Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley is Associate Professor in History at the University of Galway and Vice-Dean for Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Staff Development in the CASSCS.

She is an internationally recognised scholar in the field of modern Irish social history, particularly in the fields of gender history, the history of childhood and youth and child welfare. To date, her research has been cited in the New York Times, CNN and contributions to BBC Women’s Hour among others. She is co-author of the award-winning Old Ireland in Colour Series with Professor John Breslin, which has sold over 130,000 copies. Co-PI of the Tuam Oral History Project, she is focused on the importance of technology to engagement with marginalised groups historically and social history more generally.

Aside from teaching and research, she is the Chair of the Irish History Students’ Association, past President of the Women’s History Association of Ireland, and previous Head of the Department of History in the University of Galway.

In 2024, she was an ENLIGHT Impact Ambassador and is a previous recipient of the IRC Research Ally Award.