Elaine Murtagh


Contact Details

Professor
PESS building
T: 061 234674
E: elaine.murtagh@ul.ie
Course Director, BSc Physical Education
Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Faculty of Education and Health Sciences
University of Limerick
Limerick
T: +353 61 234674
E: elaine.murtagh@ul.ie
 
researcher

Biography

Professor Elaine Murtagh is Course Director of the BSc Physical Education programme in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences. Elaine was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Physical Education) and a PhD from Ulster University. She also holds a Specialist Diploma in Teaching, Learning & Scholarship from the University of Limerick.

Elaine joined UL in March 2020. Prior to this appointment she was a lecturer in Physical Education at Mary Immaculate College (MIC), Limerick from 2008. Elaine also held the post of Athena SWAN Project Director at MIC and led the College's successful application for a Bronze Institutional award.

Elaine is a Steering Committee member of HEPA Europe (WHO Europe network for the promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity). 

Research Interests

Professor Elaine Murtagh’s research interests are in physical activity and physical education. Her work focuses on developing and evaluating programmes to enhance physical activity opportunities for children and adults. She also examines the effect of physical activity on health. Elaine has co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles to date.

Current projects include:

  • Learning in Motion: embedding gender-responsive, play-based pedagogies in teacher education in Palestine
  • Shared Responsibility Across a Shared Island (SRASI): Teaching social justice in initial teacher education
  • Supporting Our Lifelong Engagement: Mothers and Teens Exercising (SOLE MATES)
  • 24-hour movement behaviours and associations with metabolic health, parental and family support in children

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2023 'Turning over a new leaf: PE specialism graduates¿ understanding of `quality PE¿'
Brennan C.;Murtagh E.;Bowles R. (2023) 'Turning over a new leaf: PE specialism graduates¿ understanding of `quality PE¿'. Irish Educational Studies, [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Online teaching and learning in physical education teacher education: A mixed studies review of literature'
Murtagh E.M.;Calderón A.;Scanlon D.;MacPhail A. (2023) 'Online teaching and learning in physical education teacher education: A mixed studies review of literature'. European Physical Education Review, [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Teacher educators¿ perspectives on gender responsive pedagogy in higher education'
Khalil N.;Aljanazrah A.;Hamed G.;Murtagh E.M. (2023) 'Teacher educators¿ perspectives on gender responsive pedagogy in higher education'. Irish Educational Studies, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Exploring Teacher Educators¿ Perspectives of Play-Based Learning: A Mixed Method Approach'
Khalil, Nibal,Aljanazrah, Ahmad,Hamed, Ghadeer,Murtagh, Elaine (2022) 'Exploring Teacher Educators¿ Perspectives of Play-Based Learning: A Mixed Method Approach'. Education Sciences, 12 (22) [Details]
2022 'Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol'
Grady C;Ng K;Murtagh E;Woods C; (2022) 'Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol'. Hrb Open Research, 5 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'The clustering of physical activity and screen time behaviours in early childhood and impact on future health-related behaviours: a longitudinal analysis of children aged 3 to 8 years'
Martin, R;Murphy, J;Molina-Soberanes, D;Murtagh, EM (2022) 'The clustering of physical activity and screen time behaviours in early childhood and impact on future health-related behaviours: a longitudinal analysis of children aged 3 to 8 years'. Bmc Public Health, 22 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'A new curriculum model for second-level physical education: Y-PATH PE4Me'
Belton, Sarahjane,O¿Brien, Wesley,Murtagh, Elaine,Costa, Joao,Issartel, Johann,McGann, Jamie,Manninen, Mika (2022) 'A new curriculum model for second-level physical education: Y-PATH PE4Me'. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, :1-22 [Details]
