Research Ethics for Graduate Students: Speaker Profiles
Dr Barbara Casey
Barbara Casey, MPSI PhD, is Director, European Senior Regulatory Strategy
(Biotech and Vaccines) at Wyeth BioPharma. She is an Industrial Pharmacist with a
doctorate in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Prior to joining Wyeth, Barbara was the
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at ThromboGenics Ltd and Senior
Pharmaceutical Assessor for biotechnology products at the Irish Medicines Board.
www.imb.ie/
She has been involved in the scientific evaluation and risk/benefit analysis—at a
National and European level—of medicinal products, particularly
biopharmaceuticals, in respect of their quality, safety and efficacy as well as the
development of pharmaceutical regulatory policies, guidelines, legislation and
scientific opinions.
caseyba@eircom.net.
Dr Marie-Annick Desplanques
Dr Desplanques received her PhD from Memorial University of Newfoundland for
her research on French Newfoundland women communicative traditions and was
subsequently awarded a post-doctoral fellowship from the Institute of Social and
Economic Research in St John's for a comparative study of Newfoundland and Irish
contemporary women traditional musicians. She joined UCC in 1995 where she set up
the Folklore and Ethnology Archive and was instrumental in establishing the
Northside Folklore Project.
http://www.ucc.ie/en/DepartmentsCentresandUnits/Bealoideas-Folklore/MADesplanques/ Her current research interests range from Urban Ethnology to
Ethnomusicology, Oral History and the digitisation of multimedia folklore archive
resources. MA.Desplanques@ucc.ie
Dr Gladys Ganiel
Dr Ganiel is lecturer in Reconciliation Studies at the Belfast campus of the Irish
School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin. She received a B.A. in Political
Science from Providence College (1999), and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Politics from
University College Dublin (2001, 2005). She has lectured in TCD since 2006 and has
been a visiting scholar at the University of Cape Town and the University of
Zimbabwe. http://www.tcd.ie/ise/research/Gganiel.php Her current research interests
include religion, reconstruction and reconciliation in Zimbabwe, the role of religion in
reconciliation in Northern Ireland, evangelicalism, and the sociology of multiethnic
congregations. gganiel@tcd.ie
Prof Frank Gannon
Prof. Gannon was appointed Science Foundation Ireland Director General in 2007.
He joined SFI from his position as Executive Director of the European Molecular
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Biology Organisation and Senior Scientist at the European Molecular Biology
Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany (1994) and Director of the National Diagnostic
Centre and Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology at University
College Galway, Ireland, with particular responsibility for the development of a
biotechnology programme. www.sfi.ie/content/content.asp?section_id=224
His major research interest is the expression and functional regulation of Estrogen
Receptor which plays a major role in breast cancer and osteoporosis. These studies
have provided leads to novel treatments or therapeutic approaches to these and other
cancers. Prof Gannon has seven patent applications, four of which are active at
present and was the founder of both Bimini Ltd. (1990) and Elara Pharmaceuticals
(2006). He was a member of the interim Board of Science Foundation Ireland from
2002 to 2004. He has served on a range of high-level scientific advisory boards at
institutes throughout the world and was co-founder of the European Life Sciences
Forum (ELSF) and the Initiative for Science Europe (ISE) that played significant
roles in the establishment of the European Research Council (ERC).
frank.gannon@sfi.ie
Prof. Linda Hogan
Professor Hogan received her undergraduate degree at St Patrick’s College Maynooth
and a PhD from Trinity College Dublin. She has taught Christian Ethics at the
University of Leeds and of Chester, England and became Lecturer in Peace Studies at
the Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE), Trinity College Dublin in 2001. She was
appointed to the Chair in Ecumenics at the School in 2006. She teaches ' Ethics in
International Affairs', ' Human Rights in Theory and Practice', ' Gender, Conflict and
Social Change', and 'The Politics of Peace and Conflict'.
