Scholars

Aidan Regan

Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Relations

He is the principal investigator of a European Research Council (ERC) consolidator grant titled: Democracy Challenged - how corporate tax avoidance...

Alexa Zellentin

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Normative International Political Theory, SPIRe

My research is in normative political theory and political philosophy. I am particularly interested in the question of what it takes...

Andrew Jackson

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Law

Dr. Andrew Jackson is an environmental and planning lawyer, with broad interests in these fields at international, EU and...

Caitriona Dowd

Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow), School of Politics and International Relations

Her research focuses on the dynamics of political violence in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular attention to the role of conflict in humanitarian crises...

Cathal Brugha

Emeritus Associate Professor (RTA), School of Business

His research focuses on Public Service Analytics, with research projects on Conflict Resolution, Climate Change, Cheap Energy for Europe, and Public Service Driven Governance...

Ciara Whelan

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Economics

Ciara Whelan completed her Ph.D. in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, undertook postdoctoral studies at the London School of Economics...

Conor Galvin

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Education

My research interests include professional knowledge, educating for sustainability, development policy in the global south, innovation transfer...

Deirdre O'Connor

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Agriculture and Food Science

Her research interests include agricultural and rural policy analysis, with particular reference to the impact of EU policy on rural communities...

Doris Aja-Eke

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations

I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations, at University College Dublin...

Enda Murphy

Professor & Head of Planning, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy

He is also programme director for the Professional Diploma in Foundation of Sustainable Development...

Frank Walsh

Associate Professor, School of Economics

I am a labour economist and have been a lecturer in the School of Economics at U.C.D. since 1995. Prior to this...

Graham Finlay

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations

Graham Finlay (Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 2002) has been a Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations...

Jennifer Todd

Emeritus Full Professor (RTA), School of Politics and International Relations

She is the Research Director, Institute for British-Irish Studies, UCD (previously Director); a Fellow at the Geary Institute for Public...

Johan (Jos) Dornschneider-Elkink

Professor & Head Of School, School of Politics and International Relations

He teachers modules on statistics and research methodology. Previously, he was a pre-doctoral fellow at the Harvard-MIT...

John Coakley

Emeritus Professor (RTA), School of Politics and International Relations

BA, MA, DLitt (NUI), Professor; formerly Head, School of Politics and International Relations (2008-09); Director..

John O'Connor

Professor, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science

Prof O'Connor was the Head of Teaching & Learning, SBBS, 2019-2023 and the Professor of Neuroscience....

Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati

Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Relations

He also serves as Director of the PhD program in Global Human Development. He Chairs the Athena Swan Application Committee...

Lizbeth Goodman

Full Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Prof Lizbeth Goodman is Chair of Creative Technology Innovation and Full Professor of Inclusive Design for...

Marta Talevi

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Economics

I am an applied environmental economist with research interests at the intersection of environment, energy...

Melanie Hoewer

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations

Melanie Hoewer joined SPIRE in 2012. Before that she was teaching in the UCD School of Social Justice and in...

Michael Bruen

Emeritus Professor (RTA), School of Civil Engineering

Initially taught on the International Postgraduate Hydrology Programme at UCG and then worked at the...

Oonagh Breen

Professor, School of Law

She researches NGO Law, Governance, and Social Change, teaching both in this field and in the area of Equity and the Law of Trusts..

Paddy Mallon

Full Professor of Microbial Diseases/Consultant Microbiologist/Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine

He graduated in Medicine from Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland and undertook subsequent clinical...

Patrick Paul Walsh

Vice President of Education, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Director of the SDG Academy

Patrick Paul Walsh received a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics in 1994. He is a...

Ronald Davies

Full Professor of Economics, School of Economics

Ron Davies is Professor of International Economics at University College Dublin. He is also Research Director for Skatteforsk...

Samuel Brazys

Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Relations

He completed his PhD at Indiana University (IN, USA). Prior to coming to UCD he worked as an Economic Adviser to the Federated States of Micronesia...

Sean McGarraghy

Associate Professor, School of Business

Seán is a lecturer in the MIS subject area within the School of Business. He is Director of the UCD Centre for Business Analytics...

Steffi Dornschneider-Elkink

Lecturer/Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations

My research is based in the field of conflict studies, with a focus on the psychological micro-foundations of political dissent...

Stephen Gordon

Full Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, UCD

I hold a joint appointment as Professor in Infection Biology across the UCD Schools of: Veterinary Medicine...

Vincent Durac

Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Relations

Dr. Vincent Durac lectures in Middle East Politics, Politics of Development and Terrorism and Political Violence...

Neha Parikh

PhD Student & Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholar, School of Politics and International Relations

Smrutimayee Sarangi

PhD Student & Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholar, School of Politics and International Relations

Vedansh Arora

Communications & Outreach Lead, Centre for Sustainable Development

Vedansh is a 100% Global Excellence Scholar studying a joint pathway in Politics, Philosophy & Economics.