Dr Caroline Gilleran Stephens
Lecturer
Biography
As a lecturer in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Animal Health at Dundalk Institute of Technology I have been involved in the teaching and development of a number of postgraduate and undergraduate agricultural and environmental programmes at DkIT and I am the Programme Director for the MSc in Agricultural Biotechnology. I am actively involved in research as a principal investigator in the Centre for Freshwater and Environmental Studies, where I enjoy supervising several undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.Teaching
MSc / Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Biotechnology
Course type:
Postgraduate
Study mode:
Full-Time|Part-Time
Duration:
1-2 Years
Start date:
Sep 2025
Qualifications & Awards
MA in learning and Teaching (Dundalk Insitute of Technology, 2020)PhD in Biotechnology (National University of Ireland Galway, 2004)
BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry (National University of Ireland Galway, 2000)
Research & Interests
My research interests include the impact of microplastic contamination on freshwater and terrestrial environments and investigating societal change through environmental education. I am passionate about bringing science to schools and co-ordinate the SFI funded Cell Explorers programme for the North-East region along with my colleague Dr. Suzanne Linnane. We promote STEM education through the science outreach programmes Cell Explorers and H2O Heroes and engage with approximately 800-1,000 primary school children each year. I am actively involved in Science Week, Scifest, World Water Monitoring Day and Pint of Science.Videos
