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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…

Máire Brophy

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Dr Máire Brophy is an independent research development and training expert, with particular expertise in European research funding. Máire works with researchers, research groups and universities to support the development and planning of research and research funding. She was previously…

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…