Bouncing Back and Bouncing Forward My pathway through psychology has included the development of a rigorous research programme on a household term-resilience. As a PESS intern I conducted a feasibility study into an online resilience […]
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From the Pitch to Pep Talk and Beyond : A Graduates Journey from the PESS MSc. in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology – Cathal Sheridan
Life outside the Bubble Strandhill is one of Ireland’s premier surf beaches, and I’m fortunate that it is only five minutes down the road from my family home in Co. Sligo. It certainly could not […]
From Theory to Practice: A Graduates Journey Beyond the MSc. in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology – Maire Treasa Ni Cheallaigh
From Connemara to Career Change A career in sports journalism culminating in a dual role at the national broadcaster RTE in Irish language news broadcasting and sport reporting, had opened my eyes to the role […]
Publication: Identification of health-related behavioural clusters & association with demographic characteristics in Irish university students
Research Impact Summary: Risky health-related behaviours (physical inactivity, alcohol abuse, smoking, poor dietary behaviours and illicit drug use) are primary causes of premature morbidity and mortality. There is a risk that individuals will engage in risky health-related […]
Into thin air? A students journey on the MSc. in Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology – Greig Oliver
How did you find the Masters? I was asked by my dissertation supervisor Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre. My immediate response was “similar to when I climbed Mount Kenya a few years ago!” This was met with […]
Life after the hot chicken roll ; could healthier food on campus facilitate better health for life. Dr Catherine Norton
Beginning university is an exciting, yet stressful time for many young adults (Von Ah et al. 2004). Many of our first year registrants at the University of Limerick are aged eighteen or nineteen years and […]
Initial Teacher Education Portfolio Training Project – Brigitte Moody
April 2018: I have recently returned from a very productive few days with PESS colleague Missy Parker, at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) on a fact-finding mission to discover more about best practice in […]
