Academic biography

Hannah is an Assistant Professor in Physical Activity Psychology in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dublin City University.

Hannah graduated with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences from the University of Birmingham in 2013. She completed an MSc in Applied Sport Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, whilst also working in primary school physical education. Between 2016 and 2019, she completed her doctoral studies at Liverpool John Moores University, focusing in the assessment of physical literacy in young children. Hannah then joined DCU as a postdoctoral researcher, working on a co-designed health literacy intervention. Hannah has since taken on teaching responsibilities, co-ordinating a range of modules that focus on understanding and empowering people to make better health choices.

Her primary research interests focus on participatory research methods and the promotion of health and physical activity in young people.