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Ms. Mary Dempsey


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Associate Professor
 
researcher
 

Biography

Mary Dempsey is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Vice Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Science and Engineering. Mary is a member of Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software.  She also served as an elected member of Academic Council (2018-2021).   Mary was awarded a B.E. and M.Eng.Sc from NUI Galway. Her postgraduate work was funded as part of the European Community S.P.R.I.N.T. RA302 TULIP and DEFMAT projects and focused on Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacturing Practice and Software design & Development. She has industry experience as part of a start-team of 8 personnel for an American Multi-National Enterprise. Mary has over thirty years experience in academia and her research has been funded by Science Foundation Ireland, Health Research Board, Enterprise Ireland, Ireland-China Fund and industry sources. From 1994-1995, Mary worked on a European Social Fund project collaborating with 3 SMEs and the Irish Productivity Centre. Mary's early career established links with a number of Universities including Montana State University to develop and test inventory simulation scenarios. University. She also established links with Sydney University and set up an international Wiki platform to facilitate project work with students from Australia, USA and Europe. Since 2012, Mary has studied the benefits of Lego Serious Play (LSP) as an enabler to develop process and conceptual frameworks. She has designed more than 30 Workshops/Seminars on invitation for national and international forums including Germany, Portugal and China where she facilitates LSP enabled design thinking processes. She collaborates  on a research project to develop predictive models for  illness and clinical events for a global population. Mary is an invited academic to Tsinghua University, TU Chemnitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston College, Minho University, Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences and she also collaborates with NGOs, Industry and Service Organisations. Mary has supervised over 30 Postgraduate students.  In 2012, Mary co-founded University of Galway's Youth Academy, and in 2018 she secured a donation of 250k to support the DEIS component of the project for a further 6 years. In 2017, Mary also volunteered her time to professional societies where she had previously held officer positions at national level with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Ireland and she was one of two President's international nominees and representative on the SME Board working group. In 2016, Mary was selected by University of Galway for the Aurora Women's Leadership Development Program, and in 2017 she was subsequently selected by the Advance HE, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education to act as a Role Model. In 2020, Mary won the College of Science and Engineering Deans Award for Teaching Excellence and the President's Award for Teaching Excellence. In 2022, she was selected for the Academic Advancement Programme. Mary set up a number of scholarships for underrepresented groups in the University of Galway through industry sponsorship. In 2021, Mary led and piloted the design and implementation of a new Education Pathway in the University of Galway as part of the EU Passworld project for partners UNHCR Ireland and nasc and presented on this novel pathway at the GRF in 2023. 

Research Interests

My Research Vision aims to address the major challenges facing our society and the world, now and in the future. I use my engineering, research and mentoring skills and collaborations as enablers of solutions and discovery. Collaborators include undergraduates and graduate students and local and international colleagues. My research domain is the study of engineering systems and the solution of challenges of great societal importance, for example as postulated by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals including; poverty, inequality, prosperity and peace through the improvement of the quality of life. My research intersects the social sciences and considers the study of human behaviour in addition to quantitative reasoning. My research is divided into 3 areas; Operational Excellence, Predictive Medical Systems and Engineering Education. Together they achieve to develop methodologies and process optimisation that together aim to increase efficiencies for better performance.
Operational Excellence
Since 2012, I have studied the benefits of LSP as an enabler to develop process and conceptual frameworks. I have designed and delivered more than 25 Workshops/Seminars on invitation for national and international forums including Germany, Portugal and China where I presented an LSP enabled design thinking process. I also collaborate with Prof. John Carey, School of Medicine, Dr. Attracta Brenna, School of Computer Science and Professor Ming Yu, Tsinghua University creating models to identify predictors of multiple illnesses, and common predictors of illness to identify those most amenable to intervention.
Engineering Education
I have established links with a number of Universities across Europe and beyond. I worked with Montana State University to develop and test inventory simulation scenarios in conjunction with Prof. Bruce Redmond.  I established links with Sydney University and set up an international Wiki platform to facilitate project work with students from Australia, USA and Europe. Since 2012, I studied the benefits of Lego Serious Play LSP as an enabler to develop process and conceptual frameworks. I designed and delivered more than 25 Workshops/Seminars on invitation for national and international forums including Germany, Portugal and China where I presented an LSP enabled design thinking process. 

Funding agencies supporting our work include; Science Foundation Ireland, Health Research Board and Industry partners.

Research Projects

  Project Start Date End Date
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programme (UROP) 01-JAN-22 31-DEC-22
The DXA (MAP): A personalised patient-centred tool for osteoporosis screening and fracture prediction 06-DEC-21 05-DEC-23
EDI Activity 01-MAR-19 31-DEC-24
YOUTH ACADEMY STEM MARY DEMPSEY 01-APR-14 31-DEC-18
SFI SCHOLARSHIP 09 JS 1713 MARY DEMPSEY CLIONA FLOOD 01-OCT-09 30-SEP-15
08/JS/1487 SFI Scholarship 2008 - Mary Dempsey 01-OCT-08 30-SEP-12

