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Prof Máire Connolly

MB BCH BAO, MPH, DTM&H, MFPHMI

Contact Details

Established Professor
School of Health Sciences
University of Galway
E: maire.connolly@universityofgalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

Prof Connolly graduated in medicine from NUIG, holds a Masters in Public Health from UCD, has a Diploma in Tropical Medicine from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is a member of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland. Her areas of expertise include global health security, emerging infectious diseases, pandemic management and humanitarian response. She coordinated a Horizon 2020 project on pandemic management in the School of Medicine at NUIG from 2015-2017 and is principal investigator of the phase 2 project on pandemic preparedness and response from Feb 2021. She is currently public health adviser to the Department of Health in Ireland on the COVID-19 response and member of the Expert Advisory Group (EAG) to the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). She is also a member of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group (IEMAG) to NPHET chaired by Prof Philip Nolan, President of Maynooth University. 

Prof Connolly worked with the World Health Organisation in Geneva from 1995 to 2012 were she was policy advisor to WHO's Assistant Director-General for Health Security and lead focal point for pandemic preparedness from 2007 to 2012. Prior to that she was WHO's Coordinator for Disease Control in Emergencies from 2000 to 2007. She has worked on UN response teams in over 20 countries including Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq, Iran, Gaza, East Timor, Uganda and most recently Jordan as part of WHO's Syrian crisis response. Prof Connolly has peer-reviewed publications in journals such as The Lancet and Emerging Infectious Diseases and has published a number of books on communicable diseases in emergencies. 

