Dr Ann Marie Mealey obtained her Ph.D in moral theology/ethics in 2005 from Saint Patrick’s Pontifical University Maynooth. Her doctoral work on the relationship between faith and ethics was funded by Government of Ireland doctoral scholarship awarded by the IRCHSS (Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences).  She completed a Maîtrise ès Lettres in French Literature from La Sorbonne (Paris IV) in 2001 which was funded by a scholarship from La Fondation Irlandaise. She spent a doctoral year at the KU Leuven as a Ph.D researcher funded by an Erasmus Grant and the IRCHSS. She was first appointed to LTU in 2005 and completed her PGCertHE (Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education) at the Univeristy of Leeds in 2006. 

Ann Marie has occupied multiple teaching and leadership roles at Leeds Trinity University for a total of 19 years in the UK.  She was a programme lead for the Theology and Religious Studies, Philosophy and Ethics provision for many years before being promoted to Academic Group Leader for the Humanities which she did for 4 years providing leadership and leading the revalidations for History, TRS, Politics, Philosophy, Ethics and English programmes. After revalidating the Advance HE PGCertHE and HEA Fellowship Scheme at Leeds Trinity University in her capacity as Senior Teaching Fellow/Reader in Learning and Teaching, she subsequently obtained a role as the founding Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching (Teaching Enhancement) at GBS in 2021. At GBS, she designed their first teaching observation strategy for staff and implemented it across 9 UK campuses and one in Dubai.  She returned to Leeds Trinity in November 2022 in a senior leadership role as the founding Director of Catholic Mission for the University. She is the strategic lead for mission at LTU in a Directorate that reports directly to the Vice-Chancellor. Ann Marie is known for her leadership and scholarship in ethics and recognised nationally (through networks and in the press) for designing the first Catholic Mission Strategy for a University in the UK in 2024. Her podcast and lecture series 'Beyond the Dark Clouds' is known in multiple countries across the world and has received positive feedback from global advocates for ethical leadership and groups that promote values- driven education internationally.

She is a former Co-Chair (with Sir John Battle) of Leeds Citizens, has been a member of the national Theological Reference Group (TRG) for CAFOD and external examiner for numerous doctorates internationally as well as for undergraduate programmes in the UK.  She has also served as an external board member at university validation events for several universities in the UK. More recently she has been providing consultancy to numerous C-MATs (Catholic Multi Academy Trusts) in the UK.

External Committees and Membership of Professional Bodies:

CAFOD Theological Reference Group (2010 -2016)

Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain

SFHEA - Higher Education Academy/Advance HE.

Association of Teachers of Moral Theology in Great Britain and Ireland - former Secretary and member.

Board member for the Society of Ricoeur Studies in the UK and Ireland - 2010.

External Examiner for the Department of Relgions and Theology, Trinity College Dublin, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London.

Leeds Justice and Peace Commission - former board member for 15 years.

University delegate for Leeds Citizens.

External Examiner for Ph.Ds at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Member of the Religion and Belief Hub at Leeds City Council.

Foundation Governor at Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College.

Member of the Pastoral Council (representing Leeds Trinity University) at the Diocese of Leeds.

Values 20 - advisory group of values experts to the G20 - part of the research group that works on 'Evolutionary Education.'

Affiliate Member of IVET: International Values Education and Training - UNITAR (United Nations Institute of Training and Research).

Trustee of the Formatio Group - Catholic Education Service of Great Britain.

Member of the Regional Hub For Catholic Schools - Diocese of Leeds.

Member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Research Group for the Faith and Belief Toolkit.

Consultant for C-MATS in multiple Trusts in the UK.

Dr Mealey used to teach the modules below and still retains an interest in these areas.  Her current role is more strategic in nature so she no longer teaches these modules but is open to giving public lectures and/or research supervision in these areas.

TRS 4202: Ethics: Theological and Philosophical

TRS: 5202 Body: Bio-Ethics and Sexual Ethics;

TRS: 6202: Social Ethics

CRS1031B: Christian Morality (CCRS programme)

Other duties:

Director for Catholic Mission

Ex Officio member of Academic Board at Leeds Trinity University

Former Chair of Leeds Trinity Citizens Committee

Ann Marie has a particular interest in the work of Paul Ricoeur and how it relates to current debates in Catholic moral theology. She is the author of The Identity of Christian Morality (2009) and The Lecturer's Survival Guide: An Introduction to Successful Teaching in Higher Education (2023)  as well as other scholarly articles (and an edited volume entitled Everyday Social Justice) that relate to her areas of interest. She has written on topics such as ethics and the environment, Catholic Social Teaching in HE, eco-feminism, leadership, faith and spirituality, moral conscience, values-driven HE pedagogy, social justice from a faith perspective as well as teaching and learning in Higher Education. She is always willing to speak at events for schools, training days and/or conferences to enhance the public understanding of faith, leadership, mission, ethics and values in educational contexts and beyond.