Biography

Dr Conor O'Mahony is an experienced Instructional Designer with a background in software development and a PhD in Computer Science. Conor brings a multidisciplinary perspective to curriculum design, educational technology, and teaching practice. After completing a Master's in Human Anatomy, he moved into third-level teaching and now focuses on supporting inclusive, student-centred learning. He holds a Certificate in Teaching and Learning and is currently leading work on the Inclusive Assessment Project for the College of Medicine and Health.

Book Chapters

Year Publication
(2023) 'Visualizing Anatomy in Dental Morphology Education'
Vagg T., Toulouse A., O'Mahony C., Lone M. (2023) 'Visualizing Anatomy in Dental Morphology Education' In: Abdel Meguid, E., Mishall, P.L., Nation, H.L., Rea, P.M (eds). Biomedical Visualization. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

Year Publication
(2025) 'Measuring students' perceptions of virtual reality for learning anatomy using the general extended technology acceptance model for E-learning'
Alturkustani, Sarah and Durfee, Ashley and O'Leary, Olivia F. and O'Mahony, Siobhain M. and O'Mahony, Conor and Lone, Mutahira and Factor, Andreea (2025) 'Measuring students' perceptions of virtual reality for learning anatomy using the general extended technology acceptance model for E-learning'. Anatomical Sciences Education, 18 (6):579-595 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2024) 'Comparison of 'Complete Anatomy' (CA) to conventional methods for teaching laryngeal anatomy to first-year dental and dental hygiene students in Ireland'
Sarah Alturkustani and Sinead Mary Ryan and Siobhain M. O'Mahony and André Toulouse and Conor O'Mahony and Mutahira Lone (2024) 'Comparison of 'Complete Anatomy' (CA) to conventional methods for teaching laryngeal anatomy to first-year dental and dental hygiene students in Ireland' Translational Research in Anatomy, 37 . [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2024) XIst International Federation of Associations of Anatomists Congress, September 5-8, 2024 South Korea
Alturkustani S, Durfee A, O'Mahony SM, O'Leary OF, O'Mahony C, Lone M, Factor A (2024) Exploring Virtual Anatomy Learning: An Irish Students' Perception XIst International Federation of Associations of Anatomists Congress, September 5-8, 2024 South Korea [Details]
(2013) Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
O'Mahony C.;Wilson N. (2013) Sorted-Pareto dominance and qualitative notions of optimality Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) , pp.449-460 [DOI] [Details]
(2012) 2012 IEEE 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOOLS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ICTAI 2012), VOL 1
O'Mahony, C;Wilson, N (2012) Sorted-Pareto Dominance: an extension to Pareto Dominance and its application in Soft Constraints 2012 IEEE 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOOLS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ICTAI 2012), VOL 1 , pp.798-805 [DOI] [Details]

MSc Thesis

  Year Publication
(2020) "From hands-on to online" Physiotherapy students' experiences of learning and assessment during Covid-19.
O'Mahony, Conor (2020) "From hands-on to online" Physiotherapy students' experiences of learning and assessment during Covid-19. MSc Thesis [Details]

PhD Thesis

  Year Publication
(2013) Reasoning With Sorted-Pareto Dominance and Other Qualitative and Partially Ordered Preferences in Soft Constraints.
O'Mahony, Conor (2013) Reasoning With Sorted-Pareto Dominance and Other Qualitative and Partially Ordered Preferences in Soft Constraints. PhD Thesis [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2025) College of Medicine and Health Learning and Teaching Showcase 2025,
Hirt, Daniel K. and Lone, Mutahira and O'Mahony, Conor (presenting) (2025) Exploring the Role of GenAI in Human Anatomy Education. [Poster Presentation], College of Medicine and Health Learning and Teaching Showcase 2025, University College Cork, Ireland . [Details]
(2023) ILTA EdTech 2023 Conference, Irish Learning Technology Association,
Sinéad Ryan, Sarah Alturkustani, Siobhain M. O'Mahony, André Toulouse, Mutahira Lone, Conor O'Mahony (presenting) (2023) Investigating the Use of Augmented Reality (AR) Technology to Enhance Anatomy Teaching - a case study. [Oral Presentation], ILTA EdTech 2023 Conference, Irish Learning Technology Association, The Law Society of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland . [Details]
(2023) College of Medicine and Health Learning and Teaching Showcase 2023,
Durfee, Ashley and Alturkustani, Sarah and O'Leary, Olivia F. and O'Mahony, Siobhain M. and Lone, Mutahira and O'Mahony, Conor and Factor, Andreea (2023) Future Learning: Enhancing Students' Anatomy Understanding Using Virtual Reality Technology. [Poster Presentation], College of Medicine and Health Learning and Teaching Showcase 2023, University College Cork, Ireland . [Details]

Education

Year Institution Qualification Subject
2024 University of Limerick Professional Diploma In Digital Content Development Professional Diploma In Digital Content Development
2023 University College Cork Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning
2020 University College Cork MSc in Human Anatomy MSc in Human Anatomy
2013 University College Cork PhD in Computer Science PhD in Computer Science