David Kennedy is Assistant Professor in Religious Education at the Institute of Education, Dublin City University. From 2013-2015, he was a Departmental Assistant at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick where he lectured in Biblical and Systematic theology. From 2015- 2019, he worked as a researcher for numerous national bodies in Catholic education such as the Catholic Schools Partnership (CSP), the Association of Trustees of Catholic Schools (ATCS), the Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA) and the Irish Episcopal Conference (IECON). From 2015-2019, David was a lead coordinator and resource writer for Catholic School Week. In 2018, he worked as a researcher, resource writer and national coordinator for Catholic schools for the World Meeting of Families 2018 and papal visit of Pope Francis. He is currently associated with the Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education, and is a member of the Network for Researchers in Catholic Education, Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE) and the European Society for Catholic Theology.