You are here Staff > Academic Staff

Academic Staff

• Dr. Fintan SheerinHead of School of Nursing & Midwifery/ Associate Professor in Intellectual Disability Nursing Dr. Fintan Sheerin leads the School and its five nursing disciplines and midwifery. He is responsible for the overall strategic development, leadership and running of the School. Fintan is also a member of the intellectual disability nursing teaching team. His research and activity focuses on human rights, mental wellbeing and marginalisation.
• Prof. Cecily BegleyProfessor in Midwifery (part-time) Cecily’s research focusses mainly on promoting normality in childbirth, improving women-centred care, decreasing morbidity, and reducing caesarean section rates
• Thelma BegleyAssistant Professor Thelma is involved in developing and delivering childrens nursing education and research, with a specific interest in adolescent health.
• Prof. Anne-Marie BradyProfessor of Nursing & Chronic Illness A registered nurse her research work is focused upon systems, quality improvement and workforce development in healthcare
• Dr. Vivienne BradyDirector of Midwifery Programmes and Head of Discipline of Midwifery/Assistant Professor Vivienne teaches and supervises across undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery programmes. Her specific research interests are in action research, womens health and maternity care. Vivienne is Postgraduate Course Co-Ordinator on Higher Diploma in Midwifery.
• Dr. Damien BrennanAssociate Professor Damien ’s teaching and research are focused on the sociology of health and illness, contexts of care provision, mental health, and intellectual disability.
• Dr. Eilish BurkeUssher Assistant Professor in Ageing and Intellectual Disability Eilish is a lecturer within the ID discipline, is part of the IDS-TILDA research team with specific research interest in bone health and osteoporosis, physical health and wellbeing, inclusionary methods of healthcare screening and research involvement of people with ID.
• Dr. Gobnait ByrneDirector of TCPHI and IPH/ Assistant Professor in General Nursing Gobnait’s research and teaching interests include health promotion, health of migrant communities, community and critical care nursing. She is the Educational Facilitator for Community Placement.
• Dr. Margarita CorryUndergraduate Programme CC (Junior Fresh)/ Assistant Professor in Nursing Margarita educates nurses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, supervises research projects and provides leadership in many aspects of nursing research, in particular research with and for caregivers
• Prof. Catherine ComiskeyAcademic Director CHARM EU/ Professor in Healthcare Modelling Professor Comiskey was the former Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, former Director of Research and inaugural Director and founder of  the Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation. As  the current Professor in Healthcare Modelling and Statistics Catherine leads on quantitate research within the School and is responsible for the overall strategic development in this area. Her personal research interests are in Addiction Epidemiology, Children and International Research Capacity Building.
• Prof. Imelda CoyneProfessor in Children ’s Nursing
• Michael CoughlanAssistant Professor Michael is a lecturer in General Nursing with special interest in Haematology and Oncology. He is also the academic facilitator for the MSc in Specialist Nursing (Cancer Care and Haematology Nursing)
• Dr. Patricia CroninAssistant Professor in Nursing Patricia is a lecturer in general nursing with responsibility for teaching and learning across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
• Dr. Elizabeth CurtisAssistant Professor
• Dr. Deirdre DalyDirector of Trinity Centre for Maternity Care Research/ Undergraduate Programme CC (Junior Sophister)/Associate Professor in Midwifery Deirdre teaches across all programmes, is the Principal Investigator (PI) on the MAMMI study (https://www.tcd.ie/mammi) and a member of national committees on maternal morbidity and mortality.
• Dr. Louise DalyHead of Discipline (General Nursing)/ Associate Professor in Ageing and Community Nursing Louise’s role involves leadership and oversight of academic, research and professional interests relating to general nursing within the School. Her own teaching and research interests include care of the older adult, dementia care and healthcare ethics.
• Jan MA de Vries, PhD, MSc, MA, BScAssistant Professor and Psychology Subject Leader Dr. de Vries graduated in Psychology at Utrecht University, Netherlands and completed his PhD in TCD in 1999. He is with the School since 2007.
• Dr. John DinsmoreHealth Innovation Lead/ Deputy Director TCPHI/ Ussher Assistant Professor in Digital Health John’s research and teaching focuses on digital health and behaviour change, with specific focus on chronic disease/multimorbidity management, ageing and integrated care. John serves as the Deputy Director of the TCPHI, Course Coordinator for post graduate mental health programmes in the School and represents TCD on the Board of Directors for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Health UK/Ireland Co-Location Centre (CLC).
• Dr. Claire DonnellanAssistant Professor Claire’s research interests include understanding consequences of cerebral vessel disease on behavioural and cognitive health of older adults.  She is academic facilitator for Gerontological Nursing.
• Dr. Carmel DoyleHead of Discipline (Intellectual Disability Nursing)/ Assistant Professor Carmel is responsible for providing leadership, direction and recommendations for the academic, research and professional development of Intellectual Disability Nursing within the School of Nursing & Midwifery
• Dr Louise DoyleAssociate Professor in Mental Health Nursing Louise ’s research expertise is in self-harm and suicide research, LGBTI mental health, wellness interventions and mixed methods and participatory models of research
• Margaret DunleaUndergraduate CC Midwifery (Senior Sophister)/ Assistant Professor in Midwifery Margaret ’s work includes teaching, module leader, course coordinator, and supervision duties. Her research/practice interests include ways of advancing meaningful change in the Irish maternity services, particularly advancing community continuity midwife-led services.
