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

Urban Planning; Urban Design; Compact Growth and Densification; Participation; Walkability; Healthy Cities; Town and Village Planning; Cities and Regeneration; Gender and Planning; Children and Planning; Community-Engaged Learning: Engaged Research; Skills of Planning Practice; Pedagogy of Planning; and International Planning.

Jeanette’s research interests relate to participatory planning, placemaking, planning pedagogy and enhancing the skills of planning students, processes of planning, healthy cities, international practices and urban design. Modules Co-Ordinated include: PD6113 Information and Engagement Skills in Planning (5 credits)PD6114 Planning Processes, Administration and Participation (5 credits)PD6118 Principles of Urban Design and Place-making (5 credits)PD6211 Plan-making and Forward Planning Skills (5 credits)PD6212 Planning Skills in Development Management and Assessment (5 credits)