Dr Caoimhe McAvinchey is the convenor of the MA programme in Applied Theatre at Queen Mary, University of London, and a visiting lecture in Applied Theatre at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Prior to this, she established and convened the MA Applied Drama programme at Goldsmiths College. Her research investigates performance work with, and for, children and young people; training and development of artists working in community and educational settings; and the relationship between prison, punishment and performance.