

The People at UCD Environmental Policy
Our Faculty are well respected researchers and educators, all of whom place a particular emphasis on contributing to evidenced-based policy. Several have held senior government advisory roles and have advised national and international governments and organisations.

Head of Environmental Policy
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J. Peter Clinch, PhD
Jean Monnet Full Professor & Chair of Public Policy
Chair, National Competitiveness Council
Member, National Climate Change Advisory Council
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Frank J Convery, PhD
Adjunct Full Professor of Environmental Policy
Emeritus Heritage Trust Professor of Environmental Policy
Lifetime President of European Association of Environmental Economists

Eoin O'Neill, PhD
Professor of Environmental Policy
Head of School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy
Chartered member, Royal Town Planning Institute
Member, Geographical Society of Ireland
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Leonhard K. Lades, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy
Member, Geary Institute for Public Policy
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James Andrew Kelly, PhD
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Policy
CEO EnvEcon Decision Support

Cara Augustenborg, DEnv
Assistant Professor of Landscape Studies and Environmental Policy
Member, Council of State to President of Ireland
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Frances Ashmore
Environmental Policy Graduate Administrator




