Eva is a musicologist in the Department of Music UCC with a particular interest in the neuroscience of music, specifically music and the brain. This focus coalesces with Eva’s passion in music in early years education and how it can impact on the neurological development of children of all abilities. These are integrally linked to Eva’s interest in connecting communities through choral music and devising diverse teaching methodologies that increase the accessibility and receptiveness of music. Renowned for her enthusiastic presentations, Eva currently lectures on undergraduate programmes that illustrate her expertise in choral studies, disability studies and music education in early years, as well as music theory. She is also the musical director and conductor of the University College Cork Choir and has also lectured extensively on the Adult Continuing Education (ACE) programmes at UCC. Eva also gives an annual lecture to students attending AN2020 An Introduction to Neuroscience, the Brain and Behaviour for the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience. She has most recently created a course entitled Neurodiversity: Embracing Creativity in the Music Classroom (MU6061) that will be available in the academic year 2025/2026. Eva graduated from University College Cork in 2001 where she attained first place in the BMus degree program. Subsequently, Eva received scholarships from the Department of Music at UCC, including the Brian McCarthy Award, which was the largest bursary to be awarded by any individual department in the University, to pursue her studies. In 2003, Eva graduated with an MPhil in which she devised a language to accommodate the juxtaposition of medieval and contemporary compositional techniques in the music of Peter Maxwell Davies. As a result of the success of this language, Eva was fully funded in order to extend its parameters further at PhD. level which she completed in 2011. In January 2025 Eva was awarded an MSc f

Research Interests Include... Choral Music and its societal implications;The Neuroscience of Music, specifically Music and the Brain,Neural Education Models,Song and Language DevelopmentEarly Years Music Education,Increasing Accessibility of Music Community Music Engagement

Eva contributes to a number of undergraduate and continuing education courses both within the Department of Music and across campus. Her teaching reflects her engagement with music education, music literacy, music history, music and other arts, music performance and conducting skills. Eva has taught the following modules: Music Theory 1 (MU1025)Music Theory 2 (MU2001) Choral Studies 2 (MU2019)Choral Studies 3 (MU3034) Ensemble (MU1023)Disability Studies (MU3012)Introduction to Neuroscience, Brain and Behavious (AN2020)Let the Music Play: The Integration of Play Theory and Music Education in Preschool Settings (MU2079)Women in Music (MU3003)Music Literacy (MU1001)Popular Ensemble 2 (MU2051)Popular Ensemble 3 (MU3051)Popular Ensemble 4 (MU4051)Art of Sound (MU2032)Studies in Musical Repertoire (MU1806)Music Form and Design (MU1805)Music and Cultural Studies (MU2804)Ensemble Skills II (MU2801)An Introduction to Neuroscience, Brain and Behaviour - 'Music and the Brain' (AN2020) Understanding Music: An Introduction to Music Appreciation (Sc54)The Culture of the Big House: Music and Identity in the Anglo-Irish Home (Sc0106)Vienna City of Dreams: Beethoven and the Construction of a Musical Genius (Sc0047)Vienna City of Dreams: Tales from the Vienna Woods (Sc0047)Facilitating Inclusion: Hands On: Feel the Music (HDFIDS) Eva's interest in community engagement is