Doctor

Naoisé O'Reilly
Naoisé O'Reilly in 2019
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Personality theory researcher, physical oceanographer, observational scientist, educationalist
Known forPersonality theory, learning difficulties research, four learning styles
Websitedrnaoiseoreilly.org

Naoisé O'Reilly is a psychology expert who develops methods in the areas of expression and psychological profiling.[1] She earned a PhD Doctorate in physical oceanography from the National Oceanography Centre[2] at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom in 2007.[3] The British Library catalogued her PhD dissertation entitled Combining Altimetry and Hydrography with Inverse Methods.[4] Outlined as one of the conclusions, O'Reilly developed an oceanography satellite altimetry and argo float big data scientific research system to analyse the state of the north Atlantic Ocean in three dimensional surface elevations.[5] She graduated from the National University of Ireland, Galway in 2000 with a first class honours degree in marine science.[6] She studied quantitative Earth observations at the University of Oxford and geophysical and environmental fluid dynamics at the University of Cambridge in 2002.[7]

Dyslexia

O'Reilly has severe dyslexia and as a teenager an educational psychologist said she was not suited to attend college. She says literacy is not a gauge of intelligence[8] and that "personality is an inconvenience in school."[9] In an education and teaching book about getting high school grades she spoke of introducing reward systems in the home for dyslexic children saying "the goal should be achievable and have the right level of challenge."[10] Interviewed by a journalist in 1999 during her time in university in Ireland O'Reilly said "school is the worst place for a dyslexic."[11] Her methods examine personality theory[12] and four learning styles of auditory, visual, practical and kinesthetic[13] with children and adults in Ireland and around the World.[14] She was Anti-Discrimination Officer for the Students' Union and Student Activist for people with disabilities at the National University of Ireland, Galway in addition to National Disability Rights Officer for the Union of Students of Ireland.[15][16]

The observational scientist[17] and physical oceanographer[18] taught at the European Space Agency Earth Observation Summer School in Frascati, Italy in 2004[19] on a course run for postdoctoral researchers interpreting and using satellite images in Earth science research. She assisted the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute in developing a UNESCO[20] postgraduate level workshop called the Application of Satellite Altimetry to Oceanography. This was a training course for the western Indian Ocean region run in Africa for postdoctoral students in 2004. She addressed the European Geosciences Union general assembly in Nice, France in 2004 and her works were presented at an Argo Science workshop in Venice, Italy in 2006.[21]

Education methods

A series of educational methods for students with learning difficulties called the Purple Learning Project were developed by O'Reilly in an education centre she founded in 2009 called the Homework Club located in Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland.[22] Classes are not created based on age or academic level but student personality type and ability.[23] Classroom sizes are capped with a maximum of ten students per class taught by honours university graduates trained in O'Reilly's teaching methods.[24] The government of Finland engaged with research from the Irish educationalist.[25] Interviewed for a college in the United States about dealing with difficult children the personality theory researcher and educationalist placed importance on investigating the environment and surroundings when problems frequently emerge to help discover what triggers can spark behaviour.[26] O'Reilly has said "I read backwards and see the world in reverse. In fact my own PhD research was an inverse method."[27] Other educational methods developed by O'Reilly include the Experience Effect and the Gap Effect.[28]

Learning difficulties

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is an area she has been described as an expert in[29] and supporting people with Asperger syndrome,[30] dyslexia, developmental co-ordination disorder, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, hearing impairments, expression disorders and depression.[31]

Personality theory

The educational innovator[32] made a breakthrough in psychology research in 2013[33] by developing the Periodic Table of the Development of Results. The formula is also called Purple Success.[34] O'Reilly has an INFJ personality type.[35]

Awards

O'Reilly's the Homework Club was awarded O2 Ability Company status by international disability rights group Kanchi in 2010 along with Citi, EMC, Microsoft Ireland and Trinity College Dublin.[36] Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson was on stage[37] and the awards were broadcast live on Newstalk national radio.[38] Dublin 15 Chamber presented her with two awards for Best New Business 2009[39] and Small Business of the Year 2010 for the Homework Club.[40] The education centre was nominated for an AIB Innovation in Business Excellence award at the Fingal Business Excellence Awards 2011.[41]

