Dr Ciara Fitzgerald

Biography

Dr Ciara Fitzgerald is a facultymember at the Cork University Business School. Her research and teachinginterests lie at the intersection of technology innovation, entrepreneurshipand strategy. Her research investigates (1) strategies used by universities andfirms to manage intellectual property and the commercialisation process, (2)strategies to engage citizens and policymakers in technology assessment, and(3) exploratory and applied research of innovative health information systems.Ciara has published widely in leading journals and influential volumes such asResearch Policy, Journal of Technology Transfer, Edward Elgar, Routledge andCambridge University Press. 

Prior to joining UCC as a faculty member, Ciaracompleted a senior postdoctoral fellowship at UCC with Prof Frederic Adam and a postdoctoral fellowshipat the Smurfit School of Business, UCD with Dr Rory O Shea. She was awarded her PhD from theNational University of Ireland, Galway.  Ciara’sindustry experience includes consulting experience at Accenture. During hertime there she gained valuable experience working on a multitude of projectsfor clients in the financial services sector. She is Co Director of the HealthInformation Systems Research Centre in the Department of Business InformationSystems in UCC.