Details for the current PhD and MLitt students
Maynooth's Geography department is home to an exciting group of innovative and engaged postgraduates. If you are interested in joining us, please have a look at our courses and apply.
Maynooth University Department of Geography
ToggleMary Broe
Ph.d. Degree
MARY.BROE.2010@mumail.ie
Sasha Brown
| Ph.d. Degree | |
| SASHA.BROWN.2016@mumail.ie | |
| Thesis Working Title | Evidence and Absence in the Archives: Investigating state practice of border enforcement in the Irish Refugee Appeals Tribunals |
| Supervisor | Professor Mary Gilmartin |
| Co-Supervisor | Professor Chris Brunsdon |
| Linked Research Group | |
| Biography | Sasha graduated from Vassar College in 2013 with a BA in Geography, focusing in political geography, and graduate from Maynooth University with an MA in Human Geography in 2016, and is currently working towards a PhD investigating the state process of determining the asylum and refugee status for asylum seekers in Ireland. Sasha uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to 'study up', investigating state power and the digital impressions that the contemporary state makes. |
| Research interests | Migration, Political Geography, Border Enforcement, Refugee Rights, Legal Geography, Digital Archives |
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| Awards | |
| Teaching | Sasha teaches geographic methods including GIS and a module on migration and detention. Sasha has also led workshops on using open sources geographical software including QGIS and accessing public spatial data. |
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| Social Media Links | On twitter: @sashadbrown1 |
Louise Sarsfield Collins
| Ph.d. Degree | |
| LOUISE.SARSFIELDCOLLINS.2016@mumail.ie | |
| Thesis Working Title | Post Colonial Legal Geographies of LGBT Persons in Africa |
| Supervisor | Professor Gerry Kearns |
| Co-Supervisor | Dr John Reynolds |
| Linked Research Group | |
| Biography | Louise is currently a PhD Candidate at Maynooth University with the Department of Geography. Her research focuses on the legal geographies of the LGBT Rights Movement in African States and the subsequent sites of vulnerability and resistance created. This research was awarded the prestigious Irish Research Council Government of Ireland postgraduate scholarship which funds the development of early research careers.
Prior to Maynooth University, Louise worked with the Irish Red Cross in a number of roles concerned with humanitarian diplomacy and the dissemination of humanitarian law. During this time Louise also undertook her LLM in International and Comparative Law at Trinity College Dublin where she graduated top of her class. Her dissertation focused on the need to utilise the norms of humanitarian law in assessing refugee status applications from ‘war-torn’ states. In the past, Louise has also worked with the Irish Refugee Council and maintains a keen interest in refugee rights. In addition, Louise holds an MSc in Humanitarian Action from University College Dublin, during which she spent a semester at Universitie Catholique de Louvain-de-Neuve, Belgium and three months at Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Australia, before commencing field work in East Timor. Louise’s dissertation looked at the cultural geographies of the city of Dili as experienced by residents and employed extensive participatory mapping methods. Louise also holds a BA (Hons) in Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy from University College Dublin. |
| Research interests | Legal Geographies; Human Rights; Feminism, Social Movements; Identity formation; Resistance; LGBT |
| Publications | Sarsfield Collins, Louise (2012) Sheltering the displaced: the protected status of internally displaced persons under international humanitarian law Asia Pacific Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law
Arnold, Samantha and Sarsfield Collins, Louise (2011) Closing a Protection Gap Irish Refugee Council |
| Conferences | 'Children in War' at Luxembourg University, 2014
'Legal Protections for journalists in conflict zones' at Reporters Lives on the Line, Dublin 2012 |
| Awards | Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship, Irish Research Council (2015 – 2019)
John and Pat Hume Scholarship in Geography, Maynooth University (2015) Award for Highest Grade, LLM International and Comparative Law, Trinity College Dublin (2013) Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for visiting studentship at Monash Asia Institute, Monash University (2009) Postgraduate Scholarship, University College Dublin (2009) Patrick Semple Medal for Geography, University College Dublin (2008) Arts and Humanities Scholarship, University College Dublin (2008) Arts and Humanities Scholarship, University College Dublin (2007) |
