TRiSS PhD Researchers
2025-26
| Discipline | Name of Student | Title of Doctoral Thesis | Contact | Supervisor | Economics | Aishwarya Deshpande | Essays on learning and decision-making in behavioral development economics | ADESHPAN@TCD.IE | Michael King | Education | Aisling Sheerin | sheerina@tcd.ie | Economics | Aislinn Hoy | Economic history and development | ahoy@tcd.ie | Marvin Suisse and Gaia Narciso |
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| Political Science | Andrej Cvetić | The impact of the success of right-wing populist parties on support for democracy among Muslims in Europe | cvetica@tcd.ie | Gizem Arikan | Economics | Aurora Esposito | AESPOSIT@tcd.ie | Martina Zanella and Carol Newman | Economics | Bhavya Shrivastava | Financial inclusion, women empowerment, and social protection | shrivasb@tcd.ie | Michael King |
| Political Science | Caesar Zhang | Money, Guns, and Training: How do different sources of funding and resources affect civilian control and military effectiveness? | zhangt4@tcd.ie | Jesse Dillon Savage | |
| Political Science | Clémence Pellissier | Explaining Similarity and Dissimilarity in ICJ and International Tribunals and Court's Cases | pellissc@tcd.ie | Matthais Dilling and Michael Becker | Economics | Doireann O'Brien | The role of environmental issues in European elections. Assessing whether European elections establish an electoral connection based on these issues. | obried26@tcd.ie |
| Political Science | Elena Karagianni | karagiae@tcd.ie | Constantine Boussalis | Economics | Flavia Pellegrini | Development Economics - Migration, Social Protection and Climate Change | pellegrf@tcd.ie | Gaia Narciso |
| Business | Gebreyohannes Gebrewahid | ||||
| Economics | Giorgia Conte | Macroeconomic policy and demographics | conteg@tcd.ie | Joseph Kopecky | |
| Sociology | Hannah Bowman | hbowman@tcd.ie | Economics | Hannah Ortega McCormack | Applied Microeconometrics - Political and Public Economics | ORTEGAMH@tcd.ie | Francis O'Toole | Sociology | Imogen Eve | Diveristy, Decolonisation, and National Identity in Irish Higher Education | cooneyim@tcd.ie | Philomena Mullen and Daniel Fass | Political Science | Jack O Neill | Investigating MNE lobbying strategy before, during, and after the Covid-19 pandemic | oneilj13@tcd.ie | Raj Chari | Political Science | Jamie McClenaghan | jmcclena@tcd.ie | Liam Kneafsey | Political Science | Jennifer Moynihan | Militant Democracy in Theory and Practice | moynihaj@tcd.ie | Peter Stone |
| Economics | Jiongyi Hao | International Macroeconomics | jihao@tcd.ie | Agustín S. Bénétrix | Political Science | Juliane Wesselmann | The Conditional Nature of Gender Bias in Political Elections | wesselmj@tcd.ie | Gail McElroy | Social Work Social Policy | Kaitlyn Bratt | brattk@tcd.ie |
| Economics | Leonardo Masati | musatil@tcd.ie | |||
| Economics | Libor Melioris | melioril@tcd.ie | |||
| Political Science | Lily Rice | Analysing the link between identity, political theory and violence | lrice@tcd.ie | Raj Chari | |
| Political Science | Lisanne Van Vucht | vanvuchl@tcd.ie | |||
| Economics | Lorenzo Cavagliá | Essays in Migration Economics and Political Economy | cavaglil@tcd.ie | Nicola Fontana | |
| Political Science | Luka De Lacey | delaceyl@tcd.ie | |||
| Political Science | Lucas Da Silva | The effects of labour party cultural positions on working-class voter behaviour | ldasilva@tcd.ie | Constantine Boussalis and Jan Berz | |
| Political Science | Mairi Kachur | kachurm@tcd.ie | |||
| Economics | Marco Potti | marcop@tcd.ie | |||
| Economics | Matteo Pograxha | Essays in Media Economics | pograxhm@tcd.ie | Davide Romelli | Economics | Mide Griffin | midegrif@tcd.ie | Gaia Narcisso | Economics | Mike McRae | Development, Politics and Media | mcraemi@tcd.ie | Carol Newman and Tara Mitchell |
| Economics | Nouf Abushehab | Essays in Development Economics |
nabusheh@tcd.ie | Michael King | Economics | Rubén Llorens Poblador | rllorens@tcd.ie |
| Political Science | Sarah Magdihs | magdihss@tcd.ie | |||
| Economics | Sofia Casabianca Gonzalez | casabiam@tcd.ie | Selim Gulesci | ||
| Political Science | Sofia Jesus | Understanding the role of Social Identity in Welfare Opposition among Low Income Earners | jesusa@tcd.ie | Gizem Arikan | |
| Economics | Talent Nesongano | Trade Liberalisation, Firm Dynamics and Labour Market Outcomes | nesongat@tcd.ie | Marvin Suisse and Carol Newman | |
| Political Science | Valeria Babayan | Bringing culture back in: Why some legacies outlive others? | babaianv@tcd.ie | Noah Buckley | |
| Business | Ying Lu | luy3@tcd.ie | |||
| Business | Yuqi Zheng | zhengy2@tcd.ie |
For previous TRiSS PhD researchers, please click here.