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Wendy Rowan

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Wendy Rowan

Lecturer

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8941-1508
20172026

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Biography

I have extensive experience in Psychology and Organisational Behaviour, both in Ireland and the UK. Previously working as an Organisational Psychologist, and as a lecturer on a variety of courses both in Management (Organisational Behaviour, and Enquiry Based Research) and Health Care (Mental Health, and Counselling). I also worked in Psychiatric as a Nursing Sister with the NHS UK. I currently work at UCC, Ireland, where I teach Health Information Systems, Research, Ethics and Professional Practices. I have several publications and conference proceedings in the areas of IS Health, IS Education, Sustainability and Citizen Science.

Teaching Activities

Passionate about learning and education. Subjects that I have experience of teaching include: Psychology, Organisational Behaviour, Management, IS User Experience, Health Information Systems, Digital Health, Healthcare and Mental Health, Research Practices and Research Integriry, Professional Skills.

In UCC, my teaching includes the following modules: (both in the past and present).

Past:

IS6054 Health Information Systems and eHealth Analysis 

IS6631 Decision Support and Data Analytics for Health 

IS6303 Seminars in Healthcare Information and Performance Systems 

IS6305 Innovative Health Information Systems Research Solutions 

MX6012 Dissertation in Digital Health

AC6016 Placement 

IS4445 User Experience Design 1

IS4446 User Experience Design 2

IS4401 Research Project in Information Systems

Present:

IS7023 Research Ethics, Integrity and Data Management

IS6056 Capstone Consultancy Research Project

IS3101 Transforming Healthcare with Digital Health and AI

IS3326 Business Information Systems Work Integrated Learning Experience

IS2217 Personnel Development and Ethics for IS Professionals.

Research Supervision:

4 x PhD Candidates reading for the BIS Doctoral Degree (2025 ongoing).

Taught Masters Supervision  (2025 ongoing) MSc ISBP Dissertations. Typically 3-4 groups per year.

Under-Graduate Research Supervision (2025 ongoing)- 1 x Final Year Project student studying for the Medical Degree (MB, BCh, BAO (Hons).

Current PhD Students

Student NameSupervision Period
Mr Saad Alanizi2019 - 2026
Ms Madhawi Althuyayb2020 - 2026
Ms Shok Shama2022 - 2028
Mr Abdullatif Alshamrani2023 - 2029

Research Grants

Funding BodyProjectDateFunding Awarded
SATLECareer Readiness with Happenstance2025-20262,000.
CoBLGreen2Go - Sexual Health20255,000.
UCC Student BursaryEAT Project20252,000.
CoBLSINCERE Project20243,000.
UCC Student BursaryEAT Project20241,500.
CoBLEAT Project20233,500.
SATLESDGs and IS Education in HEAs20231,000.
LTASustainable Digital Solutions & Student Partnerships20212,000.
Irish Haemostasis Research FoundationVenous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment20216,000.

Research Collaborations (UCC)

Funding BodyProjectDateRole
Danish Board of Technology - EU FundTITAN Project2021Research Coordinator (Ireland)
Missions PubliqueWe The Internet - Global Dialogue on the Future of the Internet2020Research Collaborator (Ireland)
Danish Board of Technology - EU FundOceans Project2019Research Facilitator (Ireland)
EU H2020Energy Conscious Consumers - Act4Eco2018Postdoctoral Researcher
Wellcome Trust (UK)CHASM2017Postdoctoral Researcher

UCC Futures (primary)

  • Sustainability Institute

Other research affiliations

  • UCC Futures - Collective Social Futures
  • FSRC - Future of Work & the Economy
  • Health Information Systems Research Centre

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):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  4. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  5. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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