Dr Barbara McDade

General Information

Teaching Responsibilities

Stranmillis University College

Undergraduate Courses:

• Biblical Studies – Old and New Testament
• Philosophy of Religion and Christian Ethics
• Theology
• Peacebuilding and Reconciliation

Postgraduate Courses

• Young People, Community and Culture
• Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation

Gordon College, MA (Adjunct Faculty)

• Teacher Education

John Brown University, AK (Adjunct Faculty)

• Peacemaking and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland
• Intercultural Communication

Taylor University(Adjunct Faculty) 

• Peacebuilding and Reconciliation

Short Courses and CPD:

• Teaching and Christian Vocation
• Shared Education Project Course: Creating Effective Community Partnershipss
• Youth Work

External Interests / Community Service / Membership of Professional Bodies

• Chairperson and Director of Scripture Union Northern Ireland
• Member of ATE – Association of Teacher Educators, United States of America
• Member of CIPD
• Member of NAFSA

College Responsibilities

• International Development
• CCCU Partnerships
• Study USA / Irish American Scholars
• Stranmillis Summer School Co-Ordinator
• Diversity and Mutual Understanding Team
• North South Teacher Exchange Coordinator
• Youth Support Worker Qualification

Research Interests

• Teaching and Christian Vocation
• Integration of Faith and Learning
• Service Learning
• Intercultural Education

Background & Qualifications

• Teacher in three post primary schools in Northern Ireland
• Youth and Children’s Worker in Scotland
• MA (JNC) Youth and Community Work with Applied Theology
• Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry, Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Research & Scholarship

Journal Articles

• McMullen, J.D., Jones, S., Campbell, R., McLaughlin, J., McDade, B., O’Lynn, P., and Glen, C. (2020) ‘‘Sitting on a wobbly chair’: mental health and wellbeing among newcomer pupils in Northern Irish schools’, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2020.1763095

Research Projects

• 2017 Education Authority Review of Learning Together Programme – Youth Work in Schools.
• 2017 Uganda Student Teacher Project
• 2018 Education Authority Children and Young Peoples’ Services – ‘The Mental Health Needs of Newcomer Children and Young People and the Role of the Youth Service’.
• 2018 Chinese Welfare Association, Classroom + Project – ‘Celebrating Diversity in the Classroom.
• 2019 YMCA Lisburn, MAP Mentoring Small Scale Study.

Conference proceedings and papers

• McDade, B. (2019) ‘Teachers as Tsaddiqim’, Kuyers Christian Teaching and Learning Conference. Calvin University, 2-6 March. Grand Rapids: Kuyers Institute.
• McDade, B. (2019) ‘A Theology of Work and Youth Ministry, International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry Conference. Durham University, 2-6 March. Durham: St. John’s College, England.
• McDade, B. (2019) ‘Study Abroad and Intercultural Learning’, Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference. Atlanta, 12-15 February.