Georgia MacMillan

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Georgia is an Employment-based PhD Scholar with National Parks & Wildlife Service, funded by Research Ireland. Her role as Mayo Dark Sky Park Development Officer is an integral part of her research examining the role of dark sky tourism and community engagement in addressing light pollution, supervised by Dr Therese Conway and Professor Marie Mahon.

Georgia has a background in Outdoor Education and has been a dark sky community volunteer for nearly 10 years. She is also a founding board member of Dark Sky Ireland and the Friends of Mayo Dark Skies community group.

Experience

  • –present
    PhD Scholar - Research Ireland Employment Based Scheme, University of Galway

Education

  • 2021 
    University of Galway, Post Grad Diploma Further Education
  • 2015 
    ATU Mayo, Outdoor Education

Publications

  • 2023
    Dark Skies; Places Practices and Communities Edited by Nick Dunn and Tim Edensor, Chapter 'Tread Softly in the Dark'

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    Enterprise Scheme Phd Scholar
    Role:
    Mayo Dark Sky Development Officer NPWS
    Funding Source:
    Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Professional Memberships

  • Institution of Lighting Professionals
  • Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland

Research Areas

  • Human Geography (1604)
  • Tourism (1506)

Contact Georgia for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration