Dr Julie Dunne
Lecturer
School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dublin Institute of Technology
Ireland
Biography
Dr. Dunne holds the BSc (Hons) Chemistry from the National University of Ireland, Dublin (UCD) and was awarded her PhD in Chemistry from the same university for studies into the Design and Synthesis of Novel Carbohydrate-based HIV Protease Inhibitors. She subsequently worked as a research chemist in the pharmaceutical industry. She joined the School of Food Science and Environmental Health in 2003 as a lecturer in Food Chemistry and Analysis. She is the Chairperson of the Higher Certificate in Pharmacy Technician Studies (DT425). She holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Third Level Teaching and Learning and was awarded DIT Teaching Fellowships in 2010 and 2012. In 2011 she won the DIT College of Science President’s Teaching Excellence Award. Her pedagogical research interests include integration of technology, novel feedback mechanisms, peer learning, and graduate attributes in undergraduate science education. She is currently undertaking an MA in Higher Education. Additional research interests include the development of novel antimicrobials based on carbohydrate synthesis.
Research Interest
Carbohydrate derivatives as antimicrobials Work-placement learning Community based learning
Publications
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Dunne J. and Ryan S. (2013). Work placement blogs to harness diverse learning experiences, provide timely assessment & feedback, and foster a community of practice. In: DIT Teaching Fellowship Reports (2012-2013): Supporting strategic themes of diversity, modularisation and eLearning. ISBN: 978-1-900454-54-438-43, pp. 46-52.
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Dunne, Julie L. (2014). Peer teaching in the food chemistry laboratory: student-produced experiments, peer and audio feedback, and integration of employability skills, International Journal of Food Studies, 3(2), pp.145-159.
