Dr Kevin Wallace

Dr Kevin Wallace is the Head of the Department of Humanities and Arts Management at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) in Dublin. He has held this leadership position and served as Chair of the Quality Enhancement Committee since September 2015. Dr Wallace has been a lecturer in English at IADT since 2011, teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including the BA (Hons) in English, Media & Cultural Studies, BA (Hons) in New Media Studies, and the MA in Public Cultures & Society.

His scholarly work focuses on Irish theatre, drama, and performance, with publications and conference presentations on topics such as Irish plays on international stages, identity and language in contemporary drama, and the structures of symbolic power in Irish theatre. Dr Wallace is an active researcher and has contributed to notable academic publications including The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance and The Theatre of Enda Walsh.

He holds a PhD in English Literature and Drama from University College Dublin. Dr Wallace is also Editor-in-Chief of the IADT Journal of Research + Creativity (IJRC).