Mark is a Lecturer in Community Youth Work, based in Belfast. He has been involved in the youth sector for 20 years, in the community voluntary sector. Prior to joining the team as Lecturer in 2017, Mark worked for Youth Initiatives NI and East Belfast Mission. Mark studied at UU as a postgraduate student from 2007 - 2009 and has since gone on to complete his MSc, MEd and PhD here at UU.

Mark is currently the Year Head for the year one, full time BSc students. He also coordinates Assessed Practice for levels 4 - 7 and the recruitment for the BSc Full Time Community Youth Work programme.

Mark currently represents the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences on the Faculty Employability Committee and represents the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on the University Employability Committee. Mark is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Mark teaches across a range of modules for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. Mark is Module Coordinator for The Context of Youth Work module and all of the Assessed Practice Modules (Levels 4-7). Mark also teaches on the Ethical Leadership, Management and Supervision module and coordinates the Year One Professional Development Sessions. 

Mark completed his PhD in July 2023. His PhD is entitled; 'Sacred Space, An Exploration into the Distinctiveness of Faith-Based Youth Work from a Christian Perspective in Northern Ireland'. This involved speaking to youth workers and young people about their experience of faith-based youth work. Mark is currently working on a number of publications from his PhD.

Mark is part of the Critical Voice NI Advisory Group, a website for writing on youth work practice. Click here for more: https://sites.google.com/view/youth-work-dialogue-ni/home

Mark is a member of the Youth Work Educators Forum in Ireland.