• Dr. Naomi ElliottAssociate Professor
• Dr. Sandra FlemingUndergraduate Programme CC (Senior Fresh)/Assistant Professor Sandra teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
• Dr. Louise GallagherAssistant Professor in Midwifery Louise is an academic and researcher with a diverse portfolio of research interests in midwifery and womens health. She teaches and supervises across the undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery programmes.
• Prof. Agnes HigginsProfessor in Mental Health Agnes leads a research team that focuses on service-user and family engagement in the development and reform of the mental health service. Central themes in her research are recovery, co-production, peer and rights based models.
• Dr. Eleanor M HollywoodAssistant Professor in Children’s Nursing Eleanor lectures undergraduate and postgraduate students and previously served as Head of Discipline, Children ’s Nursing for 4 years and Course Co-ordinator for Post-Graduate Specialist Nursing programmes for 1 year.
• Paul HoranAssistant Professor of Intellectual Disability Nursing Paul is an Assistant Professor of Intellectual Disability Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and also chairs the Schools Civic Engagement and Alumni Committees
• Dr. Mary HughesDirector of Postgraduate Teaching & Learning/ Associate Professor in Children’s Nursing Mary is an Associate Professor and researcher, with expertise in Health and Wellbeing in Chronic Childhood Illness; adolescent health, asthma, and development of mobile health technology.
• Sylvia Huntley-MooreDirector of Staff Education and Development/ Associate Professor Sylvia ’s primary responsibilities: promoting good practice and innovation in teaching, learning, assessment and curriculum design and managing the Schools system for evaluation of teaching, modules and programmes
• Paul M KeenanUndergraduate CC Integrated General and Children’s Nursing (Senior Sophister)/ Assistant Professor – Intellectual Disability Nursing Paul is an Assistant Professor specialising in Intellectual Disability nursing research and education. His current research focuses on person-centred planning, spirituality and professional nurse development.
• Dr. Brian KeoghAssociate Professor Brian is an assistant professor in mental health nursing. Brian’s teaching and research interests include mental health recovery and stigma, dementia and suicide and self-harm.
• Prof. Joan G LalorProfessor in Midwifery Joan has a particular interest in prenatal diagnosis and perinatal palliative care. More broadly her research interests include optimising maternity and health service delivery, health humanities, ethics and law.
• Dr. Aileen LynchAssistant Professor/2. Director of Teaching and Learning (Undergraduate)
• Anne Marie MaloneAssistant Professor in General Nursing and Educational Facilitator PG Dip/ MSc in Specialist Nursing (Orthopaedics) Anne Marie lectures undergraduates and post-graduates in orthopaedics and nursing and health service policy and management. Her current research is in the health economics and osteoporosis and patient safety. She has also held numerous academic administrative roles with in the School.
• Margaret McAdamAssistant Professor
• Barry Mc Brien Adjunct Assistant Professor Barry is the educational facilitator for the MSc Advance Practice programme. He is also based in Tallaght University Hospital where he is an RANP in emergency care. 
• Dr. Catherine McCabeAcademic lead for IPH/ Associate Professor & Registered General Nurse  Dr McCabe’s research focuses on the use of technology to maintain independent living by facilitating, supporting and sustaining behavioural change and self-management for people living with chronic illness.  She also has research interests related to Art and Health, Cancer and Patient Centred communication.
• Dr. Margaret McCann Assistant Professor Margaret ’s academic and research interests include chronic illness, use of smart technology in patient self-management, infection prevention and control, intervention research and systematic reviews. Margaret is Postgraduate Course Co-Ordinator on P/G Dip Specialists Nursing including Gerontology courses. She is the Educational Facilitator for the Renal Masters Programme
• Prof. Mary McCarronDirector of the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability Mary is Professor of Ageing and Intellectual Disability and Director of the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability. She has had many senior leadership roles with Trinity College including Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery from 2009-2011, and has served on the Senior Management Executive of the University from 2011 - 2019 as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. Professor McCarron is a committed research leader in the fields of intellectual disability & ageing, dementia, and end of life care. She is the founder and Principal Investigator for the first ever Longitudinal Comparative Study on Ageing in Persons with Intellectual Disability (IDS-TILDA) to be conducted in Ireland or internationally. As Executive Director, Professor McCarron is leading the establishment of a National Memory Service of people with an Intellectual Disability. She has been recognized internationally for PPI and her translational approaches, and in 2019 was awarded the inaugural HRB impact Award.
• Dr. Eimear McGlincheyAssistant Professor in Intellectual Disability  Eimear is a lecturer and researcher with a background in Psychology. Her main research interests include promotion of brain health and dementia prevention in people with an intellectual disability. Eimear is Postgraduate Course Coordinator on the Ageing Health and Wellbeing in People with ID, the Dementia and the Community Health programmes.   
