Personal profile
Research interests
Children’s mathematical thinking, STEM education, statistical thinking and reasoning, statistical literacy, informal inference, data modelling, lesson study, mathematics education, teacher education, affect in mathematics, algebraic thinking, geometric reasoning, early years and primary mathematics education.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Arizona State University
Education, Master of Arts (MA), California State University, Chico
Postgraduate Diploma, Dublin City University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), University College Dublin
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PROTECT: Erasmus+ Pupil-led Response to the Effects of Climate Change on Their Local Communities
McInerney, R. (PI), Corry, E. (CoPI), Hourigan, M. (CoPI), Leavy, A. (CoPI) & O'Dwyer, A. (CoPI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
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Studio LAB Encounters: Becoming STEAM Educators
Morrin, A. M. (PI), Leavy, A. (CoPI), Hourigan, M. (CoPI), Liston, M. (CoPI), O'Dwyer, A. (CoPI) & Corry, E. (CoPI)
15/11/21 → …
Project: Teaching & Learning
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STEM Café: Embracing Integrated STEM Education
Leavy, A. (CoPI), Hourigan, M. (CoPI), Carroll, C. (CoPI), Fitzpatrick, M. (CoPI), O'Dwyer, A. (CoPI), Corry, E. (CoPI), Hamilton, M. (CoPI), McNamara, M. (CoPI), Liman-Kaban, A. (CoPI), O'Shea, J. (CoPI), Young, K. (CoPI), Liston, M. (CoPI), Ryan, M. (CoPI), Cleary, C. (CoPI), McGann, R. (CoPI) & Walsh, E. (CoPI)
25/09/17 → …
Project: Teaching & Learning
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Science & Maths Week (Community Engagement)
Hourigan, M. (Other), Leavy, A. (Other), Carroll, C. (Other), Fitzpatrick, M. (Other), Walsh, M. (Other), Ryan, M. (Other) & Cleary, C. (Other)
8/10/12 → …
Project: Teaching & Learning
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Nurturing problem solving and problem posing practices
Leavy, A. (CoPI) & Hourigan, M. (CoPI)
7/11/11 → …
Project: Teaching & Learning
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Theory building classroom-based research in mathematics teacher education through Lesson Study
Leavy, A. (CoPI), Hourigan, M. (CoPI), Fitzpatrick, M. (CoI), Carroll, C. (CoI) & O'Ceallaigh, T. (CoI)
8/01/07 → …
Project: Teaching & Learning
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Research on knowledge and affect in teacher education
Hourigan, M. (CoPI), Leavy, A. (CoPI), Fitzpatrick, M. (CoI), Carroll, C. (CoI), O'Dwyer, A. (CoI), Corry, E. (CoI), Murphy, B. (CoI), Yilmaz, N. (CoI), Bjerke, A. H. (CoI) & Hamilton, M. (CoI)
12/01/04 → …
Project: Research
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Advancing statistics education in schools and initial teacher education
Leavy, A. (CoPI), Hourigan, M. (CoPI) & Fitzpatrick, M. (CoI)
24/09/01 → …
Project: Teaching & Learning
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STEAMing: Erasmus+ STEAM: International Guidance to best practice
McInerney, R. (PI), Leavy, A. (CoPI), Hourigan, M. (CoPI), O'Dwyer, A. (CoPI), Corry, E. (CoPI) & Browne, M. (CoPI)
9/09/19 → 27/01/23
Project: Teaching & Learning
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Primary Mathematics Education: National Centre of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning (NCE-MSTL) Mallow Project
Hourigan, M. (Other), Leavy, A. (Other) & O'Shea, J. (Other)
11/01/10 → 16/12/16
Project: Teaching & Learning
Profiles
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Integrating STEAM and Child Voice in Climate Change Education: A Local Perspective
Corry, E., Dwyer, A., Hourigan, M. & Leavy, A., 2026, International Technology, Education and Development : INTED2026 Proceedings 20th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. IATED Digital Library, 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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EXPLORING THE PLIGHT OF THE HONEYBEE: USING DATA SENSORS AND CODAP TO SUPPORT EMERGING BILINGUAL LEARNERS IN REASONING ABOUT BIG STATISTICAL IDEAS
Leavy, A. M., Hourigan, M. & Fitzpatrick, M., 14 Jan 2025, In: Statistics Education Research Journal. 23, 2, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From Pixels to Pedagogy: Student Teachers Reimagine Learning with Game Based Learning Environment
Liman Kaban, D. A., Dwyer, A., Ryan, M., Leavy, A., McNamara, M. & Corry, E., 2025, Shaping the Future of Education in the Age of AI: Empowering Inclusion, Innovation and Ethical Growth. Trepulė, E. (ed.). EDEN Digital Learning Europe, p. 144-147 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Reciprocal interplays in becoming STEM learners and teachers: preservice teachers’ evolving understandings of integrated STEM education
Fitzpatrick, M. & Leavy, A., 21 Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Teachers’ Professional Journeys during the first decade longitudinal study: Reviews of literature. Report No.1.
