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Biography
Dr Jean O'Dwyer is Head of Environmental Science in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science and Deputy Director of the SFI Centre for Research in Applied Geoscience. Jean currently leads the Environment and Health Research Lab in the Environmental Research Institute, which hosts several funded projects assessing environmentally associated infectious diseases, groundwater quality, antimicrobial resistance and the impact of climate change on human health.
Research Interests
My research interests include: -Environment and Health: Environmental epidemiology and geo-statistical analysis of infectious diseases, with a particular interest in the impact of climate change on the proliferation of waterborne diseases. -Water Quality and Risk Factor Analysis: Microbial and chemical contaminants of drinking water with a focus on risk elucidation and contaminant risk-factor modelling. -Antibiotic resistance: Elucidation of environmental factors affecting the selection and drivers of antibiotic resistant bacteria, and the distribution of pharmaceutical residues in the environment.
UCC Futures (primary)
- Sustainability Institute
Other research affiliations
- UCC Futures - Sustainability Institute
PhD Supervision
- Available for PhD supervision
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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A novel enrichment-free, low-volume filtration and rapid lysis (ELR) method in combination with real-time PCR for detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in water
Alfahl, Z., O’connor, L., Morris, D., Smith, T. J., O'dwyer, J., Hynds, P. D., Cormican, M. & Burke, L. P., 1 Jul 2025, In: Access Microbiology. 7, 7, 001009.v3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacteria isolates from Lake sediments as a promising proxy for temporally tracking organic pollution: A global review
O'Donovan, J., O'Dwyer, J., McKeown, M. & Potito, A., Dec 2025, In: One Health. 21, 101184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corrigendum to: Effects of the 2018 European summer heatwave on the incidence of sporadic bacterial gastroenteritis in a temperate maritime climate region (Republic of Ireland) [One Health, vol. 20, Article Number 101105](S2352771425001417)(10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101105)
Boudou, M., Garvey, P., OhAiseadha, C., O'Dwyer, J., Burke, D. T. & Hynds, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: One Health. 101124.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Debate
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Effects of the 2018 European summer heatwave on the incidence of sporadic bacterial gastroenteritis in a temperate maritime climate region (Republic of Ireland)
Boudou, M., Garvey, P., ÓhAiseadha, C., O'Dwyer, J., Burke, D. T. & Hynds, P., Jun 2025, In: One Health. 20, 101105.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying impacts of extreme weather events on mental health in the Republic of Ireland using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) index and machine learning
Batool, A., Burke, D. T., Chique, C., O'Dwyer, J., Fong, K. F., Priyadarshini, A. & Hynds, P., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 105, 102670.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TU Dublin researchers awarded EPA funding to explore the effects of Blue light phototoxicity on human health and biodiversity
15/02/24
1 item of Media coverage
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-University College Cork : UCC partnered in new EUR70 million research centres on climate and sustainable food
Cryan, J. F., O'Dwyer, J. & Kiely, M.
30/11/23
2 items of Media coverage
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UCC partnered in new €70 million research centres on climate and sustainable food
Cryan, J. F., O'Dwyer, J. & Kiely, M.
29/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
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