Academic staff
Stuart Chair in Scottish Studies
Robert Burns, Scottish vernacular poetry, the Glasgow novel, Ulster-Scots poetry, contemporary Scottish writing, Irish-Scottish literary connections, literature of the Scottish diaspora, Scottish crime fiction
Eamon Cleary Chair in Irish Studies
Irish literature, particularly the work of Flann O’Brien, Pacific modernism and the medical humanities.
Visiting Professors
Visiting Professor of Scottish Studies and Crime Fiction
Emeritus Professors
CISS Writing Fellowship
Irish Writing Fellow 2025
Associates of the Centre
Associate Professor Sharon Crozier De-Rosa
Associate Professor Grace Moore
Associate Professor Paul Tankard
Professional staff
Dr Karen McLean
Email ciss@otago.ac.nz