Jennifer Banks
Jennifer Banks
Jennifer Banks is Research and Policy Coordinator for the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities. She has responsibility for the coordination of research activities and development and implementation of TCPID’s research strategy. As part of this Research Centre and Innovation Hub Jenny chairs the Research Working Group and engages collaboratively with staff on a wide variety of research projects both within Trinity College and the European Union. Her research interests include co-research and inclusion of marginalised communities in the community. She is actively involved in the Path4 projects and contributed to the coordination of the successful bid for statutory funding for the ASIAP programme. She is a member of the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators and a Prince2® qualified Project Manager.
Jenny has an honours degree in agricultural science and a Masters in Business Studies from the Michael Smurfit Business School. Prior to joining TCPID she gained over 20 years experience in the community and voluntary sector working on large scale funding bids and social enterprise projects and has a wealth of experience in collaborating with and reporting to both statutory and philanthropic agencies. Jenny also serves as a supervisor on the Professional Masters in Education programme within the School of Education.
Current Research Projects;
Synergies in Shaping Inclusive Educational Reform in the Global North and South: Policymakers and Academics in Ireland and South Africa. Irish Research Council Funded.
Enhancing Learning Management Systems Accessibility for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher Education
Exploring Mentor Perspectives: A Qualitative Inquiry into Mentoring Experiences with Employees with Intellectual Disabilities
Publications;
Ringwood, B., Banks, J., & Shevlin, M. (2024). Breaking new ground? An analysis of the use of embedded occupational therapy in a postsecondary education programme for students with intellectual disabilities. British Journal of Learning Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12583
Denise De Souza, Zelinna Pablo, Michael Shevlin, Maria Theresa von Fürstenberg, Jennifer Banks, Debashis Sarker, Alejandra Rios Urzua, Donatella Camedda, Des Aston, Preconditions influencing the development of post-secondary training programs in universities for individuals with intellectual disabilities,Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 49(1), 95-106. https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2023.2260584