• Ng, K., Rintala, P., Asunta, P. (2019). Functional difficulties in association with physical activity and sitting time, in S. Kokko & L. Martin (Eds) The Physical Activity Behaviours of Children and Adolescents in Finland, Results of the F-SPA study, 2018. (pp 107-116) National Sports Council, Helsinki
  • Nankervis, K., Cousins, W., Válková, H. & MacIntyre, T. (2013).  Physical activity, exercise, and sport. In: Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. McGraw Hill/Open University Press, pp. 174-182. ISBN 9780335246946

Peer Review Publications

Ahmadi, S., Lieberman, L.J., Ng, K., Oliveira, R.G., Gutierrez, G.L. and Uchida, M.C., 2024. Validation of assessments to accurately analyze the body composition of highly trained sitting volleyball players: A pilot study. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies39, pp.531-535.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2024.03.032

Buffey, A.J., Langley, C.K., Carson, B.P., Donnelly, A.E. and Salsberg, J. (2024) Participatory Approaches in the Context of Research Into Workplace Health Promotion to Improve Physical Activity Levels and Reduce Sedentary Behavior Among Office-Based Workers: Scoping Review. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 10(1), p.e50195.  DOI: 10.2196/50195. Open Access: https://publichealth.jmir.org/2024/1/e50195

Cantwell, M., Moyna, N., McCaffrey, N., Skelly, F., Loughney, L., Woods, C., Walsh, D., Dowd, K., McCarren, A. and Kehoe, B., 2024. A two-arm non-randomised trial of MedEx IMPACT: a community-based, physical activity behaviour change intervention for survivors of cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer32(2), p.95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-08263-8

Carlin, A., Connolly, S., Redpath, T., Belton, S., Coppinger, T., Cunningham, C., Donnelly, A., Dowd, K., Harrington, D., Murtagh, E. and Ng, K., 2024. Results from Ireland North and South’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness22(1), pp.66-72.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2023.12.003

Clifford, A.M., Cheung, P.S., O’Malley, N., Byrne, S., Whiston, A., Kennelly, B., Mphepo, T., Eshghimanesh, Z., Thabane, L., Louw, Q. and Moss, H., Woods, C.,  2024. Findings from a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial of a music and dance programme for community dwelling older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics122, p.105371.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2024.105371

Herring M.P., Meyer J.D. (2024). Resistance exercise for anxiety & depression: efficacy & plausible mechanisms. Trends in Molecular Medicine. doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2023.11.016. (IF: 13.6; Q1 Medicine, Research & Experimental; R=6/136; Decile 1)*

Herring, M.P., Rasmussen, C.L., McDowell, C.P., Gordon, B.R., Kenny, R.A. and Laird, E., 2024. Physical activity dose for Generalized Anxiety Disorder & worry: Results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Psychiatry Research, p.115723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115723 Image removed.(IF: 11.3; Q1 Psychiatry; R=9/155; Decile 1)

Kazimierz, U.P., Paweł, Z.,  Ng, K. and Agata, K., 2024. Physical activity of children and adolescents with disabilities in Poland-First Para Report Card. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness22(2), pp.111-116.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2023.12.007

Laxton, P., Healy, S., Brewer, B. and Patterson, F., 2024. Prevalence of current smoking and association with meeting 24-h movement guidelines: Results from a national convenience sample of autistic adults. Autism28(2), pp.474-483.  https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231178571

Mandic, S., Khan, A., García Bengoechea, E., Coppell, K.J., Spence, J.C. and Smith, M., 2024. Physical activity, screen time and dietary behaviours in New Zealand adolescents prior to and following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC public health24(1), p.188.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-024-17688-7

McKenna, S.G., Larkin, L., Donnelly, A., Esbensen, B.A., Ng, W.L., Anjum, A.M., Fraser, A. and Kennedy, N., 2024. ‘I never thought exercise could help improve my sleep’: experiences of people with rheumatoid arthritis on the impact of an 8-week walking-based exercise intervention in improving their sleep. Rheumatology Advances in Practice8(1), p.rkae008.  https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae008

Meyer JD, Perkins SL, Gidley JM, Kuzniar JM, Phillips LA, Lansing JE, Wade NG, Herring MP, Lefferts WK (2024). Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a theory-informed resistance exercise training single-arm intervention for Major Depression. Psychology of Sport & Exercise.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102642 (IF: 3.4; Q1 Sport Sciences; R=20/87; Decile 3)

Molina-García, J., Queralt, A., Flaherty, C., Bengoechea, E.G. and Mandic, S., 2024. Correlates of the intention to use a bike library system among New Zealand adolescents from different settlement types. Journal of Transport & Health34, p.101740.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101740

Van Biesen, D., Van Damme, T., Morgulec-Adamowicz, N., Buchholz, A., Anjum, M. and Healy, S., 2023. A systematic review of digital interventions to promote physical activity in people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly1(aop), pp.1-21. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2023-0061

Pechtl S, Abrantes AM, Sjoqvist H, Andreasson S, Herring MP, Hallgren M (2024). Do changes in mood and anxiety mediate exercise-induced reductions in alcohol cravings? An exploratory study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.  https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/adb0000987 Image removed. (IF: 3.4; SSCI Q2 Psychology, Multidisciplinary; R=44/147; Decile 3)

Rocliffe, P., Tapia-Serrano, M.A., Garcia-Gonzalez, L., Adamakis, M., Walsh, L., Bannon, A., Mulhall, E., Sherwin, I., O’Keeffe, B.T., Mannix-McNamara, P., & MacDonncha, C. (2024) The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Health: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Adolescent Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-023-00231-x

Van Hoye, A., Cullen, B., Lane, A., Volf, K., Kelly, L., Garcia Bengoechea, E., Vuillemin, A. and Woods, C., 2024. Health promotion policies, perceptions, actions and needs in sports clubs in Ireland. Health Education Journal83(1), pp.108-119.  https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969231221956

Van Hoye, A., Regan, C., Lane, A., Vuillemin, A. and Woods, C., 2024. Implementation of the GAA ‘healthy clubs project’in Ireland: a qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Health Promotion International39(1), p.daad191. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad191

 

 

  • de Oliveira Tavares VD, Rossell S, Schuch F, Herring MP, Menezes G, Galvao-Coelho NL, Hallgren M (2023). Effects of exercise on cognitive functioning in adults with serious mental illness: A meta-analytic review. Psychiatry Research. (IF: 11.225; C=5; Q1 Psychiatry; R=16/155).  DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115081

  • Laird E, Herring MP, Carson BP, Woods CB, Walsh C, Kenny RA, Rasmussen CL (2023). Physical activity for depression among the chronically ill: Results from older diabetics in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Psychiatry Research, 326:115274. (IF: 11.225; C=; Q1 Psychiatry; R=16/155)  DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115274

  • Laird E, Rasmussen CL, Kenny RA, Herring MP. Physical activity dose and depression in a cohort of older adults in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. JAMA Network Open, 2023;6(7):e2322489. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.22489.

  • Ng, K., Sit, C., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K., Aubert, S., Stanish, H., Hutzler, Y., Silva, D.A.S., Kang, M.G., López-Gil, J.F., Lee, E.Y. and Asunta, P., 2023. Global Matrix of Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 1(aop), pp.1-22.  doi: 10.1123/apaq.2022-0111

  • Ng, K., Moreno-Maldonado, C., Stavrou, M. and Lenzi, M., 2023. Left behind: inequalities in the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents in the WHO European Region: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people’s health and well-being from the findings of the HBSC survey round 2021/2022. https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/WHO-EURO-2023-8920-48692…;

  • Ortega, F.B., Leskošek, B., Gil-Cosano, J.J., Mäestu, J., Tomkinson, G.R., Ruiz, J.R., Mäestu, E., Starc, G., Milanovic, I., Tammelin, T.H., O'Keeffe, B. and Sorić, M., 2023. European fitness landscape for children and adolescents: updated reference values, fitness maps and country rankings based on nearly 8 million test results from 34 countries gathered by the FitBack network. British journal of sports medicine Link

  • O’Sullivan D, Gordon BR, Lyons M, Meyer JD, Herring MP. Effects of resistance exercise training on depressive symptoms among young adults: A randomized controlled trial. Psychiatry Research, 2023;326:115322.  DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115322

  • Perkins SL, Cook DB, Herring MP, Meyer JD (2023). Dose-response effects of acute exercise intensity on state anxiety among women with depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1090077.  (IF: 5.435; C=; Q2 Psychiatry; R=38/142).  doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1090077.

  • Rocliffe, P., Adamakis, M., O’Keeffe, B. T., Walsh, L., Bannon, A., Garcia-Gonzalez, L., Chambers, F., Stylianou, M., Sherwin, I., Mannix-McNamara, P., & MacDonncha, C. (2023). The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Systematic Literature Review. Adolescent Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-023-00220-0

  • Rocliffe, P., O’ Keeffe, B.T., Sherwin, I., Mannix-McNamara, P., & MacDonncha, C. (2023). School-Based Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports Provision: A Concept Mapping Framework for Evaluation. PLOS ONE, 18(6), e0287505. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287505

  • Rocliffe, P., O’Keeffe, B.T., Sherwin, I., Mannix-McNamara, P., & MacDonncha, C. (2023). A National Audit of Typical Secondary School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports in the Republic of Ireland. Education Sciences, 13(7), 699. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13070699

  • Rocliffe, P., O’ Keeffe, B. T., Sherwin, I., Mannix-McNamara, P., & MacDonncha, C. (2023). The Impact of Different Levels of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Physical Activity Behaviors, Health and Wellbeing. Youth, 3(4), 1330–1362. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth3040084

  • Rocliffe, P., O’Keeffe, B.T., Walsh, L., Stylianou, M., Woodforde, J., García-González, L., O’Brien, W., Coppinger, T., Sherwin, I., Mannix-McNamara, P., & MacDonncha, C. (2023). The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Physical Activity Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review. Adolescent Research Reviewhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-022-00200-w

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    Rocliffe, P., Sherwin, I., Mannix-McNamara, P., MacDonncha, C., & O’Keeffe, B.T. (2023). Test-Retest Reliability of a Physical Activity Behaviors, Health and Wellbeing Questionnaire in Adolescents. Open Research Europe, 3(154), 154. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.16535.1

  • Walsh EH, Herring MP, McMahon J (2023). Exploring Adolescents’ Perspectives on and Experiences with Post Primary School-based Suicide Prevention Interventions: A Meta-Ethnography Protocol. Systematic Reviews. DOI: 10.1186/s13643-022-02166-1. (IF: 3.136; C=3; Q2 Medicine, General & Internal; R=80/172)

  • Welford P, Gunillasdotter V, Andreasson S, Herring MP, Vancampfort D, Hallgren M (2023). Sticking with it? Factors associated with exercise adherence in people with alcohol use disorder. Addictive Behaviors, 144:107730. (IF: 4.591; C= ; Q2 Psychology, Clinical; R=34/131). DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107730

  • Yehuda, M.B., Barak, S., Hutzler, Y., Ng, K., Giladi, A., Meir, L.B., Marques, A., Zigdon, A., Zwilling, M., Reges, O. and Fisch, Y.H., 2023. Cardiovascular risk profiles clusters among children and adolescents with disabilities. BMC Public Health, 23(1), p.896.  DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15796-4

