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Name: Dr Lisa Kerr
Position: Lecturer
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Department: Nursing & Healthcare
Room Location: J2019

Email: lkerr@ait.ie

Name:
Dr. Andy Fogarty
Position:
Lecturer / Research Supervisor
Contact Details:
Department:
Life and Physical Sciences, AIT.
Room Location:
D2286
Email:
afogarty@ait.ie
Ext. No.:
1861
Teaching:
Microbiology, Ecotoxicology, Environmental Toxicology
Research Interests:
Multi-Trophic Ecotoxicity Assessments of Chemicals/Effluents, Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics, Histopathological Changes in Trout Exposed to EDCs, Environmental Assessments of Chemicals, Environmental Auditing and Management
Expertise:
Aquatic Ecotoxicity-Bioassays, Histopathological Analyses of Fish Gonads, Picine Cell Lines, Enrichment cultures.
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Name:
Dr Ann Marie O’Brien
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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Name:
Dr. Ann O’Malley
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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Email:

aomalley@ait.ie
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Name:
Dr. Anne Friel
Position:
Lecturer / Research Supervisor
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Sciences, AIT.
Room Location:

E2310
Email:

afriel@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

842 (090-6471842)
Teaching:

Molecular Biology, Genetics & Molecular Biology, AdvancedTechniques in Molecular Biology, Bioprocess Technology, Validation, ClinicalPharmacology & Therapeutics, Biochemistry, Human Biochemistry.
Research Interests:

Cancer genetics, therapeutic oncology, novel biologic testing,tumour development and metastasis, cancer stem cells, genetics of disease.
Expertise:

Xenograft modeldevelopment, small rodent surgical procedures & manipulation, primarytissue processing, primary cell culture, cell surface marker profiling/isolation/depletion, IHC (FFPE, frozen), FISH, IF, FACs, qPCR, in vivo & in vitro chemotherapeutic assays, cellular self-renewal studies.

Name:
Dr. Anne Mulvihill
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2321
Email:

amulvihilll@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8074
Teaching:

Toxicology, Biochemical Toxicology
Research Interests:

Cell Biology, Nanotoxicology, Toxicity Testing.
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Antoinette Sweeney
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2316
Email:

asweeney@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

2544
Teaching:

Toxicology
Research Interests:

Reproductive Toxicology, Toxicity testing
Expertise:

Name:
Ms Beatrice Moran
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Nursing & Health Science
Room Location:

J2021
Email:

bmoran@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8061
Teaching:

General Nursing & Psychiatric Nursing and Gerontology.
Research Interests:

Older People. Ethical Challenges in Nursing Care. Legal Aspects of Caring.
Expertise:

Name:
Dr.Brian Murphy
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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Email:

bmurphy@ait.ie
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Name:
Dr. Carmel Kealey
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2306
Email:

ckealey@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8082
Teaching:

Molecular Biology
Research Interests:

Pharmacogenomics, Complex Disease Genetics
Expertise:

Name:
Dr.Carmel Donoghue
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2310
Email:

cdonoghue@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

0906468089
Teaching:

Pharmacy Technician
Research Interests:

Pharmaceutical Science
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Carol O’Donnell
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

J2316
Email:

codonnell@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8056
Teaching:

Clinical Microbiology, EMP
Research Interests:

Molecular Microbiology, Diagnositcs
Expertise:

Name:
Dr Chris McCormack
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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cmccormack@ait.ie
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Name:
Dr. Concepta Brougham
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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cbrougham@ait.ie
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Name:
Dr. Damien Brady
Position:
Associate Director of BRI and Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2306
Email:

dbrady@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8080
Teaching:

Microbiology, Biotechnology, Environmental Science
Research Interests:

Appled bioscience, Microbiology, Infection Control
Expertise:

Name:
Ms. Denise Lord
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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Email:

dlord@ait.ie
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Name:
Dr Des Cawley
Position:
Lecturer / Research Supervisor
Contact Details:
Department:
Department of Nursing and Health Science
Room Location:
J1019
Email:
dcawley@ait.ie
Ext. No.:
(090 647) 1865
Teaching:
General Nursing, Research and Applied Physiology.
Research Interests:
Men’s Health, Cardiovascular Health
Expertise:
Mixed Methods Research

Name:
Ms. Diane Cooper
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2323
Email:

dcooper@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

3092
Teaching:

Exercise Physiology
Research Interests:

Lifestyle intervention, Obesity, Type II Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Weight Loss
Expertise:

Name:
Diane Patterson MPSI
Position:
Lecturer/Researcher
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2320
Email:

dpatterson@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8057
Teaching:

Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy
Research Interests:

Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Donal Eardly
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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Email:

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Name:
Dr. Don Faller
Position:
Head of Department
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2316
Email:

science@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8144
Teaching:

Pharmacology, Toxicology
Research Interests:

Pharmacology, Cell Biology
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Edel McNeena
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

J2310
Email:

emcneena@ait.ie
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Teaching:

Biochemistry
Research Interests:

Immunology, Vaccine Development, Infection Control.
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Edwin McCullagh
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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emcullagh@ait.ie
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Name:
Dr. Eileen Lane
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

J2020
Email:

elane@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8093
Teaching:

Toxicology, Audiology, Dental Nursing
Research Interests:

Toxicology
Expertise:

Name:
Ms. Gillian Coughlan
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2323
Email:

gcoughlan@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

3091
Teaching:

Veterinary Nursing
Research Interests:

animal Production
Expertise:

Name:
Dr Clodagh Maloney
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:
Nursing & Health Science
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Email:
cmaloney@ait.ie
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Teaching:
Dental Nursing
Research Interests:
Paediatric Dentistry
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Jean Russell
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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Email:

jrussel@ait.ie
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Name:
Mr. Jim Maguire
Position:
Lecturer / Research Supervisor
Contact Details:
Department:

Nursing & Health Science
Room Location:

J1017
Email:

jmaguire@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

1863
Teaching:

Psychiatric Nursing
Research Interests:

Agression and Violence, research methods, personality disorders.
Expertise:

Name:
Mr Jim Roche
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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Email:

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Name:
Mr. John Larkin
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Nursing & Health Science
Room Location:

J1018
Email:

jlarkin@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

1852
Teaching:

General Nursing
Research Interests:

Leadership & Management, Health behaviours in young men.
Expertise:

Name:
Ms. Lisa Geraghty
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2323
Email:

lgeraghty@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8084
Teaching:

Veterinary Anaesthesia, Companion Animal Husbandry, Small animal medical Nursing, Clinical Vetinary nursing.
Research Interests:

Clinical Vetinary Microbiology
Expertise:

Name:
Ms. Lorraine Gaffney
Position:
Lecturer/Researcher
Contact Details:
Department:

Nursing & Health Science
Room Location:

J2021
Email:

lgaffney@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

2510
Teaching:

Sociology, Nursing Practice Studies in General Nursing
Research Interests:

Sociology of Health and Illness, Sociology of the Older Person
Expertise:

Name:
Ms. Marva Fitzpatrick
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Nursing and Health Science
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Email:

mfitzpatrick@ait.ie
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Name:
Dr. Mary Booth
Position:
Lecturer / Research Scientist
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2316
Email:

mbooth@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

2543
Teaching:

Microbiology, Immunology, Biotechnology
Research Interests:

Vetinary, Clinical Microbiology, Infection control, Antibiotic resistance
Expertise:

Name:
Ms. Mary McDonnell/ Naughton
Position:
Lecturer/Researcher
Contact Details:
Department:

Nursing & Health Science
Room Location:

J1021
Email:

mmcdonnell@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

1867
Teaching:

General Nursing, Midwifery, Child health and protection, The Elderly, End of Life, Behaviours that Challenge.
Research Interests:

Nursing, Paediatrics, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Child Health, End of Life, The Older Person, Intellectual Disability, Behaviours that Challenge
Expertise:

Name:
Ms. Miriam O’Connor
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:
Email:

moconnor@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8078
Teaching:

Dental Nursing, and Audiology
Research Interests:

Placements and Work experience
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Neasa Kinsella
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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Email:

nkinsella@ait.ie
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Name:
Prof Neil J Rowan
Position:
Director Bioscience Research Institute, Lecturer in Health Science
Contact Details:
Department:

Nursing & Health Science
Room Location:

J2022
Email:

nrowan@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

1838
Teaching:

Health Science
Research Interests:

Biomedical, Food & Water Microbiology; Bioprocessing
Expertise:
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Name:
Ms. Niamh Ní Chéilleachair
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2323
Email:

nnichelleachair@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

3092
Teaching:

Physiology & Biomechanics
Research Interests:

Applied Sports Physiology, Applied sports biomechanics, Physiological testing of the elite athlete, Training methods for endurance atheletes
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Noreen Morris
Position:
Organic Chemistry Lecturer / Research Supervisor
Contact Details:
Department:

Life & Physical Sciences, AIT
Room Location:

