Dr Stephanie Kearney
Research Optometrist and Lecturer
Department of Vision Sciences
Stephanie is a lecturer in Vision Sciences and module leader of the Myopia Management CPD Module.
Stephanie graduated with a degree in Optometry from Ulster University in 2012 and after completing the pre-registration year, qualified as an Optometrist in 2013. Stephanie returned to Ulster University in 2013 and completed a PhD in 2016 in Myopia and its association with environmental factors.
She then spent two years working in the community as an Optometrist before completing her Independent Prescribing diploma at GCU in 2018. Stephanie then took up a post as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Childhood Atropine for Myopia Progression in the UK (CHAMP) study in 2018 and as a lecturer in 2019. Stephanie was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in 2022 and became a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2023.
Stephanie has a particular interest in myopia pathogenesis and control and more recently, the public health aspects of eye care. In addition to these roles, Stephanie also works as part of the Myopia Management Clinic team at GCU.