2022 'The clustering of physical activity and screen time behaviours in early childhood and impact on future health-related behaviours: a longitudinal analysis of children aged 3 to 8 years'
Martin, Rosemarie,Murphy, Joey,Molina-Soberanes, Daniel,Murtagh, Elaine M. (2022) 'The clustering of physical activity and screen time behaviours in early childhood and impact on future health-related behaviours: a longitudinal analysis of children aged 3 to 8 years'. Bmc Public Health, 22 (11) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Remote, face-to-face, and group-based interventions for promoting strength training in healthy community-based adults'
Gould, Rebecca,Roberts, Nia W,Murtagh, Elaine M,Hillsdon, Melvyn,Foster, Charles (2022) 'Remote, face-to-face, and group-based interventions for promoting strength training in healthy community-based adults'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022 (44) [Details]
2022 'Playful maths! The influence of play-based learning on academic performance of Palestinian primary school children'
Murtagh, Elaine M,Sawalma, Jamil,Martin, Rosemarie (2022) 'Playful maths! The influence of play-based learning on academic performance of Palestinian primary school children'. Educational Research for Policy and Practice, :1-20 [Details]
2022 'Are all domains created equal? An exploration of stakeholder views on the concept of physical literacy'
Belton, Sarahjane,Connolly, Sinead,Peers, Cameron,Goss, Hannah,Murphy, Marie,Murtagh, Elaine,Kavanagh, Jennifer,Corr, Méabh,Ferguson, Kyle,O¿Brien, Wesley (2022) 'Are all domains created equal? An exploration of stakeholder views on the concept of physical literacy'. Bmc Public Health, 22 (11) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'A pragmatic evaluation of the primary school Be Active After-School Activity Programme (Be Active ASAP)'
Murtagh, Elaine,Mulhare, Brian,Woods, Catherine,Corr, Méabh,Belton, Sarahjane (2022) 'A pragmatic evaluation of the primary school Be Active After-School Activity Programme (Be Active ASAP)'. Health Education Research, 36 (66):634-645 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Implementing movement integration across the whole school: findings from the Moving to Learn Ireland programme'
Martin, Rosemarie,McMullen, Jaimie,Murtagh, Elaine M (2021) 'Implementing movement integration across the whole school: findings from the Moving to Learn Ireland programme'. Irish Educational Studies, :1-20 [Details]
2021 'Outdoor walking speeds of apparently healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis'
Murtagh, Elaine M,Mair, Jacqueline L,Aguiar, Elroy,Tudor-Locke, Catrine,Murphy, Marie H (2021) 'Outdoor walking speeds of apparently healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis'. Sports Medicine, 51 (11):125-141 [Details]
2021 'The best of both worlds? The impact of the initial teacher education physical education specialism programme on generalist teachers¿ self-efficacy, beliefs, and practices'
Brennan, Cillian,Bowles, Richard,Murtagh, Elaine (2021) 'The best of both worlds? The impact of the initial teacher education physical education specialism programme on generalist teachers¿ self-efficacy, beliefs, and practices'. Education 3-13, :1-15 [Details]
2021 'Measurement and prevalence of adult physical activity levels in Arab countries'
Murtagh, E.,Shalash, A.,Martin, R.,Abu Rmeileh, N. (2021) 'Measurement and prevalence of adult physical activity levels in Arab countries'. Public Health, 198 :129-140 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Teacher experiences implementing the `Active School Flag¿ initiative to support physically active school communities in Ireland'
McGann J.;Meegan S.;Woods C.;Murtagh E.;Duff C.;Belton S. (2020) 'Teacher experiences implementing the `Active School Flag¿ initiative to support physically active school communities in Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Ten Years of `Flying the Flag¿: An Overview and Retrospective Consideration of the Active School Flag Physical Activity Initiative for Children¿Design, Development & Evaluation'
Belton, Sarahjane,Britton, Úna,Murtagh, Elaine,Meegan, Sarah,Duff, Christina,McGann, Jamie (2020) 'Ten Years of `Flying the Flag¿: An Overview and Retrospective Consideration of the Active School Flag Physical Activity Initiative for Children¿Design, Development & Evaluation'. Children, 7 (1212) [Details]
2020 'Global Matrix 3.0 physical activity report card for children and youth: a comparison across Europe'
