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Michael Dwyer (Professional Historian)
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About me

Email

mdwyer300@gmail.com

Bio

Education:

2011-2015: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of History, University College, Cork.

2008-2011: Bachelor of Arts (Hons) University College, Cork. (1st Class)

Subjects: History (Major), Religion and Global Diversity (Minor).

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Publications:

Monograph:

Dwyer, M., Strangling angel: Diphtheria and childhood immunization in Ireland, (Liverpool University Press, 2019). Paperback edition (2021)

Special Commendation NUI Publication Prize in Irish History 2019.

Peer reviewed Articles:

Dwyer, M., ‘Cumann na nGaedheal and public health reform in the Irish Free State’, Australasian Journal of Irish Studies, Vol. 13, 2013, 149-63.

Dwyer, M., ‘Abandoned by God and the Corporation: Housing and the health of the working class, Cork city 1914-24’, Saothar 38; Journal of the Irish Labour History Society, 2013, 105-18.

Other Publications:

Dwyer, M., ‘Book Review. Vaccinating Britain: Mass vaccination and the public since the second world war’, Social History of Medicine, Volume 33, Issue 1, February 2020.

Dwyer, M., ‘Why is a French library refusing to carry a history of Stalin’s Russia?’, History News Network, 20 February 2015.

Dwyer, M., ‘Vaccine trials: Dark chapter that needs answers’, Irish Examiner, 1 December 2014.

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Conferences Participation (selection)

Dwyer, M., The origins of childhood vaccination in Ireland, American Association for the History of Medicine, Yale University, May 2015.

Dwyer, M., The Ring College Immunisation Disaster Revisited, History of Medicine in Ireland Research Award, Royal College of Physicians Ireland, October 2014.

Dwyer, M., ‘This most deadly disease of childhood’: Diphtheria, and the public health response in the Irish Free State, American Association for the History of Medicine, Chicago, May 2014.

Dwyer, M., Childhood immunisation in Ireland: Historical perspective on a current debate, History of Medicine in Practice International Conference, Uppsala University, Sweden, March 2014.

Dwyer, M., The Ring College Immunisation Disaster, and the implications for childhood immunisation programmes in Ireland and Britain, European Association for the History of Medicine and Health, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Lisbon, September 2013.

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­­­­­­­Honours and Awards

Elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, September 2021.

Special Commendation, NUI Publication Prize in Irish History 2019.

Royal College of Physicians Ireland, History of Medicine Research Award 2013 and 2014. (Finalist)

Irish Studies Association Australia and New Zealand Postgraduate Essay Prize 2013.

Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland/Ulster Society for the History of Medicine, History of Medicine in Ireland Essay Prize 2013 (joint winner).

Saothar Prize for Irish Labour History 2012.

James and Mary Hogan Prize in History, University College, Cork 2011.

UCC College of Arts and Social Sciences, College Scholar 2010-11.

UCC College of Arts and Social Sciences, College Scholar 2009-10.

UCC History Student of the Year 2009-10.

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Professional Membership

American Association for the History of Medicine.

European Association for the History of Medicine and Health

Irish Association of Professional Historians.

Society for the Social History of Medicine.

Areas of expertise

History of medicine and health, disease and the public health response, childhood immunisation/vaccination, Irish social history, Irish labour history, modern Irish history, urban history, Single motherhood in twentieth-century Ireland, vaccine trials in children’s residential institutions.

Keywords

Irish social history; medical history; labour history; vaccine trials; housing; public health; history of disease; childhood immunisation; vaccination; single motherhood; twentieth century;

Member Details

Nickname

Michael Dwyer (Professional Historian)

Membership Type

Professional Historian

Experience

Education

2011-2015: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of History, University College, Cork.

2008-2011: Bachelor of Arts (Hons) University College, Cork. (1st Class)

Subjects: History (Major), Religion and Global Diversity (Minor).

Employment

June 2015-February 2021: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Senior Researcher, Commission of Investigation Mother and Baby Homes.

2014-2021: School of History, University College, Cork. Part-time Lecturer.

Teaching

2014-2021: School of History, University College, Cork. Part-time Lecturer.

2011-2014: School of History, University College, Cork Tutor/Head Tutor

Committees & Associations

American Association for the History of Medicine.

European Association for the History of Medicine and Health

Irish Association of Professional Historians.

Society for the Social History of Medicine.

Awards

Elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, September 2021.

Special Commendation, NUI Publication Prize in Irish History 2019.

Royal College of Physicians Ireland, History of Medicine Research Award 2013 and 2014. (Finalist)

Irish Studies Association Australia and New Zealand Postgraduate Essay Prize 2013.

Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland/Ulster Society for the History of Medicine, History of Medicine in Ireland Essay Prize 2013 (joint winner).

Saothar Prize for Irish Labour History 2012.

James and Mary Hogan Prize in History, University College, Cork 2011.

UCC College of Arts and Social Sciences, College Scholar 2010-11.

UCC College of Arts and Social Sciences, College Scholar 2009-10.

UCC History Student of the Year 2009-10.

Publications

Books

Dwyer, M., Strangling angel: Diphtheria and childhood immunization in Ireland, (Liverpool University Press, 2019). Paperback edition (2021)

Special Commendation NUI Publication Prize in Irish History 2019.

Peer Reviewed Journals

Dwyer, M., ‘Cumann na nGaedheal and public health reform in the Irish Free State’, Australasian Journal of Irish Studies, Vol. 13, 2013, 149-63.

Dwyer, M., ‘Abandoned by God and the Corporation: Housing and the health of the working class, Cork city 1914-24’, Saothar 38; Journal of the Irish Labour History Society, 2013, 105-18.

Other Journals

Dwyer, M., ‘Why is a French library refusing to carry a history of Stalin’s Russia?’, History News Network, 20 February 2015.

Dwyer, M., ‘Vaccine trials: Dark chapter that needs answers’, Irish Examiner, 1 December 2014.

Reviews

Dwyer, M., ‘Book Review. Vaccinating Britain: Mass vaccination and the public since the second world war’, Social History of Medicine, Volume 33, Issue 1, February 2020.

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