www.tcd.ie/ise/research/lhogan.php
Her current research focuses on the relationship between Christian social ethics and
the discourse of human rights and “Health Policy Formation in a Christian Culture
with Religious Minorities”. She works on a joint project with the School of Religions
and Theology, TCD and the Institute for International Integration Studies, TCD on
“Inter-Religious Ethics in the Cultural Dynamics of Globalisation”. She is a member
of the Irish Council for Bioethics. lhogan2@tcd.ie
Prof. Maureen Junker-Kenny
Professor Junker-Kenny studied English Language and Literature, Theology and
Philosophy at the universities of Tübingen and of Münster, Germany, completing her
PhD on F. Schleiermacher’s theory or religion and Christology in Münster and her
Habilitation in Tübingen. She has lectured in Moral Theology and Ethics in the
School of Religions and Theology, Trinity College Dublin since 1993. She is a
Fellow of TCD since 1998 and became Associate Professor in 2000. She is co-editor
of the International Journal of Practical Theology, and of Ethics and Education and
was a member of the Board of Directors of the international journal Concilium.
www.tcd.ie/Religions_Theology/staff/junker-kenny_maureen.php
Her research interests lie in the foundations of Philosophical and Theological Ethics,
in particular the discourse ethics of Jürgen Habermas and the hermeneutics of Paul
Ricoeur; in public theology; law; religion and values; moral and religious identity;
and in applied ethics. maureen.junker-kenny@tcd.ie
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Prof. Alan Kelly
Professor Kelly (BSc, DCU, 1990; PhD, UCC, 1995) is a Senior Lecturer in the
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences at UCC 2003, with teaching
responsibility for food processing and preservation and dairy product technology.
www.ucc.ie/academic/faculties/foodfac/kelly.html
He has supervised over 30 MSc and PhD students, published over 150 research papers
and book chapters, and is editor of the leading scientific journal in his field. He has
run a generic scientific research skills module (STEPS: Scientific Training for
Enhanced Postgraduate Studies) for MSc and PhD students from Departments
throughout UCC since 2004. He has been Dean of Graduate Studies at UCC since
2006, and is responsible for development of postgraduate education and training
strategy. He regularly gives courses on scientific writing and communication and
publication ethics, to different groups of students in UCC. a.kelly@ucc.ie
Prof. Dietmar Mieth
Professor Mieth is the Professor of Theological Ethics with specials reference to the
Social Sciences at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He was formerly Professor
of Moral Theology at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland (1974–1981)
www.kath-theol.uni-tuebingen.de/Lehrstuehle/Ethik/mieth/index.html
From 1994-2000 he was a Member of the Advisory Group of the European
Commission in Brussels (European Union) "Ethics in the Sciences and in the New
Technologies" and Director of the "European Network for Biomedical Ethics" (19961999). He was a Member of the Working Group of the Bioethics-Committee of the
European Council (of 46 countries) for the “Embryo-Protection-Report” (2003), and
since 2002 Member of the Bioethics-Committee of the German Conference of
Bishops. He was a Member of the Enquete-Committee of the German Parliament
“Ethics and Right in Modern Medicine” (2003-2005). He is the author of 26 books
and for 22 years was Editor and co-Editor of the International Theological Journal
Concilium. dietmar.mieth@uni-tuebingen.de
Prof. Desmond O’Neill
As an undergraduate of TCD, Prof O'Neill spent a year in Marseilles as a volunteer
with a NGO working with older people. He subsequently trained as a geriatrician in St
James's Hospital and the University of Bristol. Following an appointment as
consultant geriatrician in Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham he returned to Dublin and
currently is Professor in Medical Gerontology at the TCD campus at the Adelaide and
Meath Hospital in Tallaght. His focus of research is rooted in gerontology and the
neurosciences, with a strong emphasis on liaison with the humanities. His work on
Neurosciences and Ageing focuses on stroke, in particular recovery following stroke
as well as prediction of fitness to drive following stroke and dementia.
