Our People

Our People

The members of our team combine their multifaceted expertise to support teaching and research in the following areas: translation and interpreting studies, linguistics, Irish studies, applied modern languages, religious studies, children’s studies, travel literature, migration, digital humanities and creativity. Please click on staff names for further information.

Prof Anne O’Connor

Prof Anne O’Connor

Director of the Anderson Centre

Professor Anne O’Connor is senior lecturer in Italian at the University of Galway, where she has taught … 

Dr Lorna Shaughnessy

Dr Lorna Shaughnessy

Director of the Anderson Centre

Dr Lorna Shaughnessy is a lecturer in Spanish in the University of Galway. She co-ordinates the MA Programmes …

Dr Andrea Ciribuco

Dr Andrea Ciribuco

CAROLINE postdoctoral fellow

Dr Andrea Ciribuco is CAROLINE postdoctoral fellow at the School of Languages in the University of Galway …

Susan Folan

Susan Folan

Lecturer

Susan Folan is a lecturer in Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, the University of Galway. She …

Prof. Riona Ni Fhrighil

Prof. Rióna Ní Fhrighil

Lecturer

Prof. Rióna Ní Fhrighil lectures in Modern Irish in the National University of Ireland, Galway. She is an Irish …

Dr Pilar Alderete Diez

Dr Pilar Alderete Diez

Assistant Professor

I have been a Lecturer type A – Assistant Professor at the University of Galway since 2006 …

Dr Ivan Kenny

Dr Ivan Kenny

Lecturer

Ivan Kenny PhD is a part-time lecturer in Spanish at the University of Galway. His research …

Dr Iryna Andrusiak

Dr Iryna Andrusiak

Lecturer

Originally from Ukraine, Iryna joined the Moore Institute in February 2023 as a post-doctoral researcher …

Irina Ruppo

Dr Irina Ruppo

Lecturer

Ira (Irina) is a graduate of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Galway …

Dr Raluca Tanasescu

Dr Raluca Tanasescu

Postdoctoral Researcher

Raluca Tanasescu received a PhD in Translation Studies from the University of Ottawa’s School of Translation and …

Dr Chris Tanasescu

Dr Chris Tanasescu

Researcher

Chris works at the intersection of humanities and computation. He is a poet, translator, and one of Asymptote …