| Teaching | Guest Lecturer, Centre for Humanitarian Action, University College Dublin, 2014 - 2015
Tutor, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, 2008 and 2010/11 |
| Memberships | Geographical Society of Ireland
Irish Refugee Council |
| Social Media Links | Twitter: Louise_SCollins
LinkedIN: https://ie.linkedin.com/in/louise-sarsfield-collins-45636022 |
Caoilfhionn D'arcy
Ph.d. Degree
CAOILFHIONN.DARCY.2012@mumail.ie
Samuel Tiéfolo Diabaté
Samuel Tiéfolo Diabaté
BiographySam completed a BSc in engineering sciences between 2013 and 2017 in Université du Maine (former name, now Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France). He graduated from the Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France) in 2019 with a Postgraduate Master degree in Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate Sciences, majoring in Physical Oceanography. The second year of this 2-years program was organised in partnership with University d'Abomey-Calavi in Benin. During both Master 1 and Master 2, Sam was given the opportunity to visit ICARUS for a summer internship on oceanic research. During this time, he worked on tide gauges measurements and their relationship to ocean dynamics (Gulf Stream, Global Overturning Circulation) and atmospheric forcing (winds and loading). Following his Master, Sam joined ICARUS PhD community of students in Oct 2019 and he was awarded a 4-year studentship funded by the A4 project (Aigéin, Aeráid, agus athrú Atlantaigh). His work will focus on the European Shelf-Edge Current, its implication for coastal sea-level in Ireland and UK and its relationship with the climate of those countries.Research Interests
Shelf-Edge Current
Ocean gliders
Sea-level
Tide gauges
ThesisWorking title: The Shelf-Edge Current and connection to the coast.
Supervisor: Dr Gerard McCarthy
Co-Supervisor: Dr Martin White (NUI Galway)Contact detailssamuel.diabate.2020@mumail.ie
Maynooth University
North Campus
Laraghbryan House-ICARUS
Room 1.9
Maynooth
Co. Kildare
Sean Donegan
Ph.d. Degree
Sean Donegan
William Durkan
| Ph.d. Degree | |
| William.Durkan@mu.ie | |
| Thesis Working Title | Electoral Participation in the Republic of Ireland: Political Disengagement and Spaces of Neglect in the Current Political System. |
| Supervisor | Dr. Adrian Kavanagh |
| Co-Supervisor | Prof. Chris Brunsdon |
| Biography | William is currently a Ph.D. research student and academic staff member in the Department of Geography, Maynooth University. William's research focuses on voting trends in Irish elections, with a specific interest in the topic of voter turnout, and associated issues. His research aims to understand the implications of unequal voter engagement, and suggest relevant policy solutions to improve electoral equality in the Republic of Ireland. William currently teaches the 'GY327: Environmental Politics' module and the 'GY310B: 'Geographies of Recent Irish Elections' module option in Maynooth University. |
| Qualifications | Ph.D. Candidate and Irish Research Council (IRC) Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholar, Geography Department, Maynooth University. (Ongoing). Professional Certificate in Postgraduate Teaching & Learning from Maynooth University (Distinction). Double-Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography & History from Maynooth University (1.1 Grade). |
| Research interests | Electoral Geography, Political Geography, Voter Turnout, Party Support, Civic Equality |
| Publications | Book Chapters: Durkan, W., Kavanagh, A. and D'Arcy, C. (2019) 'Electoral Cartography' In: International Encyclopaedia of Human Geography 2nd Edition. Elsevier. [In-Press] Other: |
| Conferences |
Association of Geographical Societies in Europe Congress 2019. The Impact of Socio-Economic Factors on Electoral Participation: Changing Spaces in Irish General Election Campaigns 2007-2016. (Durkan, 2019)
Conference Co-Organiser and Panel Chair: The 2019 Local and European Elections. One Month on: Greenamis, Falling Turnouts, Long Counts and the Role of Local Media. (2019). Maynooth University. Conference of Irish Geographers 2018. Landscapes of Political Change: Is Rural Electoral Disengagement a Cause for Concern? (Durkan, Shiels & Kavanagh, 2018) Conference Co-Organiser and Participant: A Century of Irish Elections: Past, Place, and Politics. (2018). Maynooth University. Changing/unchanging party politics in the Republic of Ireland: Civil War politics, anti-establishment trends and the impact of changing voter turnout geographies. (Kavanagh & Durkan, 2018) Conference of Irish Geographers 2017. Political Disengagement, Under-Representation, and Spaces of Neglect in the Current Political System. (Durkan, 2017) |
