Education and Public Engagement
Researcher and Lecturer, School of Education, University of Galway
Veronica is a Senior Lecturer in Science Education at the University of Galway’s School of Education, and Joint Director of the Centre of Pedagogy and Public Engagement Research (CoPPER).
Within the sphere of science education, she has carried out research on interactive learning environments, assessment techniques, technology in teaching and learning, mobile technology in the classroom, science hooks, peer instruction, STEM outreach/communication, STEM innovation (social and behavioural change at individual, educational and policy level), mentoring, self-directed learning, and initial teacher education at the University of Limerick (Ireland), Harvard University (Cambridge, USA) and the University of Galway (Ireland), where she currently resides.