b'1013.3014.15 The Visibility of Role Models in Work and LifeIn conversation with sta from across Trinity CollegeHostProfessor Mary McCarronProfessor of Ageing & Intellectual Disability Prof Mary McCarron is a distinguished scholar andMy Mum Professor of Ageing and Intellectual Disability at Trinity CollegeDublin and Director of the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability.I am lucky to have many wonderful female role models inSince joining Trinity College in 2002, she has held many senior leadershipmy work colleagues and friends who juggle many tasks, roles including, Director of Research and Head of the School of Nursing andovercome struggles and still are always upbeat and Midwifery. In 2011, Mary was elected Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences,supportive. However, a hugely influential role model for me, the first female and the first nurse to be elected to this position. She isin both my personal and professional life, has been my mum. recognised by her team as a warm, ambitious and astute leader whoShe has an excellent work ethic, always believing a job isnt provides meaningful mentoring, and always seeks opportunities to positionworth doing if you dont do it properly! She is also of an era colleagues for success. In fact, Mary judges her own success on how wellwhere married women did not return to work and she was others are doing.one of the first to override this culture by returning to work asa Theatre Nurse after marrying. She is a great baker, gardener, Mary holds many roles in lifemother, daughter, wife, sister. She is extremelydressmaker, business owner but most importantly she is family-orientated and works hard to maintain a good work-life balance. Heralways a great advisor and supportive of my choices. My strong family and community values translate directly into her career, wheremums determined, loyal and hard-working qualities have she has led pioneering work in advancing health and social equity in theinspired and motivated me and provided me with a super, fields of Ageing and Intellectual Disability. She is the founder and leader ofbalanced role model, and shes also great fun! the first ever comparative longitudinal study of Ageing in Persons with anIntellectual Disability (IDS TILDA), where her innovative and inclusiveapproaches to involving people with an intellectual disability and carersSenadh OLeary (She/Her),from the design stage of the study to dissemination have been recognised asSenior Research Fellow, TCDexemplary. In between managing a large portfolio of research grants andwriting well in excess of 150 manuscripts, she is an avid marathon runnerIm a mum, daughter, sister, aunt, scientist and cyclist, and known for gathering the team together to enjoy a rewardingand friend. Ive been part of the Trinity cup of tea, biscuits and chat after events.community for 17 years, working intranslational research investigating theimmune response to disease, specificallyTuberculosis (TB), based at TTMI, St Jamess Hospital. My most important role model would have been myI completed my undergraduate and post graduate mother. Her mantra was think positively and avoidtraining in UCD, making wonderful friends and negative conversations and people, because they arecolleagues along the way. I strive to have adequate bad for your health which always makes me smile. work life balance, it can be busy! To relax I love She inspired in me that joy of connecting and bringingwalking, yoga, horse-riding, chatting with friends and people together. I am fortunate to be inspired daily byplaying Lego with my son! my family, my students, colleagues and the people withan intellectual disability who I work closely with.'