| Awards | Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholar (2018-2020) |
| Teaching | 2019/20: GY327: Environmental Politics Lecturer, GY310B Tutor 2018/19: GY327: Environmental Politics Lecturer, GY310B Tutor 2017/18: PO222 Tutor, GY151/152 Tutor, GY161/162 Tutor, GY310B Tutor 2016/17: GY151/152 Tutor, GY161/162 Tutor |
| Memberships | Electoral Geography Group - Maynooth University |
Bernard Essel
BERNARD.ESSEL.2020@MUMAIL.IE
Ian Gillespie
Ph.d. Degree
IAN.GILLESPIE.2016@mumail.ie
Hannah Grove
Ph.d. Degree
HANNAH.GROVE.2016@mumail.ie
Catherine Hayes
Ph.d. Degree
catherine.hayes.2014@mumail.ie
Shirley Howe
Ph.d. Degree
Shirley Howe
Kazeem Ishola
Ph.d. Degree
KAZEEM.ISHOLA.2018@mumail.ie
Azucena Jimenez Castaneda
| Ph.d. Degree | |
| AZUCENA.JIMENEZCASTANEDA.2018@mumail.ie | |
| Thesis Working Title | Deriving high resolution, on-farm, rainfall estimates from terrestrial and satellite radar data: An application for use in real time nutrient management. |
| Supervisor | Dr. Rowan Fealy |
| Co-Supervisor | Stuart Green |
| Linked Research Group | ICARUS |
| Biography | Azucena is currently a PhD student at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. She graduated with a BSc in Geography from the University of Zaragoza (2013, Spain)., For one year of her undergraduate, she studied at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2012-2013 Lisbon, Portugal) with an Erasmus grant. After that, she carried out a postgraduate master in G.I.S. and Remote Sensing at the University of Zaragoza. Her master thesis title was "An automatic system for the processing of Landsat images in a G.I.S. environment for the management of protected spaces: application to the Gallocanta Lagoon" and was developed in the Spanish Researcher National Council (CSIC) in Estacion Experimental de Aula Dei (EEAD) Zaragoza, with an internship of one year.
In 2016 she started to work as a junior researcher with the group ‘Clime, Water, Global Change and Natural Systems’ in the Geography Department at Zaragoza’s University, with the Professor José Carlos González-Hidalgo. The project title was "Development sector indices of drought: Improved monitoring and early warning drought in Spain-2" (CGL2014-52135 - C3-3 -R). She joined ICARUS in Maynooth University in 2017 following receipt of a PhD Walsh Fellowship from Teagasc (2017-2021), with her work focusing on deriving high resolution, on-farm, rainfall estimates from terrestrial and satellite radar data. |
| Research interests | • Climate change
• Radar data • Remote sensing • G.I.S. • Statistics • Programming • Crops |
| Publications | 1. Peña-Angulo, D.; Salinas Solé, C.; Jiménez-Castañeda, A.; Rodrigues, M.; Brunetti, M.; Beguería, S.; Vicente Serrano, V.; González-Hidalgo, J.C. Comparison of different interpolation methods for the generation of a climatology of máximum and minimum monthly temperatures in Spanish mainland. 9th Seminar on homogenization and quality control in climate databases. Hungarian Meteorological Service. 03-07 April 2017. (Oral and paper contribution)
2. González-Hidalgo, J.C.; Peña-Angulo, D.; Salinas Solé, C.; Jiménez-Castañeda, A.; Brunetti, M. The effect of length and starting year on trend analyses of temperatures in Spanish mainland (1951-2010). EGU 2017. 23-28 April 2017 (Poster contribution) 3. Burguera, M.T.; González-Hidalgo, J.C.; Jiménez-Castañeda, A.; Luna Rico, M.Y.; Morata, A.B.; Vicente Serrano, S.; Beguería S. Quality control seven variables national database AEMET. Weather, society, risk and land management. 10th International Congress of the Spanish Association of Climatology. Spanish Association of Climatology; University of Alicante 05-08 October 2016 (Oral contribution) 4. González-Hidalgo, J.C.; Peña-Angulo, D.; Salinas, C.; Jiménez-Castañeda, A.; Brunetti M.Recent variations of the temperature in Spain: The effect of the selected period on the trends of the seasonal series of the averages of minimum and maximum. Weather, society, risk and land management. 10th International Congress of the Spanish Association of Climatology. Spanish Association of Climatology; University of Alicante. 05-08 October 2016(Oral contribution). 5. Jiménez-Castañeda; E. Luna Jordán; C. Castañeda del Álamo. Territorial integration of data from the Nature Reserve of Gallocanta´s lagoon as a basis for management. Spatial analysis and geographic representation: innovation and application. XXIV Congress of the Association of Spanish Geographers. 28-30 October 2015. (Oral contribution) 6. Castañeda del Álamo C.; Jiménez-Castañeda A.; Latorre Garcés B. Semi-automatic generation of environment indices using satellite imaginary (GINASAT v1.0). Legal representative: Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). No 799_2015. 2015.(Patent) 7. Castañeda del Álamo, C., Jiménez-Castañeda, A.; Latorre Garcés, B.; Luna Jordán E. Automatic processing of Landsat imagery in GIS environment management protected areas: Gallocata Spain. Remote sensing, wetlands and protected areas. XVI Congress of the Spanish Association of Remote Sensing. 21-23 October 2015. (Oral and paper contribution) |
