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Associate Members

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