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2023) 'Bone mineral density and fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the DXA-HIP project'
Ebrahimiarjestan, M; Yang, L; E.E; Wang, T; Carey, J.J; Whelan, B; Silke, C; O¿Sullivan, M; Gsel, A; Brennan, A; Dempsey, M; Yu, M; (2023) 'Bone mineral density and fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the DXA-HIP project'. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7 (3) [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Ireland DXA-FRAX may differ significantly and substantially to Web-FRAX'
Yang, L; Dempsey, M; Brennan, A; Whelan, B; E. E; Wang, T; Egan, R; Gorham, K; Heaney, F; Armstrong, C; Ibarrola, G.M.; Gsel, A; Yu, M; Carey, J.J. (2023) 'Ireland DXA-FRAX may differ significantly and substantially to Web-FRAX'. Archives Of Osteoporosis, 18 (43) [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Prevalence of Low Bone Mass and Osteoporosis in Ireland: the Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) Project'
Carey, J; E, E; Wang, T; Yang, L; Dempsey, M; Brennan, A; Yu, M; P. Chan, W; Whelan, B; Silke, C; O¿Sullivan, M; Rooney, B; McPartland, A; O¿Malley, G; (2023) 'Prevalence of Low Bone Mass and Osteoporosis in Ireland: the Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) Project'. Jbmr Plus, [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'How COVID-19 impacted soft skills development: The views of software engineering students'
A Brennan, M Dempsey, J McAvoy, M O'Dea, S O'Leary, M Prendergast (2023) 'How COVID-19 impacted soft skills development: The views of software engineering students'. Cogent Engineering, Volume 10 (1):1-15 [DOI] [Details]
(2022) 'Agreement between Ireland DXA FRAX® and Web FRAX®: Preliminary Results of the DXA-HIP Study'
Yang, L; Carey, J.J; Egan, R.M; Gorham, K.A; Heaney, F; Armstrong, C; Ibarrola, GM; Whelan, B; Silke, C; O¿Sullivan, M; Gsel, A; Brennan, A; Dempsey, M (2022) 'Agreement between Ireland DXA FRAX® and Web FRAX®: Preliminary Results of the DXA-HIP Study'. Bone Reports, 16 :101551-101551 [Details]
(2022) 'A COMPARISON OF IRELAND DXA FRAX AND WEB FRAX: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE DXA-HIP STUDY'
Yang, L; Carey, J.J; Egan, R; Gorham, K; Heaney, F; Armstrong, C; Ibarrola, GM; Whelan, B; Silke, C; O'Sullivan, M; Gsel, G.M; Brennan, A; Dempsey, M; (2022) 'A COMPARISON OF IRELAND DXA FRAX AND WEB FRAX: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE DXA-HIP STUDY'. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 34 (SUPPL 1):427-427 [Details]
(2022) 'A COMPARISON OF OSTEOPOROSIS INTERVENTION THRESHOLDS IN IRELAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE DXA-HIP STUDY'
Yang, L; Carey, J.J.; Egan, R; Gorham, K; Heaney, F; Armstrong, C; Ibarrola, G.M; Whelan, B; Silke, S; O'Sullivan, M; Gsel, A; Brennan, A; Dempsey, M; (2022) 'A COMPARISON OF OSTEOPOROSIS INTERVENTION THRESHOLDS IN IRELAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE DXA-HIP STUDY'. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, :SUPPL 1-427 [Details]
(2022) 'Portfolio Management: The Holistic Data Lifecycle'
McAvoy, J., Murphy, C., Mushtaq, L., O'Donnell, J., Brennan, A., Dempsey, M., Kiely, G. (2022) 'Portfolio Management: The Holistic Data Lifecycle'. Drake Management Review, 12 (1/2):49-69 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2022) 'A review of the most significant challenges impacting conventional Project Management success'
Dempsey, M., Brennan, A., Holzberger, A., McAvoy, J. (2022) 'A review of the most significant challenges impacting conventional Project Management success'. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 50 (3):193-199 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2022) 'DXA FRAX® May Differ Significantly and Substantially To Web FRAX'
Lan Yang, John J.Carey, Rebecca M.Egan, M.Heaney, Catherine Armstrong, Kelly Gorham, Attracta Brennan, Mary Dempsey and Ruisong J.Han (2022) 'DXA FRAX® May Differ Significantly and Substantially To Web FRAX'. Journal Of Clinical Densitometry, [Details]
(2022) 'Cosmic Sounds: A game to support Phonological Awareness skills for children with Dyslexia'
A. Brennan, T. McDonagh, M. Dempsey, J. McAvoy (2022) 'Cosmic Sounds: A game to support Phonological Awareness skills for children with Dyslexia'. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, :1-10 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2022) 'Investor decision making: an investigation of the modality effect'
McAvoy, J., Creed, A., Cotter, A., Merriman, L., O¿Reilly, P., Dempsey, M., & Brennan, A. (2022) 'Investor decision making: an investigation of the modality effect'. Journal Of Decision Systems, :1-22 [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Conceptual Design of the DXA Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) System for Osteoporosis Care'
Erjiang, E., Carey, J.J., Wang, TR., Yang, L., Chan, W.P., Whelan, B., Silke, C., O¿Sullivan, M., Rooney, B., McPartland, A., O¿Malley, G., Brennan, A., Yu, M., Dempsey, M. (2021) 'Conceptual Design of the DXA Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) System for Osteoporosis Care'. Health Informatics Journal, [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'A Review of the Success and Failure Factors for Change Management'
M. Dempsey, L. Geitner, A. Brennan and J. Mcavoy (2021) 'A Review of the Success and Failure Factors for Change Management'. IEEE Engineering Management Review, :1-9 [Details]
(2021) 'Thought-Piece on the Effectiveness of Contemporary Project Management and Its Top Performing Enablers'
M. Dempsey, A. Brennan, V. Kaub and J. McAvoy (2021) 'Thought-Piece on the Effectiveness of Contemporary Project Management and Its Top Performing Enablers'. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 50 (1):85-93 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2021) 'How does proximal femur BMD of healthy Irish adults compare to NHANES III? Results of the DXA-HIP Project'
Wang, T., Yang, L., Dempsey, M., Brennan, A., Yu, M., Chan, W.P., Whelan, B., Silke, C., O¿Sullivan, M., Rooney, B. and McPartland, A. (2021) 'How does proximal femur BMD of healthy Irish adults compare to NHANES III? Results of the DXA-HIP Project'. Archives Of Osteoporosis, 16 (1):1-10 [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Vertebral Fractures in Ireland: A Sub-analysis of the DXA HIP Project'
Carey, J.J., Yang, L., E. Erjiang., Wang, L., Gorham K, Egan, R., Brennan, A., Dempsey, M., Armstrong, C., Heaney, F., McCabe, E., Yu, M. (2021) 'Vertebral Fractures in Ireland: A Sub-analysis of the DXA HIP Project'. Calcified Tissue International, [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2021) 'Utility of Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool as a Screening Tool for Osteoporosis in Irish Men and Women: Results of the DXA-HIP Project'
