About Us – Structure
Within the Trinity Structure the National Institute for Intellectual Disability is part of the School of Social Work and Social Policy. It is also affiliated with several other Schools that have an interest in intellectual disability and these schools are represented on the NIID Management committee and its two sub committees, the Education and Research Committee and the Policy and Human Rights Committee. All committees combine both internal Trinity members as well as external community members.
The day to day running of the Institute, dissemination of information and external relations is the responsibility of the Director, who reports to the Head of School, School of Social Work and Social Policy. The Director also liaises closely with the Chairperson of the Management Committee.
The Director is supported in her work by an Education Officer who co-ordinates the Certificate in Contemporary Living together with teaching staff and a team of research fellows and research assistants. An Executive Officer and part time research administrator are part of the NIID infrastructure.
The NIID attracts post graduate students and at present has two part time students enrolled in a PhD and doctoral studies.
Management Committee membership
Internal
- Professor PJ Drudy
- Chairperson
- Professor, Emeritus
- Professor Robbie Gilligan
- School of Social Work and Social Policy
- Dr Joan Murphy
- Director
- NIID
- Dr Michael Shevlin
- School of Education
External
- Alan Crosbie
- Thomas Crosbie Holdings, Cork
- Mary Davis
- CEO, Special Olympics Ireland
- Fergus Finlay
- CEO, Barnardos
- Tom Murray
- Farrell Grant Sparks, Dublin
Education and Research Sub-Committee membership
Internal
- Dr Joan Murphy
- Chairperson
- Director, NIID
- Colin Griffiths
- School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies
- John Kubiak
- NIID
- Dr Andrew Loxley
- School of Education
- Dr Siobhan MacCobb
- Dept Occupational Therapy
- Molly O'Keeffe
- Education Officer
- NIID
- Dr Martine Smith
- Dept Clinical Speech and Language
- Declan Treanor
- Disability Service
- Disability Service Co-ordinator
- CCL Student
- tbc
- CCL Student
- tbc
External
- Frieda Finlay
- Inclusion Ireland
- Marie Farrell
- Sunbeam House Services
- Eddie Denihan
- Stewarts Hospital Services
- Gerry Keane
- St John of God Carmona Services
- Katherine Kennedy
- Stewarts Hospital Services
Policy and Human Rights Sub-Committee membership
Internal
- Dr Joan Murphy
- Chairperson
- Director, NIID
- Paul Horan
- School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies
- Dr Maureen Junker-Kenny
- School of Hebrew, Biblical and Theological Studies
- Noreen Kearney
- Research Associate, Trinity
External
- Paul Alford
- Self Advocate
- Deirdre Carroll
- Inclusion Ireland
- Seamus Greene
- National Parents and Siblings Alliance
- Mary Keogh
- Forum for People with Disabilities, UCD
- Karina Wallis
- Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary