She has worked in both adult and child mental health services. Prior to completing her Clinical Psychology Doctorate at the University of Limerick, she conducted a research Ph.D. in Psychology on the acute effects of smoking on fetal behaviour at Queen’s University, Belfast. She wrote her Masters’ thesis on gender identity development of female to male transsexuals at the University of Ulster which first introduced her to the personal, interpersonal, and cultural struggles faced by people with GID in Ireland at that time. Today, she remains interested in the development and difficulties encountered by those with Gender Dysphoria and the wider issue of hostility directed against minority and vulnerable groups. She also sits on the Board of Directors for Rape Crisis Midwest. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: David Joyce