Dr Nicola Mountford
Biography
Nicola is Associate Professor in Management, and PhD Director at Maynooth University's School of Business. Nicola's research interests are in the public organization of markets, in particular healthcare and higher education. To-date much of her research has focused on the re-organization of healthcare in response to the increasing pervasiveness of technology, and she held a Fulbright TechImpact Scholar award in the area of eHealth. Nicola has published in business journals such as Organization Studies, the International Journal of Management Reviews, and the Journal of Business Research; as well as education and healthcare journals such as Studies in Higher Education, and the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR). Nicola has presented at business conferences such as INFORMS, EGOS, and Academy of Management where her conference papers have twice been ranked in the top 10% of submissions received. Nicola has a strong emphasis on collaboration across boundaries – whether they be sectoral, disciplinary, or geographic.
Research Interests
My research focuses on the organization of markets - in particular examining how the relationships between public actors and networks of actors might impact the evolution of the market. I draw on several streams of research to answer questions in this area including market studies, and institutional theory. My research in this area has been published in journals such as Organization Studies (ABS4/FT50), the Journal of Business Research (ABS3) and Academy of Management Proceedings (best papers). I have also engaged in inter-disciplinary research in relation to eHealth that has been published in Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
To-date my research context has focused on the field of healthcare and how technology is transforming organizational relationships through eHealth interventions and re-organizations. I have undertaken a Fulbright-award study on such transformations in the New York healthcare market and led the publication of a technical report by the European Network for the Joint Evaluation of Connected Health Technologies (www.enject.eu) entitles "Connected Health in Europe - where are we today?". I am, however, also interested in other public goods markets such as mobility services, telecommunications, energy and education.
From an education research perspective I am also interested in the challenges and opportunities presented by inter-disciplinarity - particularly at doctoral studies level. My work on this topic has been presented at international conferences such as International Conference on Higher Education Advances (www.headconf.org) and published in journals such as Studies in Higher Education (ABS3) and JMIR.
To-date my research context has focused on the field of healthcare and how technology is transforming organizational relationships through eHealth interventions and re-organizations. I have undertaken a Fulbright-award study on such transformations in the New York healthcare market and led the publication of a technical report by the European Network for the Joint Evaluation of Connected Health Technologies (www.enject.eu) entitles "Connected Health in Europe - where are we today?". I am, however, also interested in other public goods markets such as mobility services, telecommunications, energy and education.
From an education research perspective I am also interested in the challenges and opportunities presented by inter-disciplinarity - particularly at doctoral studies level. My work on this topic has been presented at international conferences such as International Conference on Higher Education Advances (www.headconf.org) and published in journals such as Studies in Higher Education (ABS3) and JMIR.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nowak, J.; Ssanyu, J.N.; Namiiro, F.; Mountford, N.; Parducci, A.; Domijan, K.; Daly, M.; O’Brien, D.; Barden, E.; Walshe, K.; Doyle, S.; Waiswa, P. (2025) 'Diagnosis of neonatal and adult sepsis using a Serum Amyloid A lateral flow test'. PLoS ONE, 20 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Mountford, N.; Geiger, S. (2024) 'Public actor roles in market experiments: Innovating digital health markets in New York and Ireland'. Journal of Business Research, 183 . [Link] [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2022 | Mountford, N; Cai, YZ (2022) 'Towards a flatter ontology of institutional logics: How logics relate in situations of institutional complexity'. International Journal of Management Reviews, . [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2022 | Cai Y.; Mountford N. (2022) 'Institutional logics analysis in higher education research'. Studies in Higher Education, 47 (8):1627-1651. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2021 | Mountford N.; Geiger S. (2021) 'Markets and institutional fields: foundational concepts and a research agenda'. Ams Review, . [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2020 | Mountford N.; Geiger S. (2020) 'Duos and Duels in Field Evolution: How Governments and Interorganizational Networks Relate'. ORGANIZATION STUDIES, 41 (4):499-522. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840618789210 [Full-Text] | |
