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Dr. Emer Barrett

Assistant Professor (Physiotherapy)
      
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Dr. Emer Barrett

Assistant Professor (Physiotherapy)

 barrete@tcd.ie

 


Dr Emer Barrett holds a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from Kings College London and a PhD from Trinity College Dublin which was awarded in 2015 and investigated the role of physical activity promotion in primary care.
  Health Promotion   MEDICAL EDUCATION   PHYSICAL ACTIVITY   Population Health
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External course organizer and presenter: How to Build a Research Profile for Clinicians 2022
Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, International Qualification Working Group, Committee member 2010 to 2017
Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Chartered Physiotherapists in Education, Hon Treasurer 2009 to 2011
Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Finance and Audit Committee Member 2007-2010
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State Registered Physiotherapist CORU (National Regulator for Health and Social Care Professions) 2019 Present
Member of Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists 1999 Present
Cuisle Forde, Emer Barrett, Neil Fleming, Aine Kelly, Sanela Begic, Daniel Twomey, An inclusive systems-based approach to physical activity promotion in a university setting, International Health Promoting Campuses Conference, Limerick, 16-19 June, 2025, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
O Grady, Megan, Barrett, Emer, Connolly, Deirdre, Understanding how intermediaries connect adults to community-based physical activity: A qualitative study, PLOS ONE, 20, (1), 2025, pe0318687 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Tanya O"Brien, Catherine Darker, David Mockler, Emer Barrett,, Strategies for recruitment of adolescent girls into physical activity programmes: a systematic review, European Journal of Public Health, Health Enhancing Physical Activity, Dublin, 2024, 34, (Supplement 2), 2024, ppckae114.10-, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  URL
O' Grady M, Connolly D, Kennedy M, Mockler D, Broderick J, Barrett E., The Role of Intermediaries in Connecting Community-Dwelling Adults to Local Physical Activity and Exercise: A Scoping Review, Journal of Integrated Care, 2, (24(2)), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Grady M, Connolly D, Barrett E., The role of intermediaries in connecting individuals to local physical activity " protocol for a non-randomized pilot feasibility trial., Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication, 41, (101332), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
O'Brien T, Darker CD, Mockler D and Barrett EM., Strategies for recruitment of adolescent girls into physical activity programmes: a systematic review protocol [version 2; peer review: 3 approved]., HRB Open, 7, (6), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
O'Grady M, Barrett E, Connolly D., Link workers promoting physical activity - who are they linking?, Health Enhancing Physical activity Europe, Dublin, 2024, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED  URL
O'Grady M, Connolly D, Barrett E, The role of link workers in 'bridging the gap' to community-based physical activity., Health Enhancing Physical Activity Europe, Dublin, 2024, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED  URL
O Brien T, Darker C, Barrett E., Strategies for recruitment of adolescent girls into physical activity programmes: a systematic review, Health Enhancing Physical Activity Europe, Dublin, August, 2024, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED  URL
Fay A, Synott E, McDaid E, Barrett E., A comparison of the immediate effects of the Andago over ground body weight support trainer versus over ground walking on selected gait parameters in a post-acute rehabilitation population, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2023, p1 - 11, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Lucy Alpine. Emer Barrett, Julie Broderick, David Mockler, Anne O'Connor, Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing clinical educators: A scoping review protocol [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review], HRB Open Research , 6, 2023, p11-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

  


Dr Barrett has two main areas of research. The first centers on the role of physical activity to promote and maintain public health. There is overwhelming scientific evidence that physical activity promotes health and wellbeing and prevents a wide range of chronic diseases. Her research centers on how best to design and implement interventions that can positively influence physical activity behaviours. Building on work completed as part of her PhD, which examined individual and environmental determinants of physical activity and investigated the role of physical activity promotion in primary care, Dr Barrett is currently working on projects designed to target physical activity at a settings level. These include the integration of physical activity as part of self management programmes for people with chronic disease and interventions designed to promote physical activity in school, university and community settings, critical environments for the development of positive healthy behaviours. Her second area of research reflects her dual academic appointment; with half of her post dedicated to the delivery of the practice education component of the BSc in Physiotherapy, including responsibility for leading the research programme in this area. The overarching aim of her practice education research centers on creating the most positive learning environments for students on practice placements. As practice education accounts for one third of the degree programme, optimising the student experience and ensuring the quality of placement experience is paramount to creating successful competent graduates. Her current research centers on collaborative supervision models as a means of promoting peer learning and support and on performance-based assessment during practice placements. She is a member of the national research group currently reviewing the physiotherapy performance-based assessment tool.