Experience

Research Experience

  1. Research Fellow, University College London, 2019-Present

    • Developing next-generation engineering-orientated decision-making tools for supporting the practical application of earthquake early warning in Europe

  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Bristol, 2019-2019

    • Developed statistical tools to support decision-making related to seismic activity

    • Improved understanding of both the induced seismicity hazard and risk associated with UK shale gas development

  3. Doctoral Candidate, Stanford University, 2016-2019

    • Used various statistical techniques to benchmark, validate, and improve performance-based earthquake engineering repair cost and recovery time predictions

    • Was an active student member of the Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative (SURI), a nexus for generating next-generation tools for resilient communities

  4. Graduate Research Assistant, Stanford University, 2015

    • Evaluated ground motion intensities from induced earthquakes, using "Did You Feel It?" data

  5. Undergraduate Research Assistant, University College Cork, 2014

    • Statistically analyzed the fracture failure of mussel shells, using the Finite Element Method

Teaching Experience

  1. Teaching Assistant, Topics in Disaster Resilience Research (CEE 308), Stanford University, 2017-2018

    • Co-developed the curriculum, facilitated in-class discussions, and invited guest speakers for this graduate level civil engineering seminar

  2. Teaching Assistant, Structural Reliability (CEE 204), Stanford University, 2017

    • Held semi-weekly office hours to address students' queries with course material and graded assignments for this graduate level civil engineering class

  3. Mentor, RISE Internship Program, Stanford University, 2017

    • Co-advised a High School student on an independent summer research project

  4. Teaching Assistant, Mechanics I (AM 1021), University College Cork, 2013

    • Held weekly discussion sections to revise concepts taught in previous lectures for this first-year undergraduate level engineering class

  5. Science and Engineering Mentor, St. John the Apostle Boys’ Primary School, Cork, 2013-2014

    • Taught science and engineering classes to 10-12 year old boys in a disadvantaged (low-income family) school

Academic Service and Leadership

  1. Paper Reviewer, 2017-Present

    • Evaluating article submissions to the following journals:

      • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

      • Earthquake Spectra

      • Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

      • Journal of Earthquake Engineering

      • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

      • Natural Hazards Review

      • Natural Hazards

      • ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering

      • Frontiers in Earth Science (editorial board member)

      • Frontiers in Built Environment (editorial board member)

  2. Proposal Reviewer, 2020-Present

    • Evaluating research funding proposals for the following research funds:

      • Icelandic Research Fund

  3. President and Secretary General , Stanford Irish Association, 2015-2018

    • Organised monthly events, arranged funding, presided over general meetings, and liaised with the Irish Diplomatic Mission in San Francisco and the Stanford Bechtel International Center

Related Professional Experience

  1. Undergraduate Summer Intern, WS Atkins plc (Atkins), United Kingdom, 2013

    • Conducted geologic desk studies and designed minor geotechnical solutions