Core Trinity CHARM-EU Staff

• Padraig CarmodyCHARM-EU Director
  
  Email: Charm-eu@tcd.ie
  
  Pádraig is Professor in Geography at Trinity College Dublin and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. His Ph.D. is from the University of Minnesota in the US. At Trinity, Pádraig directs CHARM-EU and the Masters in Development Practice.
• Doris AlexanderCHARM-EU Deputy Director
  
  Email: Doris.Alexander@tcd.ie
  
  Doris Alexander is a member of CHARM-EU's Executive Board. She is also Deputy Director of CHARM-EU at Trinity College and a member of Workpackage 1, Management.
• Conor SpillaneCHARM-EU Manager
  
  Email: cspillan@tcd.ie
  
  Conor is the CHARM-EU Manager at Trinity. He develops local structures, manages cross functional relationships and collaborates with CHARM-EU partners and other stakeholders to implement the Alliance in the University.
• Silvia GallagherCHARM-EU Research Fellow
  
  Email: gallags6@tcd.ie
  
  Silvia co-leads Workpackage 3 Educational Innovation and is a member of Workpackage 11 Professional Development. She is also the Quality Officer for CHARM-EU.
• Jenny KirkwoodJoint Virtual Administrative Officer
  
  Email: kirkwooj@tcd.ie
  
  Jenny is the Joint Virtual Administrative Officer for CHARM-EU in Trinity College Dublin.
• Dr Jake ByrneAssistant Professor in Contemporary Teaching and Learning and Computing
  
  Email: BYRNEJ40@tcd.ie
  
  Jake co-leads Workpackage 3, Educational Innovation, and is an Educationalist member of Workpackage 11, Professional Development.
• Dr Annemarie BennettAcademic Director and Local Coordinator of the CHARM-EU Masters programme
  
  Email: annemarie.bennett@tcd.ie
  
  Dr Annemarie Bennett is an Assistant Professor in Dietetics in Trinity and is the Academic Director and Local Coordinator of the CHARM-EU Masters programme. Her research interests include nutrition in childhood and the role of national nutrition policy in optimising population health outcomes.
• Dr Adele GraziAssistant Professor, Psychology
  
  Email: GRAZIA@tcd.ie
  
  Dr. Adele Grazi is an Assistant Professor in Trinity’s School of Psychology. She teaches topics such as Green Sustainable Organisations and has produced Net-Zero heroes, an educational sustainability documentary. Adele won a Sustainability Leadership Award in Trinity in 2024.
• Niamh BurkeAssociate Director, Trinity Global
  
  Email: Niamh.Burke@tcd.ie
  
  Niamh is an Associate Director of Trinity Global with responsibility for Partnerships and Global Mobility. She has been involved with CHARM EU since the set-up of the Alliance and is Trinity’s lead on Workpackage 5, Global Mobility.
• Audrey CrosbieInnovation Manager, Trinity Innovation and Enterprise
  
  Email: ACROSBIE@tcd.ie
  
  Audrey develops and implements large-scale multidisciplinary collaborations with industry partners. She has experience scaling engagements and partnerships, enabling industry to benefit from Trinity’s teaching, research and infrastructure. In CHARM-EU, Audrey works with external stakeholders to support industry-academia collaboration.
• Sorcha O’BoyleCommunications Manager, Trinity Communications
  
  Email: Sorcha.oboyle@tcd.ie
  
  Sorcha works in the central Trinity Communications team. She connects CHARM-EU with its diverse audiences through her work in Workpackage 16, Communications, and Workpackage 9, Internal Dissemination and Networking.