PhD & Research Masters
Below are the staff and students that have completed their PhD and are Doctoral Graduates of our school.
Doctoral Graduates for the School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology
| Doctoral Graduate | Year | Title & Link to Arrow |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire | 2009 | |
| Dr Denise Kelly | 2009 | |
| Dr Claire Gilsenan | 2010 | An Investigation into Factors Influencing the Sensory Properties of Selected Irish Grown Organic and Conventional Vegetables, |
| Dr Mark Traynor | 2013 | Innovative Food Product Development using Molecular Gastronomy: a Focus on Flavour and Sensory Evaluation |
| Dr Dorothy Cashman | 2016 | An investigation of Irish culinary history through manuscript cookbooks, with particular referene to the gentry of Co. Kilkenny (1714 - 1830) https://arrow.tudublin.ie/tourdoc/37/ |
| Dr Elaine Mahon | 2019 | Irish Diplomatic Dining 1922-1963 |
| Dr Mary Farrell | 2020 |
A Critical Analysis of Gender Inequality in the Chef Profession in Ireland |
| Dr John Mulcahy | 2020 | Recognising the Place of Food Tourism in Ireland: an Autoethnographic Perspective |
| Dr Tara McConnell | 2020 |
The Social Meaning of Claret in the Lives of Georgian Ireland’s Elite, 1714-1837 |
| Dr Sophie Dalton | 2022 | An Exploration into the Feasibility of Harmonised International Curriculum Standards for European Culinary Arts & Gastronomy Education |
| Dr Anke Klitzing | 2023 |
Defining Gastrocriticism as a Critical Paradigm on the Example of Irish Literature and Food Writing: A Vade Mecum https@//arrow.tudublin.ie/tourdoc/39/ |
| Dr Michelle Darmody | 2023 | Could the development of a food pedagogy, based on pleasure and experiential learning improve the capabilities of Irish primary school children? https://arrow.tudublin.ie/tourdoc/38/ |
| Dr Dietmar Weiss | 2023 | Quantifying Emotion for Food Product Design |
| Dr Caroline McGowan | 2021 | Food Edu-Care in the Primary Curriculum: A collaborative case study in an inner city DEIS Gaelscoil [https://arrow.tudublin.ie/tfschcafdoc/2/ |
| Dr Diarmuid Murphy | 2021 | Honorary Doctorate, posthumously |
We are delighted that graduate Siobhán Gough completed her Masters of Philosophy with the school in 2018.
The title of Siobhán's research was 'The Parisian Immigrant Cook: Who Are You?'
To view more about Siobháns project please see Arrow
Our school currently have fourteen PhD students. Please view links below for a brief overview of each research student's project.
| Researcher | Overview of Research Project |
|---|---|
| Diarmuid Cawley | Formal Wine Writing in Ireland: 1975 - 2005 |
| JJ Healy | Creating a Framework of Critical Success Factors for independent Restaurants |
| Fionnán O'Connor | Still With Us: Formative Imperatives in the Historical Trajectory of Irish Whiskey Mash Bills 1661-1980 |
| Carina Fagan | |
| James Fox | |
| Noel Ronan | How has cooking emerged into a Profession in Modern Ireland? “A Case Study of Culinary Arts Development and Education in TU Dublin” |
| Ketty Quigley | More than a cookbook: Exploring the intergenerational influence and significance of All in the Cooking on Irish home cooking |
| Ciara Kenny | |
| Gary Thompson | |
| Orla McConnell | Evolving Perceptions of Professionalism in Culinary Arts: Experiences of Part-time Undergraduate Students in Industry and Academia in Ireland |
| Mathieu Belledent | |
| Angela Hanratty | |
| Caitríona Nic Philibín |