DrNoreen O'Leary
Lecturer
Health Professions Education Centre
- LecturerHealth Professions Education Centre
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Noreen O'Leary qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) from University College Cork in 2010 and worked as a paediatric SLT in children’s disability services until 2020.
Between 2015 and 2017, she completed a Master’s in Clinical Education at the University of Galway, followed by a PhD in Interprofessional Education at the School of Allied Health, University of Limerick (2017–2021).
Subsequently, Noreen joined the School of Population Health at RCSI, where she served as Assistant Director of Academic Affairs for the SPHeRE PhD training programme and lectured on the Cameron Scholars Programme.
Her research interests include interprofessional education and collaborative practice, disability service provision, maternal wellbeing, pedagogical theories, and qualitative research methodologies.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- LecturerRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Health Professions Education Centre, Dublin, Ireland29 Sep 2025
- LecturerRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Population Health, Dublin, Ireland2 Oct 2023 - 28 Sep 2025
- LecturerUniversity of Limerick, School of Allied Health, Limerick, Ireland1 Jan 2021 - 31 Jul 2022
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant Director Academic AffairsRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, SPHeRE, Dublin, Ireland21 Jun 2021 - 1 Oct 2023
- Speech & Language TherapistHealth Service Executive6 Jan 2014 - 3 Jan 2021
- Speech & Language TherapistBrothers of Charity Southern Services, Ireland4 Oct 2013 - 5 Jan 2014
DEGREES
- Bachelor of Science, Speech & Language TherapyUniversity College Cork, Ireland1 Sep 2006 - 30 Jun 2010
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Structured PhD, Interprofessional EducationUniversity of Limerick, Ireland1 Sep 2017 - 30 Aug 2021
- Masters Clinical EducationNational University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland1 Sep 2016 - 30 Aug 2017Other
- Postgraduate Diploma Clinical EducationNational University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland1 Sep 2015 - 30 Jun 2016Other
LANGUAGES
- IrishCan read, write, speak and understand
RESEARCH SUB-AREAS
- Interprofessional Education
- Health Services
- Health Service Staffing
- Qualitative Methodology
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UNSDGS)
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 4 Quality Education