  • Johnson, S., Vuillemin, A., Lane, A., Dowd, K., Geidne, S. Kokko, S., Donaldson, A.,  Seghers, J., Whiting, S. & Van Hoye A. (2022) Development of the health promoting sports club—national audit tool, European Journal of Public Health, Volume 32, Issue Supplement_1, Pages i28–i37,DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac072 
  • Grady C, Ng K, Murtagh E, Woods C. (2022). Communicating physical activity with adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol. HRB Open Research. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13594.1
  • Wolfenden, L., McCrabb, S., Barnes, C., O’Brien, K.M., Ng, K.W., Nathan, N.K., Sutherland, R., Hodder, R.K., Tzelepis, F., Nolan, E. and Williams, C.M., 2022. Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school‐based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (8).  DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011677.pub3/full
  • Ng K, Kaskinen A-P, Katila R, Koski P, Karhulahti V-M. Associations between Sports Videogames and Physical Activity in Children. Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research 95(1). 68-75. https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2022-0012
  • Li C, Haegele J, Sun F, Alves MLT, Ang SHC, Lee J, Ng K, dos Santos Alves I, Healy S, Huang WY, Rintala P, Tan JSY, Wu Y, Yang H, Kärnä E, Maeng H, Schliemann AL, Ding D. (2022) Meeting the 24-hour movement guidelines and health-related outcomes among youth with autism spectrum disorder: A seven-country observational study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 16(50). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-022-00488-5
  • Kohoutek J, Maráček M, Ng K, Hamrik Z. (2022). Test-retest reliability of selected HBSC items in Vietnam: well-being, physical and sedentary activities, and eating behaviours. BMC Medical Research Methodology22, 135 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01624-7
  • Parker K, Hallingberg B, Eriksson C, Ng K, Hamrik Z, Kopcakova J, Movsesyan E, Melkumova M, Abdrakhmanova S, Badura P. (2022). Typologies of joint family activities and associations with mental health and wellbeing among adolescents from four countries. Journal of Adolescent Healthhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.02.017
  • Sentenac M, Santos T, Augustine L, Michelsen S, Movsesyan Y, Ng K, Malkowska-Szkutnike A, Godeau E. (2022). Chronic health conditions and school experience in school-aged children in 19 European countries. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-01987-8
  • Herring MP, Gordon BR, Murphy J, Lyons M, Lindheimer JB (2022). Physical activity and analogue generalized anxiety disorder status among young adults: Potential role of exercise expectations. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, DOI: 10.1007/s12529-022-10081-x. (IF: 2.229; C=; Q2 Clinical Psychology; R=85/130).
  • Walsh EH, McMahon J, Herring MP (2022). Research Review: The effect of school-based suicide prevention on suicidal ideation and suicide attempts and the role of intervention and contextual factors among adolescents: A meta-analysis and meta-regression.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, DOI:10.1111/jcpp.13598. (IF:8.982; Q1 Psychiatry; R=11/156)
  • Gould R, Roberts NW, Murtagh EM, Hillsdon M, Foster C. Remote, face‐to‐face, and group‐based interventions for promoting strength training in healthy community‐based adults (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD014825. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD014825
  • Martin, R., Murphy, J., Molina-Soberanes, D. and Murtagh, E.M. (2022) ‘The clustering of physical activity and screen time behaviours in early childhood and impact on future health-related behaviours: a longitudinal analysis of children aged 3 to 8 years’, BMC Public Health, 22(1), 558, available: DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12944-0.
  • Belton, S., Connolly, S., Peers, C., Goss, H., Murphy, M., Murtagh, E., Kavanagh, J., Corr, M., Ferguson, K. and O’Brien, W. (2022) ‘Are all domains created equal? An exploration of stakeholder views on the concept of physical literacy’, BMC Public Health, 22(1), 501: DOI:10.1186/s12889-022-12931-5
  • Murtagh, E., Mulhare, B., Woods, C., Corr, M., & Belton, S. (2022). A pragmatic evaluation of the primary school Be Active After-School Activity Programme (Be Active ASAP). Health Education Research, 36(6), 634-645. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyab036
  • Buffey, A.J., Herring, M.P., Langley, C.K., Donnelly, A.E. and Carson, B.P.  (2022). The Acute Effects of Interrupting Prolonged Sitting Time in Adults with Standing and Light-Intensity Walking on Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Health in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. DOI: 10.1007/s40279-022-01649-4
  • Tesler, R., Barak, S., Reges, O., Moreno-Maldonado, C., Maor, R., Gaspar, T., Ercan, O., Sela, Y., Green, G., Zigdon, A. and Marques, A., Ng. K and Harel-Fisch, Y. 2022, February. Identifying Cardiovascular Risk Profiles Clusters among Mediterranean Adolescents across Seven Countries. In Healthcare (Vol. 10, No. 2, p. 268). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.  DOI:  10.3390/healthcare10020268 
  • Riquier, O., Vuillemin, A., & Van Hoye, A. (2022). PERSISTE: a mixed methods protocol to identify barriers and levers to a sustainable physical activity practice among patients with chronic disease after physical activity resumption programs. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine8(1), e001261. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001261
  • Buffey, AJ., Carson, BP., Donnelly, A., Salsberg, J. (2021). Participatory approaches in the context of research into workplace health promotion to improve physical activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour among office-based workers: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(12), e054402. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054402 
  • Ruiz, A., Ng, K., Rintala, P., Kaseva, K. and Finni, T., 2021. Physical activity intention and attendance behaviour in Finnish youth with cerebral palsy–results from a physical activity intervention: an application of the theory of planned behaviour. JER17(6), pp.370-378.  https://doi.org/10.12965/jer.2142588.294  
