People
Staff
Dr. Brynne Gilmore
Brynne is an Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow) in the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems and an MSCA Fellow. Her research focuses on using theory driven evaluation methodology to understand and improve health systems, specifically at the community level in low- and middle-income countries.
- Keywords: community engagement, maternal newborn and child health, health systems
- (opens in a new window)https://people.ucd.ie/brynne.gilmore
Dr. Naonori Kodate
Dr Nao Kodate is Associate Professor in Social Policy and founding Director of UCD Centre for Japanese Studies (UCD-JaSt). He holds a BA (International Relations) and LL.M from the University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences / Graduate School of Law and Politics), MSc in European Politics and Policy, and a Ph.D in Political Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Dr. Krisna Ruette-Orihuela
Dr. Ruette-Orihuela is a Lecturer/Assistant professor at the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, at UCD. My academic research focuses on the intersection of racial, ethnic, and gender identities, racism and anti-racism, transformative peacebuilding, territorial struggles, ethno-racial movements, state multiculturalism, social justice, and historical memory.
- Keywords: Race and racism, migration
- (opens in a new window)https://people.ucd.ie/krisna.ruette-orihuela
Professor Aisling Swaine
Aisling Swaine is Professor of Gender Studies in the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, UCD. She holds a PhD in law from the Transitional Justice Institute, School of Law, Ulster University.
- Keywords: Reproductive rights in conflict
- (opens in a new window)https://people.ucd.ie/aisling.swaine
Dr. Purity Mwendwa
Dr. Mwendwa is an Irish Research Council (IRC) Post-doctoral fellow based in the School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems, UCD. My research interests lie in the field of global health and much of my work has focused on reviewing health policies and researching on the social determinants of health in the context of Africa.
Dr. Ernesto Vasquez del Aguila
Dr. Ernesto Vasquez del Aguila is a medical anthropologist, Assistant Professor and Ad Astra Fellow at the UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice. I have worked as a researcher and taught at under-graduate and post-graduate levels in a range of academic institutions across several countries, including: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima, Peru); Georgetown University (Washington, DC, USA), University of the Philippines-Diliman (Manila, the Philippines).
- Keywords: Migration, masculinities, global health, sexualities
- (opens in a new window)https://people.ucd.ie/ernesto.vasquezdelaguila
Graduate Researchers
- Theresa Schilling, PhD researcher in Social Justice, (opens in a new window)email
- Marco Flores, PhD researcher in Social Justice, (opens in a new window)email
- Sara Dada, PhD researcher in Health Systems (Global Health), (opens in a new window)email
- Praveenkumar Aivalli, PhD researcher in Health Systems (Global Health), (opens in a new window)email