http://healthsciences.tcd.ie/pls/public/staff.detail?p_unit=clinical_medicine&p_name=
doneill His research interests lie in the assessment of the effects of prism adaptation
on postural stability following stroke and the use of assistive robotic devices in guided
rehabilitation in hemiplegia, models of adaptation after stroke and factors affecting
higher order complex functions such as driving. Identifying behavioural and
cognitive factors which underlie preserved driving skills in neurodegenerative disease
is one major focus as is the characterization of oesophageal motility after stroke and
determinants of successful recovery after stroke. arch@amnch.ie
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Dr. Patrick Sheridan
Paddy Sheridan is Director of UCD Biomedical Facility. A veterinary
surgeon, he has advanced qualifications in Animal Welfare Science,
Ethics and Law and also in Laboratory Animal Science. He has long had
an interest in animal welfare, has worked with animal welfare societies
including the Blue Cross and DSPCA and has served as Chair of the Irish
Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Subcommittee. He has been a
member of UCD Research Ethics Committee since its inception and is
vice-chair of UCD Animal Research Ethics subcommittee. He is currently
President of the recently formed Irish Laboratory Animal Science
Association. paddy.sheridan@ucd.ie
Dr Deirdre Stritch
Dr Stritch gained her BA and PhD in Archeology at Trinity College Dublin. She is a
Project Officer with the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI), where
she plays a key role in the maintenance and enabling of the implementation of the
National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) and related policies and in enabling and
promoting the recognition of international qualifications. www.nqai.ie/
Areas of work in which Deirdre is currently involved include developing and
enhancing the qualifications recognition service of the Authority; contributing to a
study, co-coordinated by the NQAI, to assess the extent of implementation and impact
of the NFQ and related policies on access, transfer and progression; and the
establishment and co-ordination of a university sector Framework Implementation
Network aimed at deepening the implementation of the NFQ within the university
sector, primarily through the exchange of experience and practice between members.
Prior to joining the NQAI, Deirdre worked in the Policy and Planning Section of the
Higher Education Authority (HEA) where she contributed to policy development and
the management and delivery of projects informing the higher education agenda.
Previously, she was the researcher to the Royal Irish Academy's policy report,
Advancing Humanities and Social Science Research in Ireland (2007) and lectured in
Greek archaeology at Trinity College Dublin. She undertook her doctorate in
archaeological heritage-management policy in Israel and the Republic of Cyprus with
the Programme for Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at Trinity College Dublin
(2006). dstritch@nqai.ie
Dr. Jean Whyte
Jean Whyte joined the Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin as a Senior
Research Fellow in 2001. She was Director from November 2003–October 2004. She
is a Fellow of Trinity College where she has been since 1985. She is a Senior Lecturer
Emerita in Psychology and lectured in the School of Clinical Speech and Language
Studies in TCD from 1985–2001. Her first degrees were in Modern Languages (BA in
the National University of Ireland, 1961; Dottore in Lettere at Universit‡ del Sacro
Cuore, Milan, (1962) and she also holds a Higher Diploma in Education (NUI, 1963).
Originally from Dublin, she studied psychology at Queen's University Belfast,
earning an M.Sc. in Educational and Developmental Psychology (1971) and Ph.D. in
Psychology (1979). She is an Associate Fellow and Registered Psychologist with the
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Psychological Society of Ireland and an Associate Fellow and Chartered Psychologist
with the British Psychological Society.
www.tcd.ie/childrensresearchcentre/index.php?id=113&personnelid=1
Her research interests include: educational disadvantage; the experiences of
immigrant students; the perceptions of 5th class pupils of intelligence; the experiences
of lone refugee mothers and their children; the development of Guidelines for
Research with children with disabilities; review of Childline, the ISPCC telephone
helpline for children; best practice in providing support systems for refugee and
asylum seeking children and their families for Barnardos.
jwhyte@tcd.ie
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