E E;Wang T;Yang L;Dempsey M;Brennan A;Yu M;Chan WP;Whelan B;Silke C;O'Sullivan M;Rooney B;McPartland A;O'Malley G;Carey JJ; (2021) 'Utility of Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool as a Screening Tool for Osteoporosis in Irish Men and Women: Results of the DXA-HIP Project'. Journal Of Clinical Densitometry : The Official Journal Of The International Society For Clinical Densitometry, [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2021) 'Reducing pharmacy medication errors using Lean Six Sigma: A Thai hospital case study'
Yaifa Trakulsunti, Jiju Antony, Rick Edgeman, Beth Cudney, Mary Dempsey & Atrracta Brennan (2021) 'Reducing pharmacy medication errors using Lean Six Sigma: A Thai hospital case study'. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2020) 'Machine learning can improve clinical detection of low BMD: the DXA-HIP study'
Erjiang, E., Wang, T., Yang, L., Dempsey, M., Brennan, A., Yu, M., Chan, W.P., Whelan, B., Silke, C., O'Sullivan, M. and Rooney, B. (2020) 'Machine learning can improve clinical detection of low BMD: the DXA-HIP study'. Journal Of Clinical Densitometry, 24 (4):527-537 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'BARRIERS AND WASTE IN THE RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH A LEAN SIX SIGMA LENS'
M. Dempsey, A. Brennan, J. McAvoy (2020) 'BARRIERS AND WASTE IN THE RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH A LEAN SIX SIGMA LENS'. Management and Production Engineering Review, 11 (3):119-127 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2020) 'The Irish dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) for Osteoporosis Project'
Erjiang, E;Wang, TY;Yang, L;Dempsey, M;Brennan, A;Yu, M;Chan, WP;Whelan, B;Silke, C;O'Sullivan, M;Rooney, B;McPartland, A;O'Malley, G;Carey, JJ (2020) 'The Irish dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) for Osteoporosis Project'. BMJ Open, 10 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2020) 'Reducing Medication Errors using Lean Six Sigma methodology in a Thai hospital: an action research study'
Y. Trakulsunti, J. Antony, M. Dempsey, A. Brennan (2020) 'Reducing Medication Errors using Lean Six Sigma methodology in a Thai hospital: an action research study'. International Journal Of Quality And Reliability Management, [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2020) 'Incremental learning in a capstone project: not all mature students are the same'
McAvoy, J., Dempsey, M. and Quinn, E. (2020) 'Incremental learning in a capstone project: not all mature students are the same'. International Journal of Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, :1-15 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2019) 'A study into the reasons for process improvement project failures: results from a pilot survey'
Antony, J., Lizarelli, F., Fernandes, M., Dempsey, M., Brennan, A. (2019) 'A study into the reasons for process improvement project failures: results from a pilot survey'. International Journal Of Quality And Reliability Management, [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2019) 'An Exploratory Study into the use of Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Medication Errors in the Norwegian Public Healthcare Context'
Antony, J., Forthun, S., Trakulsunti, Y., Farrington, T., McFarlane, J., Brennan, A., Dempsey, M. (2019) 'An Exploratory Study into the use of Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Medication Errors in the Norwegian Public Healthcare Context'. Leadership in health services = Leadership dans les services de sante, [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2019) 'An evaluation into the limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma: an empirical study'
Jiju Antony, Michael Sony, Mary Dempsey, Attracta Brennan, Tom Farrington, Beth Cudney (2019) 'An evaluation into the limitations and emerging trends of Six Sigma: an empirical study'. The TQM Journal, [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2018) 'P-PAC (PARTNERSHIP IN PEDAGOGY, ACCREDITATION, AND COLLABORATION): A FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT STUDENT TRANSITION TO EMPLOYABILITY IN INDUSTRY. A LEAN SYSTEMS CASE STUDY'
Brennan, A,Dempsey, M (2018) 'P-PAC (PARTNERSHIP IN PEDAGOGY, ACCREDITATION, AND COLLABORATION): A FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT STUDENT TRANSITION TO EMPLOYABILITY IN INDUSTRY. A LEAN SYSTEMS CASE STUDY'. Management and Production Engineering Review, 9 :35-47 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2013) 'Tomorrow's Engineers graduate from Youth Academy'
Dempsey, M (2013) 'Tomorrow's Engineers graduate from Youth Academy'. Engineers Ireland, [Details]
(2011) 'Using Wikis To Facilitate Team Work: German and Irish Students’ Perspectives'
Dempsey, M., Gormley, P., Riedel, R. (2011) 'Using Wikis To Facilitate Team Work: German and Irish Students’ Perspectives'. AISHE-J, 3 (2):pp41-48.8 8 [ARAN Link] [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
(2017) Information and Operations Management (Compiled).
Hogan, M., Dempsey, M. (2017) Information and Operations Management (Compiled). UK: Pearson. [Details]
(2007) Information and Operations Management (Compiled).
McDwyer, L., Barry, C., Dempsey, M. (2007) Information and Operations Management (Compiled). UK: Pearson. [Details]
(2000) Management of Organisational Change (Compiled).
Dempsey, M., Hilliard, R. (2000) Management of Organisational Change (Compiled). UK: Pearson. [Details]
(1996) Business Matters.
Executive MBA Graduates of University College Galway (1996) Business Matters. Mayoralty House, Galway: O'Hanlon & Co. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2020) 'Perceived Non-value Added Activities in the Research Grant Application Process–Through a Lean Six Sigma Lens. Lean Six Sigma in Higher Education'
Attracta Brennan and Mary Dempsey. (2020) 'Perceived Non-value Added Activities in the Research Grant Application Process–Through a Lean Six Sigma Lens. Lean Six Sigma in Higher Education' In: Lean Six Sigma in Higher Education: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement Professionals in Higher Education. United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Limited. [ARAN Link] [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2023) International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (2023)