Coppinger T;Milton K;Murtagh E;Harrington D;Johansen D;Seghers J;Skovgaard T; ;Chalkley A; (2020) 'Global Matrix 3.0 physical activity report card for children and youth: a comparison across Europe'. Journal Of Public Health, 187 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'The Influence of Role Models on the Sedentary Behaviour Patterns of Primary School-Aged Children and Associations with Psychosocial Aspects of Health'
Hegarty L.;Murphy M.H.;Kirby K.;Murtagh E.;Mallett J.;Mair J.L. (2020) 'The Influence of Role Models on the Sedentary Behaviour Patterns of Primary School-Aged Children and Associations with Psychosocial Aspects of Health'. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 17 (15) [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Interventions outside the workplace for reducing sedentary behaviour in adults under 60 years of age'
Murtagh EM;Murphy MH;Milton K;Roberts NW;O'Gorman CS;Foster C; (2020) 'Interventions outside the workplace for reducing sedentary behaviour in adults under 60 years of age'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 7 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'The Effects of Continuous Compared to Accumulated Exercise on Health: A Meta-Analytic Review'
Murphy MH;Lahart I;Carlin A;Murtagh E; (2019) 'The Effects of Continuous Compared to Accumulated Exercise on Health: A Meta-Analytic Review'. Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 49 (10) [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Attaining the Active School Flag: how physical activity provision can be enhanced in Irish primary schools'
Bowles R, Ní Chróinín D, Murtagh EM. (2019) 'Attaining the Active School Flag: how physical activity provision can be enhanced in Irish primary schools'. European Physical Education Review, 25 (1):76-88 [Details]
2019 'Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults'
; (2019) 'Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults'. Nature, 569 (7755) [DOI] [Details]
2019 '`No one ever asked us¿: a feasibility study assessing the co-creation of a physical activity programme with adolescent girls'
Corr M.;Murtagh E. (2019) '`No one ever asked us¿: a feasibility study assessing the co-creation of a physical activity programme with adolescent girls'. Global Health Promotion, [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Adolescent Girls' Perceptions of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies'
Corr M;McSharry J;Murtagh EM; (2019) 'Adolescent Girls' Perceptions of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies'. American Journal Of Health Promotion : Ajhp, 33 (5) [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Supporting Our Lifelong Engagement: Mothers and Teens Exercising (SOLE MATES); a feasibility trial'
Corr M.;McMullen J.;Morgan P.;Barnes A.;Murtagh E. (2019) 'Supporting Our Lifelong Engagement: Mothers and Teens Exercising (SOLE MATES); a feasibility trial'. Women & Health, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Self-rated walking pace and all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: individual participant pooled analysis of 50 225 walkers from 11 population British cohorts'
Stamatakis, E;Kelly, P;Strain, T;Murtagh, EM;Ding, D;Murphy, MH (2018) 'Self-rated walking pace and all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: individual participant pooled analysis of 50 225 walkers from 11 population British cohorts'. British journal of sports medicine, 52 :761-768 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Effectiveness of mother and daughter interventions targeting physical activity, fitness, nutrition and adiposity: A systematic review'
Barnes AT;Young MD;Murtagh EM;Collins CE;Plotnikoff RC;Morgan PJ; (2018) 'Effectiveness of mother and daughter interventions targeting physical activity, fitness, nutrition and adiposity: A systematic review'. Preventive Medicine, 111 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Effects of frequency, intensity, duration and volume of walking interventions on CVD risk factors: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomised controlled trials among inactive healthy adults'
Oja, P;Kelly, P;Murtagh, EM;Murphy, MH;Foster, C;Titze, S (2018) 'Effects of frequency, intensity, duration and volume of walking interventions on CVD risk factors: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomised controlled trials among inactive healthy adults'. British journal of sports medicine, 52 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'What works to promote walking at the population level? A systematic review'
