Hannah Goss

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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
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
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]
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Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
The PAWS Project: Promoting And supporting the Wellbeing of Students Principal Investigator 01/02/2022 02/05/2022
All Island Physical Literacy Consensus Statement Co-Applicant 01/10/2019 01/11/2021
Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Survey Co-Applicant 01/09/2021 01/03/2023
Radically reimagining the undergraduate curriculum with health literacy Principal Investigator 01/02/2022 01/08/2022
Developing physical literacy questionnaire for Active Lives Survey Co-Applicant 01/10/2019 01/11/2019

Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name Degree Supervision
Smith ,Craig PhD Supervisor
Burke ,Lorna MSc Supervisor
Finnegan ,Ciara PhD-track Supervisor

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2022 Physical Activity Psychology SS208
2022 HRA & Motor Development SS242
2022 Exercise Referral&Physical activity Promotion SS306
2022 Exercise & Chronic Illness Rehabilitation SS336
2022 Exercise as Medicine - Theory & Practice SS428
2022 Research Methods SS411