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Cornelia Connolly is a Professor and Associate Professor at the University of Galway, where responsibilities include significant PhD research supervision and core teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programs focused on Mathematics, Computer Science, and Education. Cornelia served as a Visiting Fellow at Yale University in 2023 and was a Lecturer and Programme Director at Dundalk Institute of Technology from 2004 to 2017, overseeing the Higher Diploma in Computing and mentoring PhD and MSc students. Additional experience includes co-founding LearnOpt to manage a national educational initiative commissioned by the Irish Higher Educational Authority and providing consultancy at Accenture for IT systems change projects. Educational qualifications encompass a Doctorate in Engineering Education and various postgraduate degrees from the University of Galway and the University of Limerick. Research interests specifically focus on higher education student learning, cognition, computer anxiety, and retention.