Miss Eloise Kirby
Email: eloise.kirby@bangor.ac.uk
Location: George Building, Normal Site
Qualifications
- MSc: Sport & Exercise Psychology (Distinction)
2022–2023 - BSc: Psychology (First Class Honours)
2018–2021
Teaching and Supervision
Primary Supervisor: Dr Julian Owen
Secondary Supervisor: Dr Vicky Gottwald
Other notable colleagues that Eloise works alongside include;
Research Interests
Eloise is a PhD Researcher in the School of Psychology and Sport Science. Their primary research focus is sport injury and they are particularly interested in investigating this within female populations.
Eloise is the PhD researcher on the Welsh Injury Surveillance in Girls Youth Rugby (WISGYR) Project which is externally funded by World Rugby.
Eloise previously completed her MSc thesis on Perceptions & Understanding of Concussion in Senior Female Community Rugby Union Players
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I welcome enquiries from BSc and MSc students who are interested in projects relating to injury surveillance in girls' youth rugby. If you would like to discuss this further please contact me via email; eloise.kirby@bangor.ac.uk
Publications
2024
- PublishedThe prevalence, mechanism, and reporting behaviours of breast injury in international under-18 women’s rugby union players
Kirby, E., Jones, M., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 8 Jul 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedWhy women’s rugby needs its own injury prevention strategy
Owen, J. & Kirby, E., 28 Mar 2024, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - Published“Looking back at it, it was definitely a concussion”, A Female Perspective of Head Injury in Community Rugby Union
Kirby, E. & Owen, J., 26 Jun 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Activities
2024
- Welsh Rugby Union: Game Changers Conference
Invited to attend the inaugural conference of the WRU Women and Girls in Rugby Union Game Changers Conference.
26 Apr 2024
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant) - Women's U18 Six Nations Rugby Player Welfare Project
Female Rugby Player Welfare Project
29 Mar 2024 – 6 Apr 2024
Links:
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WiSEAN) (External organisation)
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Activity: Membership of network (Member)