Dr Healy’s research centres around advancing our understanding of and promoting a healthy balance of time in physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep (i.e., the 24-hour movement behaviours), especially among marginalised groups, including autistic individuals and people with intellectual disabilities. Moreover, he utilises experimental methods to assess digital health interventions to promote physical activity and motor skill development.
Presenter: Dr Sean Healy is an Associate Professor in Physical Activity and Sport Participation, Policy and Practice in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) at the University of Limerick. Dr Healy’s research centres around advancing our understanding of and promoting a healthy balance of time in physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep (i.e., the 24-hour movement behaviours), especially among marginalised groups, including autistic individuals and people with intellectual disabilities. Moreover, he utilises experimental methods to assess digital health interventions to promote physical activity and motor skill development.
Some on-going projects being led by Dr. Healy include:
The STAR (Supporting Transition to Active Recreation) project: Developing and testing a digital health intervention to promote physical activity and campus engagement among autistic college students;
Rosemary Collaboratory Project: This initiative aims to achieve health system reforms to improve health access and outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities.
Dr Healy’s work has been funded by grants from organisations including the European Commission (Erasmus Sport 2021 SCP), US Office of Special Education, Centre of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Cardiovascular Health, Irelands National Health Screening Service.