The GAP. An after-school intervention aimed to increase physical activity levels of adolescent females. Led by researchers @DCU funded by @SPHeREprogramme
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Joined October 2019
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🚨 New Publication 🚨 Feasibility of the GAP - "shows promise as an intervention that can be feasibly implemented and evaluated". Open access link below🏃♀️⚽️💃🏐⛹️♀️ #PhysicalActivity @SPHeREprogramme @sara_mcquinn @sjbelton @sweenema @astaines @DCU
pilotfeasibilitystudies.biom…
🙌 🙌🙌 Invaluable insight @WishStudy and practical recommendations for research teams using a #PPI approach with young people 👏
1/5 🎉 Our latest #WISHStudy paper was published in Health Expectations @WileyHealth :
'Including us, talking to us and creating a safe environment' - Youth patient and public involvement & the WISH Study: Lessons learned
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Well done @eimearkelly1126 and team! Excellent read 👏
Delighted to share the 1st publication from my PhD on "A Review of the Impact of Sporting Role Model-Led Interventions on Physical Activity and Sport Participation of Female Youth" in @Human_Kinetics doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2023-0… ✅
Huge thank you to @aoifemlane @RedDowdy84 @kliston14
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☎️ Calling all teachers, coaches, parents, and siblings ☎️
Can you please encourage any of the teenage boys in your life to take part in this valuable research. All they have to do is scan the QR code on the picture below and take part in 1x1hr online focus group. Thank you!
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🔍 Teenage girls and teenage gender diverse people (16-18 years)
🔗please complete this online survey (20-25 mins) on physical activity - leedsbeckettpsych.eu.qualtri…
all relevant info below 👇
@FallonParker23
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Congratulations to @sara_mcquinn on her PhD graduation today. Have a great night celebrating Sara 🥳 @DCUSNPCH @DCUFSH @GAPDCU @astaines @sjbelton
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Wonderful atmosphere at the @DCUFSH graduations today. Inspirational speech for our new graduates by @DaireKeogh. Well done to all especially @sara_mcquinn on her PhD graduation @GAPDCU @astaines @sjbelton
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🚀 Attending the Launch of the first @WHO Global Status Report on Physical Activity, “much remains to be done” #GSR2022 #letsgetmoving #BeActive youtu.be/vCCD1xHKpZc
"This report is for everyone involved in promoting and delivering national and subnational policies that provide the environments and programmes that drive participation in physical activity"
@WHO launch of the first Global Status Report on PA 🚀 #GSR2022 #letsgetmoving #BeActive
WHO’s first Global status report on physical activity presents a synthesis of global progress on implementation of GAPPA recommendations 🚨 Download the full report here 👉 who.int/teams/health-promoti…
#GSR2022 #letsgetmoving #BeActive
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Excellent @SPHeREprogramme Peer Learning Day today 🌟 Great to meet everyone in person again, be part of an alumni panel with Dr. @Niamh_McG93 + Dr. Áine O’Dea, present on ‘how to publicise your research’ (discussing the @GAPDCU) & of course welcome our new SPHeRE 3 2022 class 👏 – at Dublin City, Ireland
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Implementing, evaluating (& reporting!) on a school-based intervention during COVID had its challenges. We’re grateful to all that helped make this research & publication possible
@SPHeREprogramme @JenMcSharry @Emmacowley44 @JoeyJMurphy @meabhcorr1 @ElaineMurtagh @fhsperformance
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Feasibility of a peer-led, after-school physical activity intervention for disadvantaged adolescent females during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the Girls Active Project (GAP) @BioMedCentral
Open access 🔗👇 pilotfeasibilitystudies.biom…
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Updated Cochrane Review from @kwokwng & colleagues on the strategies used to enhance school based policies/practices that target health behaviours of PA, nutrition, tobacco & alcohol. @EHS_Research #PESSResearch pess.blog/2022/09/05/publica…
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💥💥 3:56.63 💥💥
New Irish 1500m Record 🇮🇪
And a Diamond League win.
Pinch me, am I dreaming!
#record #cloud9 #DiamondLeague #irishrecord
As always, on behalf of @sweenema @sjbelton and @astaines - a huge thank you to the students, teachers, parents and principal who participated in this research, @SPHeREprogramme @DCU @hrbireland @DCUSNPCH @dcu_shhp
Really enjoyed presenting on the @GAPDCU this morning in our very full symposium ‘engaging peers, parents and pupils to increase physical activity among adolescents’ this morning @hepaeurope with @PhysActivityEd @MarieHMurphy @WishStudy and @ElaineMurtagh ☺️#hepaeuro2022
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I am speaking about the @GAPDCU at @hepaeurope 2022 tomorrow. Check out my talk if you're attending the event! #hepaeuro2022
@sweenema @sjbelton @astaines
@SPHeREprogramme @DCU @DCUSNPCH @dcu_shhp
Girls Active Project, DCU retweeted
🚨 New Publication : Feasibility results of the Girls Active Project @GAPDCU 🥳 @sweenema @sjbelton @astaines @SPHeREprogramme @DCU @DCUSNPCH and just in time before I present our research at this years @hepaeurope conference 🙌🇫🇷
pilotfeasibilitystudies.biom…
Girls Active Project, DCU retweeted
Super proud to have shared a #PhD journey with @sara_mcquinn wonderful advocate for #WomenInSport & #PhysicalActivity in girls @GAPDCU 👏
Congratulations to the wonderful @sara_mcquinn @DCUSNPCH @GAPDCU on successful defending her PhD thesis today. We are very proud supervisors @sjbelton @astaines
Girls Active Project, DCU retweeted
Delighted to have passed my PhD viva this week 🥳 Such an enjoyable experience discussing @GAPDCU. Thank you so much to my incredible supervisors @sweenema @sjbelton @astaines examiners @taracoppinger @AnneODMatthews chair @ogormand and the @hrbireland @SPHeREprogramme
Girls Active Project, DCU retweeted
Congratulations to the wonderful @sara_mcquinn @DCUSNPCH @GAPDCU on successful defending her PhD thesis today. We are very proud supervisors @sjbelton @astaines