Biography
Keelin Leahy is a Senior Lecturer of Technology Education at the University of Limerick. Keelin received her PhD from the University of Limerick in 2009 focusing on Design-based Strategies for second level education. In 2016 Keelin embarked on a research sabbatical with University of Michigan and Iowa State University. Keelin's main research interests include creativity in education, design methods and approaches for the development of creativity and design based activities and pedagogy across the levels of education. Keelin's main teaching areas include undergraduate Wood Design and Technology, Wood Processing Practice and Safety, School Placement tutoring, and supervising taught Masters thesis / articles.Research areas / interests: Creativity in Education, Design based activities in Education, Ideation methods and strategies, Creative cognition, Environmental and Sustainable practices and strategies in Education.
Research Interests
Research Areas/ InterestsCreativity in EducationDesign based activities in EducationIdeation methods and strategies
Creative cognition and quotient
Environmental and Sustainable practice and strategies
Professional Activities
Award
- 2018 - ERASMUS+STEM
- 2017 - IRC Funding Award: Ideation Development for Educational Approaches and Skills (IDEAS)
- 2013 - IRC New Foundations Award: Assessing creativity through Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking
- 2011 - SEED FUNDING: A comparative study investigating the creative capacity of students on completion of the Irish education system at primary and post primary level.
- 2007 - IRCSET: A strategic approach to education and training in design activities in the technologies
- 2005 - President's Advanced Scholar Award Programme
- 2001 - Women in Engineering Award
Employment
- 2013 University of Limerick - Lecturer below the bar
- 2007 University of Limerick - Postgraduate Research Assistant - IRCSET
- 2005 University of Limerick - Teaching Assistant
- University of Limerick - Lecturer above the Bar
Committee
- 2011 Research Ethics Committee,
- Environmental Committee,
- Green Campus Committee,
- Internationalisation Committee,
Education
- 2010 University of Limerick - Doctor of Philosophy
- 2005 University of Limerick - BTech
Association
- Council Member, Design Research Society
- Member, Teaching Council
Consultancy
- National Council for Curriculum and Assessment - Wood Technology Development group
- Junior Cycle for Teachers - Various subject departments
Research Collaborators
- Allen White - Joint Publication - Rochester Institute of Technology -USA
- Ann- Marie von Otter - Host Incoming Visitor - University of Gothenburg -Sweden
- Ber Bergström - Host Incoming Visitor - Jönköping University -Sweden
- Björn Citrohn - Host Incoming Visitor - Linnaeus University -Sweden
- Claes Klasander - Host Incoming Visitor - Linköping University -Sweden
- Colleen Seifert - Joint Publication - University of Michigan -USA
- Colleen Seifert - Sabbatical - University of Michigan -USA
- Dan Philips - Joint Publication - Robert Gordon University -Scotland
- Elizabeth De Bartolo - Joint Publication - Rochester Institute of Technology -USA
- Erik Bohemia - Outgoing Visitor - Loughborough University -England
- Hannele Junkala - Host Incoming Visitor - Dalarna University -Sweden
- James Huff - Joint Publication - Harding University -USA
- Jan Grenholm - Host Incoming Visitor - University of Gävle -Sweden
- John Mark Dawidow - Joint Publication - Harding University -USA
- Maria Svensson - Host Incoming Visitor - University of Gothenburg -Sweden
- Niclas Åhman - Host Incoming Visitor - Linnaeus University -Sweden
- Patsy Bracken - Joint Publication - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology -USA
- Per Norström - Host Incoming Visitor - KTH Royal Institute of Technology -Sweden
- Peter Lloyd - Outgoing Visitor - University of Brighton -England
- Richard Gonzalez - Sabbatical - University of Michigan -USA
- Seda Yilmaz - Joint Publication - Iowa State University -USA
- Seda Yilmaz - Sabbatical - Iowa State University -USA
- Shanna Daly - Joint Publication - University of Michigan -USA
- Shanna Daly - Sabbatical - University of Michigan -USA
- Susanne Engström - Host Incoming Visitor - KTH Royal Institute of Technology -Sweden
- Thomas Ginner - Outgoing Visitor - Linköping University -Sweden
- Thomas Ginner - Host Incoming Visitor - Linköping University -Sweden
- Yvonne Hyltse- Eckert - Host Incoming Visitor - Jönköping University -Sweden