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IRIS Project Steering Group

Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) Project Steering Group Principal Investigators:
Professor Tom Comyns (Strength and Conditioning, University of Limerick)
Professor Ian Kenny (Biomechanics, University of Limerick)
 
Supporting Investigators:

Dr Lorna Barry (Doctoral Supervisor, Strength & Conditioning, IRFU)

Professor Róisín Cahalan (Doctoral Supervisor, Physiotherapy, University of Limerick)

Professor Mark Campbell (Sport Psychology, University of Limerick)

Mr Dáire Curran (Doctoral Researcher, Physiotherapy, University of Limerick)

Mrs Tabitha Erdeljac (Doctoral Researcher, Sport Science and Data Analytics, University of Limerick)

Professor Liam Glynn (School of Medicine, University of Limerick)

Professor Drew Harrison (Biomechanics, University of Limerick)

Dr Sharief Hendricks (Doctoral Supervisor, Sport Science, University of Cape Town)

Mr Jack Hickey (Doctoral Researcher, Sport Science, University of Limerick)*

Associate Professor Mark Lyons (Doctoral Supervisor, Strength and Conditioning, University of Limerick)

Associate Professor Seán McAuliffe (Doctoral Supervisor, Physiotherapy, University of Limerick)

Associate Professor John Mulvihill (Doctoral Supervisor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Limerick)

Associate Professor Catherine Norton (Doctoral Supervisor, Nutrition, University of Limerick)

Professor Kieran O’Sullivan (Doctoral Supervisor, Physiotherapy, University of Limerick)

Ms Laura Power (Doctoral Researcher, Athletic Therapy, University of Limerick)

Associate Professor Helen Purtill (Mathematics and Statistics, University of Limerick)

Mr Shane Scanlon (Doctoral Researcher, Sport Science, University of Limerick)

Professor Giles Warrington (Human Performance and Innovation, University of Limerick)

IRFU:
Dr Rod McLoughlin (Medical Director, IRFU)
Dr Caithriona Yeomans (Medical Manager, IRFU)

Completed Researchers:

Dr Kilian Bibby (Doctoral Researcher, Sport Sciences)
Dr Lauren Guilfoyle (Doctoral Researcher, Physiotherapy)
Dr Therese Leahy (Doctoral Researcher, Physiotherapy)
Dr Alan Griffin (Doctoral Researcher, Training Load)
Dr Caithriona Yeomans (Medical Manager, IRFU)
Dr Patrick Dolan (Doctoral Researcher, Strength & Conditioning)
Dr Rachel Sheehan (Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychology)
 

 

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