Caroline Brophy

Caroline Brophy is a Professor in Statistics at the School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She lectures undergraduate and postgraduate modules, supervises student projects, and leads interdisciplinary research initiatives. As Head of Statistics and Information Systems, she oversees academic and administrative operations within her domain.

Her research focuses on developing non-standard statistical models for ecological, agricultural, and environmental applications, particularly in modeling biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships and enhancing agricultural sustainability through species diversity. She is the lead Coordinator of the Marie-Curie Doctoral Network LegumeLegacy and Principal Investigator for the Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future project STRIVE.

• Funded Investigator with ADAPT and VistaMilk Research Ireland Centres
• Co-Director of LegacyNet, a global experimental network

Her research group includes postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and visiting researchers collaborating on projects like Multi4More, E3 Kinsella FOREST, and EthiopiaGrass. She has previously worked on plant reproductive allometry, species competition, and nitrate leaching dynamics.