| Education | ||
| 2009 | DSc for published work | National University of Ireland, Cork |
| 1987 | PhD | National University of Ireland, Cork |
| 1984 | BSc Zoology | National University of Ireland, Cork |
| Professional Development | ||
| 2015 | Top Management Programme | Leadership Foundation for Higher Education UK |
| 2011 | Head of Schools Leaders Development Programme | Leadership Foundation for Higher Education UK |
| Employment | ||
| 2018 – | Deputy President and Registrar | University College Cork |
| 2014 – 2017 | Vice-President for Teaching & Learning | University College Cork |
| 2012 – present | Chair (Professor) in Zoology | University College Cork |
| 2012 – 2015 | Elected Member of the UCC Governing Body | University College Cork |
| 2010 – 2014 | Head of School | School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC |
| 2006 – 2010 | Vice-Head of College | College of Science, Engineering & Food science, UCC |
| 2004 – 2012 | Associate Professor of Zoology & Ecology | University College Cork |
| 1999 – 2002 | University Examination Appeals Officer | University College Cork |
| 1989 – 2003 | Lecturer/Senior Lecturer | University College Cork |
| 1998 | Visiting Professor | Colby College, Maine, USA |
| 1988 – 1989 | Post-Doctoral Researcher | University of Wales, Cardiff |
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Teaching
- Thirty years experience lecturing at university
- Created two courses in ecotoxicology, one in ornithology, and one in advanced statistics for graduate students
- Developed post graduate generic modules for graduate training
- Established distance learning certificate and diploma in Field Ecology for Adult Learners and Professionals from 1993 to present
- Appointed as external examiner for BSc and taught MSc programmes at many national and international higher education institutes
- External examiner for 45 PhDs and MSc around the world
- Redesigned UCC first-science mentoring scheme in 2000
- Awarded Socrates Fellowship to Faro, Portugal for fieldwork classes in Spring 2005 and 2006
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Research
- Completed more than 60 funded research projects with many national and international collaborators
- Published 250 Research Publications, 30 Book Chapters and 5 Monographs
- Over 5,500 Citations, h-index 30, i10-index (numbers of papers cited 10 times or more: 137)
- Supervised 31 Masters Research Projects and 42 PhDs to completion, and mentored 20 Post-Doctoral Scientists
- Awarded in excess of €10 million for research funding directly
- Delivered over 250 research presentations – including many invited papers at events around the world
- Executive Editor of the international journal Bird Study from 1998 to 2006
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| Professional Activities | |
| 2016 | Member, Top Management Programme Professional Reference Group, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, UK |
| 2013 – present | Governor, Fota Wildlife Park |
| 2013 – present | Member, Board of Management, Christ King Secondary School |
| 2012 – 2015 | Member, UCC Governing Body |
| 2011 – present | Judge, UNESCO-L’Oreal-Royal Society Women Science Scholarship |
| 2011 – present | Vice-President, British Trust for Ornithology |
| 2011 – present | Chair, UCC University Green forum |
| 2009 – 2012 | Council member, European Ornithologists Union |
| 2008 – 2015 | Chair, Board of Management, Our Lady of Lourdes National School |
| 2005 – present | Honorary Lifetime Member, UCC Students’ Union |
| 2004 | Chair, Working Group for European Biodiversity Research |
| 2003 – present | Member and former President, Irish Society of Toxicology |
| 2002 – present | Judge, BT Young Scientist Competition Chair of Biology |
| 1999 – 2000 | Member, National Forest Standards Group |
| 1998 – present | Chair, National Bird Monitoring Programme Steering Group |
| 1995 – 2000 | Member, Statutory Committee to Heritage Council on Wildlife |
| 1998 – present | Chair, National Bird Monitoring Programme Steering Group |
| 1991-present | Founding member and treasurer, Environmental Association of Ireland |
| 1990-present | Life-time Member, British Ornithologists Union |
| 1990-present | Member, Irish Federation of University Teachers |
| 1977-present | Member and former Executive Board Member, Bird Watch Ireland |
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