Skip to main content

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

Menu Search


Trinity College Dublin By using this website you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with the Trinity cookie policy. For more information on cookies see our cookie policy.

      
Profile Photo

Dr. Edurne Garcia Iriarte

Associate Professor (Social Studies)
      
Profile Photo

Dr. Edurne Garcia Iriarte

Associate Professor (Social Studies)

 iriartee@tcd.ie

 


Edurne is an associate professor in the School of Social Work and Social Policy and a fellow of Trinity College Dublin. She has held the positions of Academic Director of the Trinity Inclusive Curriculum Project, Director of Research and Chair of the Research Ethics Committee in the School of Social Work and Social Policy, and Programme Director of the (online) Postgraduate Diploma in Social Policy and Practice and the M.Sc. in Disability Studies. She joined Trinity in 2009 as a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research fellow at the National Institute for Intellectual Disability. Edurne graduated from the University of Salamanca (Spain) with BA in Psychology (2001), and the University of Illinois at Chicago (USA) with an MSc in Disability and Human Development (2005) and a PhD in Disability Studies (2009). During her time in the USA, she also worked as a researcher and expert evaluator at the Centre for Capacity Building on Minorities with Disabilities Research (2005-2008). Edurne's research interests focus on social inclusion and disability, inclusive research, participatory research and teaching approaches, the intersection of disability, migration, and ethnicity, and inclusive education. She has led and collaborated on several research and evaluation studies in Ireland and internationally. She has been a member of the Executive Editorial Board of the British Journal of Learning Disabilities since 2020. Since 2009, Edurne has been a university supporter of the Inclusive Research Network, a pioneering group of people with experience of intellectual disability conducting research in Ireland. In 2023, she received the Excellence in Supervision of Research Students Award. ORCID: https://oricd.org/0000-0002-8155-1263 Scopus ID: 16425255100
  Disability Studies   ETHNIC MINORITIES   Human rights   Inclusive research   INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY   Participatory evaluation
Project Title
 A Literature Review to Inform the Development of a National Framework for Person-Centred Planning in Disability Services
From
April 2016
To
January 2017
Summary
This literature review on person centred planning (PCP) was commissioned by the Health Service Executive and the National Disability Authority (NDA) to inform the development of a national framework on PCP across services provided to adults with disabilities in Ireland. A set of guidelines were developed by the NDA in 2005 on the principles and implementation of PCP. This literature review examined evidence on the implementation and effectiveness of PCP in the international literature, from 2005 to 2016, to inform the framework.
Funding Agency
Health Service Executive and National Disability Authority
Project Type
Literature Review
Project Title
 Disability Accessible Research Archive
From
January 2016
To
June 2016
Summary
The aim of this project is to develop an online archive where disability research is disseminated in accessible formats, contributing to building accessible spaces at TCD. This archive has the potential to enable researchers to share findings in accessible formats; to position Trinity at the forefront of research dissemination innovation; and to increase access to research findings by other stakeholders who consume and use research but do not have a research background.
Funding Agency
Equality Fund
Project Title
 Promoting inclusive education through curriculum development and teacher education in China / INCLUTE
From
2015
To
2017
Summary
The aim of the INCLUTE project is to promote inclusive education through teacher training in primary schools in China. The specific project objectives are: .To explore inclusive practices in Chinese social and educational contexts. .To strengthen teachers' competence/skills related to inclusive education in Chinese universities. .To design and develop a continuous training curriculum on inclusion for primary school teachers. .To create an inclusive international education network. For more information, see http://www.inclute.eu/.
Funding Agency
European Commission
Programme
Erasmus Plus
Project Type
KA2 Capacity buiding in the field of higher education
Project Title
 Supporting Adults with Intellectual Disabilities to become Co-lecturers in the School of Social Work and Social Policy: An Experimental Participatory Action Research Project
From
2015
To
2017
Summary
Team: Dr. Michael Feely, School of Social Work and Social Policy (Principal investigator); Dr. Edurne García Iriarte (Research team member) The principle of striving to include people with intellectual disabilities in mainstream education and research is now wholeheartedly embraced by the disability rights movement, by the social work profession, and by Trinity College. The disability rights movement adopted the slogan 'NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US' decades ago, insisting that people with disabilities should have a role in developing and shaping policy and research relevant to their lives (Charlton, 1998). Mirroring this, over recent years, the social work profession has also embraced inclusion and participation, establishing these as ethical imperatives in all aspects of practice, including education and research (CORU, 2010). Finally, Trinity College has, for some time, been at the cutting edge of including people with intellectual disabilities in mainstream third level education. Trinity's pioneering Certificate in Contemporary Living, in particular, has allowed hundreds of adults with intellectual disabilities to attend, and participate in the student life of, the university. Moreover this innovative course has also served as a model for third level institutions throughout Ireland (and abroad) to emulate, which has - in turn - allowed many more adults with intellectual disabilities experience student life. In keeping with the inclusive aspirations of the disability rights movement, of the social work profession and of Trinity College, and in attempting to break new ground in inclusive teaching and research, our project's aims and objectives are: 1. To provide adults with intellectual disabilities with the opportunity, and the necessary support, to become co-lecturers and co-researchers and to experience academic life in Trinity. 2. To provide undergraduate social work students with the opportunity to learn best practice for supporting adults with intellectual disabilities from adults with intellectual disabilities. 3. To research the experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities as they become university educators, as well as the experiences of the students they teach, and to publish the findings of this research in relevant peer reviewed journals. 4. To provide an example of innovative and inclusive teaching that could serve as a model for other departments in Trinity that prepare students to work with adults with intellectual disabilities and other marginalised groups.
Funding Agency
CAPSL: Trinity Teaching Innovation Grants
Project Title
 Inclusive Research Network
From
2008
To
Current
Summary
The Inclusive Reserach Network (IRN) is a group of co-reseachers with intellectual disabilities, supporters, and academic reserchers that conduct research on relevant areas to the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. The IRN is supported by the National Institute for Intellectual Disability (TCD), the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies and the University of Limerick. The IRN has conducted two studies, "Where we live", and "Relationships and Support". The third IRN study is underway, "Home and Independence". For more information abou the IRN, please see http://www.tcd.ie/niid/research/irn/.

