Kellie Morrissey is a Lecturer in the School of Applied Psychology at University College Cork (UCC). Her work focuses on the intersection of health, politics, and digital technologies, with a particular emphasis on sensitive settings such as dementia care, reproductive health, and women's well-being. Prior to her current role, she held positions at Newcastle University and the University of Limerick (UL), leading initiatives like the Digital Social Care research theme and Design for Health & Wellbeing programs. She has secured over €1.5 million in research funding from bodies like EPSRC and SFI-IRC. Her research explores ethical design practices in healthcare technology, including participatory methods with marginalized groups. A career fellowship in Open Lab (2017) supported her early work on dementia-friendly technologies. Recent studies investigate online platforms for pregnancy loss support, social media's role in fitness behaviors, and HPV self-sampling attitudes. Dr. Morrissey's publications span HCI ethics, intergenerational learning, and technology's impact on mental health. She advocates for reflexive research practices, emphasizing empathy and equity in design. Her teaching integrates clinical immersions and industry partnerships to prepare students for healthcare innovation challenges.
Bhuvan Israni is a Lecturer at the School of Global Business, Technological University Dublin, specializing in organizational psychology and employee wellbeing. Her research examines psychosocial barriers to mindfulness practices in workplaces, with emphasis on sociocultural contexts in Ireland. She also serves as a Year Tutor for the Bachelor of Business Studies (Year 2) program. Her primary research explores the intersection of mindfulness, human resources, and organizational psychology. Key interests include: Psychosocial factors affecting employee mindfulness sustainability Cross-cultural mental health attitudes Workplace diversity's impact on job satisfaction Compassion fatigue mitigation strategies Recent publications (2022–2025) predominantly analyze workplace psychology through systematic reviews, thematic analyses, and cross-cultural studies. Trends include mindfulness implementation challenges, mental health in pandemic-era healthcare, and diversity/inclusion frameworks. Methodologies frequently employ qualitative analysis, bibliometrics, and literature syntheses.
Dr. Derek Barter is a Lecturer and Continuing Education Co-ordinator in the Department of Adult and Community Education (DACE) at Maynooth University, and Director of the Communiversity initiative. He holds a PhD in modern history from Maynooth University (2009), focusing on Irish identity politics and cultural discourses. His career includes roles with the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee and the Canals Community Partnership, where he developed community-based educational programs. He secured € funding for the Foundations for Futures Europe project (2021), a EU-funded initiative addressing social issues across Europe. Research interests center on Widening Participation, Access to Higher Education, and Community-Engaged Learning. He advocates for education as a tool for personal and societal transformation, particularly for marginalized groups. Key projects include the Communiversity, which brings higher education into local libraries, winning the 2024 Aontas National STAR Award. He also developed Maynooth’s Critical Skills modules for first-year undergraduates. Teaching responsibilities include modules such as SK114/115 Critical Skills, CM1 Study Skills, and coordination of NUI certificates in Addiction Studies, Community Development, and related fields. He has served on committees including the HEA PATH 1 Turn to Teaching steering committee and the MU Sanctuary Committee. Collaborations span institutions like the University of Pécs (Hungary) and civil society networks across Europe. Key Awards: 2024 Aontas STAR Award, NALA ACE Award (2009), multiple Aontas STAR recognitions Grants: € funding through Europe for Citizens (2021), HEA PATH initiatives Outreach: Communiversity partnerships with Dublin Libraries, Leader Partnerships
Laura Taylor is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at University College Dublin (UCD), where she conducts research at the intersection of developmental psychology, peace studies, and intergroup relations. Her work focuses on children and youth in conflict-affected and post-conflict societies, including Northern Ireland, Colombia, Croatia, and Kosovo. Education: PhD in Psychology and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame MA, University of Notre Dame MA, University of San Diego BA, Haverford College Certificate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in University Teaching and Learning, UCD Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (PGCHET), Queen's University Belfast Her research centers on risk and resilience processes in youth exposed to political violence, using a developmental psychopathology approach. She investigates how intergroup contact, identity formation, religious cognition, and family dynamics influence prosocial behavior, civic engagement, and peacebuilding. Her projects include longitudinal studies on youth in Belfast, research on European identity in divided societies, and participatory interventions in Colombia. Her recent publications reveal trends in cross-national prosocial behavior during the pandemic, the role of spatial environments in intergroup contact, and the development of religious and national identities in children. These works span developmental, social, and educational psychology, with strong implications for policy and intervention design. Scientific Awards: Student International Research Award – APA Division 52 (International Psychology) Outstanding Early Career Professional Award – APA Division 52 Ed Cairns Early Career Award – APA Division 48 (Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict) Shaheen Award for Top Graduate Student – University of Notre Dame Laura Taylor has secured funding from the Spencer Foundation, British Academy, Horizon Europe, and others. She mentors students and involves them in sensitive, community-engaged research. She also leads the Developing Belief Network and has conducted program evaluations in public and academic sectors. Labs and Teams: Developing Belief Network (international consortium) Helping Kids! research project (cross-cultural prosocial behavior) YouthLEAD (marginalized youth in the U.S.) Peacebuilding interventions in Colombia (Artesanos de Paz)