Thuilier, E; Carey, J.J; Dingliana, J; Dempsey, M; Whelan, B; Biggins, S; Brennan, A; (2023) Augmented Reality Rehabilitation for People with Osteoporosis: Squat exergame (a demo) . In: A. Campbell, C. Krogmeier, and G. Young (Editors) eds. International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (2023) [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 9th Joint International Conference on Serious Games
Attracta Brennan, Caroline Manghan, Mary Dempsey, John McAvoy, Sam Redfern (2023) Through a Gender Lens: A Serious Game for Young Children to Enhance Bullying Awareness and Encourage the Adoption of the Defender Role . In: Mads Haahr Alberto Rojas-Salazar Stefan Göbel eds. 9th Joint International Conference on Serious Games Dublin, , 26-OCT-23 - 27-OCT-23 , pp.257-273 [DOI] [Details]
(2021) ECTS 2021 Digital Congress
Carey, J.J., Yang, L., Erjiang, E., Wang, T., Gorham, K., Egan, R., Brennan, A., Dempsey, M., Armstrong, C., Heaney, F., Yu, M. (2021) Vertebral fractures in Ireland: A sub-analysis of the DXA HIP Project . In: Elsevier eds. ECTS 2021 Digital Congress Europe, , 06-MAY-21 - 08-MAY-21 , pp.35-35 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2018) INTED
Dempsey, M., Brennan, A. and O¿Dea. M (2018) Providing an e-tivity scaffold for engagement for early research activity through blog technology embedded within teaching and learning INTED [Details]
(2018) INTED
Brennan A., Dempsey, M. and O¿Dea (2018) The link between off campus work for students, reduced academic performance and increased mental health issues INTED [Details]
(2018) INTED
Brennan, A. and Dempsey, M (2018) The student voice : the students¿ own views on smartphone usage and impact on their academic performance INTED [Details]
(2018) 5th European Lean Educator Conference
Tawalbeh, M; Riedel, R; Dempsey, M; Emanuel, C (2018) Lego® Serious Play® as a Business Innovation enabler 5th European Lean Educator Conference Portugal, , 14-NOV-18 - 15-NOV-18 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2018) 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
A. Brennan, M. Dempsey (2018) THE STUDENT VOICE: THE STUDENTS OWN VIEWS ON SMARTPHONE USAGE AND IMPACT ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valencia, , 05-MAR-18 - 07-MAR-18 , pp.7709-7718 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2018) 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
A. Brennan, M. Dempsey, M. O'Dea (2018) THE LINK BETWEEN OFF CAMPUS WORK FOR STUDENTS, REDUCED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valencia, , 05-MAR-18 - 07-MAR-18 , pp.6052-6060 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2018) 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
M. O'Dea, A. Brennan, M. Dempsey (2018) SUPPORTING ONLINE STUDENTS THROUGH THE LIMINAL SPACE FROM FACILITATED ONLINE MODULES TO SELF-STARTING A THESIS 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valencia, , 05-MAR-18 - 07-MAR-18 , pp.6701-6708 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2018) 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
M. Dempsey, A. Brennan, M. O'Dea (2018) RE-BOOT LEARNING: PROVIDING AN E-TIVITY SCAFFOLD FOR ENGAGEMENT FOR EARLY RESEARCH ACTIVITY THROUGH BLOG TECHNOLOGY EMBEDDED WITHIN TEACHING AND LEARNING 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valencia, , 05-MAR-18 - 05-MAR-18 , pp.7046-7052 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2018) 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
M. Dempsey, A. Brennan (2018) EMPOWERING LEARNERS WITH SELF-SELECTING LEARNING TOOLS 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valencia, , 05-MAR-18 - 07-MAR-18 , pp.7740-7745 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2017) 15th CELT Symposium on Higher Education - Learning Communities, Collaboration, and Collegiality
Dempsey, M., Flynn, S., Kelly, M. (2017) Professional Development Portfolio Process 15th CELT Symposium on Higher Education - Learning Communities, Collaboration, and Collegiality [Details]
(2017) 15th CELT Symposium on Higher Education - Learning Communities, Collaboration, and Collegiality
Dempsey, M., Burns, D., Flynn, S., Gupta, A., Hogan, M., MacLochlainn, M., O’Connell, J., Ó Sealbhaigh, F. (2017) MISFITS: Lego, Wool, Art, Equations agus Seanfhocail: Professional Development Pilot ¿a living teaching portfolio initiative 15th CELT Symposium on Higher Education - Learning Communities, Collaboration, and Collegiality [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2017) 11th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
Dempsey, M., Brennan, A. (2017) Turbocharging The Journey Into The Liminal Space And Beyond . In: L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martínez, I. Candel Torres eds. 11th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Spain, , 06-MAR-17 - 08-MAR-17 , pp.4315-4324 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2014) IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference APMS
M Dempsey, R Riedel , M Kelly (2014) Serious Play as a Method for Process Design . In: APMS eds. IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference APMS France, , 20-SEP-14 - 24-SEP-14 , pp.395-402 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2014) 12th Symposium on Higher Education
Dempsey, M., Kelly, M. (2014) Lego Serious Play as an Education Tool - A focus on student learning 12th Symposium on Higher Education NUI Galway, , 20-JUN-14 - 21-JUN-14 [Details]
(2013) 11th Symposium on Higher Education
Dempsey, M. (2013) Lego Serious Play Workshop - push through traditional boundaries and think about innovative teaching and challenge the curriculum 11th Symposium on Higher Education Galway, , 24-JUN-13 - 26-JUN-13 [Details]
(2012) 10th Symposium on Higher Education
Dempsey, M. (2012) Serious Play Workshop - Academic process flow 10th Symposium on Higher Education NUI Galway, , 28-JUN-12 - 29-JUN-12 [Details]
(2011) 21st International Conference on Production Research ICPR - Innovation in Product and Production
Dempsey, M., Gormley, P., Riedel, R. (2011) Supporting Global Collaboration Teams through innovative Web 2.0 Technologies . In: Dieter Spath Tobias Krause Rolf Ilg eds. 21st International Conference on Production Research ICPR - Innovation in Product and Production Stuttgart, Germany, , 31-JUL-11 - 04-AUG-11 , pp.625-627 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2010) 10th Annual Irish Learning Technology Association Conference EdTech 2010
Dempsey, M., Gormley, P., Riedel, R. (2010) An Analysis of Third Level Multi-cultural Interdisciplinary Student Learning Outcomes Using Wiki Technology- An Evaluation of Germany and Ireland University students . In: EDTECH eds. 10th Annual Irish Learning Technology Association Conference EdTech 2010 Athlone Institute of Technology, , 20-MAY-10 - 21-MAY-10 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2009) 9th Annual Irish Learning Technology Association Conference EdTech
