Danielle Petherbridge

Danielle Petherbridge is an Associate Professor in the School of Philosophy at University College Dublin (UCD), where she also serves as Director of the UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life. She holds a PhD from UCD and previously held postdoctoral fellowships at Columbia University and UCD. Her research focuses on phenomenology, social philosophy, and applied ethics, particularly regarding dementia, vulnerability, and recognition theory.

Education:

• BA, Trinity College, University of Melbourne
• BA (Hons), University of Melbourne
• PhD, University College Dublin

Research Interests:

• Phenomenology (Husserl, Merleau-Ponty)
• Social Philosophy (Honneth, Recognition Theory)
• Medical Humanities and Dementia Studies
• Critical Theory and Vulnerability
• Ethics in Public Life

Grants and Projects:

• PI of BodyDementia (Irish Research Council)
• ERC-funded Gender, Conflict and Coercive Control project
• PERITIA (EU Horizon 2020 grant)

Awards:

• UCD CoSSL Teaching Excellence Award (2021)
• UCD Values in Action Award (2019)
• Aurora Leadership Program (2017–2018)

Public Engagement: Co-founder of the Young Philosopher Awards and Health, Ethics and Narrative Ireland.