Karen leads the Citizen Rural Research Lab in the School of Agriculture & Food Science. She is Principal Investigator for the Irish Research Council (IRC) funded project: 'Citizen Rural: Digital Data for Participatory Democracy in Remote Places' which is examining data and evidence for bottom-up decision-making in rural localities.
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Ainhoa is an environmental planner and her research focuses on developing and applying geospatial analysis tools and methods for assessing environmental change and impacts, to better inform planning and decision-making. Key projects include 'Environmental Sensitivity Mapping' (www.enviromap.ie), an Environmental Protection Agency funded project that has delivered a decision-support tool for environmental assessment and plan-making in Ireland.
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Adwoa Serwaa Ofori’s research background is in African development, focusing on land and rural livelihoods. Her PhD in Geography is from Trinity College Dublin. Her research was entitled ‘The Land of the Chiefs and the Land of the State: What happens after an acquisition in Ghana?’ and comparatively examined the livelihood implications of large-scale land acquisitions within and across rural communities as well as the impacts to the adjacent locality using Ghana as a case study. She also has Masters’ degrees in Water and Environmental Management (Loughborough University UK) and Project Management (the University of Greenwich UK). Her research interests include sustainability, community engagement and rural livelihoods.
Dominic is a GeoSpaial Specialist working out of the School of Geography at University College Dublin. Associated research projects include InPLACE, GeoWestCoast, Citizen Rural & CUPHAT. With a foot in both Historical Geography and Rural Development Dom has developed his skills as a GIS expert across multiple fields.
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Caroline is an independent researcher with a background in the natural and social sciences, who works with frontline organisations active in social services, community development and nature conservation. Her aim is to help their vital work supporting individuals, families, communities and nature. Caroline’s interests increasingly focus on care relations and a socio-economic system that truly values and rewards care for one another, nature and our collective future through the lens of Partnerism.
Dr Breandán Ó Caoimh is a Kerry-based human geographer and social scientist with a practitioner background in rural development. He is an independent consultant working in the fields of social research, local development, community planning, evaluation, project management and organisational change. As an academic, he was a senior lecturer in geography and director of quality in Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick. He has also worked, in an advisory capacity, with public bodies and civil society organisations in several countries. Breandán has considerable national and international experience in academic, policy and practitioner settings. He is an active volunteer with a number of community, environmental and cultural organisations.
Eva graduated from the Masters in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in 2022. She was the fieldwork Research Assistant for the InPLACE project.
Brenna graduated from the Masters in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in 2022. She was the fieldwork Research Assistant for the CUPHAT project.
Bryce worked as an intern on the GeoWestCoast project in 2022. He was studying at the Indiana University.