Publications

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2026O’ Brien, C. Becoming a Parent of a Deaf Child: Classic Grounded Theory in Research on Irish Sign Language and Parental Transformation. In S. Dick, L. Aviles & S. Kean (Eds.), Grounded Theory in Practice: Real-Life Applications Across Disciplines. Routledge.
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2025O’ Brien, C. The Becoming Theory of Parental Transformation: A Grounded Theory Study of Parents Raising Deaf Children in Ireland and Acquiring Irish Sign Language [Doctoral dissertation, Trinity College Dublin].
Available at: https://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/112116