Suzi has lectured in the Department of Business Studies since 2003. Whilst initially lecturing in the area of accounting, in recent years she has also been involved in developing and delivering modules in the area of study skills for accounting and other business students, and also is lead lecturer on the Student Centred Learning module as part of the MALT programme. She has a keen interest in teaching and learning and has supervised research in that area as part of the MALT programme.
After graduating from University of Birmingham in 1989 with a Bachelor of Commerce (Russian Studies), Suzi joined Touche Ross, Birmingham and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992. She worked in various finance roles in UK and internationally from 1989 to 2002, when she moved to Donegal and started lecturing at LYIT.
Suzi’s key area of research interest is in the area of student engagement and student learning, with particular focus on the first year experience and transition for students from second to third level. She has been involved in developing the Firstly programme in the department of Business Studies, which helps students with the transition from second to third level education, and has presented in this area at the European First Year experience conference.
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):
