My name is Jing and I am a recent postgraduate. I was looking for a job in academia but was unsure. I feel honoured and lucky to have met Professor Campbell and he is the […]
Category: Research
Publication: A figurational analysis of Health and/or Physical Education teacher educators’ conceptualisations of policy, and their sociogenesis
Research Impact: All health and physical education (HPE) professionals, including teacher educators, have a collective responsibility to engage with policy but existing research tells us little about how HPE teacher educators (H/PETEs) understand policy. Drawing […]
Publication: Social networks and mobile learning in Physical Education: Creating design principles collaboratively
Research Impact: The aim of this study was to co-create together with physical education teachers and students, design principles to guide the pedagogical approaches where digital technologies and social media are used. Design-based research informed […]
Publication: Cycling position optimisation – a systematic review of the impact of positional changes on biomechanical and physiological factors in cycling
Research Impact: Bike positional configuration changes strongly affect cycling performance. While consensus has emerged on saddle height optimisation, there is none for the relationship between other bike positional variables and cycling performance. Accordingly, this systematic […]
Publication: Training volume, intensity, & performance of world-class Chinese rowers prior to the 2019 world championships: A case study
Research Impact: Six world-class Chinese male rowers participated in the study. The training volume in different modalities and intensities were recorded over 44 weeks. To evaluate rowing performance, rowers completed four 2000 m and 5000 […]
My Experience as a PESS Intern – Blood Glucose Monitoring for Athletes – Aisling McElligott.
My internship revolved around evaluating the uses of continuous glucose monitors (CGM’s) for athletes. Currently, CGM’s are widely used in the diabetic population for monitoring glucose levels. They are small devices that are […]
New Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Ireland.
PESS staff member(s) Prof. Elaine Murtagh & Assoc. Prof Gráinne Hayes featured on HSE Talking Health & Wellbeing podcast. They discussed: 1. Overview of new guidelines 2. Incorporating daily Movement 3. Updates from previous […]
My PESS Internship – Session Sequencing in Gaelic Football – Conor McNally.
During my research internship with PESS, I examined how Gaelic Football coaches were structuring their training sessions and analysed how these sessions fitted in with various themes such as a Games Based Approach (GBA), Simple […]
PESS Internship: Exploring the potential for data analytics and innovation in applied sport and exercise nutrition – Shreya Ghosh.
What was your role during the internship? (Key responsibilities and tasks…) How did the internship help you grow professionally and personally? (Lessons learnt…) Did you face any challenges during your internship? (If so, how did […]
PESS Internship: Writing a Paper for Publication & Collaborating with international experts – Darragh Collins.
During the course of my second PESS internship, I was tasked with the write-up of a research paper titled “Teachers’ capabilities, opportunities and motivation to integrate muscle strengthening exercise in physical education”. This paper builds […]
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