Dempsey, M.,Gormley, P., McDwyer, L. (2009) An analysis of third-level multi-cultural interdisciplinary student learning outcomes using Wiki technology . In: ILTA eds. 9th Annual Irish Learning Technology Association Conference EdTech National College of Ireland, , 21-MAY-09 - 22-MAY-09 , pp.22-23 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1999) WWW Track 1999 Western Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting
Bruce, R., Dempsey, M. (1999) A comparison of student outcomes from an internet-based inventory . In: Western Decision Sciences Institute eds. WWW Track 1999 Western Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting Puerto, Vallarta, , 06-APR-99 - 10-APR-99 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1996) 13th International Conference of the Irish Manufacturing Committee
Donnellan, P, Dempsey, M, O'Kelly, (1996) Operations Strategy Development And Implementation: - A Self Assessment Matrix 13th International Conference of the Irish Manufacturing Committee Limerick, , 01-SEP-96 , pp.945-956 [Details]
(1996) Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference of the Irish Manufacturing Committee
Dempsey, M., Donnellan, P., O'Kelly, M.E.J. (1996) Operations Strategy Development And Implementation: - A Self Assessment Matrix . In: Irish Manufacturing Committee eds. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference of the Irish Manufacturing Committee , pp.945-956 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1995) Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference of the Irish Manufacturing Committee
Dempsey, Mary., Gallagher, Norbert., O'Kelly, M.E.J. (1995) Environmental Business Management . In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the Irish Manufacturing Committee. Cork: Conference Paper eds. Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference of the Irish Manufacturing Committee University College Cork, , 06-SEP-95 - 08-SEP-95 , pp.1131-1140 [ARAN Link] [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
(2009) Review of the Executive Masters in Business Administration.
Wood, G., Beech, N., Broder, F., Dempsey, M., Boyd, A. (2009) Review of the Executive Masters in Business Administration. NUI Galway, Ireland. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2008) Review of the Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis.
Blake, R., Coughlan, C., Dempsey, M., Duignan, S., Stengel, D. (2008) Review of the Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis. NUI Galway, Ireland. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(1994) Evaluation of the Irish Productivity Centre Environmental Business Management (E.B.M).
M.E.J. O'Kelly, M. Dempsey (1994) Evaluation of the Irish Productivity Centre Environmental Business Management (E.B.M). Human Factors Resesarch Unit, Galway. [ARAN Link] [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2021) INTED2021, the 15th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, will be held in Valencia (Spain) on the 8th, 9th and 10th of March, 2021,
Dempsey, M. (2021) Peer Reviewer. [Other], INTED2021, the 15th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, will be held in Valencia (Spain) on the 8th, 9th and 10th of March, 2021, Spain , 08-MAR-21 - 10-MAR-21. [Details]
(2021) INTED2021, the 15th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, will be held in Valencia (Spain) on the 8th, 9th and 10th of March, 2021,
Dempsey, M. (2021) Advisory Board Member. [Other], INTED2021, the 15th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, will be held in Valencia (Spain) on the 8th, 9th and 10th of March, 2021, Spain , 08-MAR-21 - 10-MAR-21. [Details]
(2020) 14th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference,
Dempsey, M. (2020) Advisory Board Member. [Other], 14th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Spain , 02-MAR-20 - 04-MAR-20. [Details]
(2020) 14th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference,
Dempsey, M. (2020) Peer Reviewer. [Other], 14th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Spain , 02-MAR-20 - 04-MAR-20. [Details]
(2019) 13th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED2019,
Dempsey, M. (2019) Advisory Board Member. [Program Committee], 13th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED2019, Spain , 11-MAR-19 - 13-MAR-19. [Details]
(2019) 13th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED2019,
Dempsey, M. (2019) Peer Reviewer. [Program Committee], 13th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED2019, Spain , 11-MAR-19 - 13-MAR-19. [Details]
(2018) 12th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference INTED2018,
Dempsey, M. (2018) Chair of E-Assessment Session. [Chaired Session], 12th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference INTED2018, Spain , 05-MAR-18 - 05-MAR-18. [Details]
(2017) Teaching Technologies,
Dr. Judith O'Connell Mary Dempsey (2017) Professional Development Framework and Lego. [Conference Paper], Teaching Technologies, CELT. NUI. Galway , 19-JUN-17 - 20-JUN-17. [Details]
(2017) Innovation at Play,
Attracta Brennan, Mary Dempsey, Lorna Farren, Ruth Hynes, Martina Kelly, Geraldine Marley, Marguerita MCGovern, Fionn O'Sealbhaigh, Natalie Walsh, (2017) Experiential learning symposium focused on exploring play for the purpose of innovation. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Innovation at Play, NUI Galway , 26-OCT-17 - 26-OCT-17. [Details]
(2017) National Forum Professional Development Celebration, National Forum Conference,
Dempsey, M. (2017) Invited Speaker: Professional Development Framework: Personal Communication and Dialogue in Teaching and Learning. [Keynote Address], National Forum Professional Development Celebration, National Forum Conference, Mansion House , 01-SEP-17 - 01-SEP-17. [Details]
(2017) National Forum Professional Development Colloquium,
Dempsey, M. (2017) Lego Serious Play - A support for Professional Development in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. [Invited Paper], National Forum Professional Development Colloquium, Mansion House, Dublin , 01-SEP-17 - 01-SEP-17. [Details]
(2014) IES2014 Conference/Lean Symposium,
Dempsey, M. (2014) Peer reviewer and sponsorship from The Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE). [Other], IES2014 Conference/Lean Symposium, NUI Galway , 15-MAY-14 - 16-MAY-14. [Details]
(1999) Society of Manufacturing Engineering,
Dempsey, M. (1999) National Secretary, SME National Conference Organising Committee. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Society of Manufacturing Engineering, Cork , 03-JUN-99 - 06-JUN-99. [Details]