  • Gordon BR, McDowell CP, Lyons MHerring MP (2021). Effects of acute resistance exercise among young adults: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders, 299:102-107. (IF: 4.839; C=; Q1 Clinical Neurology; R=50/204).  DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.049
  • McDowell CP, Meyer JD, Russell DW, Brower CS, Lansing J, Herring MP (2021). Bidirectional associations between depressive and anxiety symptoms and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: Dynamic panel models with fixed effects. Frontiers in Psychiatry, (IF: 4.157; C=; Q2 Psychiatry; R=56/156) 
  • Ng, K., Koski, P., Lyyra, N., Palomaki, S., Mononen, K., Blomqvist, M., Vasankari, T. and Kokko, S., 2021. Finnish Late Adolescents’ Physical Activity During COVID-19 Spring 2020 Lockdown.  BMC Public Health 21, 2197 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12263-w
  • Leung, KM., Chung, PK., Chu, W., Ng, K. Physical and psychological health outcomes of a sitting light volleyball intervention program on adults with physical disabilities: a non-randomized controlled pre-post study. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 13, 100 (2021). DOI: 10.1186/s13102-021-00328-7
  • Learmonth YC, Pilutti LA, Herring MP, Motl RW, Chan B, Metse AP. (2021). Safety of exercise training in multiple sclerosis: A protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 10:208. (IF: 2.522; C=; Q2 Medicine, General & Internal; R=72/169)  DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01751-0
  • Hallgren M, Herring MP, Vancampfort D, Hoan MT, Andersson V, Andreasson S, Abrantes AM (2021). Changes in craving following acute aerobic exercise in adults with alcohol use disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142:243-249. (IF: 4.791; C=; Q1 Psychiatry; R=26/143) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022395621005069
  • Ginis, K.A.M., van der Ploeg, H.P., Foster, C., Lai, B., McBride, C.B., Ng, K., Pratt, M., Shirazipour, C.H., Smith, B., Vásquez, P.M. and Heath, G.W., 2021. Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective. The Lancet.  DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01164-8
  • Murtagh, E., Shalash, A., Martin, R., & Abu Rmeileh, N. (2021). Measurement and prevalence of adult physical activity levels in Arab countries. Public Health, 198, 129-140.  DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.07.010
  • Fleming KMHerring MP, Coote SB, Tindall D (2021). Participant experiences of eight weeks of supervised or home-based Pilates among people with Multiple Sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1939446(IF: 2.222; C=; Q1 Rehabilitation; R=16/68) 
  • McDowell CP, Newman L, Monroe DC, O’Connor JD, Knight SP, Gordon BG, Kenny RA, Herring MP (2021).  Associations between generalized anxiety disorder and resting-state frontal lobe cerebral oxygenation are modified by physical activity: Results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences. (IF: 5.236; C=; Q1 Geriatrics & Gerontology; R=5/51)  DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab090
  • Ng, K., Cosma, A., Svacina, K., Boniel-Nissim, M. and Badura, P., 2021. Czech adolescents’ remote school and health experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. Preventive Medicine Reports22.  DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101386
  • Fleming KM, Coote SB, Herring MP (2021). ‘Home-based Pilates for Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Fatigue among Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: An Eight-week Randomized Controlled Trial’, Multiple Sclerosis Journalhttps://doi.org/10.1177/13524585211009216. (IF: 5.412; Q1 Clinical Neurology; R=26/204).
  • Martin, R., McMullen, J. and Murtagh, E.M., 2021. Implementing movement integration across the whole school: findings from the Moving to Learn Ireland programme. Irish Educational Studies, pp.1-20.  DOI:  10.1080/03323315.2021.1899023
  • Woods CB, Volf K, Kelly L, Casey B, Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Lakerveld J, Zukowska J, Bengoechea EG; PEN consortium. The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review. J Sport Health Sci. 2021 Jan 19:S2095-2546(21)00006-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2021.01.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33482424. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254621000065?via%3Dihub
  • Yeshayahu Hutzler, Riki Tesler, Kwok Ng, Sharon Barak, Hadas Kazula & Yossi Harel-Fisch (2021) Physical activity, sedentary screen time and bullying behaviors: exploring differences between adolescents with and without disabilities, International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 26:1, 110-126, DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2021.1875852
  • McDowell CP, Herring MP, Lansing J, Brower CS, Meyer JD (2021). Associations between employment changes and mental health: US data from during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology. 12:631510. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.63150. (IF: 2.067; Q2 Multidisciplinary Psychology; R=45/138).
  • Ng, K., Klavina, A., Ferreira, J.P., Barrett, U., Pozeriene, J. and Reina, R., 2021. Teachers’ preparedness to deliver remote adapted physical education from different european perspectives: updates to the european standards in adapted physical activity. European Journal of Special Needs Education, pp.1-16.  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08856257.2021.1872848
  • Hallgren M, Vancampfort D, Hoang MT, Andersson V, Ekblom O, Andreasson S, Herring MP (2021). Effects of acute exercise on craving, mood and anxiety in non-treatment seeking adults with alcohol use disorder: An exploratory study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108506(IF: 3.951; Q1 Psychiatry; R=37/155)
  • Cindrich S, Lansing J, Brower CS, McDowell CP, Herring MP, Meyer JD (2021). Associations between change in outside time pre- and post-COVID-19 public health restrictions and mental health: Short Report. Frontiers in Public Health. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.619129(IF: 2.483; Q2 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; R=71/193)
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  • Grgic, J., Dumuid, D., Bengoechea, E.G., Shrestha, N., Bauman, A., Olds, T. and Pedisic, Z., 2018. Health outcomes associated with reallocations of time between sleep, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity: a systematic scoping review of isotemporal substitution studies. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity15(1), p.69.  DOI: 10.1186/s12966-018-0691-3
