DrTherese McDonnell

Dr. Thérèse McDonnell is a Research Fellow at the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science. She is a Health Economist with experience in healthcare policy and health systems research. Her research interests include maternal and child health, quality & safety,  healthcare access and utilization, and decision making. She is a member of the Executive of the Irish Society for Women in Economics (ISWE).

Dr. McDonnell was awarded a scholarship from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to undertake her PhD (Economics) in UCD. On completion in 2016, she worked as a Postdoctoral Lecturing Fellow with the UCD School of Economics for two years and as a Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Fellow at the UCD IRIS Centre for 6 years. Prior to commencing her research career, she worked as a Chartered Accountant in the financial services and non-profit sectors.