Miss Eloise Kirby
Affiliations
Contact info
Email: eloise.kirby@bangor.ac.uk
Location: George Building, Normal Site
Contact Info
Research
Eloise is a PhD Researcher in the School of Psychology and Sport Science. Their primary research focus is sport injury and they are particularly interested in investigating this within female populations.
Eloise is the PhD researcher on the Welsh Injury Surveillance in Girls Youth Rugby (WISGYR) Project which is externally funded by World Rugby.
Eloise previously completed her MSc thesis on Perceptions & Understanding of Concussion in Senior Female Community Rugby Union Players
Teaching and Supervision
Primary Supervisor: Dr Julian Owen
Secondary Supervisor: Dr Vicky Gottwald
Other notable colleagues that Eloise works alongside include;
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I welcome enquiries from BSc and MSc students who are interested in projects relating to injury surveillance in girls' youth rugby. If you would like to discuss this further please contact me via email; eloise.kirby@bangor.ac.uk
Research areas and keywords
Keywords
- QP Physiology - Injury Surveillance, Women's Rugby, Girls' Rugby, Concussion, Breast Injury
Education / academic qualifications
- 2023 - MSc , Sport & Exercise Psychology (Distinction) , Bangor University (2022 - 2023)
- 2021 - BSc , Psychology (First Class Honours) , Bangor University (2018 - 2021)
Research outputs (3)
- Published
The prevalence, mechanism, and reporting behaviours of breast injury in international under-18 women’s rugby union players
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
- Published
“Looking back at it, it was definitely a concussion”, A Female Perspective of Head Injury in Community Rugby Union
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
- Published
Why women’s rugby needs its own injury prevention strategy
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Prof. activities and awards (3)
Welsh Rugby Union: Game Changers Conference
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
Women's U18 Six Nations Rugby Player Welfare Project
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course
Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WiSEAN) (External organisation)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Media coverage (1)
Coaching Care Creativity: Injury Research in Girls’ Rugby
Press/Media: Other