Carmel O'Sullivan is the convenor of the Arts Education Research Group (AERG). She organises an international Summer School in Drama and Theatre in Education each year (M.Ed.), and is a founding member of ADEI (the Association for Drama in Education in Ireland). Carmel is involved in several externally funded research projects. Her research interests include Drama and Theatre in Education; drama with children and young people with an autism spectrum disorder; the work of the Brazilian theatre practitioner Augusto Boal; and teaching and learning in higher education. Carmel is a regularly invited speaker at national and international conferences, and has delivered lectures and workshops in academic and professional institutions worldwide. She has organised numerous national and international drama in education seminars, workshops and conferences. Carmel is a member of the international editorial advisory committees for several peer-reviewed journals, and is external examiner in a number of institutions. She is also very active in her local community and has continued to work with children and young people on a weekly, voluntary basis throughout her professional career.

Social Drama, Asperger Syndrome and Autism . The development of sub-types in autism spectrum disorder . Early childhood education . Arts education . Drama and theatre in education . Teaching and learning in higher education