Dr. Clodagh Harris is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics at University College Cork (UCC), with affiliations to the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) and the Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine (MaREI). Her research focuses on deliberative and participatory democracy, democratic innovations, climate change policy, and intergenerational deliberation. She has secured over €4 million in external funding through projects like the EPA-funded 'IMAGINING 2050' and the Horizon 2020 'ENTRUST' initiative. Dr. Harris has advised numerous high-profile citizen assemblies, including Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss (2022–23) and the Scottish Citizens’ Assembly (2019–2021). Education: BComm (National University of Ireland, Galway) MA (KU Leuven) PhD (UCC) PCTLHE (UCC) Research Interests: Her work bridges normative democratic theory and practical policy, emphasizing participatory approaches to climate action, energy transitions, and institutional innovation. Key areas include citizen assemblies, climate resilience, and the inclusion of marginalized groups in decision-making processes. Publications & Grants: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles, including work on Ireland’s Citizens’ Assemblies and the design of deliberative forums. Notable grants include leadership roles in projects totaling €3.8 million under Horizon 2020. Advisory Roles & Impact: Served on advisory boards for major initiatives like Ireland’s first Citizens’ Assembly (2011), the Constitutional Convention (2012–2014), and the Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit (2017). Her research informs policy through citizen engagement processes and has been presented to parliamentary committees. Teaching & Mentorship: Focuses on active citizenship pedagogy, service learning, and graduate professional development in political science. Her work emphasizes bridging theory and practice in democratic education.
Professor Orla Doyle is a Professor in the School of Economics and a Research Fellow at the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy at University College Dublin. She currently serves as the Director of the UCD Childhood and Human Development Research Centre and holds leadership positions including Deputy Head of the UCD School of Economics and Director of the MSc in Behavioural Economics. Her academic journey at UCD began in 2004 as a Postdoctoral Researcher, progressing through Lecturer (2007), Assistant Professor (2011), Associate Professor (2017), to her current Professorship (2023). Professor Doyle's educational background includes a BA (Mod) and PhD from Trinity College Dublin. Her research program centers on the economics of human behavior with particular focus on early childhood intervention programs. She has developed and led an interdisciplinary research program studying how investing in early human capital can reduce social and economic inequalities. Her work spans economics, psychology, psychiatry, education, medicine, public health, and political science, with 55 publications in leading international journals. Her research investigates the role of early life conditions in shaping later life outcomes, using experimental designs to evaluate interventions aimed at ameliorating poverty. The cornerstone of her work is the Preparing for Life study, the longest-running early childhood field experiment in Europe, which has generated over 25 papers examining impacts on birth outcomes, health, behavior, and cognitive skills. She designs field experiments and analyzes longitudinal datasets to understand how environmental factors influence children's development. Professor Doyle has secured numerous research grants totaling over 37 projects, including studies on gender social movements, intergenerational consequences of early life conditions, and cardiovascular disease prevention. Her work demonstrates significant methodological innovation in addressing issues like contamination, social desirability bias, missing data, and attrition in policy evaluation. Among her professional activities, she co-founded and serves as co-chair of the Irish Society for Women in Economics, has served on grant review panels for ESRC and Swiss National Science Foundation, and has organized policy engagement events including the Geary Roundtable on targeting research at policymakers. She has also been active in public engagement through Careers in Economics workshops for secondary students and crisis response events during the COVID-19 pandemic. In teaching, she coordinates multiple advanced modules including 'Behavioural Economics: Policy Applications,' 'Experiments in Economics,' and 'Field Experiments in Social Science,' and serves as Director of the MSc in Behavioural Economics program. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes experiential learning and the application of economic principles to real-world policy challenges.
Dr Conchúr Ó Brolcháin is a Lecturer in Language & Literacy Education at Mary Immaculate College (MIC), a constituent college of the University of Limerick, Ireland. He teaches Múineadh na Gaeilge (The Teaching of Irish) and Gaeilge at undergraduate (B.Ed) and postgraduate (M.Ed & PhD) levels, chairs the M.Ed Research Ethics Committee for Gaeltacht & All-Irish Education, and is an active doctoral supervisor. Education Bachelor Master Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Research Interests Conchúr’s scholarship centres on bilingual and multilingual education , with particular attention to Irish-language immersion , translanguaging pedagogies , minority-language maintenance , and content-and-language integrated learning (CLIL) . His current projects investigate the promotion of Irish in urban DEIS (disadvantaged) schools, the experiences of L3 learners in Gaeltacht immersion contexts, and the integration of language and subject teaching. Recent Research Trajectory Across 2016–2024 his outputs address translanguaging policy and practice, teacher professional development in Irish-medium settings, literacy initiatives in Gaeltacht schools, and family language policies. Collectively these works chart an evolving focus from classroom-level pedagogy to broader sociolinguistic and policy dimensions of Irish-language education. Awards & Fellowships Regional Teaching Excellence Award (2023) – for outstanding higher-education teaching practice Comhaltacht Shéamuis Uí Mhórdha – Séamus Ó Mórdha Research Fellowship (2012) Postgraduate Supervision & Grants He has supervised more than twenty postgraduate projects (Master’s and PhD) on topics ranging from reading-comprehension strategies to blended learning in Irish-medium contexts. External collaborations include funded partnerships with An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta and advisory roles with TG4/Fíbín for the home-schooling programme Cúla4 ar Scoil . Laboratories & Teams While no formal lab is listed, Dr Ó Brolcháin leads the MIC M.Ed Research Ethics Committee for Gaeltacht & All-Irish Education and coordinates a growing cohort of doctoral researchers examining language education in immersion and minority-language settings.
Ernesto Vasquez Del Aguila is Associate Professor in Social Justice at University College Dublin, recognized with multiple international teaching awards including the European Award for Excellence in Teaching (2023). With a PhD from Columbia University, his scholarship examines masculinities, migration, and health through decolonial and intersectional frameworks. Research employs ethnographic methods to analyze how structural inequalities shape embodiment across lifecourses, with significant work on reproductive justice campaigns addressing forced sterilization in Peru. Contemporary projects investigate aging masculinities and intergenerational relationships in migrant communities. Awards honor innovative pedagogy developing inclusive learning frameworks like 'The Roulette of Identities' workshop addressing discrimination. Leadership roles advance intercultural education and LGBTQ+ inclusion in European higher education.
Dr. Jacinta Byrne-Doran is a Lecturer in the Department of Arts at the School of Humanities, South East Technological University (SETU). She has been employed at SETU (formerly Waterford Institute of Technology) since 1999, with extensive experience in academia, career guidance, and counseling. Her teaching focuses on Developmental and Counselling Psychology across programs like BA (Hons) Psychology, Social Care Practice, and Criminal Justice. She actively supervises postgraduate research and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects. Education: PhD: 'A Narrative Study of Lived Experiences of Working Mothers in Ireland' (University of Leicester, 2012) M.Sc. Counselling Psychology (Trinity College Dublin, 1996) B.Sc. Occupational Psychology (Ulster University, 1992) Research Interests: Gender and work, qualitative frameworks, motherhood, breastfeeding, home education, and digital interaction in early childhood education. Notable collaborations include a Research Connexions 2022 project on breastfeeding representations in children's books and evaluations of teaching resources like the ERT Document. Grants & Funding: Secured €420,000 EU Socrates Minerva Project (2003), multiple IOT-funded projects (2006-2008), and South East Regional Development Fund scholarships (2020-2021). Recent awards include a €105,000 SETU PhD Scholarship (2023). Activities: External examiner for PhD examinations, presenter at international conferences, and contributor to media discussions on motherhood and work. Labs/Teams: Member of the Analysing Social Change Research Group and collaborates with IT Carlow on inclusive education initiatives.
Jane McCarthy is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Limerick. Her work focuses on intergenerational learning between older adults and nursing students, contributing to Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being. She has published extensively on student-nurse interactions, intergenerational programs, and nursing education innovations since 2006. Education background details are not explicitly listed in the provided text, but her academic role implies advanced qualifications in nursing or a related field. Her research fingerprints highlight Nursing Student, Nursing Care, Midwifery Student, and Ireland-specific healthcare contexts. Recent articles (2023-2025) emphasize intergenerational café initiatives, implementation frameworks, and integrative reviews of aging-related nursing education. These studies explore program effectiveness, student perceptions, and community engagement strategies. No scientific awards are mentioned in the text. Her research network includes collaborations on intergenerational care models and aging populations. Grant details and laboratory affiliations are not specified in the provided data.