Foster C;Kelly P;Reid HAB;Roberts N;Murtagh EM;Humphreys DK;Panter J;Milton K; (2018) 'What works to promote walking at the population level? A systematic review'. British journal of sports medicine, 52 (12) [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Mothers and teenage daughters walking to health: using the behaviour change wheel to develop an intervention to improve adolescent girls' physical activity'
Murtagh, EM;Barnes, AT;McMullen, J;Morgan, PJ (2018) 'Mothers and teenage daughters walking to health: using the behaviour change wheel to develop an intervention to improve adolescent girls' physical activity'. Journal Of Public Health, 158 :37-46 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Associations between metabolic syndrome components and markers of inflammation in Welsh school children'
Thomas, NE,Rowe, DA,Murtagh, EM,Stephens, JW,Williams, R (2018) 'Associations between metabolic syndrome components and markers of inflammation in Welsh school children'. European Journal Of Pediatrics, 177 :409-417 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Active Classrooms: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects of a Movement Integration Intervention on the Physical Activity Levels of Primary School Children'
Martin, R,Murtagh, E (2017) 'Active Classrooms: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects of a Movement Integration Intervention on the Physical Activity Levels of Primary School Children'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, 14 :290-300 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Interventions outside the workplace for reducing sedentary behaviour in adults under 60'
Murtagh E.;Murphy M.;Foster C.;Milton K.;Roberts N.;O'Gorman C. (2017) 'Interventions outside the workplace for reducing sedentary behaviour in adults under 60'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 (2) [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Involvement of Fathers in Pediatric Obesity Treatment and Prevention Trials: A Systematic Review'
Morgan PJ;Young MD;Lloyd AB;Wang ML;Eather N;Miller A;Murtagh EM;Barnes AT;Pagoto SL; (2017) 'Involvement of Fathers in Pediatric Obesity Treatment and Prevention Trials: A Systematic Review'. The Journal of pediatrics, 139 (2) [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Teachers' and students' perspectives of participating in the 'Active Classrooms' movement integration programme'
Martin, R,Murtagh, EM (2017) 'Teachers' and students' perspectives of participating in the 'Active Classrooms' movement integration programme'. Teaching And Teacher Education, 63 :218-230 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Sedentary Behavior Research Network (SBRN) - Terminology Consensus Project process and outcome'
Tremblay M.;Aubert S.;Barnes J.;Saunders T.;Carson V.;Latimer-Cheung A.;Chastin S.;Altenburg T.;Chinapaw M.;Aminian S.;Arundell L.;Hinkley T.;Hnatiuk J.;Atkin A.;Belanger K.;Chaput J.;Gunnell K.;Larouche R.;Manyanga T.;Gibbs B.;Bassett-Gunter R.;Biddle S.;Biswas A.;Chau J.;Colley R.;Coppinger T.;Craven C.;Cristi-Montero C.;de Assis Teles Santos D.;del Pozo Cruz B.;del Pozo-Cruz J.;Dempsey P.;do Carmo Santos Gonçalves R.;Ekelund U.;Ellingson L.;Ezeugwu V.;Fitzsimons C.;Florez-Pregonero A.;Friel C.;Fröberg A.;Giangregorio L.;Godin L.;Halloway S.;Husu P.;Kadir M.;Karagounis L.;Koster A.;Lakerveld J.;Lamb M.;LeBlanc A.;Lee E.;Lee P.;Lopes L.;Manns T.;Ginis K.;McVeigh J.;Meneguci J.;Moreira C.;Murtagh E.;Patterson F.;da Silva D.;Pesola A.;Peterson N.;Pettitt C.;Pilutti L.;Pereira S.;Poitras V.;Prince S.;Rathod A.;Rivière F.;Rosenkranz S.;Routhier F.;Santos R.;Smith B.;Theou O.;Tomasone J.;Tucker P.;Meyer R.;van der Ploeg H.;Villalobos T.;Viren T. (2017) 'Sedentary Behavior Research Network (SBRN) - Terminology Consensus Project process and outcome'. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 14 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults'
