National Boards

Membership

Through their membership of management, committee and editorial boards, the HPRC staff actively contribute to the development of national and international health promotion research, practice and policy. Staff positions on these boards during 2022-23 are listed below.

• Association for Health Promotion Ireland (AHPI) (executive committee) - Dr. J. Sixsmith
• Association for Health Promotion Ireland (AHPI) (member) - A. Harrington, Dr. J. Sixsmith, Prof. M. Hodgins, Prof. S. Nic Gabhainn, D. Ravikumar and Prof. M. Barry
• Association for the Study of Obesity Ireland (ASOI) (member) - Dr. C. Kerins and Prof. C. Kelly
• Comhairle na nOg Steering Committee (member) - Dr. L. Mullins
• Early Years Sub-committee of the Children and Young People’s Services Committee, Galway (member) - Dr. S. Dashdondog and Prof. C. Kelly
• Expert Advisory Committee for the Children’s Fund, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (member) - Prof. S. Nic Gabhainn
• Galway Healthy Cities Alcohol Forum Group (advisory board member) - Dr M.J. Lavelle
• Galway University Hospital Schwartz Steering Committee (member) - Dr. C. A. Field
• Enable Ireland Peer Support Project Steering Committee (member) - Dr. L. Mullins
• Enable Ireland National Board of Directors (director) – Dr. L. Mullins
• Galway University Hospital Health Literacy Committee - (member) - Dr. V. McKenna and Dr. J. Sixsmith
• Geographical Society of Ireland (Member) - Dr. M. J. Lavelle
• Health and Social Care Professionals Research Group (HSE) - Dr. M. Power
• Health Service Executive Active Travel Group (technical advisory board member) - Dr. M.J. Lavelle
• Hungarian Psychological Association, Section of LGBTQ+ Psychology (Deputy Chair) - Dr. A. Költő
• HSE Knowledge Network - Dr. V. McKenna and Dr. J. Sixsmith
• Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (INDI) (member) - Dr. C. Kerins
• Irish Social Policy Association (member) - Dr. C.A. Field
• Health Promotion Knowledge Network (member) - Dr. J. Sixsmith and Dr. V. McKenna
• National Cancer Prevention Committee (member) - Dr. C.A. Field
• National Drugs Strategy Research Sub-Committee (member) - Prof. S. Nic Gabhainn
• National Institute for Preventive Cardiology (NIPC) Alliance (member) - Dr. C. Kerins
• National Mental Health Promotion Plan Advisory Group- HSE and Department of Health, 2019-2020 (Expert Advisor) - Prof. M. Barry
• University of Galway Smarter Travel Group Committee (technical advisor) - Dr M.J. Lavelle
• NutriPD Community of Practice (member) - Prof. C. Kelly
• Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) (member) - Prof. M. Hodgins
• SAOLTA HSE Healthy Ireland Implementation Group, 2015 – present (member) - Prof. M. Barry and Dr. J. Sixsmith
• Social Care Ireland (member) - Dr. M. Power
• Social Care Ireland, Social Care Workers Advisory Group (committee member) - Dr. M. Power
• Structured Population and Health Services Research Education (SPHeRE) Network (member) - Dr. C. Kerins
• Steering Committee for National Curriculum in Health Behaviour Change (member) - Dr. C. A. Field, Dr. V. McKenna and Dr. J. Sixsmith
• University of Galway International Truth Recovery Panel (member) - Prof. S. Nic Gabhainn