Staff

Professor Gerry Mac Ruairc

Professor of Education & Head of the School of Education
Room G020
Education Building, Nuns' Island
Galway

Phone: 353 91 492693
gerry.macruaircnuigalway.ie

Gerry Mac Ruairc is an Established Professor of Education and Head of the School of Education in NUI Galway. Previously to taking up this role Gerry was a teacher, School Inspector and Associate Professor in the School of Education in University College Dublin.

Ms Rose Cahill

TEACHING PRACTICE SUPERVISOR
Room G007
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492195
rose.cahillnuigalway.ie

Ms Caroline Casey

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
Room G021
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 495985
caroline.caseynuigalway.ie

Dr Cornelia Connolly

LECTURER
Room EDU-G011,
Education Building,
Nuns' Island
Galway

Phone: 353 91 492369

cornelia.connollynuigalway.ie

Ms Sinéad Coyne

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Room G001
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492195
sinead.coynenuigalway.ie

Dr Kevin Davison

LECTURER AND DIRECTOR OF M.ED. PROGRAMME
Room G014
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492158
Kevin.Davisonnuigalway.ie

Kevin G. Davison is a Lecturer in Education with the School of Education, at NUI Galway. He is the Director of the MEd Programme and contributes to the BA and PME initial teacher education programmes.

Ms Mary Dillon

RIARTHÓIR AN MHÁISTIR GHAIRMIÚIL SAN OIDEACHAS
Seomra G001
Áras Oideachais, Oileán Ealtaneach

Phone: 353 91 493711
mdillonnuigalway.ie

Dr Patrick Farren

Lecturer
Room G010
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 493840
patrick.farrennuigalway.ie

Patrick has extensive work experience in a variety of educational and industrial sectors in national and international contexts. He has lectured and/or given workshops in areas such as TEFL and Modern Languages.

Dr Eílis Flanagan

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Room G007
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492195
eilis.flanagannuigalway.ie

Dr Eílis Flanagan lectures in Education and is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Mathematics Education with the School of Education, NUI Galway.

Dr Mary Fleming

SENIOR LECTURER & DIRECTOR OF PME PROGRAMME
Room G006
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 494071
mary.flemingnuigalway.ie

Mary is currently Director of Teacher Education, Director of the PME programme and Interim Director of the BME programme in the School of Education, NUI Galway.

Dr Paul Flynn

GALWAY DOCTORAL RESEARCH SCHOLAR
Room G012
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492155
paul.flynnnuigalway.ie

Paul's areas of responsibility are, Educational Technology Tutor, School Placement Supervisor and Micro-Teaching Tutor

Dr Brenda Gallagher

PART-TIME LECTURER
Room G007
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492195
brendam.gallaghernuigalway.ie

Brenda is a graduate of NUI, Galway and was awarded her PhD from Trinity College Dublin in 1998. She has experience of working in industry and of teaching at second level within the Irish context.

Dr Tony Hall

SENIOR LECTURER IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Room G017
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492153
tony.hallnuigalway.ie

Tony is Senior Lecturer in Educational Technology and a design-based researcher in the School of Education, National University of Ireland, Galway. Tony's research interests centre on innovation and technology in education, and the potential of design-based research (D.B.R.) in educational settings, elective and formal. Tony is Joint Programme Director (Education) of the BA Mathematics and Education.

Dr Manuela Heinz

LECTURER & DIRECTOR OF TEACHING PRACTICE
Room G015
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 493873
manuela.heinznuigalway.ie

Manuela is a Lecturer in educational theory and practice, quantitative and mixed-methods research methodologies and action and practitioner research. She is also the Director of Teaching Practice.

Andrea Higgins

LECTURER & DIRECTOR OF PGDSEN
Room G015
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 495136
andrea.higginsnuigalway.ie

Andrea Higgins is a lecturer and Director of the Postgraduate Diploma in Special Educational Needs at the School of Education, NUI Galway. Prior to joining NUI Galway, Andrea worked as a primary school classroom and special educational needs teacher.

Dr Elaine Keane

LECTURER IN SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION & DIRECTOR OF DOCTORAL STUDIES
Room G013
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 493032
elaine.keanenuigalway.ie

Dr Elaine Keane is a Lecturer in the Sociology of Education and Director of Doctoral Studies in the School of Education at NUI Galway.

Ms Rachel Konisberry

TEACHING PRACTICE SUPERVISOR
Room G012
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492155
rachel.konisberrynuigalway.ie

Mr Jim Lenaghan

CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
Room D203
Education Building, Block D

Phone: 353 91 492759 / 5820
jim.lenaghannuigalway.ie

Jim is a Chief Technical Officer in the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he manages the technical support for teaching, learning and research within the School of Education.

Dr Andrea Lynch

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Education Building, Nuns Island

Phone: 353 91 492195
andrea.lynchnuigalway.ie

Dr Andrea Lynch is a Post-doctoral Researcher in the School of Education on the Access to Post-primary Teaching (APT) project under the HEA’s PATH1 (Programme for Access to Higher Education) scheme.

Mr Seamus Lynch

TEACHING PRACTICE SUPERVISOR
Room G007
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492195
seamus.lynchnuigalway.ie

Mr Breandan Mac Gearailt

LÉACHTÓIR, MÁISTIR GAIRMIÚIL SAN OIDEACHAS
Áras Oideachais, Oileán Ealtanach

Fón: 353 91 492155
breandan.b.macgearailt@nuigalway.ie

Dr Brendan Mac Mahon

LÉACHTÓIR & STIÚRTHÓIR AR AN MÁISTIR GAIRMIÚIL SAN OIDEACHAS
Seomra G008
Áras Oideachais, Oileán Ealtanach

Fón: 353 91 492393
brendan.macmahonnuigalway.ie

Dr Veronica McCauley

LECTURER IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
Room G019
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 495260
veronica.mccauleynuigalway.ie

Veronica McCauley, PhD, is a lecturer in science education at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Her primary degree is in science education, which instigated doctoral research in the areas of self-directed and technology-based learning.

Ms Sinéad Ní Ghuidhir

LÉACHTÓIR & STIÚRTHÓIR AR AN MÁISTIR GAIRMIÚIL SAN OIDEACHAS
Seomra G016
Áras Oideachais, Oileán Ealtanach

Fón: 353 91 492861
sinead.nighuidhirnuigalway.ie

Is léachtóir í Sinéad ar an Máistir Gairmiúil san Oideachas (MGO).

Ms Maria Silke

PART-TIME LECTURER
Room G007
Education Building, Nuns' Island

Phone: 353 91 492195
maria.silkenuigalway.ie

Maria's areas of responsibility are, Teaching Practice Supervisor, Microteaching Tutor & Technology Enhanced Learning Tutor

Mr Seán Ó Grádaigh

LÉACHTÓIR, MÁISTIR GAIRMIÚIL SAN OIDEACHAS
Seomra G009
Áras Oideachais, Oileán Ealtanach

Fón: 353 91 494072
sean.ogradaighnuigalway.ie

With a background in second-level teaching (Gaeilge, Geography & History) and educational technologies, Seán is employed as a Lecturer in Education in the School of Education, National University of Ireland, Galway.

Mr Brendan Togher

RESOURCE LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Room D201
Education Building, Block D

Phone: 353 91 493291
brendan.toghernuigalway.ie