  • De Craemer, M.; Chastin, S.; Ahrens, W.; Bernaards, C.; Brug, J.; Buck, C.; Cardon, G.; Capranica, L.; Dargent-Molina, P.; De Lepeleere, S.; Hoffmann, B.; Kennedy, A.; Lakerveld, J.; Lien, N.; Ling, F.; Loyen, A.; MacDonncha, C.; Nazare, J.-A.; O’Donoghue, G.; O’Gorman, D.; Perchoux, C.; Pigeot, I.; Simon, C.; Mueller-Stierlin, A.S.; van der Ploeg, H.; Van Cauwenberg, J.; Oppert, J.-M.  Data on Determinants Are Needed to Curb the Sedentary Epidemic in Europe. Lessons Learnt from the DEDIPAC European Knowledge Hub. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1406. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071406
  • McDowell CP, Carlin A, Capranica L, Dillon C, Harrington JM, Lakerveld J, Loyen A, Ling FCM, Brug J, MacDonncha CHerring MP (2018) Associations of Self-Reported Physical Activity and Depression in 10,000 Irish Adults across Harmonised Datasets: a DEDIPAC-study. BMC Public Health. doi:10.1186/s12889-018-5702-4 (IF:2.42; Q2: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health - SCIE)
  • McDowell CP, Dishman RK, Vancampfort D, Hallgren M, Stubbs B, MacDonncha CHerring MP (2018) Physical Activity and Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). International Journal of Epidemiology doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy141 (IF:8.36; Q1: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health - SCIE)
  • Walsh DM, Moran K, Cornelissen V, Buys R, Cornelis N and Woods C (2018).  Electronic Health Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention to Self-Manage Cardiovascular Disease: Qualitative Exploration of Patient and Health Professional Requirements.  J Med Internet Res 2018;20(5):e163.  DOI: 10.2196/jmir.9181
  • Duff O, Walsh D, Malone S, McDermott L, Furlong B, O'Connor N, Moran K, and Woods C., (2018)  MedFit App, a Behavior-Changing, Theoretically Informed Mobile App for Patient Self-Management of Cardiovascular Disease: User-Centered Development.  JMIR Formativ Res 2018;2(1):e8. DOI: 10.2196/formative.9550
  • Müller, A. M., Maher, C. A., Vandelanotte, C., Hingle, M., Middelweerd, A., Lopez, M. L., DeSmet, A., Short, C. E., Nathan, N., Hutchesson, M. J., Poppe, L., Woods, C., William, S. L., & Wark, P. A. (2018). Physical activity, sedentary behavior and diet related ehealth and mHealth research: Bibliometric analysis.Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(4):e122. DOI: org/10.2196/jmir.8954
  • Ng K, Pickett, W., Michaelson, V., Freeman, J.  2018.  Activity Involvement and Spiritual Health in Children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities.  Journal of Disability & Religion, pp 1-19. doi: 10.1080/23312521.2018.1467294  
  • Craike, M., Wiesner, G., Hilland, T.A. and Bengoechea, E.G., 2018. Interventions to improve physical activity among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups: an umbrella review International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity15(1), p.43. doi: 0.1186/s12966-018-0676-2
  • Gordon BRMcDowell CP, Hallgren M, Meyer JD, Lyons MHerring MP. Association of Efficacy of Resistance Exercise Training With Depressive Symptoms: Meta-analysis and Meta-regression Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online May 09, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0572(IF: 15.307; C=0; Q1 Psychiatry; R=2/142).
  • Legrand F, Race M, Herring MP (2018). Acute effects of outdoor and indoor exercise on feelings of energy and fatigue in people with depressive symptoms. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 56:91-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.03.005.  (IF:3.494; C=0; Q1 Multidisciplinary Psychology; R=14/129)*
  • Walsh, D.M., Moran, K., Cornelissen, V., Buys, R., Claes, J., Zampognaro, P., Melillo, F., Maglaveras, N., Chouvarda, I., Triantafyllidis, A. and Filos, D., Woods, C. 2018. The development and codesign of the PATHway intervention: a theory-driven eHealth platform for the self-management of cardiovascular disease. Translational Behavioral Medicine. DOI: 10.1093/tbm/iby017
  • Sheehan, R.B., Herring, M.P. and Campbell, M.J. 2018. Longitudinal relations of mental health and motivation among elite student-athletes across a condensed season: Plausible influence of academic and athletic schedule. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.  doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.03.005 
  • Herring, M.P., Monroe, D.C., Kline, C.E., O’Connor, P.J. and MacDonncha, C., 2018. Sleep quality moderates the association between physical activity frequency and feelings of energy and fatigue in adolescents. European child & adolescent psychiatry, pp.1-8. doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1134-z (IF: 3.295; C=0; Q1 Pediatrics; R=12/121)*
  • O’Donoghue, G., Kennedy, A., Puggina, A., Aleksovska, K., Buck, C., Burns, C., Cardon, G., Carlin, A., Ciarapica, D., Colotto, M. and Condello, G., 2018. Socio-economic determinants of physical activity across the life course: A" DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity"(DEDIPAC) umbrella literature review. PloS one13(1), p.e0190737. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190737
  • McDowell CP, Gordon BR, Herring MP. Sex-related differences in the association between grip strength and depression: Results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Experimental Gerontology. 2018. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2018.02.010
  • Fleming, K.M. and Herring, M.P., 2018. The Effects of Pilates on Mental Health Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials. Complementary Therapies in Medicine.   doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2018.02.003  (IF: 2.013; C=0; Q2 Integrative & Complementary Medicine; R=8/26)*
  • Dowd, K.P., Szeklicki, R., Minetto, M.A., Murphy, M.H., Polito, A., Ghigo, E., van der Ploeg, H., Ekelund, U., Maciaszek, J., Stemplewski, R., Tomczak, M., and Donnelly, A.E.  2018. A systematic literature review of reviews on techniques for physical activity measurement in adults: a DEDIPAC study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity15(1), p.15.   doi.org/10.1186/s12966-017-0636-2 
  • McDowell CP, Gordon BR, Andrews KL, MacDonncha C, Herring MP. Associations of physical activity with anxiety symptoms and status: results from The Irish longitudinal study on ageing. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2018 doi: 10.1017/S204579601800001X.

