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HPRC Governance

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌The generic management structure for research centres and units recommended by NUI Galway has been adopted by the Health Promotion Research Centre. This consists of the establishment of an internal Steering Committee and an Advisory Board.

HPRC Steering Committee 2017

The Steering Committee of the HPRC is comprised of:

External Members of the International Advisory Board 2017

The International Advisory Board consists of representatives from Health Promotion practice, policy and research at national and international level (Advisory Board members external to the HPRC are listed below). ‌

  • Professor Dame Margaret Whitehead, DBE, WH Duncan Professor of Public Health, WHO collaborating centre for policy research on social determinants of health, Department of Public Health and Policy, University of Liverpool
  • Professor David J Hunter, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University
  •  Dr Cate Hartigan, Head of Health Promotion and Improvement, Health Service Executive
  • Ms Biddy O’Neill, National Project Lead, Health and Wellbeing Programme, Department of Health
  • Professor Lokesh Joshi, Vice-President for Research, Research Office, National University of Ireland Galway
  • Professor Tim O'Brien, Dean of the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway
  • Professor Cathal O'Donoghue, Dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies, National University of Ireland Galway
  • Dr Margaret Hodgins, Head of School of Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway
  • Dr Martina Ni Chúlain, Director of Strategic Development, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway.