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2018- Senior Lecturer in Globalisation and Political Economy, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester.

2016- 2019 ESRC Future Research Leader

2016-2018 Lecturer in Globalisation and Political Economy, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester.

2015-2018 Hallsworth Research Fellow, University of Manchester.

2013-2015 Lecturer in Globalisation, Trade and Industry (fixed-term), Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester.

Overview

I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Globalisation and Political Economy in the Global Development Institute. An economic geographer by training (PhD, Clark University), I have been based at Manchester since September 2013.

My research explores the changing geographies of global development, with a specific focus on South-South trade and the pharmaceutical industry. Originally from Ireland, I have lived in the USA (and now the UK) and conducted research for various periods of time in India, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana and South Africa.

I have recently completed a major ESRC Future Research Leader Award to support my project on "India's pharmaceuticals, local production and public health security in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparative study". This is a 3 year award (Sept. 2016-Jan 2020) to conduct a comparative study of Indian pharmaceuticals and locally manufactured medicines in sub-Saharan Africa (also supported by a Hallsworth Research Fellowship from the Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester).

Research interests

My research interests include:

  • Political economy of pharmaceuticals in the global South - trade, intellectual property rights, industrial development, and public health implications 
  • South-South trade and rising powers
  • Global value chains and production networks
  • Shifting geographies of global development - economic, human, environmental - beyond a classic North-South divide
  • Linkages between the economic and non-economic aspects of development

Units taught

I teach on the following modules (either as course convenor or as guest lecturer):

  • Industrial Competitiveness and Global Transformation
  • Globalisation, Trade and Development
  • Development Fundamentals
  • Global Political Economy
  • Development Fieldwork

I am particularly involved with the MSc Globalisation, Trade and Industry.

Opportunities

I am interested in advising highly-motivated PhD students whose interests broadly, or ideally closely, fit with the following:

  • Political economy of pharmaceuticals in the global South - trade, intellectual property rights, industrial development, and public health implications 
  • South-South trade and rising powers
  • Global value chains and production networks
  • Shifting geographies of global development - economic, human, environmental - beyond a classic North-South divide
  • Linkages between the economic and non-economic aspects of development

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Clark University

Award Date: 19 May 2013

Master of Arts, Clark University

Award Date: 22 May 2011

Bachelor of Arts, Two-Subject Moderatorship (Economics and Geography) - First Class, University of Dublin Trinity College

Award Date: 5 Dec 2007

Areas of expertise

  • G Geography (General)
  • development studies

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Global inequalities
  • Global Development Institute

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