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  • Dr. Louise Lynch

    • Dr. Louise Lynch

    Research Fellow, IDS-TILDA

    Qualifications: PhD Trinity College Dublin,MSc (Food, Health and Nutrition) University College Dublin, BA BAI (Maths and Engineering) Trinity College Dublin, MSc (Food, Health and Nutrition) University College Dublin, Qualified Personal Trainer (NUI Limerick) and Fitness Instructor

    Research interests: Health, exercise, aging and intellectual disability

    Email: llynch1@tcd.ie 

    Twitter: @louiseaml

    Started her career as a Lithography Process Engineer for Intel and Hewlett-Packard in California, USA before moving into Account Management in the UK. Worked as a Fitness Instructor, Field Researcher for UCD and ‘Fit for Life Consultant’ for the Irish Heart Foundation. Joined IDS-TILDA in August 2018 as a Research Assistant on the P-PALs project. Moved to The IDS-TILDA Health Fair (HF) in April 2019 as the HF Project Manager. Completed a PhD in September 2019 titled 'Uncovering sedentary behaviour: a comprehensive exploration of patterns and health effects among older adults with an intellectual disability'. Currently working as a Research Fellow on the EuCan cancer project.

    Publications

    O'Donovan, M.A., McCallion, P., McCarron, M., Lynch, L., Mannan, H. and Byrne, E. A narrative synthesis scoping review of life course domains within health service utilisation frameworks. HRB Open Research, 2019.

    Lynch, L., McCarron, M., McCallion, P. and Burke, E. Sedentary behaviour levels in adults with an intellectual disability: a systematic review protocol. HRB Open Research, 2020.

    Lynch, L., McCarron, M., McCallion, P. and Burke, E. Sedentary behaviour levels in adults with an intellectual disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis. HRB Open Research, 4, p.69, 2021.

    Lynch, L., McCarron, M., Eustace-Cook, J., Burke, E. and McCallion, P., Physical health effects of sedentary behaviour on adults with an intellectual disability: A scoping review. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022.

    Lynch, L. , McCarron, M., McCallion, P., and Burke, E., A longitudinal exploration of self-reported TV behaviours as a surrogate for sedentary behaviour in older adults with an intellectual disability from the intellectual disability supplement to the Irish longitudinal study on aging (IDS-TILDA) study. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024.

    Lynch, L., McCarron, M., McCallion, P. and Burke, E., An exploration into self‐reported inactivity behaviours of adults with an intellectual disability using physical activity questionnaires. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2024.

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