Dr. Patricia McMullin is a research scientist at the Department of Social and Political Science in the European University Institute and part of the research team on the ERC funded international comparative research project 'Education as a Lifelong Process – Comparing Educational Trajectories in Modern Societies'.
Within the project she analyses gender differences in labour market entry, and cumulative disadvantage in adult education, in Great Britain. Her PhD thesis deals with the accumulation of disadvantage over different educational pathways in Great Britain.
She has worked as a research assistant at the University of Bamberg, Germany and the Geary Institute, University College Dublin (UCD). She has worked as a Teaching Assistant with the Department of Sociology, UCD and as an Occasional Lecturer at the Department of Public Health, UCD.
She finished her master’s thesis in social science in 2004, focusing on factors influencing individual movement from mainstream religion to new religious movements. She presented a paper at the British Sociological Association on religion and gender in the same year.
Her main research interests focus on educational inequality in third level education, employer sponsored adult education and early childhood education. Additionally she is interested in longitudinal data analyses, program evaluation and comparative research.
Publications
Published papers
Vono de Vilhena, D., Kosyakova, Y., Kilpi-Jakonen, E., and McMullin, P. (2015). Does adult education contribute to securing non-precarious employment? A cross-national comparison. Work, Employment and Society, (published online April 17, 2015).
Denny, K., Doyle, O., McMullin, P. & O’Sullivan, V.(2014) "Money, mentoring and making friends: The impact of a multidimensional access program on student performance." Economics of Education Review 40: 167-182.
Chapters in edited books
2016
McGinnity, F., McMullin, P., Murray, A., and Russell, H. (forthcoming 2016) “Social Inequality in Cognitive Outcomes in Ireland: What is the role of the home-learning environment and child-care”. In Blossfeld, H.-P., Kulic, N. Skopek, J., and Triventi, M. (Eds.), Childcare, Early Education and Social Inequality – A Cross-national Perspective. Cheltenham/Northampton: Edward Elgar.
McMullin, P. and Kulic, N.(forthcoming 2016) “Onwards or Upwards? The role of subject choice and schools in the reproduction of educational inequality in England”. In: Blossfeld, H.‐P., Buchholz, S., Skopek, J. & Triventi, M. (Eds.), Models of Secondary Education and Social Inequality: An International Comparison. Cheltenham/Northampton: Edward Elgar.
2015
McMullin, P. and Kilpi-Jakonen, E. (2015). The consequences of shifting education and economic structures for gender differences at labor market entry: The British case study. In: H.-P. Blossfeld, J. Skopek, M. Triventi, and S. Buchholz (Eds.), Gender, Education and Employment: An International Comparison of School-To-Work Transitions (Pages 122–141 ). Cheltenham, UK/Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar.
2014
McMullin, P. and Kilpi-Jakonen, E. (2014). Cumulative (dis)advantage? Patterns of participation and outcomes of adult learning in Great Britain. In: H.-P. Blossfeld, E. Kilpi-Jakonen, D. Vono de Vilhena, and S. Buchholz (Eds.), Adult Learning in Modern Societies: Patterns and Consequences of Participation from a Life-Course Perspective (Pages 119–139). Cheltenham, UK/Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar.
Kilpi-Jakonen, E., Buchholz, S., Dämmrich, J., McMullin, P., and Blossfeld, H.-P.(2014). Adult learning labor market outcomes, and social inequalities in modern societies. In: H.-P. Blossfeld, E. Kilpi-Jakonen, D. Vono de Vilhena, and S. Buchholz (Eds.), Adult Learning in Modern Societies: Patterns and Consequences of Participation from a Life-Course Perspective (Pages 3-28). Cheltenham, UK/Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar.
Selected Reports
2009
Denny, K., Doyle, O., Hyland, M., O’ Reilly, P., and O’ Sullivan, V. (2009). A Profile of Higher Education Access Route Schools 2008. Report prepared for New ERA Programme, University College Dublin.
Denny, K., Doyle, O., Hyland, M., O’ Reilly, P., and O’ Sullivan, V. (2009). “Evaluating the Impact of the UCD New ERA Widening Participation Initiative” Report prepared for the New ERA Programme, University College Dublin.
2008
O’ Reilly, P. (2008). “The Evolution of University Access Programmes” The Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
Invited Seminar
McMullin, P. “The multiple dimensions of educational disadvantage: examining inequality in educational opportunities in the UK from within the 'eduLIFE project', The UCD Geary Institute seminar series, 28 Oct 2014, Dublin Ireland
Presentations
2015
McMullin, P. & Kulic N. (2015): “Gender differences in early subject choice and its significance for later educational decisions and type of occupation in England”. SLLS Conference 2015. Dublin Castle, Ireland, 18-21 Oct.
McMullin, P. & Kulic N. (2015): “Differentiation in Secondary Education and Inequality of Educational Opportunities in England”. (Persistent) Inequalities Reconsidered: Education and Social Mobility. Switzerland, Monte Verita, 26-31 July.
2014
McMullin, P., & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. & Blossfeld, H.-P., “Educational pathways and their consequences for gender differences at labor market entry –The British youth cohort”. International Conference: How do education systems shape educational inequalities? Luxembourg, 2-4 July.
2013
McMullin, P. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E., "eduLIFE Phase 2 –Education Imbalances in Education and Labour Market Entry: The British Case Study", eduLIFE Workshop, 14-15 Nov 2013, Florence, Italy.
Vono de Vilhena, Kosyakova ,Y., Kilpi-Jakonen, E., McMullin, P. “Does adult education contribute to securing non-precarious employment? A cross-national comparison” ECSR Conference, 14-16 October 2013, Tilburg, Netherlands.
McMullin, P. “Educational pathways and their consequences for gender differences at labor market entry: The British Youth Cohort” SPP1646 Summer School, Sept 2013, Bamberg, Germany.
Vono de Vilhena, Kosyakova ,Y., Kilpi-Jakonen, E., McMullin, P. “To what extent does adult education contribute to moving to good employment? A comparative analysis of Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom”, RC28 Spring Meeting, May 2013, Trento, Italy.
McMullin, P. & Kilpi-Jakonen, E. "eduLIFE Phase 2 –Gender Imbalances in Education and Labour market Entry: The British Case Study ", eduLIFE Workshop, 30-31 May 2013, Florence, Italy.