Kevin has recently taken up a lecturing position at IT Sligo. He is the Course Coordinator for the MSc in Sports & Exercise Nutrition at IT Sligo. Kevin is completing his PhD at NUIG in the area of behaviour change of exercise and diet in type 2 diabetes. PhD outputs so far include publications in Diabetes Care, the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, in addition to designing a series of Design Probes and a Behaviour Change Planner. He has over 20 years experience working in professional rugby with the IRFU. He is the current Director of the IRFU’s Certified Conditioning Course, former Head of Fitness with Connacht Rugby, and Fitness Advisor to Ireland A, U 21 and U 19. Kevin is also an Educator with World Rugby. He completed his undergraduate study at the University of Limerick studying Sports Science and completed a Masters in Sports Nutrition at the University of Aberdeen. Kevin’s main research interest is in the area of behaviour change.
Shortlisted for Royal Academy of Medicine Ireland (RAMI) Award
Royal Academy of Medicine Ireland
November 2019 Shortlisted for RAMI Medal in Endocrinology Section
2017 HSE Lenus Award Open access Research
HSE (Health Service Executive) Ireland
2017 HSE Lenus Award Open access Research. https://hse.drsteevenslibrary.ie/c.php?g=392676&p=4652699
2013 Irish Research Council Scholarship
Irish Research Council
Irish Research Council IRCSET PhD Scholarship