| Conferences | 1. 9th Seminar on homogenization and quality control in climate databases. Hungarian Meteorological Service. 03-07 April 2017
2. European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU) 2017. 23-28 April 2017 3. Data quality control and homogenization. Global Change Research Institute CAS. Brno, Czech Republic. 29 November 2016 to 01 December 2016. 4. XXIV Congress of the Association of Spanish Geographers. 28-30 October 2015. 5. XVI Congress of the Spanish Association of Remote Sensing. 21-23 October 2015. 6. Spanish Association of Climatology; University of Alicante 05-08 October 2016 |
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| Teaching | Visiting teacher to participate in online seminars in the course “Land Management Plans” in the degree of Environmental Engineering of Universidad Libre de Bogota. 15 March 2016 and 23 September 2016. |
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Aoife Kavanagh
| Ph.d. Degree | |
| AOIFE.KAVANAGH.2012@mumail.ie | |
| Thesis Working Title | Making Music and Making Place: Mapping Musical Practice and Metaphor in Ireland |
| Supervisor | Professor Karen Till |
| Co-Supervisor | |
| Linked Research Group | |
| Biography | I graduated from Maynooth University in 2014 with a B.A. degree in Geography and Music. I then went on to complete the M.A. in Geography at Maynooth, graduating in October 2015. Here, I became interested in Art and Geography, having followed the Art, Culture and Environment stream of the programme. For my dissertation, ‘Music and Place: Insights from Musical Practice in Carlow’, I researched musical practice in my home town of Carlow, combining my own musical work with Geography, through performance/composition ethnographies and community/deep mapping. I decided to pursue PhD studies to continue my research of artistic and musical practice in Ireland, particularly in the context of smaller towns and settings, and to extend my research methods to include place-based original musical composition. I applied for the John and Pat Hume Scholarship, and was very fortunate to receive the award. I am really excited about continuing to build an understanding of the relationship between music, art and place, and feel privileged to do so at Maynooth, where I have always really enjoyed my studies, and been supported and encouraged throughout.
Outside of Geography, I am a professional musician, and perform regularly as a soloist, ensemble and orchestral musician, in session recording, and as a choral accompanist. I have performed across Ireland as well as in parts of the UK and Europe. I was classically trained through the Royal Irish Academy of Music in piano, violin and flute, and pursued piano performance as my first study instrument during my undergraduate degree; I now perform in numerous styles and genres, including classical, jazz, traditional, folk, and country. I teach music to children and adults, and work as a choral accompanist and facilitator to a community music organisation in Carlow, in addition to my performing work. I really enjoy working in community settings, and so am involved in a voluntary capacity in several musical ensembles in Carlow, working with children, teenagers, and adults of all ages. Through the PhD, I really look forward to collaborating with my existing musical colleagues and friends, and to forging new connections with other performers, composers and organisations. |
| Research interests | Art and Geography, Place and place-making, Musical practice and performance, Composition, Arts in Ireland, Community Arts, Creative Geographic Methods |
| Publications | |
| Conferences | 2015 Conference of Irish Geographers, Poster Presentation: 'Music and Place: Insights from Musical Practice in Carlow'
2015 Nimble Spaces, Carlow: 'Music and Place: A Community Mapping Project in Carlow' |
| Awards | 2015 Department of Geography Award for Best Performance on the M.A. Geography
2015 John and Pat Hume Research Scholarship 2014 Department of Geography Award for Highest Results in Human Geography, awarded for final year B.A. examinations 2013 Department of Music Award for Highest Results in B.A. Music, awarded for second year examinations |
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Siobhan Madden
Ph.d. Degree
SIOBHAN.MADDEN.2012@mumail.ie
Claire Mc Ging
Ph.d. Degree
CLAIRE.MCGING@mumail.ie
Caspar Menkman
Ph.d. Degree
CASPAR.MENKMAN.2016@mumail.ie
Michael Francis Murphy
Ph.d. Degree
Michael Francis Murphy
Catherine O'Beirne
Catherine O'Beirne
Biography:
I graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2016 with a B.A. in Environmental Science and subsequently went on to complete an M.Sc. in Climate Change in 2018. Both of the research projects I under took dealt with various aspects of hydrology, my undergraduate project focusing on well water quality and the geological features that impact them. My master's thesis focused on TBRG accuracy and how they were affected by wind speed and direction, the amount and form of precipitation. Following graduating in 2018 I briefly worked in as an Environmental and Administrative Technician, the role included the preparation of environmental impact assessments, costing and quotes for domestic/industrial oil spill cleanup and restoration work. I joined ICARUS PhD community of students in Dec 2019 and I was awarded a 4-year studentship funded by the A4 project (Aigéin, Aeráid, agus athrú Atlantaigh). My work will focus on understanding Atlantic variability and its connection to the Irish shelf advancing knowledge of Irish sea-level change in an Atlantic context; and development of predictive capacity on decadal timescales.
Research interest:
- Climate Change
- Hydrology
- Oceanography
- Statistical Analysis
Thesis
Working Title: Tailored decadal predictions for Ireland and its surrounding seas.
Supervisor: Dr André Düsterhus
Contact Details:
Email: catherine.obeirne.2018@mumail.ie
Biography:
I graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2016 with a B.A. in Environmental Science and subsequently went on to complete an M.Sc. in Climate Change in 2018. Both of the research projects I under took dealt with various aspects of hydrology, my undergraduate project focusing on well water quality and the geological features that impact them. My master's thesis focused on TBRG accuracy and how they were affected by wind speed and direction, the amount and form of precipitation. Following graduating in 2018 I briefly worked in as an Environmental and Administrative Technician, the role included the preparation of environmental impact assessments, costing and quotes for domestic/industrial oil spill cleanup and restoration work. I joined ICARUS PhD community of students in Dec 2019 and I was awarded a 4-year studentship funded by the A4 project (Aigéin, Aeráid, agus athrú Atlantaigh). My work will focus on understanding Atlantic variability and its connection to the Irish shelf advancing knowledge of Irish sea-level change in an Atlantic context; and development of predictive capacity on decadal timescales.
Research interest:
- Climate Change
- Hydrology
- Oceanography
- Statistical Analysis
Thesis
Working Title: Tailored decadal predictions for Ireland and its surrounding seas.
Supervisor: Dr André Düsterhus
Contact Details:
Email: catherine.obeirne.2018@mumail.ie
Biography:
I graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2016 with a B.A. in Environmental Science and subsequently went on to complete an M.Sc. in Climate Change in 2018. Both of the research projects I under took dealt with various aspects of hydrology, my undergraduate project focusing on well water quality and the geological features that impact them. My master's thesis focused on TBRG accuracy and how they were affected by wind speed and direction, the amount and form of precipitation. Following graduating in 2018 I briefly worked in as an Environmental and Administrative Technician, the role included the preparation of environmental impact assessments, costing and quotes for domestic/industrial oil spill cleanup and restoration work. I joined ICARUS PhD community of students in Dec 2019 and I was awarded a 4-year studentship funded by the A4 project (Aigéin, Aeráid, agus athrú Atlantaigh). My work will focus on understanding Atlantic variability and its connection to the Irish shelf advancing knowledge of Irish sea-level change in an Atlantic context; and development of predictive capacity on decadal timescales.
Research interest:
- Climate Change
- Hydrology
- Oceanography
- Statistical Analysis
Thesis
Working Title: Tailored decadal predictions for Ireland and its surrounding seas.
