Noirin Curran Phd Email & Phone Number

County Cork, Ireland

Cork, Ireland

* Researching user experiences with a significant focus on gaming hardware and software experiences, virtual reality and augmented reality, but also working in the mobile, music and productivity spaces. * Designing and coordinating lab and field research: including usability benchmarking, diary studies, observation, eye-tracking, interviews, focus groups, ethnography, surveys, questionnaires, card sorts, A/B studies, and RepGrids.* Aligning with the team and incorporating all stakeholder groups input through needs and requirements analyses and experience design principles, to define project goals and requirements.* Aligning with development schedules, designing and coordinating fast, iterative lab & field research to fit. * Working closely with engineering in creation of low-fidelity and high quality experience prototypes.* Creating presentations and written reports outlining research and designed experiences.* Dealing with conflict over what is best for user experience and what is easiest to create.* Researching compelling new technologies.* Established and managed a local and international participant panel for research studies.

Oscail Distance Learning, Dcu

* Teaching on a variety of online Human Sciences modules in the area of Human Computer Interaction.* Lecturing, Grading, Demonstrating and Communicating practical work and theory to students. * Conducting online tutorials, responding to student queries, correcting assignments and exams. * Working with the e-learning software systems Moodle and Wimba.

University College Cork

* Worked part-time as a consultant on a variety of software & hardware projects with different partners including World Class Solutions/Unique Vision and Logitech, Ireland.* Usability Evaluation of Websites, Software and Mobile Apps* Health & Obesity Management Smartphone Application (W82GO!)* Explorations around Mobile Devices & Tablets* Gaming Hardware Evaluation* Persuadability in Advertising

School Of Applied Psychology

Applied Psychology Undergraduate modules: - Experimental Design & Statistical Applications- Research Methods in Psychology* Lecturing, demonstrating and communicating practical work clearly to students,* Correcting reports and assignments,* Liaising with students and closely monitoring their progress,* Working with the e-learning management system Blackboard* Assistant Examiner for the module 'The Science and Practice of Psychology'.

* Recruited and Coordinated a committee tasked with a variety of different responsibilities involved in the running of the convention. * Organised and planned events at the convention, as well as events and strategies to publicise the main event.* Networked and made strong connections with other individuals involved in running similar events in Ireland and internationally, with the aim of running associated events.* Event and project management for a wide variety of events 2004-2014: http://irishgamingwiki.com/wiki/Noirin_Curran

Phd Psychology, The Psychology Of The Immersive Response In Games

Activities and Societies: Human Factors Research Group, People and Technology Research Group, Wargaming and Roleplaying Society, Directed.

Ba Applied Psychology, Hons., (Psychology, Philosophy)

Activities and Societies: WARPS, Warpcon, Human Factors Research Group

Cyberpsychology Summer School, Cyberpsychology

Cyber.psych2011: The Virtual Immersive and Cyber Technologies Summer School.