Ms. Jennifer Banks

Ms. Jennifer Banks

Research Coordinator TCPID, Education

Biography

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. 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.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • 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, 48, (3), 2023, p95 - 106Journal Article, 2023, URL
  • Denise De Souza, Zelinna Pablo, Debashis Sarker, Maria Theresa von Fürstenberg, Alejandra Rios Urzua, Des Aston, Jennifer Banks, Donatella Camedda, Michael Shevlin, Critical Networks: Embedding Programmes for individuals with Intellectual Impairments in University Contexts in Australia, Chile and Ireland, Disability and Society, 2024, p1 - 24Journal Article, 2024, DOI , TARA - Full Text
  • Camedda, D., Banks, J., & Ringwood, B., Empowering Diversity: A Case Study on Inclusive Assessment and Universal Design for Learning in a Post-Secondary Programme for Students with Intellectual Disabilities., All Ireland Journal of Higher Education,, 16, (2), 2024Journal Article, 2024, URL , TARA - Full Text
  • Ringwood, B., Banks, J., & Shevlin, M., 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,, 52, 2024, p422 - 431Journal Article, 2024, DOI , TARA - Full Text
  • Creating Inclusive University Experiences: A Bio-Ecological Perspective in, editor(s)C. Rogers-Shaw, T. Williams Park, K. Mohney, & K. Sheward , Fostering a Community of Success for Neurodivergent Collegiate Students, Hershey, PA, IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2025, pp151 - 186, [Aoife Mary Lynam, Conor McGuckin, Jennifer M. Banks, Marie Devitt, Michael Shevlin, Des Aston, Barbara Ringwood, Emer Murphy, Sadbh Feehan, Owen Barden, Vivian Rath, John Kubiak, Angela Mazzocco, Jill Woodnutt]Book Chapter, 2025, URL
  • Challenges, Successes, and Transformative Practices February 2025 DOI: 10.4324/9781003586081-15 in, How to Create an Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Program, Routledge, 2025, pp17 - 26, pp17-26 , [Jennifer Banks, Michael Shevlin, Joseph B. Ryan, Kristina N. Randall, Erica Walters]Book Chapter, 2025, DOI

Research Expertise

  • Title
    Inclusive Post Secondary Education (IPSE) Programmes for People with Intellectual Disabilities'.
    Summary
    The aim of the project was to develop and strengthen programmes of the Erasmus+ partners and create a network for dissemination in Europe. TCPID took the lead on the curriculum framework output of this project with the purpose of this to provide relevant and useful information to Universities and Higher Education Institutions looking to develop a curriculum for students with Intellectual Disabilities (I.D.)
    Funding Agency
    Erasmus+
    Date From
    01/09/2019
    Date To
    28/02/2023

Recognition

  • European Association of Research Managers Date