Annette is an Assistant Professor at the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at UCD where her research focuses on emotion in organisations and how emotion influences and informs organisations behaviour and structure. Prior to joining UCD she ran her own organisational consultancy practice for over 17 years. She consulted to and coached senior executives in over 100 organisations across the public, private and cultural sectors in Ireland, England and the USA. Prior to her consulting career she held a number of arts management positions including; Artistic Director of Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford, Programme Administrator with the Dublin Theatre Festival and Administrator of the Soho Theatre Company in London. She is currently the Director of the MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management.