Associate Members are PhD students whose interests align with those of the DEI. See our current list of Associate Members below:
Stephanie FitzPatrick
- PhD title: An Examination of the European Commission’s Use of the EU Infringement Procedure in Enforcing the Rule of Law
- PhD Supervisor: Professor Laurent Pech
- School: UCD Sutherland School of Law
- Date of commencement of PhD: September 2023
Ketevani Kukava
- PhD title: (Semi-)Automated Decision-Making in the Financial Sector and the Exercise of EU-Derived Rights: A Comparative Study of Ireland and Georgia
- PhD Supervisor: Professor Dagmar Schiek (primary supervisor); Associate Professor Tj McIntyre (co-supervisor)
- School: UCD Sutherland School of Law
- Date of commencement of PhD: 20 January 2025
Alacoque McAlpine
- PhD title: Fashioning An Ethical Supply Chain: Supporting efforts for a living wage for European factory workers in the hypermobile garment industry.
- PhD Supervisor: Dr Sara Benedí Lahuerta
- School: UCD Sutherland School of Law
- Date of commencement of PhD: September 2021
Zhiyi Yin
- PhD title: The Modern Goals of Competition Law: A Comparative Analysis of the European Union and China Approaches to Dynamic Efficiency
- PhD Supervisor: Professor Imelda Maher
- School: UCD Sutherland School of Law
- Date of commencement of PhD: 23 January 2023
Xinqi Zhu
- PhD title: Data-driven Abusive Practices of Online Platforms in Digital Markets in the EU and China
- PhD Supervisor: Professor Imelda Maher
- School: UCD Sutherland School of Law
- Discipline: Competition law
- Date of commencement of PhD: 09 September 2024