Ezzati, M;Bentham, J;Di Cesare, M;Bilano, V;Bixby, H;Zhou, B;Stevens, GA;Riley, LM;Taddei, C;Hajifathalian, K;Lu, Y;Savin, S;Cowan, MJ;Paciore, CJ;Chirita-Emandi, A;Hayes, AJ;Katz, J;Kelishadi, R;Kengne, AP;Khang, YH;Laxmaiah, A;Li, YP;Ma, J;Miranda, JJ;Mostafa, A;Neovius, M;Padez, C;Rampal, L;Zhu, A;Bennet, JE;Danaei, G;Bhutta, ZA;Ezzati, M;Abarca-Gomez, L;Abdeen, ZA;Hamid, ZA;Abu-Rmeileh, NM;Acosta-Cazares, B;Acuin, C;Adams, RJ;Aekplakorn, W;Afsana, K;Aguilar-Salinas, CA;Agyemng, C;Ahmadvand, A;Ahrens, W;Ajlouni, K;Akhtaeva, N;Al-Hazzaa, HM;Al-Othman, AR;Al-Raddadi, R;AlBuhairan, F;AlDhukai, S;Ali, MM;Ali, O;Alkerwi, A;Alvarez-Pedrerol, M;Aly, E;Amarapurkar, DN;Amouyel, P;Amuzu, A;Andersen, LB;Anderssen, SA;Andrade, DS;Angquist, LH;Anjana, RM;Aounallah-Skhiri, H;Araujo, J;Arianse, I;Aris, T;Arlappa, N;Arveiler, D;Aryal, KK;Aspelund, T;Assah, FK;Assuncao, MCF;Aung, MS;Avdicova, M;Azevedo, A;Azizi, F;Babu, BV;Bahijri, S;Baker, JL;Balakrishna, N;Bamoshmoosh, M;Banach, M;Bandosz, P;Banegas, JR;Barbagallo, CM;Barcelo, A;Barkat, A;Barros, AJD;Barros, MVG;Bata, I;Batieha, AM;Batista, RL;Batyrbek, A;Baur, LA;Beaglehole, R;Ben Romdhane, H;Benedics, J;Benet, M;Bennet, JE;Bernabe, A;Bernotiene, G;Bettiol, H;Bhagyalaxmi, A;Bharadwaj, S;Bhargava, SK;Bhatti, Z;Bhutta, ZA;Bi, HS;Bi, YF;Biehl, A;Bikbov, M;Bista, B;Bjelica, DJ;Bjerregaard, P;Bjertnes, E;Bjness, MB;Bjorkelund, C;Blokstra, A;Bo, S;Bobak, M;Boddy, LM;Boehm, BO;Boeing, H;Boggia, JG;Boissonnet, CP;Bonaccio, M;Bongard, V;Bovet, P;Braeckevelt, L;Braeckman, L;Bragt, MCE;Brajkovich, I;Branca, F;Breckenkamp, J;Breda, J;Brenner, H;Brewster, LM;Brian, GR;Brinduse, L;Bruno, G;Bueno-de-Mesquita, HB;Bugge, A;Buoncristiano, M;Burazeri, G;Burns, C;de Leon, AC;Cacciottolo, J;Cai, H;Cama, T;Cameron, C;Camola, J;Can, G;Candido, APCC;Capanzana, M;Capuano, V;Cardoso, VC;Carlsson, AC;Carvalho, MJ;Casanueva, FF;Casas, JP;Caserta, CA;Chamukuttan, S;Chan, AW;Chan, Q;Chaturvedi, HK;Chaturvedi, N;Chen, CJ;Chen, FF;Chen, HS;Chen, SH;Chen, ZM;Cheng, CY;Chetrit, A;Chikova-Iscener, E;Chiolero, A;Chiou, ST;Chirlaque, MD;Cho, B;Cho, Y;Christensen, K;Christofaro, DG;Chudek, J;Cifkova, R;Cinteza, E;Claessens, F;Clays, E;Concin, H;Confortin, SC;Cooper, C;Cooper, R;Coppinger, TC;Costanzo, S;Cottel, D;Cowell, C;Craig, CL;Crujeiras, AB;Cucu, A;D'Arrigo, G;d'Orsi, E;Dallongeville, J;Damasceno, A;Damsgaard, CT;Danae, G;Dankner, R;Dantoft, TM;Dastgiri, S;Dauchet, L;Davletov, K;De Backer, G;De Bacquer, D;De Curtis, A;de Gaetano, G;De Henauw, S;de Oliveira, PD;De Ridder, K;De Smedt, D;Deepa, M;Deev, AD;Dehghan, A;Delisle, H;Delpeuch, F;Deschamps, V;Dhana, K;Di Castelnuovo, AF;Dias-da-Costa, JS;Diaz, A;Dika, Z;Djalalinia, S;Do, HTP;Dobson, AJ;Donati, MB;Donfrancesco, C;Donoso, SP;Doring, A;Dorobantu, M;Dorosty, AR;Doua, K;Drygas, W;Duan, JL;Duante, C;Duleva, V;Dulskiene, V;Dzerve, V;Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, E;Egbagbe, EE;Eggertsen, R;Eiben, G;Ekelund, U;El Ati, J;Elliott, P;Engle-Stone, R;Erasmus, RT;Erem, C;Eriksen, L;Eriksson, JG;Escobedo, J;Evans, A;Faeh, D;Fall, CH;Sant'Angelo, VF;Farzadfar, F;Felix-Redondo, FJ;Ferguson, TS;Fernandes, RA;Fernandez-Berges, D;Ferrante, D;Ferrari, M;Ferreccio, C;Ferrieres, J;Finn, JD;Fischer, K;Flores, EM;Foger, B;Foo, LH;Forslund, AS;Forsner, M;Fouad, HM;Francis, DK;Franco, MD;Franco, OH;Frontera, G;Fuchs, FD;Fuch, SC;Fujita, Y;Furusawa, T;Gaciong, Z;Gafencu, M;Galeone, D;Galvano, F;Garcia-de-la-Hera, M;Gareta, D;Garnett, SP;Gaspoz, JM;Gasull, M;Gates, L;Geiger, H;Geleijnse, JM;Ghasemian, A;Giampaoli, S;Gianfagna, F;Gill, TK;Giovannelli, J;Giwerman, A;Godos, J;Gogen, S;Goldsmith, RA;Goltzman, D;Goncalves, H;Gonzalez-Leon, M;Gonzalez-Rivas, JP;Gonzalez-Gross, M;Gottrand, F;Graca, AP;Graff-Iversen, S;Grafnetter, D;Grajda, A;Grammatikopoulou, MG;Gregor, RD;Grodzicki, T;Grontved, A;Grosso, G;Gruden, G;Grujic, V;Gu, DF;Gualdi-Russo, E;Guallar-Castillon, P;Guan, OP;Gudmundsson, EF;Gudnason, V;Guerrero, R;Guessous, I;Guimaraes, AL;Gulliford, MC;Gunnlaugsdottir, J;Gunter, M;Guo (2017) 'Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults'. Lancet, 390 :2627-2642 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Effect of Active Lessons on Physical Activity, Academic, and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review'
Martin R.;Murtagh E. (2017) 'Effect of Active Lessons on Physical Activity, Academic, and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review'. Research Quarterly For Exercise And Sport, 88 (2):149-168 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Results From Ireland North and South's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth'
Harrington, DM,Murphy, M,Carlin, A,Coppinger, T,Donnelly, A,Dowd, KP,Keating, T,Murphy, N,Murtagh, E,O'Brien, W,Woods, C,Belton, S (2016) 'Results From Ireland North and South's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, 13 :183-188 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2016 'Moving to learn Ireland - Classroom teachers' experiences of movement integration'
McMullen, JM,Martin, R,Jones, J,Murtagh, EM (2016) 'Moving to learn Ireland - Classroom teachers' experiences of movement integration'. Teaching And Teacher Education, 60 :321-330 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Determinants of uptake and maintenance of active commuting to school'
Murtagh, EM,Dempster, M,Murphy, MH (2016) 'Determinants of uptake and maintenance of active commuting to school'. Health & Place, 40 :9-14 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'The effect of a classroomactivity break on physical activity levels and adiposity in primary school children'
Drummy, C,Murtagh, EM,McKee, DP,Breslin, G,Davison, GW,Murphy, MH (2016) 'The effect of a classroomactivity break on physical activity levels and adiposity in primary school children'. Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health, 52 :745-749 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'A century of trends in adult human height'
Bentham, J.;Di Cesare, M.;Stevens, G.A.;Zhou, B.;Bixby, H.;Cowan, M.;Fortunato, L.;Bennett, J.E.;Danaei, G.;Hajifathalian, K.;Lu, Y.;Riley, L.M.;Laxmaiah, A.;Kontis, V.;Paciorek, C.J.;Ezzati, M.;Abdeen, Z.A.;Hamid, Z.A.;Abu-Rmeileh, N.M.;Acosta-Cazares, B.;Adams, R.;Aekplakorn, W.;Aguilar-Salinas, C.A.;Agyemang, C.;Ahmadvand, A.;Ahrens, W.;Al-Hazzaa, H.M.;Al-Othman, A.R.;Raddadi, R.A.;Ali, M.M.;Alkerwi, A.;Alvarez-Pedrerol, M.;Aly, E.;Amouyel, P.;Amuzu, A.;Andersen, L.B.;Anderssen, S.A.;Anjana, R.M.;Aounallah-Skhiri, H.;Ariansen, I.;Aris, T.;Arlappa, N.;Arveiler, D.;Assah, F.K.;Avdicová, M.;Azizi, F.;Babu, B.V.;Bahijri, S.;Balakrishna, N.;Bandosz, P.;Banegas, J.R.;Barbagallo, C.M.;Barceló, A.;Barkat, A.;Barros, M.V.;Bata, I.;Batieha, A.M.;Batista, R.L.;Baur, L.A.;Beaglehole, R.;Romdhane, H.B.;Benet, M.;Bernabe-Ortiz, A.;Bernotiene, G.;Bettiol, H.;Bhagyalaxmi, A.;Bharadwaj, S.;Bhargava, S.K.;Bhatti, Z.;Bhutta, Z.A.;Bi, H.;Bi, Y.;Bjerregaard, P.;Bjertness, E.;Bjertness, M.B.;Björkelund, C.;Blokstra, A.;Bo, S.;Bobak, M.;Boddy, L.M.;Boehm, B.O.;Boeing, H.;Boissonnet, C.P.;Bongard, V.;Bovet, P.;Braeckman, L.;Bragt, M.C.E.;Brajkovich, I.;Branca, F.;Breckenkamp, J.;Brenner, H.;Brewster, L.M.;Brian, G.R.;Bruno, G.;Bueno-de-Mesquita, H.B.;Bugge, A.;Burns, C.;De León, A.C.;Cacciottolo, J.;Cama, T.;Cameron, C.;Camolas, J.;Can, G.;Cândido, A.P.C.;Capuano, V.;Cardoso, V.C.;Carlsson, A.C.;Carvalho, M.J.;Casanueva, F.F.;Casas, J.-P.;Caserta, C.A.;Chamukuttan, S.;Chan, A.W.;Chan, Q.;Chaturvedi, H.K.;Chaturvedi, N.;Chen, C.-J.;Chen, F.;Chen, H.;Chen, S.;Chen, Z.;Cheng, C.-Y.;Chetrit, A.;Chiolero, A.;Chiou, S.-T.;Chirita-Emandi, A.;Cho, B.;Cho, Y.;Christensen, K.;Chudek, J.;Cifkova, R.;Claessens, F.;Clays, E.;Concin, H.;Cooper, C.;Cooper, R.;Coppinger, T.C.;Costanzo, S.;Cottel, D.;Cowell, C.;Craig, C.L.;Crujeiras, A.B.;D’Arrigo, G.;d’Orsi, E.;Dallongeville, J.;Damasceno, A.;Damsgaard, C.T.;Dankner, R.;Dauchet, L.;De Backer, G.;De Bacquer, D.;de Gaetano, G.;De Henauw, S.;De Smedt, D.;Deepa, M.;Deev, A.D.;Dehghan, A.;Delisle, H.;Delpeuch, F.;Deschamps, V.;Dhana, K.;Di Castelnuovo, A.F.;Dias-da-Costa, J.S.;Diaz, A.;Djalalinia, S.;Do, H.T.P.;Dobson, A.J.;Donfrancesco, C.;Donoso, S.P.;Döring, A.;Doua, K.;Drygas, W.;Dzerve, V.;Egbagbe, E.E.;Eggertsen, R.;Ekelund, U.;El Ati, J.;Elliott, P.;Engle-Stone, R.;Erasmus, R.T.;Erem, C.;Eriksen, L.;Escobedo-de la Peña, J.;Evans, A.;Faeh, D.;Fall, C.H.;Farzadfar, F.;Felix-Redondo, F.J.;Ferguson, T.S.;Fernández-Bergés, D.;Ferrante, D.;Ferrari, M.;Ferreccio, C.;Ferrieres, J.;Finn, J.D.;Fischer, K.;Flores, E.M.;Föger, B.;Foo, L.H.;Forslund, A.-S.;Forsner, M.;Fortmann, S.P.;Fouad, H.M.;Francis, D.K.;Do Carmo Franco, M.;Franco, O.H.;Frontera, G.;Fuchs, F.D.;Fuchs, S.C.;Fujita, Y.;Furusawa, T.;Gaciong, Z.;Gafencu, M.;Gareta, D.;Garnett, S.P.;Gaspoz, J.-M.;Gasull, M.;Gates, L.;Geleijnse, J.M.;Ghasemian, A.;Giampaoli, S.;Gianfagna, F.;Giovannelli, J.;Giwercman, A.;Goldsmith, R.A.;Gonçalves, H.;Gross, M.G.;González Rivas, J.P.;Gorbea, M.B.;Gottrand, F.;Graff-Iversen, S.;Grafnetter, D.;Grajda, A.;Grammatikopoulou, M.G.;Gregor, R.D.;Grodzicki, T.;Grøntved, A.;Gruden, G.;Grujic, V.;Gu, D.;Gualdi-Russo, E.;Guan, O.P.;Gudnason, V.;Guerrero, R.;Guessous, I.;Guimaraes, A.L.;Gulliford, M.C.;Gunnlaugsdottir, J.;Gunter, M.;Guo, X.;Guo, Y.;Gupta, P.C.;Gureje, O.;Gurzkowska, B.;Gutierrez, L.;Gutzwiller, F.;Halkjær, J.;Hambleton, I.R.;Hardy, R.;Kumar, R.H.;Hata, J.;Hayes, A.J.;He, J.;Hendriks, M.E.;Cadena, L.H.;Herrala, S.;Heshmat, R.;Hihtaniemi, I.T.;Ho, S.Y.;Ho, S.C.;Hobbs, M.;Hofman, A.;Hormiga, C.M.;Horta, B.L.;Houti, L.;Howitt, C.;Htay, T.T.;Htet, A.S.;Htike, M.M.T.;Hu, Y.;Husseini, A.;Huu, C.N.;Huybrechts, I.;Hwalla, N.;Iacoviello, L.;Iannone, A.G.;Ibrahim, M.M.;Ikeda, N.;Arfan Ikram, M.;Irazola, V.E.;Islam, M.;Ivkovic, V.;Iwasaki, M.;Jackson, R.T.;Jacobs, J.M.;Jafar, T.;Jamil, K.M.;Jamrozik, K.;Janszky, I.;Jasienska, G.;Jelakovic, B.;Jiang, C.Q.;Joffres, M.;Johansson, M.; (2016) 'A century of trends in adult human height'. eLife, [DOI] [Details]
2016 'School-based Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Children: A Systematic Review'
Hegarty LM;Mair JL;Kirby K;Murtagh E;Murphy MH; (2016) 'School-based Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Children: A Systematic Review'. Aims Public Health, 3 (3) [DOI] [Details]
2015 'The effect of walking on risk factors for cardiovascular disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials'
Murtagh EM;Nichols L;Mohammed MA;Holder R;Nevill AM;Murphy MH; (2015) 'The effect of walking on risk factors for cardiovascular disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials'. Preventive Medicine, 72 [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Inactivity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Ireland'
Murtagh, EM,Murphy, MH,Murphy, NM,Woods, C,Nevill, AM,Lane, A (2015) 'Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Inactivity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Ireland'. Plos One, 10 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2015 'Preliminary findings of Active Classrooms: An intervention to increase physical activity levels of primary school children during class time'
Martin, R,Murtagh, EM (2015) 'Preliminary findings of Active Classrooms: An intervention to increase physical activity levels of primary school children during class time'. Teaching And Teacher Education, 52 :113-127 [DOI] [Details]
2015 'An intervention to improve the physical activity levels of children: Design and rationale of the 'Active Classrooms' cluster randomised controlled trial'
Martin, R,Murtagh, EM (2015) 'An intervention to improve the physical activity levels of children: Design and rationale of the 'Active Classrooms' cluster randomised controlled trial'. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 41 :180-191 [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Results From Ireland's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth'
Harrington, DM,Belton, S,Coppinger, T,Cullen, M,Donnelly, A,Dowd, K,Keating, T,Layte, R,Murphy, M,Murphy, N,Murtagh, E,Woods, C (2014) 'Results From Ireland's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, 11 :63-68 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2014 'Psychosocial factors related to children’s active school travel: A comparison of two European regions'
McMinn, D; Rowe, DA; Murtagh, S; Nelson, NM; Čuk, I; Atiković, A; Peček, M; Breslin, G; Murtagh, EM; Murphy, MH (2014) 'Psychosocial factors related to children’s active school travel: A comparison of two European regions'. International Journal Of Exercise Science, [Details]
2013 'In their shoes’: exploring a modified approach to peer observation of teaching in a University setting'
Kenny, A. D. Ní Chróinín, E. Mitchell, E. Vaughan & E. Murtagh (2013) 'In their shoes’: exploring a modified approach to peer observation of teaching in a University setting'. Innovations In Education And Teaching International, [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Bizzy break! the effect of a classroom-based activity break on in-school physical activity levels of primary school children'
Murtagh E.;Mulvihill M.;Markey O. (2013) 'Bizzy break! the effect of a classroom-based activity break on in-school physical activity levels of primary school children'. Pediatric Exercise Science, 25 (2):300-307 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'How can pre-service primary teachers' perspectives contribute to a pedagogy that problematises the 'practical' in teacher education?'
