Biography
Megan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Discipline of Physiotherapy. She is a CORU registered physiotherapist, having obtained her BSc in Physiotherapy in 2014 from Trinity College Dublin. She has worked as a physiotherapist both in Ireland and internationally since, predominantly within the specialties of musculoskeletal physiotherapy and gerontology. In 2017, Megan was awarded a Science Foundation Ireland PhD scholarship, under the supervision of Professor John Gormley (Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin), to work on the Irish Personalised Approach to the Treatment of Haemophilia (iPATH) Study, led by Professor James O'Donnell. She obtained her PhD in 2022 from Trinity College Dublin for her research project which examined the relationship between physical activity, physical health and clinical phenotype amongst adults with moderate and severe haemophilia.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
- O'Gorman P, Naimimohasses S, Monaghan A, Kennedy M, Melo AM, Ní Fhloinn D, Doherty DG, Beddy P, Finn SP, Moore JB, Gormley J, Norris S. , Improvement in histological endpoints of MAFLD following a 12-week aerobic exercise intervention, Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 52, (8), 2020, p1387-1398Journal Article, 2020, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
- O'Gorman, P., Strahan, O., Ferguson, D., Monaghan, A., Kennedy, M., Forde, C., Melo, A., Doherty, D., O'Brien, K., McKiernan, S., Kenny, R., Coen, R.F., Doherty, C., Bergin, C., Gormley, J., Norris, S. , Improvement in cognitive impairment following a 12-week aerobic exercise intervention in individuals with non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis C., Journal of Viral Hepatitis , 2020Journal Article, 2020, TARA - Full Text
- O'Gorman P, Naimimohasses S, Monaghan A, Kennedy M, Finn SP, Moore JB, Gormley J, Norris S, Letter: proving the benefit of exercise intervention in metabolic associated fatty liver disease-authors' reply., Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2020Journal Article, 2020
- Kennedy M, O'Gorman P, Monaghan A, Lavin M, O'Mahony B, O'Connell N.M, O'Donnell J.S, Turecek P.L, Gormley J, A systematic review of physical activity in people with haemophilia and its relationship with bleeding phenotype and treatment regimen, Haemophilia, 27, (4), 2021, p544 - 562Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL
- Naimimohasses S, O'Gorman P, Wright C, Ni Fhloinn D, Holden D, Conlon N, Monaghan A, Kennedy M, Gormley J, Beddy P, Finn SP, Lysaght J, O'Sullivan J, Dunne MR, Norris S, Moore JB., Differential Effects of Dietary versus Exercise Intervention on Intrahepatic MAIT Cells and Histological Features of NAFLD, Nutrients, 14, (11), 2022, p2198Journal Article, 2022, DOI , URL
- Kennedy M., Roche S., McGowan M., Singleton E., Elsheikh E., O'Donovan M., Ryan K., O'Connell N.M., O'Mahony B., Lavin M., O'Donnell J.S., Turecek P.L., Gormley J., Physical activity, physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk amongst adults with moderate and severe haemophilia, Haemophilia, 29, (1), 2023, p72 - 83, p72-83Journal Article, 2023, DOI
- Einas Elsheikh, Michelle Lavin, Lilian Antunes Heck, Niamh Larkin, Brendan Mullaney, Dearbhla Doherty, Megan Kennedy, Catriona Keenan, Thomas Guest, Brian O'Mahony, Judicael Fazavana, Padraic G. Fallon, Roger J.S. Preston, John Gormley, Kevin Ryan, Niamh M. O'Connell, Evelyn Singleton, Mary Byrne, Mark McGowan, Sheila Roche, Mairead Doyle, Maeve P. Crowley, Susan I. O'Shea, Birgit M. Reipert, Jill M. Johnsen, Steven W. Pipe, Jorge Di Paola, Peter L. Turecek, James S. O'Donnell, Heterogeneity in the half-life of factor VIII concentrate in patients with hemophilia A is due to variability in the clearance of endogenous von Willebrand factor, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
- Megan Kennedy, Brian O'Mahony, Sheila Roche, Mark McGowan, Evelyn Singleton, Kevin Ryan, Niamh M. O'Connell, Steven W. Pipe, Michelle Lavin, James S. O'Donnell, Peter L. Turecek, John Gormley, Pain and functional disability amongst adults with moderate and severe haemophilia from the Irish personalised approach to the treatment of haemophilia (iPATH) study, European Journal of Haematology, 108, (6), 2022, p518--527Journal Article, 2022, DOI
- Kennedy M, Roche S, McGowan M, Larkin N, O'Connell NM, O'Mahony B, Lavin M, O'Donnell JS, Turecek PL, Gormley J, iPATH study group., A cross-sectional follow-up study of physical activity in adults with moderate and severe haemophilia., Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia, 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
- Megan O Grady, Deirdre Connolly, Emer Barrett, The role of intermediaries in connecting community-dwelling adults to local physical activity and exercise: a scoping review, NUIG Health Promotion Annual Conference , Galway, 2023Oral Presentation, 2023, URL , TARA - Full Text
- O' Grady M, Connolly D, Kennedy M, Mockler D, Broderick J, Barrett E., The Role of Intermediaries in Connecting Community-Dwelling Adults to Local Physical Activity and Exercise: A Scoping Review, Journal of Integrated Care, 2, (24(2)), 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
Research Expertise
Megan's main research interests include physical activity, physical fitness, musculoskeletal pain and lifestyle factors, and how these domains may impact physical functioning, quality of life and chronic health and disease risk amongst clinical populations (particularly those with haemophilia, other rare bleeding disorders, and liver disease). Within this context, she is also interested in the impact of ageing on these domains.
Recognition
- CORU Registered Physiotherapist (PT026113) Present