Dr. Siobhán O’ Sullivan
Dr. siobhan o sullivan Assistant Professor Biological Sciences

Contact Information
siobhan.osullivan@ku.ac.ae 0586952355

Biography

Dr. Siobhán O' Sullivan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) at Khalifa University. In 2019, Dr Siobhán joined CMHS as the Director of Medical Education where she was involved in the development and accreditation of the MD program. She served as course director of two pre-clinical courses on the MD program: Molecules, Genes and Cells and Microbiology & Infectious Disease. Siobhán earned a PhD in Biochemistry and Microbiology from University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. She earned a first-class honor Masters in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from UCC, in 2007. In 2023, she was awarded Senior Fellow of Advance Higher Education in the UK based on her leadership experience in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Her research interests are Biochemistry and Genetics (population genetics and Type 2 Diabetes), Microbiology (Antimicrobial Resistance) and education. 

She has worked in the education sector for over 20 years in the areas of curriculum development in primary, secondary, third level undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 

In 2023, Dr Siobhán was awarded the Khalifa University Excellence in Teaching Award.

She is Senior Fellow with the UK HEAdvance.

 


Education
  • BSc (Hons)
  • MA Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
  • PhD (joint) Biochemistry and Microbiology

Teaching
  • Biochemistry II (BIOL312)


Research
Research Interests
  • Teaching and learning
  • Pedagogy
  • Problem-based learning
  • Flipped classroom
  • Use of technology in teaching