Book Review

  Year Publication
(2011) Operations Management: With Connect Plus Card (UK Higher Education Business Operations Management) Paperback.
Steve Paton (Author), Ben Clegg (Author), Juliana Hsuan (Author), Alan Pilkington (Author) (2011) Operations Management: With Connect Plus Card (UK Higher Education Business Operations Management) Paperback. UK: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Book Review [Details]
(2011) Operations Management.
Stephenson (2011) Operations Management. UK: McGrath-Hill Education Book Review [Details]

Case

  Year Publication
(2011) The Management and Creation of Knowledge: Do Wikis Help?.
Bruen, C., Fitzpatrick, N., Gormaly, P., Harvey, J., McAvinia, C. (2011) The Management and Creation of Knowledge: Do Wikis Help?. USA: IGI Global Case [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2010) Operations Strategy: Third-Level Interdisciplinary Collaborative Student Learning.
Donnelly, R., Harvey J., O'Rourke, K.C. (2010) Operations Strategy: Third-Level Interdisciplinary Collaborative Student Learning. USA: Information Science Reference Case [DOI] [Details]

Conference Poster

  Year Publication
(2021) Vertebral fractures in Ireland: A sub-analysis of the DXA HIP Project.
Carey, J., Yang, L., Erjiang, E., Wang, T., Gorhame, K., Egan, R., Brennan, A., Dempsey, M., Armstronge, C., Heaney, F., Yu, M. (2021) Vertebral fractures in Ireland: A sub-analysis of the DXA HIP Project. Europe: Bone Reports Conference Poster [DOI] [Details]
(2013) High Ability Youth Academy Programme. Global University Network Innovation Conference 6th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education (HE), Let's build transformative knowledge to drive social change.
Marley, G., McIlrath, L., Heary, C., Dempsey, M. (2013) High Ability Youth Academy Programme. Global University Network Innovation Conference 6th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education (HE), Let's build transformative knowledge to drive social change. Conference Poster [Details]

Gov. Report or Document

  Year Publication
(2014) Input to NUI Galway President's Report to Department of Education and Skills - Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), Freight Transport, Distribution and Logistics.
Dempsey, M. (2014) Input to NUI Galway President's Report to Department of Education and Skills - Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), Freight Transport, Distribution and Logistics. NUI Galway: NUI Galway Gov. Report or Document [Details]
(2013) Engineering as a Science subject for Honours Engineering Degrees.
Dempsey, M., O'hEachteirn, P. (2013) Engineering as a Science subject for Honours Engineering Degrees. Gov. Report or Document [Details]
(1998) Dempsey, M., Hunt, I., Mahoney, P., (1998). National Institute of Transport and Logistics (NITL) application to Government.
Dempsey, M., Hunt, I., Mahoney, P. (1998) Dempsey, M., Hunt, I., Mahoney, P., (1998). National Institute of Transport and Logistics (NITL) application to Government. Ireland: NUI Galway Gov. Report or Document [Details]

Invited Lectures

  Year Publication
(2019) Lean - Learning to see the value journey lecture at Technische Universitat Chemnitz.
Dempsey, M. (2019) Lean - Learning to see the value journey lecture at Technische Universitat Chemnitz. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2019) Strategic Lean Systems Lecture at Technische Universitat Chemnitz.
Dempsey, M. (2019) Strategic Lean Systems Lecture at Technische Universitat Chemnitz. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2018) Lecture on LSP effectiveness in engineering education at Tsinghua Univeristy.
Dempsey, M. (2018) Lecture on LSP effectiveness in engineering education at Tsinghua Univeristy. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2017) Exploring Innovative and Creative approaches to Professional Development Framework Engagement at National Forum T&L.
Dempsey, M. (2017) Exploring Innovative and Creative approaches to Professional Development Framework Engagement at National Forum T&L. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2017) Large Class Teaching: Good, Bad and Ugly.
Dempsey, M. (2017) Large Class Teaching: Good, Bad and Ugly. CELT, NUI Galway: Invited Lectures [Details]
(2017) Leaning on Operations Strategy at Technische Universitat Chemnitz.
Dempsey (2017) Leaning on Operations Strategy at Technische Universitat Chemnitz. Technische Universitat Chemnitz: Invited Lectures [Details]
(2016) Operations Strategy: A Lean Ingredient (Technische Universitat Chemnitz).
Dempsey, M. (2016) Operations Strategy: A Lean Ingredient (Technische Universitat Chemnitz). Technische Universitat Chemnitz: Invited Lectures [Details]
(2015) Operations Strategy: A Moving Dartboard (Technische Universitat Chemnitz).
Dempsey, M. (2015) Operations Strategy: A Moving Dartboard (Technische Universitat Chemnitz). Technische Universitat Chemnitz: Invited Lectures [Details]
(2014) Operations Strategy: Across the Line (Technische Universitat Chemnitz).
Dempsey, M. (2014) Operations Strategy: Across the Line (Technische Universitat Chemnitz). Invited Lectures [Details]
(2013) Operations Strategy: Game of Chess at Technische Universitat Chemnitz.
Dempsey, M. (2013) Operations Strategy: Game of Chess at Technische Universitat Chemnitz. Technische Universitat Chemnitz: Invited Lectures [Details]
(2012) Operations Strategy: Go at the Stop Sign (Technische Universitat Chemnitz).
Dempsey, M. (2012) Operations Strategy: Go at the Stop Sign (Technische Universitat Chemnitz). Invited Lectures [Details]
(2011) Operations Strategy: No Way Back (Technische Universitat Chemnitz).
Dempsey, M. (2011) Operations Strategy: No Way Back (Technische Universitat Chemnitz). Invited Lectures [Details]
(2001) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University.
Dempsey, M. (2001) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University. Invited Lectures [Details]
(2000) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University.
Dempsey, M. (2000) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University. Invited Lectures [Details]
(1999) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University.
Dempsey, M. (1999) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University. Invited Lectures [Details]
(1998) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University.
Dempsey, M. (1998) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University. Finland: Invited Lectures [Details]
(1997) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University.
Dempsey, M. (1997) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University. Invited Lectures [Details]
(1996) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University.
Dempsey, M. (1996) Logistics Lecture Series: Mikkeli University. Finland: Invited Lectures [Details]

