Projects and Publications

“Gan Teanga, Gan Tír”: The Jailtacht and Republican Nationalism during the Irish
Revolutionary Period, 1916-1924

Master of Philosophy, International History, Trinity College Dublin.

Abstract:

The learning and use of the Irish language in prison by Irish republican political prisoners – also known as the “jailtacht” – has long been associated with HMP Prison Maze in Belfast during the Troubles. There has been less scholarship regarding cases that predate the second half of the 20th century. This dissertation will address this gap by investigating the phenomenon of carceral spaces – primarily prisons, but internment camps and a prison ship, as well – operating as a site of Irish language learning rooted in republican ideology around the period of the Easter Rising and the War of Independence. Through the examination of diaries, autograph books, letters, poems, songs, photographs, micro press publications, and learning materials, this paper will establish the Irish Revolutionary period as a crucial predecessor to republican Irish language learning in both the Prison Maze and the modern nationalist Irish language rights movement.

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Miller: Mitigating Juvenile Life Without Parole (2025)

Op-Ed, UIC Student Bar Association Case of the Month, Vol 1 Issue 1

The Human Rights Ramifications of a United Ireland (2025)

Trinity FLAC - Trinity College Dublin & Queen's University, Belfast

With Abigail Donohoe. Supra-National and International Human Rights: Fundamental Notions. The Human Rights Ramifications of a United Ireland. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin FLAC.

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Other Projects

Children of War: Investigating Child Indoctrination in the Cambodian Genocide and the Holocaust

In the Spring of 2022, I completed a research paper on the indoctrination of children by perpetrators of genocide, particularly in the Cambodian genocide and the Holocaust, under the instruction of Natalie Bormann as part of a graduate-level comparative genocide studies seminar.

The Geography of the Digital Courtroom: Law, Justice, and the Media in the Age of the Internet

In the Spring of 2021, I completed an undergraduate capstone under the instruction of distinguished legal scholar and Critical Race Theory proponent Patricia J. Williams as part of a special topics seminar entitled Justice and Aesthetics in collaboration with University College London and the London College of Communication.

Second Look Amendment Act

In 2021, I worked in the Special Litigation division at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. There, I worked with lawyers, investigators, mitigation specialists, and community and government partners to interview witnesses, collect evidence, present findings, and create legal defense strategies. I helped work to introduce holistic profiles to the court for re-sentencing hearings which secured the full release of two clients from federal prison.

Ed's Reply Guys

In 2020, I created Ed's Reply Guys (@edsreplyguys), a political digital strategy Twitter account not affiliated with the campaign. It amassed over 6.7 million impressions, raised almost $3k in small dollar donations, collaborated with a local ice cream shop to create a unique ice cream flavor for the campaign, and hosted a virtual fundraiser with the band Wheatus of Teenage Dirtbag fame.

Lincoln Park Zoo ADA Policy

In 2017, I reviewed and updated the official ADA policy for service animals visiting the Lincoln Park Zoo, then compiled a training resource and certification test for zoo staff and volunteers and presented it at multiple town halls to staff at all levels.

Conservation Ambassadors Board

From 2016-2017, I served as the committee chair on the award-winning youth environmental conservation board at Lincoln Park Zoo. Highlights include winning an international contest, presenting at conferences held at Brookfield and St. Louis Zoos, and holding the first bilingual event in the zoo's 150-year history (English and Spanish).