LTA Affiliates

The LTA Affiliates are a team of staff recruited annually from the schools and faculties across the University. The affiliates provide vital insight, advice and support to the Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) team and to their own colleagues throughout the academic year. The LTA Affiliates help the LTA Team to connect with the faculties, schools and staff across TU Dublin, enabling the work of the LTA Team to respond to the needs of staff in the University.

Throughout the academic year, each LTA Affiliate will:

Advise and provide insights to the LTA team based on their experiences as a lecturer in TU Dublin.
Showcase their own work at one or more of the events organised by the LTA team. This includes workshops, webinars and the LTA Showcase.
Participate in at least two Conversations about Learning & Teaching (CsALT) sessions organised as HyFlex events – one to be held on each campus.
Review or contribute to the development of an LTA online resource to support staff in the University.
Attend and contribute to LTA Affiliate meet-ups throughout the year (in-person or online).
Encourage colleagues and others in their own network to engage with activities organised in the University to enhance learning, teaching and assessment.

2025-26 LTA Affiliates

The LTA Affiliates for 2025-26, their school and their areas of specialisation are provided below.

Bartholomew Begley

School of Architecture, Building and Environment

Student engagement; Research-informed teaching

Nicole Beisiegel

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Research-informed teaching

Ciara Bell

Digital Education, Academic Affairs

Digital tools in education; Gen AI in education; Resource generation

Kathleen Brosnan

School of Biological, Health and Sports Sciences

HyFlex teaching approaches

Hilda Burton

School of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Authentic teaching practices; Student engagement; Community building

Martha Burton

School of Mechanical Engineering

Research informed teaching; Innovative feedback practices

Laura Cleary-Keogh

School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences

Inclusive teaching through UDL

Jennifer Cowman

School of Global Business

Gamification for learning (escape rooms); Curriculum design and mapping to support programmatic review

Sinead Currivan

School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research-informed teaching

Darvree Downey

School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences

Self- and Peer-assessment; Gen AI literacy; Development of evaluative judgement

Elaine Edmonds

School of Transport and Civil Engineering

Gamification for learning; Inclusive teaching through UDL; Student engagement; Hackathons

Miriam Fitzpatrick

School of Architecture, Building and Environment

Focus on feedback practices; Innovative assessment strategies; Research-informed teaching

Adrienne Fleming

School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences

Community and industry engagement; HyFlex teaching approaches; Recognition of Prior Learning

Geraldine Gorham

School of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Community and industry engagement; HyFlex teaching approaches; Student engagement; Authentic assessment & teaching practices; Active learning

Leanne Harris

School of Biological, Health and Sports Sciences

Student engagement; Gen AI literacy; Programme coordination; Promotes sustainability education; Use of digital tools in teaching

Eugene Hickey

School of Physics, Clinical and Optometric Sciences

Innovative assessment strategies; NUMBAS; Academic integrity in age of AI

Niamh Imbusch

School of Management, People and Organisations

Research-informed teaching; Entrepreneurship; Resilience

Bilal Javed

School of Food Science and Environmental Health

Research-informed teaching

Caoimhe Kiernan

School of Management, People and Organisations

Gamification for learning; Innovative assessment strategies; Research-informed teaching

Jennifer Lawlor

School of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Authentic assessment & teaching practices; Community and Industry engagement

Margaret-Anne Lawlor

School of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Gen AI in education; Innovative assessment strategies

Alice Luby

School of Accounting, Economics and Finance

Quizzing, Student engagement

Susan Lynott

School of Mechanical Engineering

Community and industry engagement; Enhancing accessibility and inclusion; Transition to university; Research-informed teaching

Sarah Maher

School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences

HyFlex teaching approaches; lab simulations; Innovative assessment strategies; Sustainability education; Student engagement; Community & industry engagement; PSRB accreditation

Elaine Mahon

School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology

Instructor presence in Brightspace; Active learning; Community building; Inclusive teaching through UDL; Digital tools for education; Formative assessment