Jeanette is a lecturer with the Centre for Planning Education and Research since November 2017 and is a qualified professional urban planner and urban designer. She teaches on the Masters in Planning and Sustainable Development, Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Sustainable Development and contributes to undergraduate teaching for the Department of Applied Social Studies, the Department of Geography and to the BSc Public Health. 

Jeanette co-ordinated and taught the modules awarded Highly Commended by the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Excellence in Teaching Awards 2019. The award winning module included a community engagement component with the Glounthaune Community Association.

Jeanette has a BA (Geography and English) from UCC, a Masters in Regional and Urban Planning from UCD and a Masters of Science (Urban Design) from UCD. She is a corporate member of the Irish Planning Institute and member of the Urban Design Group. She is currently undertaking her doctoral research on the topic of compact growth, densification and perceptions of densification under the supervision of Dr Paula Russell and Dr Declan Redmond in the School of Architecture Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD. 

Jeanette has over ten years’ professional experience working as a senior urban designer and senior urban planner in multi-disciplinary consultancies in both Ireland and New Zealand. Jeanette's professional work included researching medium density housing for both the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment and for the Queenstown and Lakes District Council. She has worked on the redevelopment designs of Christchurch City and surrounding towns following the devastating earthquakes in 2011. She has presented expert evidence at New Zealand Environment Court, Council Hearings and Mediation meetings. Jeanette has experience in facilitating public consultation workshop and events in New Zealand and in Ireland and has continued this experience into her teaching. 

In Cork, Jeanette's experience includes preparation planning applications and Environmental Impact Statements for Docklands, mixed use and retail projects. She was in a team who prepared recreational needs studies for Limerick and Galway.

This portfolio of professional experiences and skills has informed the design and delivery of my teaching especially on the MPlan which is UCC’s dual accredited professional planning programme. Jeanette's passion is the education and professional formation of the next generation of planners and creating the best possible educational experience through innovative Learning and Teaching, assessments, field and site work, classroom-based teaching supported by research and engagement with wide profession.