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Dr Catherine Teehan
Teams and roles for Catherine Teehan
Director of Employability and Outreach
Overview
I am a lecturer and Director of Employability and Outreach for the School of Computer Science and Informatics.
I am the Academic Lead for the pan-Wales Technocamps project which includes bringing digital skills to children and young people and upskilling the local workforce through CPD programmes. I had a varied background in the civil service including recruitment and resource management, before returning to education to complete a BSc in Information Systems followed by a PhD. My research area is Policy Informatics with a focus on education and skills and I am currently working on projects with Cardiff Council, Welsh Government, FinTech Wales and BT.
I have collaborated with the Welsh Government on digital skills for Wales and the Welsh Workforce Council to support and educate students to develop their skills and experience in both the digital and STEM education sector in Wales. I was a member of the Wales Digital Alliance which aims to apply a consistent approach to placement and graduate recruitment across the civil service in Wales.
Publication
2026
- Alotaibi, M. , Cherdantseva, Y. and Teehan, C. 2026. Methodology for designing and developing a cybersecurity curriculum for secondary schools. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA) Durbovnic, Croatia 14-17 October 2025. 2025 7th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA). IEEE. , pp.926-934. (10.1109/BCCA66705.2025.11227168)
2025
- Alotaibi, M. et al. 2025. Empowering youth in the digital age with cyber security education. Journal of The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education 12 (1)(10.53735/cisse.v12i1.203)
- Highfield, J. et al. 2025. Pedagogical approaches for cyber-physical system education: critical national infrastructure vulnerability and mitigation awareness for long term cyber resilience. Presented at: 18th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Seville, Spain 10-12 November 2025. ICERI2025 Proceedings. IATED. , pp.8749-8758. (10.21125/iceri.2025.2469)
- Teehan, C. 2025. Cyber Play: a narrative-driven approach to cybersecurity education for pre-GCSE learners. Presented at: 18th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Seville, Spain 10-12 November 2025. Published in: Chova, L. G. , Martínez, C. G. and Lees, J. eds. ICERI2025 Proceedings. IATED Academy. , pp.7918-7924. (10.21125/iceri.2025.2207)
2024
- Alotaibi, M. et al. 2024. Enhancing cybersecurity education in secondary schools: A CyBOK-based analysis and strategic approach. Presented at: INTED2024 conference Valencia, Spain 4-6 March 2024. INTED2024 Proceedings. International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valencia: IATED. , pp.5096-5104. (10.21125/inted.2024.1319)
2018
- Teehan, C. 2018. A methodological framework for policy design & analysis focusing on problem identification & investigation. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
2012
- Teehan, C. and Mcintosh, S. 2012. Validating the outcome of formal ( public ) inquiries using system dynamics? A case study. Presented at: International System Dynamics Conference 2012 St.Gallan 22-26 July 2012.
Articles
- Alotaibi, M. et al. 2025. Empowering youth in the digital age with cyber security education. Journal of The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education 12 (1)(10.53735/cisse.v12i1.203)
Conferences
- Alotaibi, M. et al. 2024. Enhancing cybersecurity education in secondary schools: A CyBOK-based analysis and strategic approach. Presented at: INTED2024 conference Valencia, Spain 4-6 March 2024. INTED2024 Proceedings. International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valencia: IATED. , pp.5096-5104. (10.21125/inted.2024.1319)
- Alotaibi, M. , Cherdantseva, Y. and Teehan, C. 2026. Methodology for designing and developing a cybersecurity curriculum for secondary schools. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA) Durbovnic, Croatia 14-17 October 2025. 2025 7th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA). IEEE. , pp.926-934. (10.1109/BCCA66705.2025.11227168)
- Highfield, J. et al. 2025. Pedagogical approaches for cyber-physical system education: critical national infrastructure vulnerability and mitigation awareness for long term cyber resilience. Presented at: 18th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Seville, Spain 10-12 November 2025. ICERI2025 Proceedings. IATED. , pp.8749-8758. (10.21125/iceri.2025.2469)
- Teehan, C. 2025. Cyber Play: a narrative-driven approach to cybersecurity education for pre-GCSE learners. Presented at: 18th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Seville, Spain 10-12 November 2025. Published in: Chova, L. G. , Martínez, C. G. and Lees, J. eds. ICERI2025 Proceedings. IATED Academy. , pp.7918-7924. (10.21125/iceri.2025.2207)
- Teehan, C. and Mcintosh, S. 2012. Validating the outcome of formal ( public ) inquiries using system dynamics? A case study. Presented at: International System Dynamics Conference 2012 St.Gallan 22-26 July 2012.
Thesis
- Teehan, C. 2018. A methodological framework for policy design & analysis focusing on problem identification & investigation. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
