Two new Associate Deans have been appointed in the School of Medicine, commencing 1 September 2023. Associate Professor Shane Foley has been appointed as Associate Dean for Graduate Taught Studies and Assistant Professor Marie-Louise Ryan has been appointed as Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Shane is the Head of Subject for Radiography, having been the BSc Radiography Programme Dire
ctor from 2015-2019. In his role as Head of Subject he has academic oversight of two undergraduate Radiography programmes as well as 28 post-graduate offerings from the Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging section. He is Chair of the Radiography Degrees Committee and also a member of UCD Academic Council. His primary research interests are in Computed Tomography, radiation dose and optimisation methods and is currently a partner in three European Commission funded projects in these areas. He is a past president of the Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy and remains active both nationally and in a European context via the European Federation of Radiographer Societies, of which he is an Executive Board member. He has chaired scientific committees for both European (ECR 2018/19 and European Radiation Protection Week, 2023), and international congresses (ISRRT, 2021) and continues as an external expert for the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Marie-Louise is an Assistant Professor in Diagnostic Imaging in UCD. She has taught extensively and coordinated modules across the Radiography and Medicine programs. Her research interests are varied and include healthcare management, radiation safety, quality and risk management in healthcare and implementation of research in clinical practice. 
She has supervised a number of MSc and PhD students to date, in a range of subject areas including radiology screening programmes, optimising radiographic image quality and understanding the impact of the introduction of mandatory CPD for radiographers in Ireland.
She has held several key roles at national and international level including- member of the executive board of the EU funded QuDRANT programme; education representative on the Irish Institute of Radiographers and Radiation Therapists; member of the European Society of Radiology Quality, Safety and Standards Committee (Audit and Standards Subcommittee) representing the European Federation of Radiographer Societies; member of the International Advisory Group for the Radiography Journal, including the subgroup focusing on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the journal.
Marie-Louise is an active member of several UCD ethics committees including UTMREC, HREC and SPIRE. She was recently awarded a group Values in Action award from UCD for her role as a Dignity & Respect Contact Person. Marie-Louise completed her MBA with Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh in 2022. She took career leave from UCD to take up the Head of Clinical Services role in Global Diagnostics (now Medica), which was a significant clinical and operational leadership role across 30 private and public radiology contracts together with managing over 100 clinical and non-clinical staff.
Marie-Louise most recently co-chaired the School of Medicine Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team, resulting in submission of the application to renew the School Athena Swan Bronze Award. She is looking forward to taking on the role of Associate Dean of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion to enact the Athena Swan action plan and to support and further all aspects of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine for all staff and students.
We wish Marie-Louise and Shane well in their appointments.