Dr. Ashley O'Donoghue TU Dublin, Ireland

Ashley is Head of Post Graduate Business at the TU Dublin Graduate Business School and is the Programme Director of the TU Dublin MBA. She is an experienced academic practitioner combining both industry and academic experience. Her research, coupled with 20 years HR and OD experience, ensures she delivers evidenced... read morebased teaching and learning that benefits both individual participants and their organisations. Ashley has lecturing experience on programmes in Leadership, Organisation Behaviour, Managing EDI, Strategic HRM and Strategic Learning & Development. Her research focuses on leadership, employee emotions, wellbeing and engagement at work and this has informed her design and implementation of Leadership Development and Mentoring programmes. She is committed to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in organisations and has worked with diverse stakeholders including senior management, employee groups and social partners to design and implement equality strategy and actions plans. Ashley was awarded the 2011 Brother International PhD Scholarship from Dublin City University to research the influence of leadership style on employee emotions, engagement and well-being at work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and H.Dip. Ed. from Maynooth University and a Masters in Human Resource Strategies and PhD from Dublin City University. She is a Chartered member of the CIPD and a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland.