EDUCATION |
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| 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 |
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| 2015 | Top Management Programme for Higher Education | AdvanceHE, UK . |
| 2011 | Head of Schools Leaders Development Programme | AdvanceHE, UK |
EMPLOYMENT |
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| 2020 – present | Interim President | University College Cork |
| 2018 – 2020 | Deputy President and Registrar | University College Cork |
| 2014 – 2018 | 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 of lecturing and research supervision experience at all levels
- Created two new courses in ornithology and in advanced statistics for postgraduate training
- Established distance learning certificate and diploma in Field Ecology for adult learners and professionals in 1993
- External examiner for >50 PhDs and MSc worldwide
- Appointed external examiner for degree programmes to six HEIs in Ireland & the UK.
- Developed UCC’s first-year science mentoring scheme in 2000 to support students as they transition in to university
- Awarded UCC President’s Award for excellence in teaching in 2003
- Visiting Professor of Biology, Colby College, USA, 1998
- Awarded Socrates Fellowship to Faro, Portugal in 2005 and 2006
- Member of the first European Universitiy Association Learning & Teaching Forum
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RESEARCH
- Led more than 70 funded research projects with many national and international collaborators, including the larges ever study of forest biodiverisity in Ireland
- Published 248 research papers, five books and monographs and 30 Book Chapters
- Accomplished academic scholar with 6,838 Citations, h-index of 43, i10-index of 152
- Supervised 31 Masters Research Projects and 44 PhDs, and mentored 21 Post-Doctoral Scientists
- Awarded in excess of €10 million for research funding
- Delivered over 200 research presentations – including many invited papers at events around the world
- Executive Editor of the international journal Bird Study from 1998 to 2006
- Invited reviewer for over 40 international research journals including Nature, Journal of Experimental Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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| PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES | |
| 2000 – present | Judge, BT Young Scientist Exhibition; Chair of Biology & Ecology Panel |
| 2013 – present | Board of Fota Wildlife Park (Chair since 2018) |
| 2015 – present | Member, Top Management Programme Professional Reference Group, AdvanceHE, UK |
| 2012 – 2015 | Elected member, UCC Governing Body |
| 2011 – present | Judge, UNESCO-L’Oreal-Royal Society Women Science Scholarship |
| 2018 – present | Member, Glucksman Gallery Board UCC |
| 2018 – present | Member, Ludgate Hub (Skibereen) |
| 2011 – present | Vice-President, British Trust for Ornithology |
| 2011 – present | Co-chair, UCC University Green forum |
| 2009 – 2012 | Council member, European Ornithologists Union |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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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