E2320
Email:

nmorris@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

1838
Teaching:

Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Synthesis, Pharmaceutical Materials, Pharmaceutical Spectroscopy & Analytical Chemistry
Research Interests:

Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Development of Analytical Techniques in Sports Science & Development of Polymer Materials for agricultural use.
Expertise:

IR, UV, IR & NMR Spectroscopy , GC and HPLC Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, DSC, DTA and TG. Modern methods in synthetic organic chemistry. Photochemistry

Name:
Ms. Olivia Corcoran
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Nursing and Health Science
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Email:

ocorcoran@ait.ie
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Name:
Ms. Olivia Cregg
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2321
Email:

ocregg@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

090 646 8076
Teaching:

Veterinary Nursing
Research Interests:

Large animal Husbandry, Veterinary Nutrition, Veterinary Diagnostics
Expertise:

Name:
Dr Patricia Heavey
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Nursing and Health Science
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Email:

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Name:
Dr. Pearse Murphy
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Nursing and Health Science
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Email:

pmurphy@ait.ie
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Name:
Mr. Sean Reidy
Position:
Lecturer / Research Supervisor
Contact Details:
Department:

Life & Physical Science
Room Location:

E3216
Email:

sreidy@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

1842 (090-6471842)
Teaching:

Organic Chemistry, Analytical Techniques, Forensic Science, Environmental Science, Health and Safety, Risk Management, Polymer Analysis, and Pharmacognosy
Research Interests:

Natural Product Chemistry, Herbal Medicines, Enzyme Inhibitors synthesis and testing
Expertise:

NMR, MS, GLC, HPLC, TLC, AA, SEM, Microscopy, Fluorescence.

Name:
Mr. Sean Russell
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

D2310
Email:

srussell@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

1861
Teaching:

Veterinary Nursing, Animal Husbandry
Research Interests:

Veterinary
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Síle O’ Flaherty
Position:
Lecturer
Contact Details:
Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

E2323
Email:

soflaherty@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

8085
Teaching:

Environmental Science, Land Use, Soil Science, Biology
Research Interests:

Soil science, Appled bioscience, Ecology
Expertise:

Name:
Ms. Sinead Bracken
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Nursing and Health Science
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sbracken@ait.ie
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Name:
Dr. Sinead Devery
Position:
Lecturer
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Life and Physical Science
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sdervery@ait.ie
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Name:
Ms. Siobhan O’Connor
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
Room Location:

D2323
Email:

soconnor@ait.ie
Ext. No.:

N/A
Teaching:

SportsTherapy with Rehabilitation, Sports Science with Exercise Physiology
Research Interests:

Epidemology of Injuries, risk factors for injuries especially Gaelic football and hurling.
Expertise:

Name:
Dr. Susan Neenan
Position:
Lecturer
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Department:

Life and Physical Science
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sneenan@ait.ie
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Name:
Dr. Therese Montgomery
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Lecturer
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Life and Physical Science
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tmontgomery@ait.ie
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Dr. Andy Fogarty

Dr Ann Marie O’Brien

Dr. Ann O’Malley

Dr. Anne Friel

Dr. Anne Mulvihill

Dr. Antoinette Sweeney

Ms Beatrice Moran

Dr.Brian Murphy

Dr. Carmel Kealey

Dr.Carmel Donoghue

Dr. Carol O’Donnell

Dr Chris McCormack

Dr. Concepta Brougham

Dr. Damien Brady

Ms. Denise Lord

Dr Des Cawley

Ms. Diane Cooper

Diane Patterson MPSI

Dr. Donal Eardly

Dr. Don Faller

Dr. Edel McNeena

Dr. Edwin McCullagh

Dr. Eileen Lane

Ms. Gillian Coughlan

Dr Clodagh Maloney

Dr. Jean Russell

Mr. Jim Maguire

Mr Jim Roche

Mr. John Larkin

Ms. Lisa Geraghty

Ms. Lorraine Gaffney

Ms. Marva Fitzpatrick

Dr. Mary Booth

Ms. Mary McDonnell/ Naughton

Ms. Miriam O’Connor

Dr. Neasa Kinsella

Prof Neil J Rowan

Ms. Niamh Ní Chéilleachair

Dr. Noreen Morris

Ms. Olivia Corcoran

Ms. Olivia Cregg

Dr Patricia Heavey

Dr. Pearse Murphy

Mr. Sean Reidy

Mr. Sean Russell

Dr. Síle O’ Flaherty

Ms. Sinead Bracken

Dr. Sinead Devery

Ms. Siobhan O’Connor

Dr. Susan Neenan

Dr. Therese Montgomery