Page 1 of 2
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
Dutch Basic Basic Basic
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Spanish Fluent Fluent Fluent
Details Date From Date To
Irish Disability Studies Association Association 2013 2019
Disability Research Network, Trinity College Dublin 2017 2022
Bláithín O"Brien, Edurne Garcia Iriarte, Periods, technology and identity: The experience of period-tracking app users, Irish Journal of Sociology, 2025, Notes: [https://doi.org/10.1177/07916035251338808], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  URL
Edurne García Iriarte; Maialen Beltrán Arretxe; James Delaney; Kathleen McMeel; Helen O"Regan; Gavin Morris; Christina Burke; Elaine Leonard; Jackie Moran; Rob Hopkins; Pauline Skeehan; Orla McMahon; Michael Doolan;, Decision making by people with intellectual disabilities. A review of the literature, Pedagogia i Treball Social. Revista de ciències socials aplicades, 13, (1), 2024, p7 - 22, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Garcia Albarran, E., Garcia Iriarte, E., Gilligan, R., Central or peripheral? Uneven inclusion of children with autism in the early years of primary school in Ireland., Pedagogia i Treball Social, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Pedagogical approaches in inclusive research in, editor(s)Nind, Melanie , Handbook of Teaching and Learning Social Research Methods , Cheltenham, Glos, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023, pp368 - 382, [García Iriarte, E., Pallisera, M., Fullana, J., Donohoe, B., McMeel, K., Crespo, M. ], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Laura Esteban, Patricia Navas, Miguel Ángel Verdugo, Edurne García Iriarte, Víctor B. Arias, A community living experience: Views of people with intellectual disability with extensive support needs, families, and professionals, Research in Developmental Disabilities, 137, 2023, p104503 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Diaz Garolera, Gemma, Pallisera Díaz, Maria, Fullana Noell, Judit, Vilà Suñé, Montserrat, Rey Freire, Ana, Puyaltó Rovira, Carolina, Valls Gabernet, Maria Josep, Garcia Iriarte, Edurne, Callus, Anne-Marie, Prácticas educativas para promover redes sociales de personas con discapacidad intelectual. Un instrumento para su diseño y evaluación, Revista Española de Discapacidad, 11, (1), 2023, p187-206 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
"Implícales en investigación desde el principio": La red de investigación inclusiva en Irlanda ['Involve them in research from the beginning": The Inclusive Research Network of Ireland.] in, editor(s)G. Díaz Garolera , Investigación inclusiva. Diez años de trabajo con el Consejo Asesor del Grupo de Investigación en Diversidad de la Universitat de Girona, Girona (Spain), University de Girona - Servei de Publicacions, 2022, pp95 - 106, [García Iriarte, E.; Donohoe, B.], Notes: [DOI: 10.33115/udg/b/9788484586159], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Stober, K.; García Iriarte, E., Intellectual Disability, Art and Identity: A qualitative exploration of the experiences of professional artists with intellectual disabilities, Disability & Society, 2022, p1-25 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
O'Brien, Patricia, Garcia Iriarte, Edurne, Mc Conkey, Roy, Butler, Sarah, O"Brien, Bruce, Inclusive Research and Intellectual Disabilities: Moving Forward on a Road Less Well-Travelled, Social Sciences, 11, (10), 2022, p483 - 497, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
La construcción de redes sociales y de amistad. Un instrumento para diseñar buenas prácticas de apoyo a las personas con discapacidad intelectual. [Building up social networks and friendships. A good practice design tool to support people with intellectual disabilities.] in, editor(s)Beloki Aritzi, N.; Alonso Saez, I.; Kerexeta Brazal, I.; Remiro Barandiaran, A.; , Redes para la inclusión social y educativa, Barcelona, Grao, 2021, [Fullana, J.; Pallisera, M.; Vila, M.; Pulato, C.; Valls, M.J.; Diaz, G.; Rey, A.; Garcia, E.; Callus, A.M.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
  

