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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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CORU State Registered Physiotherapist (National Regulator for Health and Social Care Professions) 2019 Present
Member of Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists 1999 Present
Tanya O"Brien, Catherine D Darker, David Mockler, Emer Barrett, Strategies for recruitment of adolescent girls into physical activity programmes: a systematic review and regression analysis, BMC Public Health, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Lucy Alpine, Megan O Grady, Julie Broderick, David Mockler, Emer Barrett, Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing educators: A scoping review, Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 2026, Journal Article, IN_PRESS
Tanya O Brien, Catherine Darker, Emer Barrett, What works to recruit adolescent girls into physical activity? A pilot study to test consensus-based recruitment strategies in schools, Health Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 8-10 September, 2026, Oral Presentation, ACCEPTED
Tanya O Brien, Catherine Darker, Emer Barrett, What works to recruit adolescent girls into physical activity? A two-panel Delphi study of physical activity providers and adolescent girls., Health Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 8-10 September, 2026, Oral Presentation, ACCEPTED
Tanya O Brien, Catherine Darker, Emer Barrett, What actually works to recruit adolescent girls into PA programmes? A Delphi study, Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network Conference, UK, July 2026, 2026, Oral Presentation, ACCEPTED
Alpine, Lucy; O'Grady, Megan; Broderick, Julie; Barrett, Emer,, Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing educators: A scoping review, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators (INHED) Annual Scientific Meeting, Glaway, 18-19 June, 2026, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
O'Brien T, Darker CD, Mockler D and Barrett EM., Strategies for recruitment of adolescent girls into PA programmes: a systematic review, Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network Conference, UK, July 2026, 2026, Poster, ACCEPTED
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, Emer Barrett, Recruiting Adolescent Girls into Sport and Physical Activity: Strategies from a Delphi Study, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Meath, Arpil 2025, 2025, Poster, PRESENTED
  

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Daniela Costa, Bridget Kiely, Suzanne McDonough, Deirdre Connoly, Emer Barrett, Helen French, 'Effectiveness Social Prescribing in the management of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs): a rapid review on health and cost-related outcomes', PROSPERO 2025, 2026, -, Protocol or guideline, PUBLISHED
Costa DA, Kiely B, McDonough S, Barrett E, Connolly D, French H., Effectiveness of Social Prescribing in the management of people living with physical noncommunicable diseases (NCDs): a rapid review protocol on health and cost-related outcomes[version 1; peer review: 1 approved]., HRB Open Res, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
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.