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Dr Kate Mahoney
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- Title
- Dr
- Forname
- Kate
- Surname
- Mahoney
- Gender
- Female
- Date record last updated
- Tuesday 02 August 2011
Contact information Back to top
- Preferred contact address:
- Dr Kate Mahoney Communication and Me 73 Siddeley Ave Coventry CV3 1GB
- Regions prepared to work:
- East of England; London; Midlands; North West; Scotland and Northern Ireland; South East; South West and Wales; Yorkshire and North East; International
- Telephone:
- 07 919 280 541
- E-mail:
- kate.mahoney@communicationandme.com
- Website
- www.communicationandme.com
Reference one Back to top
- Title:
- Mrs
- Name:
- Helen
- Surname:
- Stringer
- Job title:
- Career Services Manager
- Intitution:
- University of Warwick
- Contact method:
- h.stringer@warwick.ac.uk / 024 765 73906
Reference two Back to top
- Title:
- Mrs
- Name:
- Sarah
- Surname:
- Shute
- Job title:
- PGT Course and Admissions Coordinator
- Intitution:
- University of Warwick
- Contact method:
- sarah.shute@warwick.ac.uk / 024 765 75808
Experience Back to top
- Job title:
- Independent Skills Trainer
- Current institution:
- Communication and Me
- Relevant qualifications:
- BA Hons Human Geography - Coventry University PhD Organic farming in the UK Belbin Team Roles Accredited Trainer CIEH Professional Trainer MBTi Accredited Practioner
- Personal profile:
- An independent skills trainer working with undergraduate and masters students, PhD researchers and Research Staff across the UK.
- Biography:
- Kate Mahoney is committed to enhancing the quality and output of the research base in the United Kingdom, through supporting the training and development of the next generation of world-class researchers. Kate gained her CIEH Professional Trainer qualification in November 2008. She is Belbin accredited trainer and can offer team role profile assessments and able to facilitate team building and team effectiveness training. Kate is also an accredited MBTi practioner and can offer personality type 1 to 1 sessions. Kate has experience in teaching both small and large group seminars and one-to-one tutoring. She runs participatory learning workshops for PhD students across the Midlands. Kate is a Vitae GRADschool tutor and delivers the Effective Researcher programme and Part-time Researcher regional workshops. Kate is a trainer for the Warwick Undergraduate Skills Programme (Effective Presentations, Introduction to Skills and Assertiveness Skills) and the Research Student Skills Programme (Surviving your Viva and Effective Researcher). Kate is also a GRADschool and Part Time Researcher facilitor. Kate runs her own training business Communication and Me and has worked for Coventry University and Aberdeen University training MBA students, Part-time PhD researchers and research staff. Kate was awarded her PhD in 2007 and continues to further her reearch interests working on other projects including a national ‘Local Foods’ study, Asylum Seeker impact studies and understanding the needs of part-time researchers in the UK.
- Testimonial one:
- Kate was very friendly and helpful!! It was a pleasure to learn from her, she made it interesting and was very supportive
- Testimonial two:
- Kate has worked on the Assertiveness Skills and Presentation Skills workshops for the Warwick Skills Certificate for over 3 years. I found their approach both professional and original. Students enjoyed the experiential nature of their training delivery and come away from the sessions with renewed confidence and ability.
- Testimonial three:
- Kate is very professional in her approach and uses innovative ways of training. I would recommend her.
- Audience:
- Careers service personnel
- Human resource professionals
- Postgraduate researchers
- Postgraduate skills trainers
- Principal investigators
- Research staff
- Senior staff in HE
- Staff developers/trainers
- Supervisors
Specialist areas Back to top
- Type of work:
- Blended learning design / delivery
- Coaching
- Distance learning design / delivery
- Event management
- Mentoring
- Research into skills development
- Training delivery
- Training design and development
- Subject areas:
- Career development
- Cultural awareness, equality and diversity
- Enterprise and entrepreneurship
- Evaluation and feedback mechanisms
- Interpersonal skills development
- Leadership
- Preparation for academic practice, including teaching
- Project management
- Research methods
- Research relating to skills and career development
- Training needs analysis/reflective practice/PDP
- Well-being and work life balance
- Other
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Experience of delivering
Vitae programmes: - GRADschool Tutor
- How to be an effective researcher programme (PGR) - programme leader
- How to be an effective researcher programme (PGR) - programme facilitator
- How to be an effective researcher programme (research staff) - programme leader
- How to be an effective researcher programme (research staff) - programme facilitator
Additional information Back to top
- Additional information: