Postgraduate Student Research

Postgraduate Research Students in the Department of Sport and Exercise Science

Student	Supervisor(s)	Project title
Mikey Kiely	SarahJane Cullen	Physiological Demands of Racing
Arthur Dunne	SarahJane Cullen & Michael Harrison	Bone Health in Jockeys
Lewis King	SarahJane Cullen & Ciara Losty	Mental Health in Jockeys
Aneta Kuczynska	Barry Lambe & Niamh Murphy	Evaluation of Beat the Street Project
Michael Kavanagh	Barry Lambe & Niamh Murphy	Workplace travel planning
Aisling Keohane	Paula Carroll & Michael Harrison	Men on the Move: A qualitative investigation into the broader impacts of a 12-week community based activity programme.
Patricia Sheehan	Michael Harrison, Suzanne Denieffe & Niamh Murphy	An exercise intervention for cancer fatigue
Sheena Carroll	Patrick Delaney & Lynne Brennan	The use of Social Media as a Communication and Marketing Tool in Irish Sporting Organisations: An Examination of Strategy, Opportunities and Challenges in Accomplishing Organisational Objectives.
Fionn McSwiney	Lorna Doyle	Low carbohydrate-ketogenic diet in endurance athletes ; health and performance effects
Amy McGuire	Lorna Doyle	Energy balance in endurance athletes; health implications of deficiency
David Callaghan	Niamh Murphy	An evaluation of the GAA Healthy Club Project
Seamus Nugent	Niamh Murphy & Mary Cowman	Enabling quality, sustainable physical activity change in older adults – a study of barriers, facilitators and interventions
Rebecca Power	Prof John Nolan & Prof Stephen Beatty	The impact of nutritional supplementation on cognitive function: the Cognitive impAiRmEnt Study (CARES)
Marina Green	Prof John Nolan & Dr Rachel Moran	The impact of formulation and omegas on macular carotenoids bioavailability: The Carotenoid OmegA STudy (COAST)
Karen Mullins	Mike Hanlon & Patrick Carton	Femoroacetabular Impingement: Injury etiology and performance outcomes following arthroscopic surgery
Mark Flynn	Mike Hanlon & Richie Bolger	Effects of strength training on endurance performance
Eoin Molloy	Maria Murphy-Griffin	Fasted Fat adapted Training
Sandra Gillick Nevin	Maria Murphy-Griffin & Michael Hanlon	Fit for the job? the development of a standardised occupational physical and tactical fitness assessment protocol for members of An Garda Siochana in specific units
Dylan Power	Niamh Murphy & Mary Cowman	Evaluation of the impact and implementation of a community based walking programme for middle aged and older men
Roisin Hurley	Mary Cowman & Paddy Delaney	Effectiveness of a social marketing campaign using advanced digital marketing techniques to promote walking
Sarah Banville	Lynne Brennan & Paddy Delaney	Issues, challenges and supports that Irish NGBs and LSPs are experiencing in their journey to be governance compliant.
Aisling McGrath	Niamh Murphy	Shedding light on men's health: Evaluating the scalability of a community-based men’s health promotion programme 'Sheds for Life'
Florian Scheiben	Marie Claire Van Hout and John Wells	Novel psychoactive substance injecting in Ireland: Practices, health implications and service utilisation