Biography
Dr. Audrey O' Grady is a lecturer in Biology and Science Education at the University of Limerick since 2010. She is responsible for all of the Biology Pedagogy as well as being course director for the Science Education programme. She represents her department on the University Research Committee and is engaged in the screening of research proposals in the College of Science and Engineering. Her research expertise are in the fields of Science Education and Ecology (particularly Ant Ecology). She is currently supervising four postgraduate students and teaches on five undergraduate modules. She has been shortlisted for the Shannon Consortium Regional Teaching Excellence Award in both 2013 and 2014. At present she is the Irish PI on the Consus Tempus project Connecting Science- Society Collaborations for Sustainability Innovations.
Teaching Interests
Dr Audrey O'Grady Teaches on 5 Modules
BY4001- Biology 1
BY4023- Animal Diversity
BY4104- Ecology 1
SE4024- Teaching Science 1
SE4006- Science Teaching 3
Publications
Conference Publication
17th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium
O'Grady, A. Schmidt, O., Breen, J.
Proceedings of the 3rd European Congress on Social Insects
O'Grady, A., Breen, J.
15th Irish Environmental Researchers¿ Colloquium
O¿Grady, A. and J. Breen
3rd European Congress on Social Insects.
O¿Grady, A. and J. Breen
15th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium
O'Grady, A., Breen J.
14th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium
O'Grady, A., Breen, J.
Peer Reviewed Journal
THE MITE (ACARI: ORIBATIDA, MESOSTIGMATA) ASSEMBLAGES ASSOCIATED WITH LASIUS FLAVUS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) NESTS AND SURROUNDING SOIL IN AN IRISH GRASSLAND
Arroyo, J,O'Grady, A,Vance, H,Bolger, T
Biology And Environment-Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2015.03
An investigation into the prevalence of ecological misconceptions in upper secondary students and implications for pre-service teacher education
Butler, J,Simmie, GM,O'Grady, A
European Journal Of Teacher Education
DOI: 10.1080/02619768.2014.943394
Why change to active learning? Pre-service and in-service science teachers' perceptions
O'Grady, A,Simmie, GM,Kennedy, T
European Journal Of Teacher Education
DOI: 10.1080/02619768.2013.845163
Observations on mermithid parasitism (Nematoda: Mermithidae) in two species of Lasius ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
O'Grady, A; Breen, J
Journal Of Natural History
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2011.596634
Trophic relationships of grassland ants based on stable isotopes
O'Grady, A; Schmidt, O; Breen, J
Pedobiologia
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2009.12.002