Conway, P., Leavy, A., Smyth, E., Calderón, A., Fitzgerald, J., Hourigan, M., Ní Chróinín, D., Fitzpatrick, M. & Zubareca, A., 2025Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Attending to task variables when engaging in group problem posing for elementary level mathematics
Leavy, A. & Hourigan, M., 1 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Mathematical Behavior. 73, 101128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Charting the Professional Development Journey of Irish Primary Teachers as They Engage in Lesson Study
Hourigan, M. & Leavy, A. M., 12 Jun 2024, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 16, 12, 23 p., 4997.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Implementation of Lesson Study in the context of STEM education in a rural setting in Ireland: challenges and opportunities
Flanagan, B., Hourigan, M. & Leavy, A., 19 Mar 2024, In: International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies. 13, 2, p. 57-70 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Mathifying STEM or STEMifying Math? Challenges and possibilities for mathematics learning within integrated STEM contexts.
FITZPATRICK, M., CLEARY, C. & Leavy, A., 1 Jan 2024, The Contribution of Mathematics to School STEM Education: Current Understandings. : Current Understandings. Singapore: Springer Nature, p. 113-133 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Pre-service primary teachers’ mathematics teaching efficacy on entry to initial teacher education
Hourigan, M. & Leavy, A., 2024, In: European Journal of Mathematics and Science Education. 3, 1, p. 17 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Evolving Identities: A collaborative study exploring teacher educators’ identity as teachers of integrated STEM
O'Dwyer, A. (Speaker), Leavy, A. (Speaker), Carroll, C. (Speaker), Corry, E. (Speaker), Fitzpatrick, M. (Speaker), Hourigan, M. (Speaker), Liman-Kaban, A. (Speaker), Liston, M. (Speaker), O'Shea, J. (Speaker), Ryan, M. (Speaker), Walsh, E. (Speaker) & Young, K. (Speaker)
28 Aug 2025Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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Issues facing primary mathematics education in Ireland
Leavy, A. (Speaker) & Hourigan, M. (Speaker)
18 Mar 2025Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Invited talk
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Using Lesson Study to unpack the potential of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum: Algebra
Hourigan, M. (Participant), Carroll, C. (Participant), Fitzpatrick, M. (Participant) & Leavy, A. (Participant)
27 Jan 2025 → …Activity: Other
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Creative technology and innovation in STEAM: Steam and e-textiles
Morrin, A. M. (Organiser), Furlong, T. (Organiser), Leavy, A. (Organiser), O'Dwyer, A. (Organiser), Hourigan, M. (Organiser), McNamara, M. (Workshop participant), Corry, E. (Workshop participant), Liman-Kaban, A. (Workshop participant), Young, K. (Workshop participant), Fitzpatrick, M. (Workshop participant), Carroll, C. (Workshop participant), Ryan, M. (Workshop participant), Cleary, C. (Workshop participant), MC ENTEE, L. (Workshop participant), Liston, M. (Workshop participant) & Walsh, E. (Workshop participant)
17 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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DIGging STEM! Design-, Inquiry- and Games-Based approaches to STEM Education Pilot Study
Leavy, A. (Participant), McNamara, M. (Participant), Liman-Kaban, A. (Participant), Walsh, E. (Participant), Fitzpatrick, M. (Participant), Hourigan, M. (Participant), Corry, E. (Participant), Carroll, C. (Participant), Young, K. (Participant), O'Dwyer, A. (Participant), Liston, M. (Participant), Ryan, M. (Participant), Cleary, C. (Participant) & O'Shea, J. (Participant)
6 Jan 2025 → …Activity: Other
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Bigger, Better Brainteaser Bandits
Carroll, C. (Organiser), Hourigan, M. (Organiser), Leavy, A. (Organiser), Fitzpatrick, M. (Organiser), Cleary, C. (Organiser), McNamara, M. (Organiser) & Ryan, M. (Organiser)
15 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Make Create Innovate workshop
