Core Team – CSAReps

Caroline Dunne is the Research Administrator for the project. Caroline has a degree in Tourism Management, Diplomas in Business Studies, Event Management and Digital Marketing. She has many years of experience in administration, budget and financial management, managing social media platforms, and relocation services – both at home and abroad and in renewable energy and…

Olivia Susilo is the Research Assistant on the project. Olivia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya (BSD, Indonesia) and a Master’s in Applied Psychology (Positive and Coaching Psychology) from University College Cork. Her interests lie at the intersection of psychology and the arts. Following secondary school, she founded Studio Djiwa,…

Victoria Pöhls is a Postdoctoral Researcher on the project. Victoria has a background in philosophy, linguistics, literary studies (Master’s from University of Hamburg) and cognitive science (Master’s from UCD), which reflects her interest in studying narratives and their impact on audiences using both hermeneutic and empirical methods. To foster interdisciplinary collaboration at the frontiers of…

Giulia Scapin is a Postdoctural Researcher on the project. Giulia has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, a Master’s degree in Neuroscience, a specialization in technologies for education, and first-hand experience in the publishing business. She is currently finishing her PhD dissertation in Empirical Literary Studies on the effects of literariness on empathy…

Ailise is a literary and cultural scholar whose research ranges from nineteenth century to contemporary culture, focusing on cultural representations of major social issues and their reception. She has publications on child abuse, sexual violence, xenophobia, war, catastrophe and climate change, including the monograph, Gothic Invasions: Imperialism, War and Fin-de-Siècle Popular Fiction. She is also…