Invited Seminars

  Year Publication
(2017) Empowering Learners through “knowledge resource banks” Overall impact?.
Dempsey, M. (2017) Empowering Learners through “knowledge resource banks” Overall impact?. Blackboard Festival, NUI Galway: Invited Seminars [Details]
(2010) Ireland- An Island off an Island off Mainland Europe: a Logistics Perspective - Seminar to Duquesne University Faculty, USA.
Dempsey, M. (2010) Ireland- An Island off an Island off Mainland Europe: a Logistics Perspective - Seminar to Duquesne University Faculty, USA. Cairnes Business School, NUI Galway: Invited Seminars [Details]
(2010) Cultural Exchange.
Dempsey, M. (2010) Cultural Exchange. Technische Universitat Chemnitz: Invited Seminars [Details]
(2007) Academic Synergies China-Ireland: Tsinghua University.
Dempsey, M. (2007) Academic Synergies China-Ireland: Tsinghua University. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2007) Seminar on Process Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Dempsey, M., Mulligan, D. (2007) Seminar on Process Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Beijing, China: NUI Galway Invited Seminars [Details]
(2002) Logistics Seminar: Minho University.
Dempsey, M. (2002) Logistics Seminar: Minho University. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2001) Service Operation: St Angela's College.
Dempsey, M. (2001) Service Operation: St Angela's College. St Angela's College, Sligo: Invited Seminars [Details]
(2001) Operations Management Seminar: Shannon School of Catering.
Dempsey, M. (2001) Operations Management Seminar: Shannon School of Catering. Shannon School of Catering: Invited Seminars [Details]
(2001) Logistics Seminar: Minho University.
Dempsey, M. (2001) Logistics Seminar: Minho University. Invited Seminars [Details]
(2000) Service Operations: St Angela's College.
Dempsey, M. (2000) Service Operations: St Angela's College. St Angela's College, Sligo: Invited Seminars [Details]
(2000) Operations Management Seminar: Shannon School of Catering.
Dempsey, M. (2000) Operations Management Seminar: Shannon School of Catering. Shannon School of Catering: Invited Seminars [Details]
(2000) Logistics Seminar: Minho University.
Dempsey, M. (2000) Logistics Seminar: Minho University. Invited Seminars [Details]
(1999) Logistics Seminar to Chinese MBA Executives.
Dempsey, M. (1999) Logistics Seminar to Chinese MBA Executives. Invited Seminars [Details]
(1999) Operations Management Seminar: Shannon School of Catering.
Dempsey, M. (1999) Operations Management Seminar: Shannon School of Catering. Shannon School of Catering: Invited Seminars [Details]
(1999) Service Operations: St Angela's College.
Dempsey, M. (1999) Service Operations: St Angela's College. St Angela's College, Sligo: Invited Seminars [Details]
(1998) Service Operations: St Angela's College.
Dempsey, M. (1998) Service Operations: St Angela's College. St Angela's College, Sligo: Invited Seminars [Details]
(1998) Logistics Seminar: Mikkeli University.
Dempsey, M. (1998) Logistics Seminar: Mikkeli University. Invited Seminars [Details]
(1998) JIT Workshop Shannon School of Catering.
Dempsey, M. (1998) JIT Workshop Shannon School of Catering. Invited Seminars [Details]
(1997) Logistics Seminar: Shannon School of Catering.
Dempsey, M. (1997) Logistics Seminar: Shannon School of Catering. Shannon School of Catering: Invited Seminars [Details]
(1997) Service Operations: St Angela's College.
Dempsey, M. (1997) Service Operations: St Angela's College. St Angela's College, Sligo: Invited Seminars [Details]
(1996) Just in Time Seminar: Shannon School of Catering.
Dempsey, M. (1996) Just in Time Seminar: Shannon School of Catering. Shannon School of Catering: Invited Seminars [Details]
(1996) Service Operations: St Angela's College.
Dempsey, M. (1996) Service Operations: St Angela's College. St Angela's College, Sligo: Invited Seminars [Details]

Media

  Year Publication
(2011) Logistics Potential in Galway Harbour.
Dempsey, M. (2011) Logistics Potential in Galway Harbour. Ireland: Galway Independent Media [Details]

Meeting

  Year Publication
(2010) Meetings between the Executive and Academic Deans and the President of NUI Galway. An Irish Marine Microbiology PhD student joined the ship in the USA. Meeting with the Dean on Board the SAS.
Dempsey, M., Sheridan, B. (2010) Meetings between the Executive and Academic Deans and the President of NUI Galway. An Irish Marine Microbiology PhD student joined the ship in the USA. Meeting with the Dean on Board the SAS. Meeting [Details]

Presentation

  Year Publication
(2013) Co-founder Remarks at Inaugural Youth Academy Summer School Graduation.
Dempsey, M. (2013) Co-founder Remarks at Inaugural Youth Academy Summer School Graduation. St Angela's College, Sligo: Presentation [Details]
(2013) Co-founder Remarks at Youth Academy graduation.
Dempsey, M. (2013) Co-founder Remarks at Youth Academy graduation. NUI Galway: NUI Galway Presentation [Details]
(2013) Embedding entrepreneurship in first year curriculum - Enterprise Ireland.
Dempsey, M. (2013) Embedding entrepreneurship in first year curriculum - Enterprise Ireland. Presentation [Details]

Report

  Year Publication
(2016) BlackStone LaunchPad.
Dempsey, M., Kelly, M. (2016) BlackStone LaunchPad. NUI Galway: NUI Galway Report [Details]
(2007) Ireland-China Report.
Dempsey, M., Mulligan, D. (2007) Ireland-China Report. NUI Galway: NUI Galway Report [Details]

Reviews

  Year Publication
(2013) MyOMLab - Essentials of Operations Management.
Dempsey, M. (2013) MyOMLab - Essentials of Operations Management. UK: Pearson Reviews [Details]

Research Seminar

  Year Publication
(2013) Enterprise Ireland Think Outside The Box Awards.
Dempsey, M. (2013) Enterprise Ireland Think Outside The Box Awards. Research Seminar [Details]

Thesis

  Year Publication
(1993) Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacture Practice.
Dempsey, M. (1993) Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacture Practice. Ireland: NUI Galway Thesis [Details]

Video recording / TV

  Year Publication
(2017) Professional Development Pilot: National Framework of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Dempsey, M., Burns, D., Flynn, S., Gupta, A., Hogan, M., MacLochlainn, M., O’Connell, J., Ó Sealbhaigh, F. (2017) Professional Development Pilot: National Framework of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Video recording / TV [Details]
(2017) LSP for PD in Action.
Dempsey, M., Burns, D., Flynn, S., Gupta, A., Hogan, M., MacLochlainn, M., O’Connell, J., Ó Sealbhaigh, F. (2017) LSP for PD in Action. Mansion House, Dublin: National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Video recording / TV [Details]