Page 1 of 5
Christine Magee, Tomás Murphy, Margaret Turley, Michael Feely, Edurne García Iriarte, Roy McConkey and Inclusion Ireland, 19 Stories of Social Inclusion - Ireland: Stories of Belonging, Contributing and Connecting, Dublin , National Disability Authority , 2019, Report, PUBLISHED
García Iriarte, E.; Salmon, N.; Donohoe, B.; Leddin, N.; Body, J.; O'Toole, C.A.; McMeel, K.; O'Reagan, H.; Barrett, M., 'It should be for people themselves whether they want to take part or not. The organisation should not get involved' - a response to Williams, 2019, Report, PUBLISHED
Inclusive Research Network, Doctors and us: What it is like for people with learning disabilities to go to the doctor in Ireland., Limerick , 2019, Report, PUBLISHED
Body, J.; Burke, C.; Costello, R.; Delaney, J.; Dooher, M.; Fitzgerald, M.; Kelly, R.; Leddin, N.; McManus, M.; Minogue, G.; Nagle, C.; O'Leary, K.; Diaz, G.; Doolan, M.; Garcia, E.; Hopkins, R.; Moran, J.; Salmon, N.; , How we work: The Inclusive Research Network's way of doing projects, 2018, Report, PUBLISHED
García Iriarte, E., O'Donoghue, M., Keenan, P., & Feely, M., A Literature Review to Inform the Development of a National Framework for Person-Centred Planning in Disability Services, Dublin , HSE & NDA on behalf of National New Directions Implementation Group, February, 2017, p1 - 116, Report, PUBLISHED
Inclusive Research Network , Our Homes: Home and Independence Project, Dublin; Limerick; Galway , 2015, Report, PUBLISHED
McConkey, R.; Bunting, B.; Ferry, F.; García Iriarte, E.; Stevens, R.;, An Evaluation of Personalised Supports to Individuals with disabilities and Mental Health Difficulties, Mullingar (Ireland), Genio Trust, 2014, Report, PUBLISHED
Inclusive Research Network , Relationships and Supports Study: People with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland, Dublin , Trinity College Dublin; National Federation of Voluntary Bodies , 2010, Report, PUBLISHED
Inclusive Research Network , Where we Live A National Study done by Members of the Inclusive Research Network, Dublin , Trinity College Dublin; National Federation of Voluntary Bodies , 2010, Report, PUBLISHED
National Institute for Intellectual Disability , All We Want to Say - 2nd Part: People With Intellectual Disabilities Presenting Research Findings in Ireland. , Dublin, 2010, Report, PUBLISHED

  


Page 1 of 2
Award Date
Fellow, Trinity College Dublin 2024
Excellence in Supervision of Research Students Award 2023 2022-2023
Achievement Award - Disability Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, in recognition of postgraduate academic achievement 2009