Supervisor: Dr André Düsterhus
Contact Details:
Email: catherine.obeirne.2018@mumail.ie
Paul Karol O'Connor
| Ph.d. Degree | |
| PAUL.K.OCONNOR.2018@mumail.ie | |
| Thesis Working Title | Ensembles reconstructions of Daily River Flows (1871 - present) |
| Supervisor | Dr. Conor Murphy |
| Co-Supervisor | Dr. Tom Matthews (Liverpool John Moores University) |
| Linked Research Group | ICARUS |
| Biography | In 2004, Paul graduated from Maynooth University with a B.Sc. Honours degree in experimental physics. He subsequently completed an M.Sc. Research Masters in fluid dynamics, specifically studying the heat flow characteristics of water at it’s maximum density. Statistical analysis of experimental results, complemented by the use of computational fluid dynamic modelling, was an important component of his research. In 2012, he commenced a taught M.Sc. Programme in Maynooth University in climate change. His thesis work involved the generation of a decision centric approach to climate change adaptation, with modelling river catchment rainfall-runoff being central to the study. In September 2017 Paul commenced his PhD in Maynooth university. His research will entail reconstructing historic daily river flows values for 38 river catchments in Ireland using analog approaches to downscale reanalysis data. Reconstructed flow series will be used to demonstrate their utility for spatial and temporal drought analysis in the water sector and for contextualising recent flooding events in Ireland. |
| Research interests | Climate change, Hydrology, Rainfall-runoff modelling, Downscaling, Statistical analysis |
| Publications | Wilby, R.L., Dawson, C.W., Murphy, C., O’Connor, P., Hawkins, E (2014) The Statistical DownScaling Model – Decision Centric (SDSM-DC): conceptual basis and applications. Climate Research, 61, 259-276.
Cawley, M.F., Mooney, P.A., O’Connor, P. (2008) Asymmetrical heat transfer through composites of water and aqueous solutions in the presence of the density maximum. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 51 (1-2), 224-236 |
| Conferences | O'Connor, P. (2006) The Influence of the Density Maximum in Water on the Rate of Heat Transfer. The Institute of Physics Irish A.G.M. - Poster and presentation |
| Awards | National University of Ireland; Best Overall performance in M.Sc. in Climate Change 2013
2017 – 2021 Irish Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship (Government of Ireland). |
| Teaching | Lecturer of both third year analogue and digital electronics courses in Experimental Physics Department Maynooth (2006 - 2007 term)
Senior co-ordinator of first year Experimental Physics laboratory sessions Supervisor of fourth year undergraduate end of degree thesis project Demonstrator for fourth year ‘LabWindows CVI’, C++, and instrumentation and interfacing laboratories |
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| Social Media Links | Twitter: @Pk_oconnor |
Lorna O'Hara
Ph.d. Degree
lorna.ohara@mu.ie
Sean O'Kane
Ph.d. Degree
Sean O'Kane
Conchur O'Maonaigh
conchur.omaonaigh.2015@mumail.ie
Alexis O'Reilly
Ph.d. Degree
ALEXIS.OREILLY.2014@mumail.ie
Darren O'Rourke
Ph.d. Degree
DARREN.OROURKE.2017@mumail.ie
Georgina Perryman
Ph.d. Degree
GEORGINA.PERRYMAN.2018@mumail.ie
Dean Phelan
Ph.d. Degree
DEAN.PHELAN.2010@mumail.ie
Christopher Phillips
Ph.d. Degree
CHRISTOPHER.PHILLIPS.2013@mumail.ie
Daire Quinn
Ph.d. Degree
Daire Quinn
Joseph Robinson
| Ph.d. Degree | |
| JOSEPH.ROBINSON.2017@mumail.ie | |
| Thesis Working Title | Confronting Difficult Pasts: Temporal Transgression and Resistant Memory in Northern Ireland. |
| Supervisor | Professor Karen Till |
| Co-Supervisor | Professor Mark Boyle |
| Linked Research Group | |
| Biography | Joseph Robinson has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from the University of California at Santa Cruz and M.A.s in Political Science and Conflict and Dispute Resolution from Boston University and the University of Oregon, respectively. Prior to joining the Department, he worked as a researcher for The Junction, a community relations and peacebuilding organisation located in Derry, Northern Ireland. Currently, he is an Irish Research Council Fellow and the Lead Researcher at the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in Glencree, co. Wicklow. |
| Research interests | Joseph is a human and political geographer interested in memory studies, narratology, place-making, Northern Ireland, Indigenous studies, feminist geography, urban studies, and geographies of temporality. |