2017

  • Powell C, Herring MP, Dowd KP, Donnelly AE, Carson BP (2017). The cross-sectional associations between objectively measured sedentary time and cardiometabolic health markers in adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis component. Obesity Reviews. (Impact Factor: 7.883). doi: 10.1111/obr.12642
  • Herring, M. P., Hallgren, M., & Campbell, M. J. (2017). Acute exercise effects on worry, state anxiety, and feelings of energy and fatigue among young women with probable Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A pilot study. Psychology of Sport and Exercise10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.07.009
  • Gordon, B.R, McDowell, C.P., Lyons, M. and Herring, M.P. 2017. The Effects of Resistance Exercise Training on Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Sports Medicine, pp 1-12 10.1007/s40279-017-0769-0
  • Vancampfort D, Stubbs B, Herring MP, Hallgren M, Koyanagi A (2018). Sedentary behavior and anxiety: Association and influential factors among 42,469 community-dwelling adults in six low- and middle-income countries. General Hospital Psychiatry, 50:26-32. 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.09.006. (Impact Factor: 2.279) 
  • Uszynski, M.K., Herring, M.P., Casey, B., Hayes, S., Gallagher, S., Motl, R.W. and Coote, S., 2017. Sources of Variability in Physical Activity Among Inactive People with Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, pp.1-6.  10.1007/s12529-017-9674-z
  • Noonan, R.J., Fairclough, S.J., Knowles, Z.R. and Boddy, L.M., 2017. Context matters! sources of variability in weekend physical activity among families: a repeated measures study. BMC public health17(1), p.330.  10.1186/s12889-017-4232-9
  • Claes, J., Buys, R., Woods, C., Briggs, A., Geue, C., Aitken, M., Moyna, N., Moran, K., McCaffrey, N., Chouvarda, I. and Walsh, D., 2017. PATHway I: design and rationale for the investigation of the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a technology-enabled cardiac rehabilitation platform. BMJ open, 7(6), p.e016781.  DOI:10.1136/ bmjopen-2017-016781
  • McKenna, S., Donnelly, A., Fraser, A. and Kennedy, N., 2017. Sleep and physical activity: a survey of people with inflammatory arthritis and their engagement by health professionals in rheumatology in Ireland. Disability and Rehabilitation, pp.1-7.  10.1080/09638288.2017.1334095
  • Casey, B., Coote, S. and Donnelly, A., 2017. Objective physical activity measurement in people with multiple sclerosis: a review of the literature. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, pp.1-8. 10.1080/17483107.2017.1297859
  • Herring, M.P., Fleming, K.M., Hayes, S.P., Motl, R.W. and Coote, S.B., 2017. Moderators of Exercise Effects on Depressive Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis: A Meta-regression. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.  10.1016/j.amepre.2017.04.011
  • Coote, S., Uszynski, M., Herring, M.P., Hayes, S., Scarrott, C., Newell, J., Gallagher, S., Larkin, A. and Motl, R.W., 2017. Effect of exercising at minimum recommendations of the multiple sclerosis exercise guideline combined with structured education or attention control education–secondary results of the step it up randomised controlled trial. BMC neurology17(1), p.119.  10.1186/s12883-017-0898-y
  • Murphy, J.J., Murphy, M.H., MacDonncha, C., Murphy, N., Nevill, A.M. and Woods, C.B., 2017. Validity and Reliability of Three Self-Report Instruments for Assessing Attainment of Physical Activity Guidelines in University Students. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, pp.1-8.  10.1080/1091367X.2017.1297711
  • Carson, B.P. 2017. The potential role of contraction-induced myokines in the regulation of metabolic function for the prevention and treatment of T2D. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 8, p.97.  10.3389/fendo.2017.00097
  • McDowell CP, Cook DB, Herring MP. 2017. The Effects of Exercise Training on Anxiety in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Meta-analysis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise,  Apr 18. 10.1249/MSS. 0000000000001290.
  • Casey, B., Coote, S. and Donnelly, A., 2017. Objective physical activity measurement in people with multiple sclerosis: a review of the literature. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, pp.1-8.  10.1080/17483107.2017.1297859
  • Lavebratt C, Herring MP.,  Liu JJ, Wei YB, Bossoli D, Hallgren M, Forsell Y. 2017.  Interleukin-6 and depressive symptom severity in response to physical exercise. Psychiatry Research ;252:270-276.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.03.012  
  • Dowd, Kieran P., Helen Purtill, Deirdre M. Harrington, Jane F. Hislop, John J. Reilly, and Alan E. Donnelly."Minimum Wear Duration for the activPALTM Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females." Pediatric exercise science (2017): 1-18. 10.1123/pes.2016-0188
  • McDowell, C.P., MacDonncha, C. and Herring, M.P. (2017). Brief report: Associations of physical activity with anxiety and depression symptoms and status among adolescents. Journal of Adolescence55, pp.1-4. 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.12.004
  • Condello, G., Puggina, A., Aleksovska, K., Buck, C., Burns, C., Cardon, G., Carlin, A., Simon, C., Ciarapica, D., Coppinger, T. and Cortis, C., D’Haese S., De Craemer, M., Di Blasio, A., Hansen, S., Iacoviello, L., Issartel, J., Izzicupo, P., Jaeschke, L., Kanning, M., Kennedy, A., Ling, F.,  Luzak, F., Napolitano, G., Nazare, JA.,  Perchoux, C., Pesce, C., Pischon, T., Polito, A.,  Sannella, A., Schulz, H., Sohun, R.,  Steinbrecher, A., Schlicht, W., Ricciardi, W., MacDonncha, C., Capranica, L., Boccia, S. on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. 2017. Behavioral determinants of physical activity across the life course: a “DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity”(DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), p.58.  10.1186/s12966-017-0510-2
  • Puggina, A., Aleksovska, K., Buck, C., Burns, C., Cardon, G., Carlin, A., Chantal, S., Ciarapica, D., Condello, G., Coppinger, T. and Cortis, C., D’Haese, De Craemer, M., Di Blasio, A., Hansen, S., Iacoviello, L., Issartel, J., Izzicupo, P., Jaeschke, L., Kanning, M., Kennedy, A., Chun Man Ling, F., Luzak., A., Napolitano, G., Nazare, Perchoux, C.,  Pischon, T., Polito, A., Sannellla, A., Schulz, H., Sohun, R., Steinbrecher, A., Schlicht, W., Ricciardi., W., MacDonncha, C., Capranica, L. and Boccia, S2017. Policy determinants of physical activity across the life course: a ‘DEDIPAC’umbrella systematic literature reviewEuropean Journal of Public Healthhttps://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx174
  • Carlin, A., Perchoux, C., Puggina, A., Aleksovska, K., Buck, C., Burns, C., Cardon, G., Chantal, S., Ciarapica, D., Condello, G., Coppinger, T.,, Cortis, C., D’Haese, De Craemer, M., Di Blasio, A., Hansen, S., Iacoviello, L., Issartel, J., Izzicupo, P., Jaeschke, L., Kanning, M., Kennedy, A., Lakerveld, J., Chun Man Ling, F., Luzak., A., Napolitano, G., Nazare, J.A., Pischon, T., Polito, A., Sannellla, A., Schulz, H., Sohun, R., Steinbrecher, A., Schlicht, W., Ricciardi., W., MacDonncha, C., Capranica, L. and Boccia, S.  2017. A life course examination of the physical environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour: A Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity” (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature reviewPloS one12(8), p.e0182083.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182083
  • Cortis, C., Puggina, A., Pesce, C., Aleksovska, K., Buck, C., Burns, C., Cardon, G., Carlin, A., Simon, C., Ciarapica, D.,  Condello, G., Coppinger, T., D’Haese, S, De Craemer, M., Di Blasio, A., Hansen, S., Lacoviello, L., Issartel, J., Izzicupo, I, Jaeschke, L., Kanning, M., Kennedy, A., Chun Man Ling, F., Luzak, A., Napolitano, G., Nazare J.A., O’Donoghue, G., Perchoux, C., Pischon, T., Polito, A., Sannella, A., Schulz, H., Sohun, R.,Steinbrecher, A., Schlicht, W., Ricciardi, W., Castellani, L., MacDonncha, C., Capranica, L., and Boccia, S. 2017. Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A" DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. PloS one12(8), p.e0182709.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182709

