I am a Senior Lecturer and Director for the BSc Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health UCC.  I graduated with a BSc (Nutritional Science) in 1996, an MA (Health Promotion) in 1997 a PhD (Nutrition Epidemiology) in 2012 and a PG Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 2013.  Between 2012 and 2015 I held the post of Health Promotion Pathway Co-ordinator on the Master of Public Health, UCC. Between 2015-2016 I was the Director of the online Master of Public Health, UCC.   

I lead the Food Policy Research team in the Centre for Health and Diet Research, School of Public Health, UCC.  In recent years recognising the importance of the upstream determinants of dietary behaviours my research focus has shifted to taking a wider systems approach, specifically at the food policy level. I am involved in a number of European projects, and particularly enjoy collaborating with international partners.

Approach as Mentor:

Type of Mentoring Offered: 

1:1 Mentoring - longer term relationship (1 year plus).

1:1 Mentoring - short term relationship (6 months or less).

Panel Mentoring - mentoring with 1 to 2 other panel members - longer term relationship (1 year plus).

Mentoring Topics Include: Collaborative Research, Developing an Academic Profile, Managing/ Leading Grants and Projects, Career Development