Workshops

  Year Publication
(2019) LSP Workshop: Advancing the PhD process to DPISE students at Minho Univeristy.
Dempsey, M. (2019) LSP Workshop: Advancing the PhD process to DPISE students at Minho Univeristy. Workshops [Details]
(2019) LSP Workshop: Digital Transformation in Manufacturing for the MIT Portugal Program at Minho University.
Dempsey, M. (2019) LSP Workshop: Digital Transformation in Manufacturing for the MIT Portugal Program at Minho University. Workshops [Details]
(2018) LSP workshop Leaders for Technical Industries’ PhD Students at Minho University.
Dempsey, M. (2018) LSP workshop Leaders for Technical Industries’ PhD Students at Minho University. Workshops [Details]
(2018) Deepen Lean through LSP Methodology to Medtronic Global's Continuous Improvement Team.
Dempsey, M., Kelly, M. (2018) Deepen Lean through LSP Methodology to Medtronic Global's Continuous Improvement Team. Workshops [Details]
(2018) LSP Workshop to NUI Galway's Marketing and Communications CAO Working Group.
Dempsey, M., Kelly, M. (2018) LSP Workshop to NUI Galway's Marketing and Communications CAO Working Group. Workshops [Details]
(2017) Professional Development Pilot : National Framework of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Dempsey, M. (2017) Professional Development Pilot : National Framework of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Workshops [Details]
(2016) Lego Serious Play (LSP) Workshop: BlackstoneLaunchPad.
Dempsey, M., Kelly, M. (2016) Lego Serious Play (LSP) Workshop: BlackstoneLaunchPad. NUI Galway: NUI Galway Workshops [Details]
(2015) Workshop to facilitate and capture MedTech process re-design improvement metrics (Merit Medical).
Dempsey, M., Kelly, M., O'Dwyer, C., Riedel, R. (2015) Workshop to facilitate and capture MedTech process re-design improvement metrics (Merit Medical). Workshops [Details]
(2015) Innovation Through Play - An Ice-breaker EXPLORE.
Dempsey, M., Kelly, Martina. (2015) Innovation Through Play - An Ice-breaker EXPLORE. NUI Galway: NUI Galway Workshops [Details]
(2014) Workshop to facilitate MedTech NPD Process Re-Design (Merit Medical).
Dempsey, M., Kelly, M., Riedel, R. (2014) Workshop to facilitate MedTech NPD Process Re-Design (Merit Medical). NUI Galway: NUI Galway Workshops [Details]
(2013) Law Regulations Redesign Process.
Dempsey, M., Kelly, M. (2013) Law Regulations Redesign Process. NUI Galway: Workshops [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2021 Nominated for NUI Galway's President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching NUI Galway
2020 Nominated for NUI Galway's President's Awards for Societal Impact NUI Galway
2020 Awarded the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching NUI Galway
2020 Awarded the Dean's Awards for Excellence in Teaching NUI Galway
2019 Nominated for NUI Galway President’s Awards for Societal Impact NUI Galway
2018 Nominated for NUI Galway's President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching NUI Galway
2018 Nominated for NUI Galway President’s Awards for Societal Impact NUI Galway
2013 Youth Academy Mayoral Award Nomination Galway City Council
2013 Irish Laboratory Finalist - Contribution to Industry Irish Laboratory Awards
2013 Academic Prize for Academic Achievement Enterprise Ireland and Northern Ireland Invest
2013 AHECS Nomination AHECS
2010 Inaugural “Lecturer of the Year 2010” presented by the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe T.D. on behalf of the Eastern Section of the Chartered Institute Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Ireland
2010 Higher Education Authority Cultural Exchange Nominee International Section of the Department of Education and Science
1998 Education Award - Presented by the Junior Minister for Transport on behalf of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Institute of Transport and Logistics
1997 SME Board President's International Nominee Society of Manufacturing Engineers USA

Other Activities

  Description

Appointed by the President of SME USA as one of two international representatives on SME Board 1998-1999

Teaching Interests

My Teaching, Learning and Assessment (TLA) philosophy is to build sustainable learning communities of Systems Engineering professionals who are resilient and adaptable in a dynamic environment and who are committed to, and passionate about, lifelong learning. My students' voice is very important to me. In challenging my diverse range of students to achieve learning outcomes (LOs), I develop a partnership approach with them, employing the principles of fairness, engagement, guidance, support and encouragement in my teaching. I simultaneously challenge my students in their learning to enable them to develop academic rigor and to be the best they can be. In order to enhance my students' capacity to act as responsible global citizens and ethical leaders, I endeavour to embed opportunities and scaffolds to nurture exemplary graduate attributes including; independent critical thinking, teamwork, innovation, visualisation and analytical skills. Values of honesty, care, dignity, inclusion, empathy and respect underpin my TLA philosophy. I base my teaching on the Community of Inquiry framework which combines Social, Cognitive and Teaching presences (M. Koehler and P. Mishra, 2009) and provides me with a structure to deepen my students' educational experience and I inject a seasoning of fun in my TLA to enhance the experience. I also employ the Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge framework for technology integration (Mulryan Kyne, 2010) to extend my TLA scholarship. This combined focus challenges me to deepen my responsibility to provide a more positive student learning experience and align with NUI Galway's Strategy 2025 and HEA's Strategy. 
                         
I was a visiting academic to Mikkeli University (on a bi-annual basis) from 1995 to 2001 where I taught many international students (including Chinese executives at MBA level). I was also invited to give seminars to groups of international students as part of an international speaker series in University of Minho, Portugal from 1999 to 2018. Since 2005 I have co-ordinated the Erasmus exchange between TU Chemnitz and NUI Galway for the provision of staff and student mobility. I also co-ordinated the Malaysian students who enrolled in third year of the Industrial Engineering programme. I was invited to visit Tsinghua University, Beijing as part of the Ireland-China programme in 2007 and 2018. In 2019, I co-ordinated the IMEM Tsinghua University industry and academic visit in Galway. I am working with UNHCR Ireland as a partner on the Education Pathways Project in Ireland (EU-Passworld) to expand higher education pathways for refugees in Europe.

Current Postgraduate Students (Research)

  Student Degree Type Type
Eléa Thuilier Doctorate - Structured Ph.D (Engineering) Co-supervisor (1)

Internal Collaborators

  Name Description of Collaboration
Prof Kieran Conboy
Industry Innovation
Dr Martina Kelly
LSP
Prof John Carey
Global Medical Informatics
Dr Attracta Brennan

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country Description of Collaboration
Mr. Martin Conroy Medtronic Global IRELAND
Operational Excellence
Carlo Emanuel TU Chemnitz GERMANY
Factory Planning
Professor Pedro Miguel Ferreira Martins Arezes University of Minho PORTUGAL
National co-ordinator of the MIT Portugal Programme
Dr. Alexandre Ferreira da Silva Univeristy of Minho PORTUGAL
Mandy Tawalbeh TU Chemnitz GERMANY
Factory Planning and Factory Management
Prof Jiju Antony Heriot-Watt University SCOTLAND
Lean Limitations
Mr. Mark Butler and Mr. Fred Lampropoulos Merit Medical Systems Inc. U.S.A.
Youth Academy
Mr. Tom O'Donnell Merit Medical Galway IRELAND
New Process Development Process Framework
Prof Ming Yu Tsinghua University CHINA
Health Informatics
Marion Minnich University of Applied Science FH Upper AUSTRIA
International Summer Academy in Engineering for Women
Prof Ralph Riedel TU Chemnitz GERMANY
Factory Planning and Logistics