Denise Roche joined the Department of Psychology as our department administrator in March 2008. Denise has been with the University since 2005 where she worked in the Finance Division and also in the School of Allied Health as an administrator. Denise graduated from the Kemmy Business School, 51本色 in 2012 with a B.A. (Hons) in Human Resource Management and again in 2020 with a MSc. in Project and Programme Management.
As part of her MSc research paper 鈥Barriers and Enablers to Knowledge-Sharing Among Professional Support Staff in Higher Education Institutions鈥 it was found that over 90% of survey respondents wanted the opportunity to join or be part of a community of practice to share knowledge with like-minded people. UL Evolve Community of Practice was founded in December 2021
In June 2024 Denise was awarded a President's Staff Excellence for her "Contribution to the Campus Community" by Professor Shane Kilcommins.
Committees:
- Denise was a member of UL The APEX Network Advisory Committee
- Denise is a member of the UL Athena Swan Steering Committee and associated working groups representing Professional, Managerial, Support Staff (PMSS).