Assistant Professor; School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University

Joined April 2014
Great to give an opportunity for fifty visiting students and stuff from @LifeAtPurdue a chance to experience Gaelic Games on DCU Sports Campus today. 🤝 🇺🇸
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Super day of research for @dcu_shhp - athletic profiling of almost 90 @DubGAAOfficial academy athletes. The future is bright for them, and even brighter for all the students who volunteered their expertise and time! 🙌 Thank you to @DCUSport for the use of their facilities!
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We were delighted to celebrate the achievements of our graduating students across seven programmes last week! Congratulations to everyone and best of luck in your future adventures. dcu.ie/shhp/news/2025/oct/sh…
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This episode features interviews with 4 experts from @DCU School of Health and Human Performance who give runners prepping for the @dublinmarathon advice on nutrition, S&C, injury prevention and psychological preparation for the race! 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/332338
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Really excited to advertise this PhD studentship position! We’re looking to explore injuries and athletic development in third level student athletes - check out the link below! @dcu_shhp @DCUGAACLUB @DCURugby @dcusoccer @DCUSport @DCUAthletics dcu-shhp-dcu-sport-phd-adver…
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We had an excellent turnout for our “Preparing for a Marathon” event Monday evenings. Guests were educated with contributions from Dr: Brendan Egan, Dr. @adeburca11 , @DrDavidNolan , @DCUSport & Dr. Donnla O’Hagan @DCU @DCUFSH
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Prepping for the @dublinmarathon ? Why not come to this FREE event and learn from experts in nutrition, injury prevention, strength and conditioning, and psychology about how you can improve your preparations. Sign up below; @DCU @DCUFSH dcu.ie/dcu-community/news/20…
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We are recruiting 2x teaching assistants (1x athletic therapy, 1x sports science). If you want to join our school and support our teaching, please consider applying: my.corehr.com/pls/dcurecruit…
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New research on concussion education in Gaelic games from @SiobhanOConnor3 , @EndaWhyte , @adeburca11 & Cliona Devaney ⬇️⬇️⬇️ @DCU_Research @DCUFSH
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Wonderful to see Ciara Kavanagh presenting her final year research at the @IrishSESA conference! Really impactful findings - well done Ciara and Hannah! 👏
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Delighted to share my first academic contribution! Research from my DCU final year project features in this new paper on mouthguard use in adult Gaelic football, led by @adeburca11. Huge thanks to all! Read it here: journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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Nice to see the findings of this study published on @PLOSONE open access! Some interesting findings relating to self-reported compliance of mouthguard use in adult Gaelic Footballers 🚨 doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone…
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Aoife Burke retweeted
“The people I met here in DCU are going to stand to me later on”🤝 From student clinics to placement in Boston, Emily has really made the most of the opportunities that Athletic Therapy & Training at DCU has given her, hear her story here: launch.dcu.ie/3RPwXzu #WeAreDCU #DCU
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We’re hiring for academic roles to support of new MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration Programme) in the following areas of expertise; - Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy - Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy - Neurorehabilitation and Technology dcu.ie/people/jobs Please share!
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Aoife Burke retweeted
Great opportunity for male club level Gaelic football players to get their fitness levels assessed in the human performance lab at DCU.
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A pleasure to host Chargé d’Affaires @AusEmbIre Mr Lachlan Crews today @dcu_shhp @DCU Looking forward to building more connections into the future for our Athletic Therapy students!
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FEMALE PARTICIPANTS NEEDED Any female Gaelic Games players willing to take part in research on Stress Urinary Incontinence please fill in this form docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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A lot of learning at @SportsmithHQ Conference 2024 at the Ethiad 🤯
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Exciting Postdoc Opportunity @dcu_shhp is looking for a talented #PostDoc with mixed methods experience to examine mental wellbeing in Irish farm families. Learn more and apply: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/2… #FarMHealth #FarmFamilies #MentalHealth @DCU_Research @DCU @DCUFSH
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Want to avoid getting injured while running? @adeburca11 with some excellent advice in her @RTEBrainstorm article ⬇️⬇️
Here are the 4 most common running injuries – and how to avoid them. Overuse or lack of recovery is largely responsible for most running injuries, but there are ways to avoid them. Piece by Dr Aoife Burke @adeburca11, @dcu_shhp, for @RTEBrainstorm. Read: launch.dcu.ie/4eDAYjM
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