2016

  • Condello, G., Ling, F.C.M., Bianco, A., Chastin, S., Cardon, G., Ciarapica, D., Conte, D., Cortis, C., De Craemer, M., Di Blasio, A. and Gjaka, M., 2016. Using concept mapping in the development of the EU-PAD framework (EUropean-Physical Activity Determinants across the life course): a DEDIPAC-study. BMC public health16(1), p.1145. 10.1186/s12889-016-3800-8
  • Donnelly, A.A., MacIntyre, T.E., O’Sullivan, N., Warrington, G., Harrison, A.J., Igou, E.R., Jones, M., Gidlow, C., Brick, N., Lahart, I. and Cloak, R., 2016. Environmental Influences on Elite Sport Athletes Well Being: From Gold, Silver, and Bronze to Blue Green and Gold. Frontiers in psychology710.3389/fpsyg.2016.01167
  • Dowd, K., Hannigan, A., Purtill, H., Macken, A.P., O’Gorman, C.S., Donnelly, A.E., Harrington, D., Kelly, S.M. and Moyna, N., 2016. The development of activity profiles in adolescent females and their association with adiposity. Pediatric exercise science28(1), pp.109-116.  10.1123/pes.2015-0081
  • Dowd, K.P., Kirwan, R.P., Hannigan, A., Purtill, H. and O'Gorman, C.S., 2015. The association between maternal perceptions of own weight status and weight status of her child: results from a national cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, pp.archdischild-2015. 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308721
  • Hallgren, M., Helgadóttir, B., Herring, M.P., Zeebari, Z., Lindefors, N., Kaldo, V., Öjehagen, A. and Forsell, Y., 2016. Exercise and internet-based cognitive–behavioural therapy for depression: multicentre randomised controlled trial with 12-month follow-up. The British Journal of Psychiatry209(5), pp.414-420. 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.177576
  • Hallgren, M., Herring, M.P., Owen, N., Dunstan, D., Ekblom, Ö., Helgadottir, B., Nakitanda, O.A. and Forsell, Y., 2016. Exercise, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in the treatment of depression: broadening the scientific perspectives and clinical opportunities. Frontiers in psychiatry7.  10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00036
  • Hallgren, M., Nakitanda, O.A., Ekblom, Ö., Herring, M.P., Owen, N., Dunstan, D., Helgadottir, B. and Forsell, Y., 2016. Habitual physical activity levels predict treatment outcomes in depressed adults: A prospective cohort study. Preventive medicine88, pp.53-58. 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.03.021
  • Herring, M.P., Johnson, K.E. and O'connor, P.J., 2016. Exercise training and health-related quality of life in generalized anxiety disorder. Psychology of Sport and Exercise27, pp.138-141. 10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.08.011
  • Loyen, A., Van Hecke, L., Verloigne, M., Hendriksen, I., Lakerveld, J., Steene-Johannessen, J., Vuillemin, A., Koster, A., Donnelly, A., Ekelund, U. and Deforche, B., 2016. Variation in population levels of physical activity in European adults according to cross-European studies: a systematic literature review within DEDIPAC. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity13(1), p.72. 10.1186/s12966-016-0398-2
  • McDowell, C.P., Campbell, M.J. and Herring, M.P., 2016. Sex-Related Differences in Mood Responses to Acute Aerobic Exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise48(9), pp.1798-1802. 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000969
  • Powell, C., Carson, B.P., Dowd, K.P. and Donnelly, A.E., 2016. The accuracy of the SenseWear Pro3 and the activPAL3 Micro devices for measurement of energy expenditure. Physiological Measurement37(10), p.1715. 10.1088/0967-3334/37/10/1715
  • Steene-Johannessen, J., Anderssen, S.A., Van der Ploeg, H.P., Hendriksen, I.J., Donnelly, A.E., Brage, S. and Ekelund, U., 2015. Are self-report measures able to define individuals as physically active or inactive?. 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000760
  • Toomey, C., Leahy, S., McCreesh, K., Coote, S. and Jakeman, P., 2016. The body composition phenotype of Irish adults aged 18–81 years. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971-)185(2), pp.537-544. 10.1007/s11845-015-1338-x
  • Uszynski, M.K., Purtill, H., Donnelly, A. and Coote, S., 2016. Comparing the effects of whole-body vibration to standard exercise in ambulatory people with Multiple Sclerosis: a randomised controlled feasibility study. Clinical rehabilitation30(7), pp.657-668.  10.1177/0269215515595522
  • Van Hecke, L., Loyen, A., Verloigne, M., van der Ploeg, H.P., Lakerveld, J., Brug, J., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Ekelund, U., Donnelly, A., Hendriksen, I. and Deforche, B., 2016. Variation in population levels of physical activity in European children and adolescents according to cross-European studies: a systematic literature review within DEDIPAC. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity13(1), p.70.  10.1186/s12966-016-0396-4
  • Verloigne, M; Loyen, A; Van Hecke, L; Lakerveld, J; Hendriksen, I; De Bourdheaudhuij, I; Deforche, B; Donnelly, A; Ekelund, U; Brug, J; van der Ploeg, HP.  2016.  Variation in population levels of sedentary time in European children and adolescents according to cross-European studies: a systematic literature review within DEDIPAC.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.  13.   10.1186/s12966-016-0395-5