Ní Chróinín D.;Mitchell E.;Kenny A.;Murtagh E.;Vaughan E. (2013) 'How can pre-service primary teachers' perspectives contribute to a pedagogy that problematises the 'practical' in teacher education?'. Irish Educational Studies, 32 (2):251-267 [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Seasonal and annual variation in young children's physical activity'
McKee D.;Murtagh E.;Boreham C.;Nevill A.;Murphy M. (2012) 'Seasonal and annual variation in young children's physical activity'. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 44 (7):1318-1324 [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Flying the 'Active School Flag': Physical activity promotion through self-evaluation in primary schools in Ireland'
Chróinín D.;Murtagh E.;Bowles R. (2012) 'Flying the 'Active School Flag': Physical activity promotion through self-evaluation in primary schools in Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, 31 (3):281-296 [DOI] [Details]
2011 'Estimates of the number of people in England who attain or exceed vigorous intensity exercise by walking at 3 mph'
Kelly, P.;Murphy, M.;Oja, P.;Murtagh, E.M.;Foster, C.; (2011) 'Estimates of the number of people in England who attain or exceed vigorous intensity exercise by walking at 3 mph'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, [Details]
2011 'Active travel to school and physical activity levels of irish primaryschoolchildren'
Murtagh E.;Murphy M. (2011) 'Active travel to school and physical activity levels of irish primaryschoolchildren'. Pediatric Exercise Science, 23 (2):230-236 [DOI] [Details]
2010 'Physical Activity Prescription for Public Health'
Murphy, MH; McNeilly, AM; Murtagh, EM (2010) 'Physical Activity Prescription for Public Health'. Proceedings Of The Nutrition Society, 69 (1):178-84 [Details]
2010 'Walking: the first steps in cardiovascular disease prevention'
Murtagh EM;Murphy MH;Boone-Heinonen J; (2010) 'Walking: the first steps in cardiovascular disease prevention'. Current Opinion In Cardiology, 25 (5) [DOI] [Details]
2009 'Accumulated versus continuous exercise for health benefit: a review of empirical studies'
Murphy MH;Blair SN;Murtagh EM; (2009) 'Accumulated versus continuous exercise for health benefit: a review of empirical studies'. Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 39 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2007 'The effect of walking on fitness, fatness and resting blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomised, controlled trials'
Murphy MH;Nevill AM;Murtagh EM;Holder RL; (2007) 'The effect of walking on fitness, fatness and resting blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomised, controlled trials'. Preventive Medicine, 44 (5) [DOI] [Details]
2006 'The effect of a worksite based walking programme on cardiovascular risk in previously sedentary civil servants [NCT00284479]'
Murphy MH;Murtagh EM;Boreham CA;Hare LG;Nevill AM; (2006) 'The effect of a worksite based walking programme on cardiovascular risk in previously sedentary civil servants [NCT00284479]'. Bmc Public Health, 6 [DOI] [Details]
2006 'An 8-week randomized controlled trial on the effects of brisk walking, and brisk walking with abdominal electrical muscle stimulation on anthropometric, body composition, and self-perception measures in sedentary adult women'
Anderson A.;Murphy M.;Murtagh E.;Nevill A. (2006) 'An 8-week randomized controlled trial on the effects of brisk walking, and brisk walking with abdominal electrical muscle stimulation on anthropometric, body composition, and self-perception measures in sedentary adult women'. Psychology Of Sport And Exercise, 7 (5):437-451 [DOI] [Details]
2005 'The effects of 60 minutes of brisk walking per week, accumulated in two different patterns, on cardiovascular risk'
Murtagh EM;Boreham CA;Nevill A;Hare LG;Murphy MH; (2005) 'The effects of 60 minutes of brisk walking per week, accumulated in two different patterns, on cardiovascular risk'. Preventive Medicine, 41 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2005 'Acute responses of inflammatory markers of cardiovascular disease risk to a single walking session'
Murtagh E.;Boreham C.;Nevill A.;Davison G.;Trinick T.;Duly E.;El-Agnaf M.;Murphy M. (2005) 'Acute responses of inflammatory markers of cardiovascular disease risk to a single walking session'. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2 (3):324-332 [DOI] [Details]
2002 'Speed and exercise intensity of recreational walkers'
Murtagh EM;Boreham CA;Murphy MH; (2002) 'Speed and exercise intensity of recreational walkers'. Preventive Medicine, 35 (4) [DOI] [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
2020 '“…The Way That You Do It”: An Exploratory Study Investigating a Process- versus Outcome-Oriented Approach to School-Based Physical Activity Promotion'
McGann, J; Meegan, S; Murtagh, E; Duff, C; Belton S (2020) '“…The Way That You Do It”: An Exploratory Study Investigating a Process- versus Outcome-Oriented Approach to School-Based Physical Activity Promotion' Advances in Physical Education, 10 (3) . [DOI] [Details]

Article

  Year Publication
2018 Adolescent Girls¿ Perceptions of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.
Corr M.;McSharry J.;Murtagh E. (2018) Adolescent Girls¿ Perceptions of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies. Article [DOI] [Details]