Returning to PESS: Exploring Social Learning Spaces in Teacher Education I am an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Hacettepe University, Türkiye. In the first week of September, I joined the Department […]
Tag: Research
New Publication: Resistance Exercise Training Compared to a Low-Intensity Sham for Depressive Symptoms in Young Women with Analogue Generalised Anxiety Disorder
New research published in the Journal of Affective Disorders explores the efficacy of resistance exercise training for depressive symptoms in anxious young women. The researchers conducted a randomised controlled trial of moderate-to-high- (~70-80% 1RM) compared […]
New Publication: Crossing Borders for Transformative Professional Learning About Health and Physical Education Policy
A new publication by Jenna Lorusso and colleagues explores how health and physical education professionals can better understand complex policy processes and develop the skills needed to engage confidently with policy in practice. Summary How […]
PUBLICATION: WHERE DID THEY GO? AN EXPOLORATORY STUDY OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS IN GAELIC GAMES.
Cover Photo by Adrian Payne on Unsplash. New publication from Sport and Human Performance Research Centre members Rob Mulcahy (Setanta College & Professional Doctorate candidate in PESS) and Phil Kearney (PESS). What did we do? […]
Broadening my Horizons – How a PESS Internship Shaped my Future – Aisling Mc Elligott.
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 […]
Digital technology in physical education: An entangled pedagogy perspective.
A key take home message or common line of thought that has been core throughout the chapter is the one related to the extent to which the use of digital technologies for teaching and learning […]
From Nerves to Networking: Presenting my PhD Work on the International Stage – Mairéad Grogan.
Attending my first international conference was one of the most rewarding milestones of my PhD journey so far. In early September 2025, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Kaunas, Lithuania, to take part […]
The Nature and Prevalence of Injury in Hyrox Training and Competition – PESS intern, Sean Mc keon.
What was your role during the internship? (Key responsibilities and tasks…) During my eight week PESS internship, I continued the research and write up of my Final Year Project, The Nature and Prevalence of […]
The Road to designing integrated neuromuscular training programs for children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Dr. Mark Lyons
Integrative neuromuscular training (INT) combines motor competence and strength development to boost athletic performance, but its specific components and effects on children and adolescents are not well understood. Three predetermined principles (INT exercise categories, INT progression modalities, […]
ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS OF GUIDELINES-BASED PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE EXERCISE TRAINING COMPARED TO A LOW-INTENSITY SHAM ATTENTION-CONTROL ON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AMONG YOUNG ADULT WOMEN WITH ANALOGUE GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER: DESIGN AND METHODS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Two previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from our group have demonstrated promising therapeutic effects of lower-body resistance exercise training (RET), and, progressive, fully-body, moderate-to-high-intensity, World Health Organization and American College of Sports Medicine guidelines-based RET […]
