Dr Katriona O’Sullivan

Professor, Author & Public Speaker

Dr Katriona O’Sullivan is a Professor in the faculty of science in Maynooth University, a psychologist and memoirist.

As one of 5 children in a home shaped by her parents’ heroin addiction, Katriona’s story chronicles her journey from poverty, teenage pregnancy and homelessness to graduating with a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and becoming an award-winning lecturer whose work challenges barriers to education.

Her first book, Poor, debuted at #1 on the Irish Non-Fiction bestseller list. The book, a memoir of growing up in extreme poverty, describes the far-reaching impact of childhood poverty