Macropsychology A Population Science for Sustainable Development Goals

Prof. Mac MacLachlan  is Professor of Psychology and Social Inclusion and Co-Director of the Assisting Living & Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University, Ireland. Previous appointments include a Personal Chair in Global Health at Trinity College Dublin, and Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Malawi. He has worked as an academic, clinician, organisational consultant and policy advisor in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America; with government, civil society, corporates and United Nations’ agencies. Mac is currently National Clinical Lead for Disability Services for the HSE (Irish Health Service), Research & Innovation Lead for WHO’s Global Collaboration on Assistive Technology (GATE) programme; and was previously the Knowledge Management Lead for the United Nations’ Partnership for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD).

Dr. Joanne McVeigh  is a Lecturer at the Department of Psychology and the Assisting Living & Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University, Ireland. Previous appointments include a Lectureship at the School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland. Joanne was previously a primary researcher in the area of disability and rehabilitation for research commissioned by the World Health Organization, and has carried out consultancy for organizations including the HSE (Irish Health Service) and the International Disability Alliance. Her work is interdisciplinary, focusing on the interface between Psychology and Global Health. Supporting psychosocial well-being, social inclusion, human rights, and organisational justice, particularly for marginalised populations, is a core focus of her work. She is a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society and a Chartered Work and Organisational Psychologist of the Psychological Society of Ireland.