Staff Directory
Mairead Cantwell
Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Sport & Health Sciences
Dr. Mairéad Cantwell is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Sport and Health Sciences at AIT. Mairéad graduated from Dublin City University with a first class honours degree in Sport Science and Health, and completed her M.Sc. at Liverpool John Moores University in Clinical Exercise Physiology, where she graduated with distinction. Mairéad worked as a clinical exercise physiologist in Ireland, the UK and Australia from 2011-2018 where she gained extensive experience in cardiac, pulmonary and oncology rehabilitation in both hospital and community-based settings. Mairéad completed her PhD at Dublin City University in 2019 in the area of oncology rehabilitation. Her PhD was funded by the Irish Cancer Society and Mairéad was the recipient of the Irish Cancer Society’s First PhD Researcher of the Year Award. Mairéad began her current role at AIT in 2018 having previously taught at Dublin City University and Portobello Institute.
Journal Articles
Cantwell, M., Walsh, D., Furlong, B., Loughney, L., McCaffrey, N., Moyna, N., &
Woods, C. (2020). Physical activity across the cancer journey: experiences and
recommendations from people living with and beyond cancer. Physical Therapy, 100(3):575-585. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzz136.
Kehoe, B., Skelly, F., Moyna, N., Cantwell, M., Boran, L., Daly, L., McCarren, A., Dowd, K., Woods, C., McCaffrey, N. and Loughney, L. (2020). The effect of participating in MedEx Wellness, a community-based chronic disease exercise rehabilitation programme, on physical, clinical and psychological health: A study protocol for a cohort trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 19. Doi: org/10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100591
Cantwell, M., Furlong, B., Woods, C., McCaffrey, N., Loughney, L., Skelly, F.,
McCarren, A., & Moyna, N. (2019). The long-term effects of a physical activity
behaviour change intervention on cancer survivors’ levels of depression, fatigue
and mental well-being. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 51(6), 237. doi:
10.1249/01.mss.0000561218.12596.65
Cantwell, M., Walsh, D., Furlong, B., Moyna, N., McCaffrey, N., Boran, L., Smyth,
S., & Woods, C. (2018). Healthcare professionals’ knowledge and practice of
physical activity promotion in cancer care: challenges and solutions. European
Journal of Cancer Care, 27(2), e12795. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12795
Cooney, M., Moyna, N., Walsh, D., Furlong, B., Loughney, L., Boran, L., Smyth, S.
& Woods, C. (2017). Cancer Survivors’ Experiences of Physical Activity: Exercise
as a Vehicle For Recovery? Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49(5S), 565.
doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000518468.57191.f4
Finch, M., Yoong, S.L., Thomson, R.J., Seward, K., Cooney, M., Jones, J., Fielding, Alison, Wiggers, J., Gillham, K., & Wolfenden, L. (2015). A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an implementation intervention to increase healthy eating and physical activity-promoting policies, and practices in centre-based childcare services: study protocol. BMJ Open, 5:e006706. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006706
Athlone Institute of Technology
September 2018 - Present
Dublin City University
January 2018 – June 2018
Portobello Institute
September 2016 – September 2018
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Cancer Prevention and Management Special Interest Group - Communications Officer (2016 - Present); Professional Registration - European Qualifications Framework (EQF) Level 4 Personal Trainer with The Register of Exercise Professionals Ireland; Accredited Exercise Physiologist – Exercise and Sports Science Australia (2013-2015)
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Biography
Dr. Mairéad Cantwell is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Sport and Health Sciences at AIT. Mairéad graduated from Dublin City University with a first class honours degree in Sport Science and Health, and completed her M.Sc. at Liverpool John Moores University in Clinical Exercise Physiology, where she graduated with distinction. Mairéad worked as a clinical exercise physiologist in Ireland, the UK and Australia from 2011-2018 where she gained extensive experience in cardiac, pulmonary and oncology rehabilitation in both hospital and community-based settings. Mairéad completed her PhD at Dublin City University in 2019 in the area of oncology rehabilitation. Her PhD was funded by the Irish Cancer Society and Mairéad was the recipient of the Irish Cancer Society’s First PhD Researcher of the Year Award. Mairéad began her current role at AIT in 2018 having previously taught at Dublin City University and Portobello Institute.
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Research & Consultancy
Journal Articles
Cantwell, M., Walsh, D., Furlong, B., Loughney, L., McCaffrey, N., Moyna, N., &
Woods, C. (2020). Physical activity across the cancer journey: experiences and
recommendations from people living with and beyond cancer. Physical Therapy, 100(3):575-585. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzz136.Kehoe, B., Skelly, F., Moyna, N., Cantwell, M., Boran, L., Daly, L., McCarren, A., Dowd, K., Woods, C., McCaffrey, N. and Loughney, L. (2020). The effect of participating in MedEx Wellness, a community-based chronic disease exercise rehabilitation programme, on physical, clinical and psychological health: A study protocol for a cohort trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 19. Doi: org/10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100591
Cantwell, M., Furlong, B., Woods, C., McCaffrey, N., Loughney, L., Skelly, F.,
McCarren, A., & Moyna, N. (2019). The long-term effects of a physical activity
behaviour change intervention on cancer survivors’ levels of depression, fatigue
and mental well-being. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 51(6), 237. doi:
10.1249/01.mss.0000561218.12596.65Cantwell, M., Walsh, D., Furlong, B., Moyna, N., McCaffrey, N., Boran, L., Smyth,
S., & Woods, C. (2018). Healthcare professionals’ knowledge and practice of
physical activity promotion in cancer care: challenges and solutions. European
Journal of Cancer Care, 27(2), e12795. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12795Cooney, M., Moyna, N., Walsh, D., Furlong, B., Loughney, L., Boran, L., Smyth, S.
& Woods, C. (2017). Cancer Survivors’ Experiences of Physical Activity: Exercise
as a Vehicle For Recovery? Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49(5S), 565.
doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000518468.57191.f4Finch, M., Yoong, S.L., Thomson, R.J., Seward, K., Cooney, M., Jones, J., Fielding, Alison, Wiggers, J., Gillham, K., & Wolfenden, L. (2015). A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an implementation intervention to increase healthy eating and physical activity-promoting policies, and practices in centre-based childcare services: study protocol. BMJ Open, 5:e006706. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006706
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Teaching Experience
Athlone Institute of Technology
September 2018 - Present
Dublin City University
January 2018 – June 2018Portobello Institute
September 2016 – September 2018 -
Membership of Academic/Professional Bodies
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Cancer Prevention and Management Special Interest Group - Communications Officer (2016 - Present); Professional Registration - European Qualifications Framework (EQF) Level 4 Personal Trainer with The Register of Exercise Professionals Ireland; Accredited Exercise Physiologist – Exercise and Sports Science Australia (2013-2015)