• Louise McDonnellAssistant Professor
• Dr. Gabrielle McKeeAssociate Professor Biological Sciences Gabrielle’s research includes the evaluation of health care interventions, the determinants of health, particularly physical activity, in ageing and  chronic illness specifically cardiac disease.
• Dr. Mark MonahanAssistant Professor
• Dr. Mary MooneyAssistant Professor Mary is best known for her clinical expertise and research background in the field of cardiology. She is well known nationally and internationally and collaborates with eminent researchers in the field of nursing and cardiology across the globe. She also maintains strong clinical links and has a successful track record in funded research.
• Dr. Jean MorrisseyAssistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing Jean’s teaching and research focus in the areas of; therapeutic engagement, self-harm and suicidology, eating disorders and professional self-care/clinical supervision.
• Kathryn MuldoonAssistant Professor in midwifery Kathryn teaches on the undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery programmes and involved in many research projects
• Fiona MurphyAssistant Professor
• Maryanne MurphyHead of Discipline (Children’s Nursing)/Assistant Professor Ms. Maryanne Murphy has been teaching in the School of Nursing and Midwifery since 2006. She is a member of the Children’s Nursing Discipline. She has significant teaching experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate children’s nursing programmes.
• Dr. Michael NashHead of Discipline (Mental Health)/ Assistant Professor Mental Health Nursing Teaching and research interests include physical health and wellbeing in severe mental illness, clinical risk assessment and management, models of community mental hea lthcare, social inclusion and mental illness and continuing education and training needs for nurses.
• Kathleen NeenanAssistant Professor Kathleen teaches and supervises across undergraduate and postgraduate courses. She is the Educational facilitator for Emergency Department Nursing Masters Programme. 
• Dr. Tom NooneUndergraduate Programme CC (Senior Fresh)/Assistant Professor in General Nursing Tom is a member of the general nursing discipline and he teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Dr. Colm O ’BoyleAssistant Professor in Midwifery Colm is currently Course Co-ordinator for third and fourth year BSc Midwifery students. His professional and research interests are home birth and community midwifery.
• Dr. Frances O ’BrienAssociate Professor in General Nursing Frances teaches and supervises students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Her research expertise is in critical care nursing, mixed methods research, intervention studies and randomised controlled trials
• Dr. Sharon O’ DonnellDirector of Research/Associate Professor in Critical Care Nursing Sharon has strong clinical, teaching and research expertise in Critical Care Nursing, with a particular emphasis on Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Prof. Amanda PhelanDirector of Global Relations/Professor in Ageing & Community Nursing Amanda is Postgraduate Course Co-Ordinator on Dementia and Community Health programmes.
• Frances Ryan Frances is a lecturer in General Nursing and teaches on both the undergraduate and post graduate courses. She is the Educational Facilitator for the Intensive Care and Perioperative Specialist Masters Programmes.
• Dr. Shobha Rani ShettyAdjunct Assistant Professor Shobharani’s research interests include Forensic mental health, Ethnic minority issues and Women’s health.
• Prof. Valerie SmithProfessor Valerie’s role involves teaching, student supervision and research conduct. Her areas of expertise include assesment of fetal wellbeing, preterm birth, randomised trials and systematic reviews. She also leads and guides research in maternity care.
• Jacqueline WhelanAssistant Professor Jacqueline ’s role incorporates, teaching, student supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Specific research interests include spirituality, spiritual care, caring science, person centred care, communication and professional education concerns with healthcare. She is the current Academic Lead for the International Winter and Summer School Programme, and Academic Erasmus Lead for General Nursing.
• Dr. Melissa CorballyAssociate Professor in General Nursing Melissa lectures in general nursing and has a specific interest in nursing assessment, clinical judgement, narrative methodologies, domestic violence, gender-based violence, psychosocial issues, and men’s health.  She is currently Course Co-ordinator for Junior Sophister undergraduate students
• Mrs. Renee MolloyAssistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing Renee teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate mental health nursing courses. Her research interests include co-production of nursing education, adolescent mental health promotion, and physical healthcare for people living with mental illness.
• Dr. Sunita PandaAssistant Professor in Midwifery Sunita is an academic and researcher with a key research interest around reducing caesarean births, maternal health, systematic reviews, and midwifery education. She is involved in teaching and supervision across undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery programmes.
• Lisa KirwanTeaching Fellow in Children’s Nursing Lisa lectures undergraduate and postgraduate students. She has an interest and expertise in research related to children’s health and wellbeing.
• Mrs. Roisin ReillyTeaching Fellow in Mental Health Nursing Roisin teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate mental health nursing courses. Her specific interests include interpersonal relationships, addiction and inclusivity
• Dr. Peter KellyAssistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing Peter is the course coordinator for the MSc/PG Dip and Cert in Mental Health. His research interests include substance misuse and addictions, addiction nursing, organisational and workforce development and implementation science.
• Ms. Laura O’SheaAssistant Professor in Midwifery Laura teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery programmes. Her professional and research interests include women’s health, maternal health, gender based violence, humanisation of birth, gender equality issues and midwifery education.