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Biography

Carmel holds a BSc and an MSc in Microbiology. She also holds a Higher Diploma in Education and a Certificate and Higher Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. On completion of her MSc she worked in Millipore Ireland BV. (now Merck-Millipore) in Carrigtwohill Co. Cork. She started as a QC analyst in a production area and over time was the company Microbiologist and a Quality Assurance Supervisor. The plant was a start-up plant so she was heavily involved in starting both the Chemistry and Microbiology laboratories in the facility. She was also a lead team member in obtaining the ISO9002 quality standard for the plant and the CE mark quality standard for one of the product lines. She moved from Industry to the Department of Microbiology in University College Cork to take up the position of Special teaching assistant. In this role she has responsibility for all undergraduate practical laboratory classes in the School of Microbiology. She liaises with the lecturing staff and technicians to prepare the manuals for the laboratory classes and with the technical/support staff coordinates the smooth running of the practical classes for all undergraduate programmes served by the School of Microbiology. She is also heavily involved in School Outreach activities for the School of Microbiology, coordinating the transition year work-experience programme in the School, open day activities, school visits and other outreach activities as required.                      

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Research Interests

Whilst not involved directly in research group programmes Carmel facilities Msc and PhD students in both a supportive advisory educational role and a facilitator for their programme progression.‍

Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2013	Student Nominated Lecturer Award	College of SEFS, UCC

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Society of Microbiology	Member	/

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Medical device industry	Various Roles	19-MAR-88 / 16-SEP-96
	Regional Technical College, Cork.	Lecturer	01-SEP-87 / 01-JUN-94
	Dept. of Microbiology, University College Cork	Teaching Assistant	16-SEP-96 /

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2005	University College Cork	Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education	Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
	2004	University College Cork	Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed.	Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
	1988	University College Cork	MSc	Microbiology
	1987	University College Cork	HDip	Higher Diploma in Education
	1984	University College Cork	BSc	Microbiology

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Carmel is heavily involved in School Outreach activities for the School of Microbiology. Carmel also co-ordinates the transition year work-experience programme in the department, open day activities, school visits and other outreach activities as required.

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Other Activities

	Description
	Carmel was invited to speak at Society of Microbiology Conference in Liverpool March 2016 on the implementation of the Small World Initiative in undergraduate classes in the School of Microbiology in University College Cork

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Laboratory practical skills

In addition to the Microbiology modules listed in the section below Carmel also delivers practical training in Microbiology on the following modules:

NU1040 Infection Prevention and Control for Nursing and Midwifery Practice

PF3444 Clinical Microbiology

FM2004 Foundations of Medicine: Mechanisms of Disease

GM1001 Fundamentals of Medicine I

MB1901 Introduction to Food and Industrial Microbiology

MB2005 Fundamentals of Microbiology

MB2555 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Microbiology

MB4001 Methods in Microbiology

MB3003 Food and Industrial Microbiology I

MB3993 Food and Industrial Microbiology 1

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Modules Taught

	Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
	2017	Methods in Microbiology	MB3016	Methods in Microbiology
	2016	Principles of Microbiology	MB2006	Principles of Microbiology
	2016	Medical Microbiology	MB3021	Medical Microbiology
	2016	Food and Industrial Microbiology II	MB3014	Food and Industrial Microbiology II
	2016	Introductory Molecular Biology	ML2001	Introductory Molecular Biology
	2016	Food and Industrial Microbiology II	MB3914	Food and Industrial Microbiology II