Susan Calnan

Susan Calnan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and part-time Lecturer in the School of Public Health at University College Cork (UCC). Her primary role involves leading the HRB-funded Applying Research into Policy and Practice (ARPP) project focused on alcohol policy implementation in Ireland. She also teaches modules on public health issues and medical education.

• Education: PhD in Public Health (UCC 2019), MSc in Social Policy (UCC 2015), BA in English & Philosophy (UCC 1994)

Her research integrates public health, social science, and political science perspectives. Key interests include alcohol policy analysis, implementation science, and knowledge translation. She has conducted mixed-methods studies on topics like college alcohol prevention programs and falls prevention services for older adults.

Recent grants include a €255k Health Research Board project to improve alcohol policy implementation and a €22k initiative on digital storytelling for research communication.

• Teaching: Coordinates EH2009 (Public Health Issues), EH3004 (Work Placement), and GM2020 (Medical Public Health Fundamentals). Provides thesis supervision for MPH students.

Committee roles include Healthy Campus Working Group (UCC) and ISS21 Board member. She has contributed to national reports on child mental health services and healthy campus frameworks.