Group Research Team

Cynthia Mwende

I am a sustainable development professional with diverse experience in research, community development, environmental management, and enhancing climate resilience and livelihoods. I have worked with community-based organizations, rural women entrepreneurs, youth-led service enterprises, and marginalized forest-adjacent communities in Kenya. I…

Anju Anna John

I am a lawyer from India with prior experience working on issues relating to access to justice from an intersectional perspective. I studied law and worked with various stakeholders before pursuing a Masters in Human Rights and Democratisation at the…

Akila Munir

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I am currently pursuing a Master’s in Development Practice at Trinity College Dublin. Prior to this, I spent over five years working with Enabel, the Belgian development agency, in Mozambique. In this role, I supported the design and launch of…

Ivonne López Arce

I am currently pursuing an MSc in Development Practice at Trinity College Dublin. Prior to beginning my postgraduate studies, I worked as a Policy Analyst at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), where, through the National Adaptation Plan Global…

Dr Susan Murphy

Susan Murphy

I am an Associate Professor in Development Practice at the School of Natural Sciences (Discipline of Geography), Trinity College Dublin, and the Principal Investigator of GEOFORMATIONS, a European Research Council (ERC) funded project examining the geographies of dynamic governance assemblages…

Cian McMahon

I work with the European Research Council (ERC)-funded GEOFORMATIONS project: “Geographies of dynamic governance assemblages in development cooperation civil society spaces.” Previously, I worked as a Research Associate with the International Centre for Co-operative Management (ICCM) at Saint Mary’s University…

Maeve McGandy

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I work as a researcher on the ERC-funded GEOFORMATIONS project, which traces and examines the geographies of dynamic governance assemblages within development cooperation civil society spaces. I am particularly interested in analysing how governance systems, structures and processes emerge and…

Ruby Paterson

Ruby Paterson

I am a PhD candidate as part of GEOFORMATIONS, a European Research Council (ERC) funded project examining the geographies of dynamic governance assemblages in development cooperation civil society spaces. Previously I have worked at Oxfam Great Britain across the International…

Elaine Elders

I am the administrative officer for the Geoformations Project. I joined TCD in 2005, working in the Timetables and Examinations Office before moving to the School of Natural Sciences in 2010 as a postgraduate administrator. In addition to the administration…