| 2020 | Mountford, N; Coleman, M; Kessie, T; Cusack, T (2020) 'Interdisciplinary doctoral research networks: enhancers and inhibitors of social capital development'. Studies in Higher Education, 45 (12):2558-2573. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2019 | Chouvarda I; Mountford N; Trajkovik V; Loncar-Turukalo T; Cusack T; (2019) 'Leveraging Interdisciplinary Education Toward Securing the Future of Connected Health Research in Europe: Qualitative Study'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (11). [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2019 | Mountford N. (2019) 'Managing by proxy: Organizational networks as institutional levers in evolving public good markets'. Journal of Business Research, 98 :92-104. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2019 | Karampela M; Isomursu M; Porat T; Maramis C; Mountford N; Giunti G; Chouvarda I; Lehocki F; (2019) 'The Extent and Coverage of Current Knowledge of Connected Health: Systematic Mapping Study'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (9). [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2018 | Mountford N.; Zubiete E.; Kessie T.; Garcia-Zapirain B.; Nuño-Solinís R.; Coyle D.; Munksgaard K.; Fernandez-Luque L.; Romero O.; Fernandez M.; Jimenez P.; Daly A.; Whelan R.; Caulfield B. (2018) 'Activating technology for connected health in cancer: Protocol for a research and training program'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20 (1). [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2017 | Mountford N, Chouvarda I, Isomursu M, Caulfield B. (2017) 'Vectors and drivers of connected health in Europe: a foundation for integrated care'. International Journal of Integrated Care, 12 (5). http://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3622 [Full-Text] | |
| 2017 | Mountford, N; Kessie, T; (2017) 'Towards a More Holistic Understanding of Whole Organizational Networks: Anthropological Approaches in Evolving Markets'. 15 (2):74-84. |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | G. Moran and N. Mountford (2021) 'Please don’t put a price on our lives”: Social media and the contestation of value in Ireland’s pricing of orphan drugs' In: Healthcare Activism: Markets, Morals, and the Collective Good. U.K : Oxford University Press. [Full-Text] | |
| 2023 | Leniston, N.; Coughlan, J.; Cusack, T.; Mountford, N. (2023) 'Employer, Industry and Policymaker views on Doctorate Education' In: Education Applications & Developments VIII. Portugal : inSciencePress. [Full-Text] | |
| 2023 | Tara Cusack; Jack Quinn; Ioanna Chouvarda; Nicola Mountford (2023) 'WHAT PHD STUDENTS WANT FROM CAREER-RELATED MODULES: THE CHAMELEONS PROJECT' In: Education Applications & Developments VIII. Lisbon, Portugal : InScience Press. [Full-Text] |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mountford, N.; Moran, G. (2023) KEEPING IT COMPLEX IN LARGE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Niamh Leniston, Joseph Coughlan, Tara Cusack, Nicola Mountford (2022) International Conference on Education and New Developments A Practice Perspective on Doctoral Education | |
| 2022 | Tara Cusack, Jack Quinn, Ioanna Chouvarda, Nicola Mountford (2022) International Conference on Education and New Developments Evaluating Stakeholder Designed Interdisciplinary and Intersectoral Doctoral Modules | |
| 2021 | Kosvyra A.; Filos D.; Mountford N.; Cusack T.; Isomursu M.; Chouvarda I. (2021) International Conference on Higher Education Advances PhD courses and the intersectoral experience: A comprehensive survey [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Leniston N.; Mountford N. (2021) International Conference on Higher Education Advances Born or made - Can interdisciplinary and intersectoral doctorate education create institutional entrepreneurs? A systematic review [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Mountford, N.; Isomursu, M.; Giunti, G.; Garcia, A.; Filos, D.; Chouvarda, I.; Cusack, T. (2021) International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2021) Interdisciplinary and Intersectoral Doctoral Education Design to Improve Graduate Employability [Full-Text] | |
| 2018 | Mountford N.; Geiger S. (2018) 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2018 (Re)-Organizing the evolving healthcare market: Collaborative governance in bureaucratic contexts (best papers) [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2017 | Nicola Mountford; Gemma Watts; Luis Fernandez Luque; Ioanna Chouvarda; Threase Kessie; Tara Cusack; (2017) 3rd International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’17) An Interdisciplinary 4th Level Education Model:Connected Health [DOI] |
Conference Contribution
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mountford et al. (2016) Connected Health in Europe: Where are we today?. University College Dublin, . [Link] [Full-Text] | |
| 2024 | Dr Nicola Mountford & Emily Merrick (2024) Managing and responding to shifting paradigms in the health research landscape. Maynooth University, . [Full-Text] |
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Teaching Interests
I am particularly interested in teaching at the inter-disciplinary boundaries between business and other disciplines such as the wider social sciences, health science, computer science, and life sciences. In 2021 I was awarded a Maynooth University Teaching Award. These awards acknowledge the efforts of outstanding individuals or teams that contribute to excellence and innovation in teaching and learning across the university and enhance student learning.
I currently co-ordinate the second year undergraduate module, Organisational Design & Management; and two PhD modules - Socializing Your Research; and Teaching Skills in Business within the School of Business. I also lecture on the PhD level Qualitative Research Methods module and on the CHAMELEONS PhD modules as part of an EU funded project (chameleonsproject.eu). I have delivered invited PhD and MSc workshops in University of Oulu and Tampere University, Finland.
I am the Director of the School of Business PhD Programme (currently 40+ students).