Dympna Tuohy is an Associate Professor affiliated with the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Ageing Research Centre, and Health Research Institute at the University of Limerick. Her work focuses on gerontology, nursing education, delirium management, and intergenerational care. She holds a PhD from the National University of Ireland Galway (2017) and a Master's from the University of Manchester (2001). Research Interests: Intergenerational cafés, delirium learning resources, residential care quality, and older women's health Teaching: BSc/MSc modules on older person care and reflective practice Leadership: Member of All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association and multiple university committees Her research emphasizes innovative educational strategies, including digital resources for delirium management and intergenerational learning programs between student nurses and older adults. Over 100 publications demonstrate expertise in geriatric nursing, healthcare communication, and interprofessional education. Notable Awards: Bloomberg Emerging Nurse Scholarship (2014), HIST funding (2020) Key Projects: Co-designed national transfer documents for older patients between care settings Active in implementation science, she bridges research and practice through projects like the DELHPIRE study on delirium education. Engages in pandemic response research and workforce planning initiatives to address healthcare staffing challenges.
Jill Murphy is an Associate Professor at the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick. She holds a PhD from Queen Margaret University (UK), an MSc in Gerontological Nursing from Trinity College Dublin, and certifications in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (University College Cork) and Appreciative Inquiry (Case Western University). Research focuses on dignity in aging populations Specializes in nurse/midwife prescribing and curriculum design Co-designed Ireland's first nurse/midwife prescribing program Active in international organizations like Sigma Theta Tau Her recent work explores delirium management through interdisciplinary digital resources and intergenerational cafés. Key subfields include gerontology, digital education, participatory methodologies, and healthcare system design for aging populations. Scientific awards include: Chief Executive Officer Award (Irish Minister for Health, 2009) Award at 6th Sigma European Region Conference She has secured significant grants from the Higher Education Authority (€200,000) and Health Research Institute (€1,500), and led curriculum design for BSc to professional doctorate programs.
Prof Maura McAdam is a full Professor of Management at Dublin City University (DCU) Business School and the inaugural Director of Entrepreneurship at DCU. She is also affiliated with the National Centre for Family Business (NCFB), contributing to research and policy advocacy in family enterprise ecosystems. Her expertise spans gendered entrepreneurship, digital entrepreneurship, and family business dynamics. Maura’s transformative teaching methods earned her the 2019 Irish Women’s Award for Services to Education. She has held Visiting Professorships at Massey University (New Zealand), Babson College (USA), and currently holds positions at the University of Nottingham (UK) and Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (Saudi Arabia). Her work bridges academic scholarship and practical impact, focusing on inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems and women’s leadership. Research trends in her articles emphasize digital spaces’ role in gendered entrepreneurial experiences, family business succession challenges, and marginalized entrepreneurs’ resilience. She critiques institutional barriers through postfeminist and intersectional lenses, advocating for systemic inclusivity in innovation ecosystems. Maura’s contributions include co-authoring Entrepreneurial Behaviour and authoring Female Entrepreneurship , which explore gendered entrepreneurial practices. She actively engages with media and policy initiatives to promote women’s leadership in business and technology sectors.
Mads Haahr is a Professor in Computer Science at Trinity College Dublin with a multidisciplinary background spanning arts and sciences. His research explores interactive digital narratives, serious games, and mixed reality applications. Key research areas include: Cultural heritage games and locative augmented reality Educational game design and learning outcomes Ethical frameworks for mixed reality experiences Narrative design and procedural content generation Multisensory interaction design His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on evaluating user experiences in cultural and educational contexts, with increasing emphasis on multisensory design, ethical considerations, and learning outcome assessment in mixed reality environments. He has founded two technology companies and received multiple awards including Exemplary Ally Award from IAFA and Best Augmented Reality Games Development Company. His work often addresses complex issues like cultural representation and historical uncertainty through interactive media.
Dr. Eric Clinton is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at DCU Business School and Director of the DCU Centre for Family Business. He specializes in teaching innovative modules like 'New Enterprise Development,' which integrates practical industry insights with academic theory. Clinton was awarded the Teaching Innovation and Entrepreneurship Excellence Award in 2025 at the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Jyväskylä, Finland. His research focuses on family business dynamics, including innovation strategies, succession planning, gender roles in leadership, and resilience behaviors. He explores how family governance, communication, and multi-generational involvement shape organizational outcomes. Key themes include the impact of national gender inequality on family business succession and the role of psychological capital in fostering innovation. Clinton’s work emphasizes 'pracademic teaching,' combining theoretical knowledge with real-world business challenges. His students engage in year-long projects involving product/service development, stakeholder engagement, and professional pitching. He also investigates historical and transgenerational entrepreneurial practices, contributing to the understanding of family business sustainability and value creation. His research has been showcased through initiatives like the DCU Centre for Family Business, highlighting Ireland’s family business landscape. Awards reflect his contributions to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship education.
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