Hannah is an Assistant Professor in Physical Activity Psychology in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dublin City University.
Hannah graduated with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences from the University of Birmingham in 2013. She completed an MSc in Applied Sport Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, whilst also working in primary school physical education. Between 2016 and 2019, she completed her doctoral studies at Liverpool John Moores University, focusing in the assessment of physical literacy in young children. Hannah then joined DCU as a postdoctoral researcher, working on a co-designed health literacy intervention. Hannah has since taken on teaching responsibilities, co-ordinating a range of modules that focus on understanding and empowering people to make better health choices.
Her primary research interests focus on participatory research methods and the promotion of health and physical activity in young people.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2022 | Smith, C;Goss, HR;Issartel, J;Meegan, S;Belton, S (2022) 'LifeLab: Co-Design of an Interactive Health Literacy Intervention for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Adolescents''. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 9 (8). [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Goss, H.R.;Smith, C.;Hickey, L.;Issartel, J.;Morrissey, J.;Murrin, C.;Spillane, A.;Belton, S. (2022) 'Using Co-Design to Develop a Health Literacy Intervention with Socially Disadvantaged Adolescents'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Craig Smith;Hannah Goss;Johann Issartel;Sarah Meegan;Sarahjane Belton (2022) 'LifeLab: Co-Design of an Interactive Health Literacy Intervention for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Adolescents'. Children, 9 (8):1230-1230. [Link] https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081230 | |
| 2021 | Belton, S.;Issartel, J.;Behan, S.;Goss, H.;Peers, C. (2021) 'The differential impact of screen time on children’s wellbeing'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Belton, S;Connolly, S;Peers, C;Goss, H;Murphy, M;Murtagh, E;Kavanagh, J;Corr, M;Ferguson, K;O'Brien, W (2021) 'Are all domains created equal? An exploration of stakeholder views on the concept of physical literacy'. BMC Public Health, 22 (1). [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Goss, H.R.;Shearer, C.;Knowles, Z.R.;Boddy, L.M.;Durden-Myers, E.J.;Foweather, L. (2021) 'Stakeholder perceptions of physical literacy assessment in primary school children'. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Goss, H.R.;McDermott, C.;Hickey, L.;Issartel, J.;Meegan, S.;Morrissey, J.;Murrin, C.;Peers, C.;Smith, C.;Spillane, A.;Belton, S. (2021) 'Understanding disadvantaged adolescents’ perception of health literacy through a systematic development of peer vignettes'. BMC Public Health, 21 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Shearer, C.;Goss, H.R.;Edwards, L.C.;Keegan, R.J.;Knowles, Z.R.;Boddy, L.M.;Durden-Myers, E.J.;Foweather, L. (2018) 'How is physical literacy defined? A contemporary update'. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 37 . [Link] [DOI] |
Other Publication
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2021 | Shearer, C.;Goss, H.R.;Boddy, L.M.;Knowles, Z.R.;Durden-Myers, E.J.;Foweather, L. (2021) Assessments Related to the Physical, Affective and Cognitive Domains of Physical Literacy Amongst Children Aged 7–11.9 Years: A Systematic Review. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Smith, C.;Goss, H.R.;Issartel, J.;Belton, S. (2021) Health literacy in schools? A systematic review of health-related interventions aimed at disadvantaged adolescents. [Link] [DOI] |