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2024) 'Biosafety Issues in Patient Transport during COVID-19: A Case Study on the Portuguese Emergency Services'
Vandenberghe, P.; Ladeira, L.M.; Gil, M.; Cardoso, I.; Rato, F.; Hayes, J.S.; Connolly, M.A.; Gala, J.-L. (2024) 'Biosafety Issues in Patient Transport during COVID-19: A Case Study on the Portuguese Emergency Services'. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 21 (99) [DOI] [Details]
(2024) 'Development of a workforce self-assessment tool for public health emergency preparedness'
Jessica S Hayes, Marta Barreto, Laura Kalin-Mänttäri, Ricardo Mexia, Máire A Connolly, Liina Voutilainen (2024) 'Development of a workforce self-assessment tool for public health emergency preparedness'. European Journal Of Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
(2024) 'PANDEM-Source, a tool to collect or generate surveillance indicators for pandemic management: a use case with COVID-19 data'
Orchard Francisco, Clain Charline , Madie William, Hayes Jessica S. , Connolly Máire A., Sevin Etienne , Sentís Alexis (2024) 'PANDEM-Source, a tool to collect or generate surveillance indicators for pandemic management: a use case with COVID-19 data'. Frontiers In Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
(2024) 'Key Factors Impacting a Medical Ventilator Supply Chain During the COVID- 19 Pandemic: Lessons for Pandemic Preparedness'
Fox F, Hayes J, Whelan B, Casey D, Connolly M. (2024) 'Key Factors Impacting a Medical Ventilator Supply Chain During the COVID- 19 Pandemic: Lessons for Pandemic Preparedness'. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness, 18 (e65) [DOI] [Details]
(2024) 'Preparing for pandemic response in the context of limited resources'
Andrade, J., Beishuizen, B., Stein, M., Connolly, M. and Duggan, J. (2024) 'Preparing for pandemic response in the context of limited resources'. Syst. Dyn. Rev, [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Development of the PANDEM-2 Dashboard: A Novel Approach to Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness and Response'
Chen, H., Gala, J. L., Bonjean, M., Ambroise, J., Zayed, O., Buitelaar, P., Connoly, M. A., Hayes, J. S., Sevin, E., Sentis, A., & Orchard Francisco. (2023) 'Development of the PANDEM-2 Dashboard: A Novel Approach to Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness and Response'. Jmir Public Health And Surveillance, [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in selected countries to inform strengthening of public health systems'
Cardwell K, Clyne B, Broderick N, Tyner B, Masukume G, Larkin L, McManus L, Carrigan M, Melissa K, Sharp MK, Smith SM, Harrington P, Connolly MA, Ryan M, O¿Neill M. (2023) 'Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in selected countries to inform strengthening of public health systems'. Public Health, 225 :343-35 [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'A COVID-19 European data set to support training in pandemic management'
Chen, H., Gala, J. L., Bonjean, M., Ambroise, J., Zayed, O., Buitelaar, P., Connoly, M. A., Hayes, J. S., Sevin, E., Sentis, A., & Orchard Francisco (2023) 'A COVID-19 European data set to support training in pandemic management'. Zenodo, [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Identifying essential resources for pandemic response: an international Delphi study within the EU-PANDEM-2 project'
Beishuizen, B., Stein, M., Peelen, A., Buis, J., Tostmann, A., Green, C. Duggan, J., Connolly, MA., Bleeker-Rovers, S. & Timen, A. (2023) 'Identifying essential resources for pandemic response: an international Delphi study within the EU-PANDEM-2 project'. Population Medicine, 5(Supplement) (A389) [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Untangling the association between COVID-19 health literacy, trust in the pandemic response, and mental distress, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study'
Julie Arnott, Maria Isabela Troya, Mary Joyce, Ali Khashan, Paul Corcoran, Zubair Kabir, Maire Connolly, Ivan Perry (2023) 'Untangling the association between COVID-19 health literacy, trust in the pandemic response, and mental distress, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: a repeated cross-sectional study'. The Lancet, 402 (1) [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Development of the PANDEM-2 Dashboard: A Novel Approach to Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness and Response'
Tighe C, Ngongalah L, Sentís A, Orchard F, Pacurar GA, Hayes C, Hayes JS, Adrian Toader A, Connolly MA (2023) 'Development of the PANDEM-2 Dashboard: A Novel Approach to Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness and Response'. Jmir Public Health And Surveillance, [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Effectiveness of public health measures to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at mass gatherings: A rapid review'
Walsh KA, Tyner B, Broderick N, Harrington P, O'Neill M, Fawsitt CG, Cardwell K, Smith SM, Connolly MA, Ryan M. (2021) 'Effectiveness of public health measures to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at mass gatherings: A rapid review'. Reviews in Medical Virology, [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Airborne transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 via aerosols'
Comber L, O Murchu E, Drummond L, Carty, PG, Walsh KA, De Gascun C.F, Connolly MA, Smith SM, O'Neill M, Ryan M and Harrington, P (2020) 'Airborne transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 via aerosols'. Reviews in Medical Virology, [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Effectiveness of face masks worn in community settings at reducing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A rapid review'
Rohde D, Ahern S, Clyne B, Comber L, Spillane S, Walsh KA, Carty PG, Drummond L, Boland T, Smith SM, Connolly MA, Harrington P, Ryan M, O'Neill M. (2020) 'Effectiveness of face masks worn in community settings at reducing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A rapid review'. HRB Open Research, 3 (76) [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Immune response following infection with SARS¿CoV¿2 and other coronaviruses: A rapid review'
O Murchu E, Byrne P, Walsh KA, Carty PG, Connolly MA, De Gascun C, Jordan J, Keoghan M, O'Brien KK, O'Neill M, Smith SM, Teljeur C, Ryan M, Harrington P. (2020) 'Immune response following infection with SARS¿CoV¿2 and other coronaviruses: A rapid review'. Reviews in Medical Virology, [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'A Multisectoral Approach to Identify Innovative Solutions to Strengthen Capacity Building for Pandemic Risk Management'
Duggan J, Hayes C, Jilani M, Wurmel J, Connolly MA (2016) 'A Multisectoral Approach to Identify Innovative Solutions to Strengthen Capacity Building for Pandemic Risk Management'. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases, [Details]
(2010) 'Learning from H1N1 - hospital doctors and pandemic influenza'
Kane NB, Healy GM, Connolly MA (2010) 'Learning from H1N1 - hospital doctors and pandemic influenza'. Irish Medical Journal, [Details]
(2007) 'Conflict and emerging infectious diseases'
Gayer M, Legros D, Fomenty P, Connolly MA. Conflict (2007) 'Conflict and emerging infectious diseases'. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13 (11):1625-1631 [DOI] [Details]
(2007) 'Epidemics after natural disasters'
Watson JT, Gayer M, Connolly MA (2007) 'Epidemics after natural disasters'. Emerging Infectious Diseases, [Details]
(2006) 'Displaced populations and pandemic influenza: facing the challenges'
Gayer M, Watson JT, Connolly MA (2006) 'Displaced populations and pandemic influenza: facing the challenges'. Lancet Infectious Diseases, [Details]
(2006) 'Epidemic risk after disasters'
Watson JT, Gayer M, Connolly MA. (2006) 'Epidemic risk after disasters'. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12 [Details]
(2004) 'Communicable diseases in complex emergencies: impact and challenges'
Connolly MA, Gayer M, Ryan MJ, Salama P, Spiegel P, Heymann DL. (2004) 'Communicable diseases in complex emergencies: impact and challenges'. Lancet, [Details]
(2002) 'Deadly comrades: war and infectious diseases'
Connolly MA, Heymann DL (2002) 'Deadly comrades: war and infectious diseases'. Lancet, [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
(2007) Tuberculosis Care and Control in Refugee and Displaced Populations: an Inter-agency Field Manual.
Connolly MA, Gayer M, Ottomani S-E (2007) Tuberculosis Care and Control in Refugee and Displaced Populations: an Inter-agency Field Manual. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organisation. [Details]
(2005) Communicable Disease Control in Emergencies: a Field Manual.
Connolly MA (2005) Communicable Disease Control in Emergencies: a Field Manual. Geneva: World Health Organisation. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2017) Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC 2017)
Yanez A, Duggan J, Hayes C, Jilani M, Connolly MA. (2017) PANDEM-CAP: Decision support tool for epidemic management Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC 2017) [Details]

Published Policy

  Year Publication
(2021) Benchmarking study of infectious disease modelling in six countries.
Connolly MA. (2021) Benchmarking study of infectious disease modelling in six countries. IEMAG for Department of Health Published Policy [Details]