2015

  •  Ling, F.C.M., Maxwell, R.S.W., McManus, A.M. and Polman, R.C.J. (2015).  Psychometric properties of the movement-specific reinvestment scale for Chinese children.  International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology,   http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2015.1016087
  • Collins, P., Al-Nakeeb, Y., Lyons, M.-Tracking the Commute Home From School Utilizing GPS and Heart Rate Monitoring: Establishing the Contribution to Free-Living Physical Activity- Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2015, 12, 155 – 162-http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2013-0048
  • Carson, B.P. & Egan, B. 2015.  Motion to dismiss: Insufficient evidence to mount a case against protein synthesis as the dominant mechanism causing disuse muscle atrophy in the elderly.  J Physio 592, s8. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1113/jphysiol.2014.284406/asset/supinfo/tjp6414-sup-0001-SupInfo1.pdf?v=1&s=1ceaf0535dd8a638a38cfd2e4651918e786e85f4
  • Dowd KP, Kirwan RP, Hannigan A, Purtill H, O'Gorman CS. The association between maternal perceptions of own weight status and weight status of her child: results from a national cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2015:archdischild-2015-308721.
  • Herring, MP, Kline, CE, O'Connor, PJ.  Effects of exercise on sleep among young women with Generalised Anxiety Disorder.  Ment Health Phys Act, 2015; 9:59-66.  http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1RwPi_dwIl7mft
  • Dowd, K., Murphy, A.M., Scully, P., Letshwiti, J.B., and O’Gorman, C.O. (2015). The Establishment of a Pilot Paediatric Obesity Clinic at the University Hospital, Limerick. Irish Medical Journal, 108(9), 278-280

2014

  • Al-Nakeeb, Y., Dodd, L.J., Lyons, M., Collins, P. & Al-Nuaim, A. (2014).  “A cluster analysis of lifestyle and health habits of youth from two geographically and culturally diverse countries”.  Open Journal of Preventive Medicine. No. 4., pp. 193-203.  [10.4236/ojpm.2014.44025]
  • Burns, C., Murphy, J.J., MacDonncha, C. (2014) Year in School and Physical Activity Stage of Change as Discriminators of Variation in the Physical Activity Correlate Profile of Adolescent Females. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 11(4),721-728.
  • Joyce, J., Smyth, P. J., Donnelly, A.E. et al. (2014) The Simon Task and Aging: Does Acute Moderate Exercise Influence Cognitive Control? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 46(3), 630-639.

2013

  • Carson, B.P., Del Bas, J.M., Moreno-Navarrete, J.M., Fernandez-Real, J.M., and Mora, S. (2013). The Rab11 Effector Protein FIP1 Regulates Adiponectin Trafficking and Secretion. Plos|ONE. Vol 8 (9). [10.1371/journal.pone.0074687]
  • Dixon, M., O’Halloran, J. & Cummins, N. (2013). Biomechanical analysis of spinal immobilisation during prehospital extrication: a proof of concept study. Emergency Medicine Journal. [10.1136/emermed-2013-202500]
  • Tannehill, D., MacPhail, A., Walsh, J. & Woods, C. (2013). What young people say about physical activity: The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity (CSPPA) Study. Sport, Education and Society. [10.1080/13573322.2013.784863].

2012

 

 

  • Dowd, K.P., Harrington, D.M., Donnelly, A.E. (2012). Criterion and concurrent validity of the activPAL (TM) professional physical activity monitor in adolescent females. PLOS ONE Volume:7 Issue: 10 Article Number: e47633  [10.1371/journal.pone.0047633]
  • Dowd, K.P., Hughes, S.M., Gastinger, S., Hayes, G., Harrison, M., Macken, A.P, O’Gorman, C.S., Moyna, N.M and Donnelly, A.E. (2012). Relation between Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Selected Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adolescent Female. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE Volume: 44 Supplement: 678-678.
  • Harrington, D.M., Dowd, K. P., Tudor-Locke, C. and Donnelly, A.E. (2012). A steps/minute value for moderate intensity physical activity in adolescent females. PEDIATRIC EXERCISE SCIENCE Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Pages: 399-408.
  • Harrison, M., Moyna, N.M., Zderic, T.W., O’Gorman, D.J., McCaffrey, N., Carson, B.P. and Hamilton, M.T. (2012). Lipoprotein particle distribution and skeletal muscle lipoprotein lipase activity after acute exercise. LIPIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE Volume: 11 Article Number: 64  [10.1186/1476-511X-11-64]
  • Joyce, J., Donnelly, A.E., Smyth, P. J., and Davranche, K. (2012). Does acute exercise benefit reaction time performance and cognitive control in adults aged 60-70 years? JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Volume: 20 Supplement: S Pages: S38-S38
  • Toomey, C., McCreesh, K. and Jakeman, P.M. (2012). The influence of abdominal fat on bone mineral density. Journal of aging and physical activity. Volume: 20 Supplement: S Pages: S178-S178
  • Puri, B. K., Jakeman, P. M., Agour, M. Gunatilake, K.D., Fernando, K.A., Gurusinghe, A.I., Treasaden, I.H, Waldman, A.D. and Gishen, P. (2012). Regional grey and white matter volumetric changes in myalgic encephalomyelitis (chronic fatigue syndrome): a voxel-based morphometry 3 T MRI study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY Volume: 85 Issue: 1015 Pages: E270-E273 DOI:[10.1259/bjr/93889091]

Physical Activity and Health publications prior to 2012 are indicated on the web profiles of individual faculty.