ProfessorJonathan McNulty

Professor

School of Medicine

  • Professor
    School of Medicine
  • 01 716 6530
  • University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre Belfield Dublin 4

BIO

Jonathan is the Vice-Principal for Teaching and Learning in the College of Health and Agricultural Sciences and a professor in the School of Medicine, University College Dublin. He was the Associate Dean for Graduate Taught Studies in the School of Medicine, where he oversaw more than 60 postgraduate programmes from 2017-2023. He was and Head of Subject, Radiography (2016-2019) and has also coordinated the BSc (Hons) Radiography programme and BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography (Graduate Entry) programmes. He is a University Fellow in Teaching and Academic Development and his research interests include healthcare education research, optimisation, neuroimaging and forensic imaging. He has delivered over 250 conference presentations, contributed to over 150 journal articles and has held significant national and international research grants. He is former Chairman of the Erasmus Radiography Group, a consortium of 16 academic institutions from across Europe, and former Chairman of the Radiographers Scientific Subcommittee for European Congress of Radiology. He was elected to the Board of the European Federation of Radiographer Societies, representing over 110,000 radiographers across Europe, in November 2014 where he served as President from 2017-2021. He is the current president of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicien and Biology (ESMRMB) (2025-2026).

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN APPOINTMENTS

  • Vice-Principal for Teaching and Learning
    University College Dublin, College of Health and Agricultural Sciences, Ireland1 Sep 2021
  • UCD – Switzerland Health Sciences Doctoral Academy Director
    University College Dublin, College of Health and Agricultural Sciences, Ireland1 Jul 2021
  • BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography (Graduate Entry) Programme Director
    University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Ireland1 Feb 2019 - 1 Sep 2023
  • Associate Dean for Graduate Taught Studies and CPD
    University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Ireland1 Jun 2017 - 1 Sep 2023
  • Deputy Vice-Principal for Teaching and Learning
    University College Dublin, College of Health and Agricultural Sciences, Ireland1 Sep 2020 - 1 Sep 2021
  • Head of Subject, Radiography
    University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland1 Apr 2016 - 5 Apr 2019
  • Head of Educational Development
    University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Ireland2 Jun 2014 - 3 Jun 2016
  • BSc (Hons) Radiography Programme Coordinator
    University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland1 Feb 2008 - 1 Jun 2014
  • Head of Teaching and Learning, Diagnostic Imaging
    University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Ireland1 Feb 2008 - 1 Jun 2014

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor
    University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland24 Jan 2024
  • Associate Professor
    University College Dublin, Ireland1 Feb 2018 - 24 Jan 2024
  • Lecturer
    University College Dublin, Ireland1 Oct 2003 - 31 Jan 2018
  • PhD External Examiner
    University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia10 Jun 2024 - 27 Nov 2024
  • PhD External Examiner
    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden6 May 2024 - 30 Sep 2024
  • PhD External Examiner
    University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom26 Jan 2024 - 22 May 2024
  • External Examiner (BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography)
    University of Leeds, School of Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom3 Feb 2020 - 1 Sep 2024
  • External Examiner (BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging)
    University of Exeter, Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom1 Sep 2016 - 4 Sep 2020
  • PhD External Examiner
    London South Bank University, London Doctoral Academy, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
  • D.Tech External Examiner
    Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa2 Sep 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
  • External Examiner (Foundation to Health & Veterinary Studies – Year 0)
    University of Liverpool, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom1 Sep 2016 - 4 Sep 2020
  • PhD External Examiner
    University of Salford, School of Health Sciences, Salford, United Kingdom1 Oct 2015 - 2 May 2016
  • Visiting Lecturer and Curriculum Development Advisor
    University of Malta, Faculty of Health Sciences, Msida, Malta1 Jun 2011 - 1 Jun 2016
  • Visiting Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging
    Quinnipiac University, School of Health Sciences, Hamden, United States3 Oct 2011
  • Visiting Lecturer
    Associazione Italiana Tecnici di Radiologia Interventistica (AITRI), Milan, Italy3 Oct 2011
  • Visiting Lecturer
    Coimbra Health School, Coimbra, Portugal1 Apr 2016
  • Visiting Lecturer
    Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy1 Apr 2016 - 7 Apr 2017
  • Visiting Lecturer
    University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia2 Dec 2019
  • Visiting Lecturer / Examiner / Programme Director
    Dublin Dental University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland15 Jan 2007
  • Visiting Senior Research Fellow / Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor
    University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa3 Jul 2017

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Radiographer
    Beaumont Hospital Dublin, Ireland1 Jun 2000 - 30 Sep 2005

DEGREES

  • BSc
    University College Dublin
  • PhD
    University College Dublin
  • Postgraduate Diploma, PG Dip Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    Trinity College Dublin

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Lean Six Signa Certificate
    Mater-UCD Academy1 Sep 2015