| Publications | Robinson, J. (2018). Transitional Justice and the Politics of Inscription: Memory, Space & Narrative in Northern Ireland. London: Routledge. |
| Conferences | Joseph regularly presents his work at the Conference of Irish Geographers, the American Association of Geography Annual Conference, and the Royal Geographic Society. |
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| Social Media Links | https://twitter.com/realjosefkevins |
Ciara Ryan
| Ph.d. Degree | |
| ciara.ryan@mu.ie | |
| Thesis Working Title | Development and analysis of long-term, quality assured daily precipitation network for the Island of Ireland. |
| Supervisor | Dr Conor Murphy |
| Co-Supervisor | Mary Curley (Met Éireann) |
| Linked Research Group | ICARUS |
| Biography | Ciara graduated from Maynooth University in 2015 with a BA in Geography and Mathematics. On completion of the undergraduate degree she was awarded a Maynooth University Masters Scholarship to pursue an MSc in Climate Change. She graduated in 2016 receiving the department prize and a John and Pat Hume Doctoral Scholarship. She is currently working towards a PhD at the Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units. Her research is being carried out in collaboration with Met Éireann under the Irish Research Council Employment Based Scheme. |
| Research interests | Climate Change
Historical Climatology Data Rescue Extreme weather events |
| Publications | Ryan, C., Murphy, C., Duffy, C., Broderick, C., Thorne, T, Curley, M., Walsh, S., Treanor, M., and Daly, C. (2017) Integrating data rescue into the classroom. Submitted to: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Murphy, C., Burt, T.P., Broderick, C., Duffy, C., Macdonald, N., Matthews, T., McCarthy, M.P., Mullan, D., Noone, S., Ryan, C., Thorne, P., Walsh, S. and Wilby, R. (2017) A 305 year monthly rainfall series for the Island of Ireland (1711 - 2016). Climates of the Past. |
| Conferences | Ryan, C., Murphy, C., Duffy, C., Broderick, C., Thorne, T, Curley, M., Walsh, S., Treanor, M., and Daly, C. (2017) Integrating data rescue into the classroom [Oral presentation – Presented by Ciara Ryan]. European Meteorological Society (EMS) Annual Meeting 2017, Dublin, Ireland, 04 – 08 September 2017.
Ryan, C., Murphy, C., Duffy, C., Broderick, C., Thorne, T, Curley, M., Walsh, S., Treanor, M., and Daly, C. (2017) Integrating data rescue into the classroom [Poster presentation – Presented by Ciara Ryan]. European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, 23 – 28 April 2017. Murphy, C., Burt, T.P., Broderick, C., Duffy, C., Macdonald, N., Matthews, T., McCarthy, M.P., Mullan, D., Noone, S., Ryan, C., Thorne, P., Walsh, S. and Wilby, R. (1711) A 305 year monthly rainfall series for the Island of Ireland (1711 - 2016). [Oral presentation – Presented by Conor Murphy]. European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, 23 – 28 April 2017. Ryan, C., Murphy, C., Duffy, C., Broderick, C., Thorne, T, Curley, M., Walsh, S., Treanor, M., and Daly, C. (2017) Integrating data rescue into the classroom [Oral presentation – Presented by Ciara Ryan]. Met Éireann, 65/67 Glasnevin Hill Dublin 9, D09 Y921, Ireland, 15th March 2017. Ryan, C., Murphy, C., Duffy, C., Broderick, C., Thorne, T, Curley, M., Walsh, S., Treanor, M., and Daly, C. (2017) Integrating data rescue into the classroom [Oral presentation – Presented by Ciara Ryan]. Maynooth University, Co. Kildare, Ireland. 17th November 2016.
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| Awards | 2017: Irish Research Council Employment Based Scheme
2016: John and Pat Hume Doctoral Scholarship 2016: Department of Geography Award for Best Performance in the MSc in Climate Change. 2015: Department of Geography Award for the Best Physical Geographer in Final Year Examinations. 2015: Maynooth University Masters Scholarship. 2014: Summer Programme for Undergraduate Researchers (SPUR). |
| Teaching | 2015/16: First year undergraduate tutor, GY114 Introduction to Physical Geography: Geoscience, Department of Geography, Maynooth University.
2017/18: Third year tutor, GY310B Geography Research Workshops, Department of Geography, Maynooth University. |
| Memberships | European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) Irish Meteorological Society |
| Social Media Links | Twitter: @ciarapryan |