Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Vincent Hunt BA(Hons), MBA, DBA.
Vincent has been a Senior Lecturer in Business since September 2024, having joined DBS as a lecturer in January 2023. Since February 2024 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
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.
Louise Cooke-Escapil MLIS BA (Hons), Dublin Business School
Louise has been working in a variety of libraries for over 10 years. In 2023, she completed her Master’s in Library and Information Science in UCD with a first class honours. Louise is an active member of the library community, being a member of the Library Association of Ireland and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. She received the CILIP 125 award, which recognises librarians which have contributed to the sector. Louise currently works as the Research Librarian. As part of this role, she sits on the college’s Research Committee and is a Joint Managing Editor for the Applied Research and Theory Journal.
David Rinehart MA MSc, Dublin Business School
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. DBS IS Joint Managing Editor of DBS Applied Research and Theory journal.
Francisca Silva MLIS BA, Dublin Business School
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 an Editor for the Applied Research and Theory Journal.
Editorial Board
Dr. Garry Raymond Prentice, Dublin Business School
Dr. Rosaura Fernández-Pascual, University of Granada
John Noble, Dublin Business School
Aoife Murphy, National Library of Ireland
Junshi Li, Dublin Business School
Georgina Skehan, Dublin Business School
Dr. David Williams, Dublin Business School
Bernadette Higgins, Dublin Business School
Grant Goodwin, Dublin Business School
Sarah Mullen Rackow, Dublin Business School
Dr. Alexander Jones, Dublin Business School
John Gunning, Dublin Business School
Emma Olohan, Dublin Business School
Conor McCloskey, Dublin Business School
Anna Zherdeva, Technological University Dublin
Richard O’Callaghan, Dublin Business School
Paul Hollywood, Dublin Business School
Slywia Plucisz, Dublin Business School
Kunwar Maden, Dublin Business School
Amy Hayes, Dublin Business School
Bhuvan Israni, Dublin Buiness School
Alana Loison, Dublin Business School
Aisling Coyne, Technological University Dublin
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
RF. Akansha Mahesh Naraindas, Queen University
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