Media

She called for homework to be banned in schools during an Irish national radio interview in studio with Derek Mooney on the Mooney show on RTÉ Radio One on 11 November 2011.[42] Interviewed by Shane Coleman in studio on Irish national radio show The Right Hook broadcast on Newstalk on 29 October 2015 about plans to ban homework in Oslo, Norway she said Irish people should refuse to do homework and referenced homework boycotts in France.[43]

References

  1. Yagi, Randy (3 November 2014). "San Francisco Psychology Expert Advises Students To Pick What They're Good At". CBS. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 40. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. "Academic Distinctions Past Pupils". The King's Hospital. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. "Explore The British Library". The British Library. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (28 August 2009). Combining Altimetry and Hydrography with Inverse Methods: As applied to Satellite Altimetry. VDM Verlag. p. 163. ISBN 978-3639192254.
  6. O'Reilly, Naoisé (10 May 2010). The Homework Club Workbook: Primary and Secondary Tuition. The Homework Club. p. 50. ISBN 978-0956546500.
  7. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 47. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. Leonard, Sue (6 May 2013). "Purple Success – Helping others realise their dreams". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  9. O'Reilly, Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 16. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. Mukherjee, Geetanjali (2 September 2015). Anyone Can Get An A+. Amazon Digital Services. p. 53. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  11. Donnellan, Eithne (1 May 1999). "Galway Parents Lobby For Special Unit For Children With Reading Difficulties". The Tuam herald.
  12. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 16. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  13. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 23. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  14. McGarry, Fiona (1 June 2015). "The Teamwork Approach to Homework: 7 Ways it Can Work for You". Her Family. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  15. O'Reilly, Naoisé (10 May 2010). The Homework Club Workbook: Primary and Secondary Tuition. The Homework Club. p. 50. ISBN 978-0956546500.
  16. Healy, Yvonne (8 December 1998). "College Equations". The Irish Times.
  17. Prendeville, Tom (17 March 2013). "Oprah Show star is turning firms around". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  18. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 7. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  19. "Earth Observation Summer School". European Space Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  20. "African Capacity Building in Satellite Altimetry with the UNESCO-Bilko Programme". European Space Agency. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  21. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 47. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  22. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 7. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  23. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 10. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  24. "The Homework Club". Irish Tatler. July 2010.
  25. Young, David (6 January 2012). "An idle exercise". Irish Examiner. No. 58931. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  26. Flavin, Brianna (4 May 2015). "Education Experts Share 10 Tips for Dealing with a Difficult Child". Rasmussen College. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  27. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 7. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  28. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (10 May 2010). The Homework Club Workbook: Primary and Secondary Tuition. The Homework Club. p. 5. ISBN 978-0956546500.
  29. Warner, Jeremy (April 2013). ADHD Treatments and Remedies: Top ADHD Experts Share Their Secrets to Success. Portrait Health. Retrieved 1 March 2015 via Amazon.
  30. "Regional Services". Aspire The Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  31. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (1 April 2012). The Purple View. The Homework Club. p. 44. ISBN 978-0956546517. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  32. McGarry, Fiona (1 June 2015). "The Teamwork Approach to Homework: 7 Ways it Can Work for You". Her Family. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  33. "The secret of success". Herald. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  34. "Secrets To Success Formula Revealed By Purple Learning Project Scientist's Invention of Periodic Table of the Development of Results with The Forever Method". The Miami Herald. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  35. Berg, Marie Grace. "Today's Leading Women Podcast". Today's Leading Women. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  36. "The Winners". The Irish Times. 14 May 2010.
  37. "The Winners". The Irish Times. 14 May 2010.
  38. "O2 Ability Awards Ability Companies Revealed". The Ability Awards. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  39. O'Reilly, Dr. Naoisé (10 May 2010). The Homework Club Workbook: Primary and Secondary Tuition. The Homework Club. p. 49. ISBN 978-0956546500.
  40. Blanch Gazette. 25 August 2011. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  41. "Roll of Honour: Fingal Business Excellence Awards 2011". The Irish Independent. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  42. "Mooney Archive 2011: November". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  43. Coleman, Shane (29 October 2015). "The Right Hook". Newstalk. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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