McNamara, M. (Organiser), Leavy, A. (Participant), Morrin, A. M. (Participant), Corry, E. (Participant), Fitzpatrick, M. (Participant), Carroll, C. (Participant), Ryan, M. (Participant), Cleary, C. (Participant), MC ENTEE, L. (Participant), Hourigan, M. (Participant) & O'Dwyer, A. (Participant)
13 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Microsoft Dream Space visit and workshop
Leavy, A. (Organiser), McNamara, M. (Organiser), Morrin, A. M. (Participant), Carroll, C. (Participant), Corry, E. (Participant), Cleary, C. (Participant), Ryan, M. (Participant), Fitzpatrick, M. (Participant), Hourigan, M. (Participant), Barry, B. (Participant) & O'Dwyer, A. (Participant)
29 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Symposium: Survivors of Systematic Reviews: Applications in Irish Curriculum and Educational Policy, Education Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) Conference: Education for more just societies: the roles of imagination, innovation and collaboration
Lehane, P. (Speaker), Burke, P. (Speaker), Leavy, A. (Speaker), Hamilton, M. (Speaker), Hourigan, M. (Speaker), Fitzpatrick, M. (Speaker), Carroll, C. (Speaker), Corry, E. (Speaker), McGann, R. (Speaker), Nohilly, M. (Speaker) & Tynan, F. (Speaker)
4 Apr 2024 → 6 Apr 2024Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Invited talk
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“Thank you! Hope this helped”: The voices of children about their experiences of primary mathematics
Leavy, A. (Speaker), Hourigan, M. (Speaker), Fitzpatrick, M. (Speaker), Treacy, M. (Speaker) & Harmon, M. (Speaker)
4 Apr 2024 → 6 Apr 2024Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
Prizes
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Teachers' Research Exchange (T-REX) Module Innovation Module Innovation Framework Award
Hourigan, M. (Recipient) & Leavy, A. (Recipient), 2020
Prize
Press/Media
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Minister for Education Norma Foley and the Teaching Council announce landmark research study on teaching in Ireland
Conway, P., Leavy, A., Smyth, E., Hourigan, M., Ní Chróinín, D. & Fitzgerald, J.
2/04/24 → 2/08/24
3 items of Media coverage
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Data from Mary Immaculate College Broaden Understanding of Engineering (Primary teachers' learning experiences of integrated STEM education)
2/07/24
1 item of Media coverage
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MIC Plays Major Role in Pioneering €2.8 million Study Charting Teachers’ Professional Journeys
Conway, P., Leavy, A., Smyth, E., Hourigan, M., Fitzgerald, J. & Ní Chróinín, D.
3/04/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Studies from University of Limerick Have Provided New Data on Pediatrics ('i Have Seen Stem In Action and It's Quite Do-able!' the Impact of an Extended Professional Development Model On Teacher Efficacy In Primary Stem Education)
Hourigan, M., Leavy, A., Dwyer, A. & Corry, E.
14/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Consultation reports published on the Draft Primary Mathematics Curriculum: MIC
Leavy, A., Hourigan, M., Fitzpatrick, M., Harmon, M. & Treacy, M.
1/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Irish Teacher’s Journal 2022, Vol 10
Bowles, R., Liston, M., Leavy, A., Finneran, M., Ring, E., Treacy, M., Ryan, S., Egan, M. & de Paor, C.
22/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Minister Foley welcomes MIC review of STEM Education
Leavy, A., Hourigan, M., O'Dwyer, A., Fitzpatrick, M., Hamilton, M., Carroll, C., Corry, E., McGann, R. & LaCumber, G.
13/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Minister Foley welcomes new research on STEM and the Arts Education to inform future policy in this area
Hourigan, M., Leavy, A., Carroll, C., Dwyer, A., Hamilton, M., Fitzpatrick, M. & McGann, R.
30/06/22
1 item of Media coverage
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MIC renews partnership with RTE's Home School Hub for second series
Hourigan, M., Leavy, A. & Ring, E.
4/02/20 → 15/02/22
2 items of Media coverage
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