Jenny McSharry
Dr Jenny Mc Sharry is a chartered Health Psychologist and lecturer in the School of Psychology at NUI Galway. She has a BA (Psychology and English) and an MSc (Health Psychology) from NUI Galway, and a PhD (Health Psychology Research and Professional Practice) from the University of Southampton. Jenny is the Assistant Director of the…
Read MoreEdel Meade
A strikingly original artist working in the field of jazz, folk and contemporary music; Edel Meade is a vocalist, composer, songwriter, performing artist, recording artist and educator from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Her critically-acclaimed album, Brigids and Patricias (2021) reflects on what it means to be a woman in Ireland today informed by Irish history, Irish…
Read MoreRuth Melia
Dr Ruth Melia is a Senior Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead at HSE Mid-West, and a researcher on the use of mobile health technology in suicide prevention at the University of Galway. She is Principal Investigator on the SafePlan trial, a National Office for Suicide Prevention-funded study of mobile-based safety planning within Irish mental health…
Read MoreDr Colette Murray
Dr Colette Murray has more than 30 years’ experience in the field of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in both national and international contexts. She has advocated for a comprehensive Equality, Diversity and Inclusion approach in ECEC policy, training and practice, introducing the Anti-bias approach to the Irish ECEC sector. She founded the Irish…
Read MoreSharon Glynn
Sharon Glynn is Associate Professor in Pathology at the Lambe Institute for Translational Research at National University of Ireland Galway, and a Funded Investigator in Cúram SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices. She holds a PhD in Biotechnology from Dublin City University and a Master of Public Health from University College Dublin. Sharon’s research is…
Read MoreClíodhna McHugh
Clíodhna McHugh, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin. Clíodhna is interested in cardiovascular diseases and its risk factors with a particular dedication to prevention. She completed her BSc in Sports Science and Health and her MSc in Preventive Cardiology. Her doctoral studies focused on the cardiovascular health…
Read MoreDarragh Gannon
Dr. Darragh Gannon is Head of Irish Studies at University College Dublin and Vice President of the Global Irish Diaspora Congress. He has published widely on the Irish diaspora and the Irish Revolution, including Proclaiming a Republic: Ireland, 1916 and the National Collection (Irish Academic Press, 2016), Ireland 1922: independence, partition, civil war, with Fearghal…
Read MoreRoss James Gildea
Dr. Ross James Gildea is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Oxford Programme on International Peace and Security, which is part of the Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict at the University of Oxford. He holds a DPhil in International Relations (completed in 2021) from the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of…
Read MoreJohn P Gilmore
Dr John P Gilmore is Assistant Professor in Nursing at University College Dublin School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems. John’s research, teaching and scholarship broadly centres around themes of inclusion health, social justice, LGBTQ+ Health and broader sexual health. His PhD, awarded with examiners commendation in 2021, explored Irish Gay Men’s experiences of discussing…
Read MoreCiara Breatnach
Ciara Breathnach is Associate Professor in History at the University of Limerick. Hosted by Glucksman Ireland House, New York University, her Fulbright project entitled Death and the Irish in New York City 1880-1922 will examine how Irish immigrants planned for, and managed, death in the metropolis, from 1880, when vital registration of death was introduced,…
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