Michelle joined the Board of Dóchas in 2025. Michelle is a Speech and Language Therapist and a Lecturer at the University of Limerick. She holds a PhD in Allied Health. Her thesis developed peer-based supports for autistic people, their families, and educators. Michelle is a co-founder of the Autism@UL Special Interest Group (SIG). Autism@UL SIG is a network of people and organisations from within UL. It spans the wider community sharing an interest in autism. It aims to lead and contribute to initiatives and research focused on inclusion and creating a neurodiversity affirmative environment.
Michelle hopes to use her knowledge and expertise in communication and research to effectively capture the impact of the initiatives Dóchas engages in, and to contribute to future planning and development.