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Doctor of Philosophy (Ulster University)
Ronan is a Lecturer and the postgraduate TESOL Study Area Coordinator in the School of Education. His research areas include language development, students' sense of belonging and technology enhanced learning in multilingual education contexts. Ronan is a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and is experienced in the design and delivery of professional development modules and international short courses in learning and teaching.
Additional information
- Kelly, R. & Stewart, M. (2025). Embracing translanguaging in designing inclusive assessments with learners of English as an additional language or dialect. In JP. Davies, S. Adams, C. Challen & T. Bourke (Eds.), Designing Inclusive Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Practice (pp. 119–128). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/252764
- Kelly, R., Cunningham, S., Wright-Brough, F. & Huijser, H. (2025). 'More group work would be nice': exploring peer interaction and belonging in the first-year experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and refugee students. Higher Education Research and Development, 44(3). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/253484
- Kelly, R., Hou, H., Skinner, B. & Stewart, M. (2025). Perezhivanie and Multilingual Adolescents' Development of School Belonging in Northern Ireland. Journal of Language, Identity and Education. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/255741
- Kelly, R., (2025). Translanguaging in Content-based Assessment. Leveraging Languages. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/260036
- Kelly, R., Cunningham, S., Wright-Brough, F. & Huijser, H. (2025). What we know about peer interaction and sense of belonging for students from culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and refugee backgrounds. Needed Now in Learning and Teaching Newsletter. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/256086
- Stewart, M., Skinner, B., Hou, H. & Kelly, R. (2024). A systematic literature review of home-school partnership for learners with English as an Additional Language (EAL): a way forward for the UK and Ireland. Irish Educational Studies, 43(2), 301–327. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235681
- Kelly, R. & Cunningham, S. (2023). Exploring first year culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and refugee students' experiences of peer interactions and belonging. HERDSA 2023 Annual Conference: On-site oral abstract book. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/241753
- Kelly, R., (2023). It doesn't end with a signature: the evolving dynamics of consent in research with multilingual adolescents.
- Kelly, R. & Hou, H. (2022). Empowering learners of English as an additional language: translanguaging with machine translation. Language and Education, 36(6), 544–559. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235700
- Stewart, M., Skinner, B. & Kelly, R. (2020). Pupils with English as an Additional Language, their families and COVID-19: current challenges and finding a way forward. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236806
- Using games to enhance vocabulary learning of ethnic minority EFL learners in Mainland China
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor James Davis - Test Authenticity in Global Standardised English Testing: Voices from International Students as Test-takers in Australia
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Jasmine Bai, Professor Karen Dooley