Biography
Assistant Professor (Development Studies, Social Justice & Public Administration), Dept of Politics & Public Administration, University of Limerick Research: Women's rights, Decolonial Critiques, Understanding Peace, Rights-based approaches to food, Food GovernanceResearch Interests
Women/ GenderDevelopment Studies
Feminist Research Methods
Good Governance
Food Security
Understanding Peace
Non Government Organisations
Social Justice
Professional Activities
Committee
- 2023 Athena Swan AHSS,
- 2022 EADI,
- 2020 Steering Committee,
Employment
- 2022 University of Limerick - Lecturer
- 2022 Dublin City University - Post Doc Researcher
- 2021 University College Dublin - Part time Lecturer
- 2019 University College Cork - Post Doc Researcher
- 2017 Maynooth University - Guest Lecturer
- 2016 University College Cork - Research, Tutor, Guest Lecturer
- 2016 Trinity College Dublin - Part time Lecturer
Association
- 2022 Executive Committee member & Director, European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
- 2020 Chair, Development Studies Association Ireland
- 2020 Peer Panelist, Arts Council
- 2020 Director, Childrens' Rights Alliance
- 2019 Director, National Council of Parents (Post Primary)
- 2013 Director, Comhlámh
Award
- 2020 - Erasmus+ staff mobility for training at University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Würzburg
- 2020 - Solidarity Fund Award,
- 2015 - UNIDEV (University Development Education)
- 2014 - Strategic Research Fund Award,
Education
- 2018 University College Cork -
- 1995 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - M.Phil
Consultancy
- 2002 National Council of Applied Economic Research - State Consultant for Literacy for Odisha, (Department for International Development project)
- 1997 MacArthur Foundation - Program Associate: The Population and Health Fellowship Program
- 1996 Ford Foundation - Program Assistant- Rural Poverty & Resources' Program
- Kimmage Development Studies Centre, Development Talk (DTALK), - Rapporteur for the Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence Rapporteur for Master Class on Organisational Capacity Development
Language
- Hindi
- English