Club that has been running in Queen’s since 2006. She is Co-Director, with Dr Colm Donnelly, of the Centre for Community Archaeology. She was awarded the Visit Belfast Ambassador of the Year award in 2019 for her role in securing the annual conference of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) for Belfast in 2023.
Research students
| PhD area | Bioarchaeology, Archaeothanatology and Social Dimensions of Eurasian Steppe Populations from the Bronze Age to Iron Age |
| Name | Jeanna Loyer |
| Years of study | 2013 -2019 |
| Country | France |
| PhD area | Palaeopathology of Ornithopod Dinosaurs |
| Name | Filippo Bertozzo |
| Years of study | Jan 2017 – present |
| Country | Italy |
| PhD area | Biomechanics of Physically Impaired Individuals from Medieval Ireland |
| Name | Jess White |
| Years of study | Jan 2018 – present |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD area | Palaeodietary Analysis of Prehistoric Populations from the Minusinsk Khakass Basin |
| Name | Dr Svetlana Svyatko |
| Years of study | 2005 - 2009 |
| Country | South Siberia |
| Current Position | Research Fellow in the 14CHRONO Centre, Queen’s University Belfast |
| PhD area | Biocultural Analysis of Ballyhanna Medieval Human Remains |
| Name | Dr Catriona McKenzie |
| Years of study | 2006-2010 |
| Country | |
| Current Position | Lecturer in Osteoarchaeology, University of Exeter |
| PhD area | Taphonomic study of Neolithic human remains from Orkney |
| Name | Dr Rebecca Crozier |
| Years of study | 2006-2012 |
| Country | |
| Current Position | Lecturer in Osteoarchaeology, University of Aberdeen |
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- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Science
- School of Natural and Built Environment
- Centre for Community Archaeology
- 14CHRONO Centre