Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Vincent Hunt BSc(Hons), MBA, DBA., Editor-in-Chief
Vincent has been a Senior Lecturer in Business since September 2024, having joined DBS as a lecturer in January 2023. Since February 2025 he has also served as Editor-in-chief of the DBS Applied Research and Theory Journal. With extensive industry experience across various organisations, Vincent brings valuable insights to his teaching and research. He has spent the last decade in academia, previously working at TU Dublin (Graduate Business School), SETU, and National College of Ireland. He holds an MBA from DCU and a DBA in Business Economics from UCC.
Editorial Team
Trevor Haugh MLIS BA, Dublin Business School, Managing Editor
Trevor has worked in the DBS Library for fifteen years. He has worked in various roles both inside and outside the library during his time in DBS. In the Library he has worked as Head of Reader Services, Information Skills Manager and Deputy Librarian. Outside the Library Trevor has taken up other roles including part time Lecturer on the Msc in Information and Library Management and Dissertation Supervisor. Alongside his current role as Head of DBS Library, Trevor has been Joint Managing Editor of DBS DBS Applied Research and Theory journal for the last 2 years.
David Rinehart BA(Hons), MA, MSc, Dublin Business School, Publishing Editor
David studied a M.A. in Latin American Studies at the University of Florida where he started his first library job in the Smather’s Latin American and Caribbean Collection. Since then, he has held several posts in various libraries in higher education including Dundalk Institute of Technology, Maynooth University, and DBS. He received a MSc in Library and Information Studies from Robert Gordon University. David is also cofounder of the Queer Library Alliance established to help provide guidance and support for all library professionals and library users threatened by the far right attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland. David is a Joint Managing Editor of the DBS Applied Research and Theory journal.
Francisca Silva MLIS BA, Dublin Business School, Editorial Coordinator
Francisca has had a diverse professional experience in libraries, as well as public-facing and administrative roles, while completing a Masters in Political Science and International Relations in Portugal. Deciding to officially pursue a career in libraries, Francisca moved to Ireland in 2022 and graduated from MSc Information and Library Management at DBS with a first class honours the following year. She has since then worked for TU Dublin and been involved in different projects, having been awarded third place in the LIR Show and Tell 2023 competition. Francisca joined DBS in September 2023 as a Library Assistant, and is now the eResources Librarian and a Senior Editor for the Applied Research and Theory Journal.
Evan Flanagan MLIS BA, Dublin Business School, Senior Editor
Evan obtained a degree in History from University College Dublin and worked in bookselling before entering the field of librarianship with Wexford Public Library Services in 2023. Since then, he acquired a Masters’ in Library & Information Sciences from UCD and joined the DBS Library Team in 2025 as a Library Assistant. Evan provides focused one-to-one learning support to students in the areas of academic writing, assignment planning, referencing and more, as well as assisting DBS students, staff and faculty with reference and research queries. Evan is a Senior Editor for the DBS Applied Research & Theory Journal.
Editorial Board
Dr. Rosaura Fernández-Pascual, University of Granada
Aoife Murphy, National Library of Ireland
Junshi Li, Dublin Business School
Dr. David Williams, Dublin Business School
Bernadette Higgins, Dublin Business School
Sarah Mullen Rackow, Dublin Business School
Dr. Alexander Jones, Dublin Business School
Emma Olohan, Dublin Business School
Anna Zherdeva, Technological University Dublin
Richard O’Callaghan, Dublin Business School
Paul Hollywood, Dublin Business School
Amy Hayes, Dublin Business School
Roisin Guilfoyle, Technological University Dublin
SettingsSharon Jesuretnam Fernando, Dublin Business School
Isabelle Courtney, Owner at Courtney Information Services
Kevin Stevenson, Irish College of Humanities and Applied Sciences
Amy Fitzpatrick, Mason Hayes and Curran
Akansha Mahesh Naraindas, Queen University
Khuraisah Mohd Nasir, Kolej Poly-Tech MARA
Dr. Shahram Azizi Sazi, Dublin Business School
Advisory Board
Dr Joanna Berry, Durham University, UK
Dr Chahid Fourali, London Metropolitan University, UK
Dr Christopher McLaughlin, Ulster University
Jane Buggle, Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Dr Tony Murphy, SETU
Dr Rita Day, Rehab Ireland
Dr. Garry Raymond Prentice, Dublin Business School