Evan Matthews

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Evan Matthews is a Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health Promotion; Co-programme Lead BSc Public Health and Health Promotion in the Department of Sport and Exercise Science, School of Health Sciences. His teaching focus includes modules related to, 'Physical activity and health promotion', 'Mental health and mental illness', and 'Research methods', 'Statistics and data analysis'.

Evan has particular research interests in health behaviours and marginalised population groups, such as those with severe mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual disability. He also has a particular interest in methods of service user inclusion in research and implementation research. His work has been presented at conferences such as the World Congress in Psychiatry (World Psychiatric Association) and the Society for Mental Health Researchers. Evan is an external advisor to the Aclu (empowering recovery for people with enduring mental illness) project led by Munster Technological University.

Evan completed his PhD in 2020 in the School of Health Science (SETU) under supervision of Dr Suzanne Denieffe (SETU) and Dr Mary Cowman (SETU). Following doctoral studies, Evan held the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Department of Nursing and Healthcare (SETU), and Research Lead with the Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit, South-East (HSE) for 2 years. During this time Evan was also the coordinator of the CARE Collaborations initiative (WIT/NMPDU) which funds nursing and midwifery postgraduate research in the southeast region.

Evan is currently engaged in a number regional community initatives, including:

St John’s Community Hospital Enniscorthy: Healthy Campus Committee (>€20,000 secured from Healthy Ireland, Healthy Campus Initiative, HSE)
Invited panel member for CYPSC Waterford (currently leading white paper on JIGSAW services for Waterford)

Previously, Evan was Assistant Lecturer in the School of Humanities (SETU) on the Higher Certificate in Custodial Care, which is a collaborative programme with the Irish Prison Service.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Developing a physical activity programme for people with severe mental illness using an Experienced-based Co-design approach.

Award Date: 20 Jan 2020

Bachelors Degree, Exercise and Health Studies

2010 → 2014

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O.1.1-3 Measuring the mental health benefits of community-based physical activity programmes-what are the most important indicators for pragmatic evaluation?
McGrath, A., Murphy, N. & Matthews, E., 11 Sep 2023, In: European Journal of Public Health. p. 33 1 p., ckad133.079.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A qualitative evaluation of an exercise practitioner in an outpatient child and adolescent mental health service
Matthews, E., Cowman, M., Mulhare, B., Banville, E., Kissane, S., Lederman, O., Lowney, P., Ronan, F. & Denieffe, S., 14 Mar 2024, In: Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. 41, 1, p. 102-106 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Validation of the Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT) questionnaire for adults
Solmi, M., Thompson, T., Estradé, A., Agorastos, A., Radua, J., Cortese, S., Dragioti, E., Leisch, F., Vancampfort, D., Thygesen, L. C., Aschauer, H., Schlögelhofer, M., Aschauer, E., Schneeberger, A., Huber, C. G., Hasler, G., Conus, P., Do Cuénod, K. Q., von Känel, R. & Arrondo, G. & 197 others, Fusar-Poli, P., Gorwood, P., Llorca, P. M., Krebs, M. O., Scanferla, E., Kishimoto, T., Rabbani, G., Skonieczna-Żydecka, K., Brambilla, P., Favaro, A., Takamiya, A., Zoccante, L., Colizzi, M., Bourgin, J., Kamiński, K., Moghadasin, M., Seedat, S., Matthews, E., Wells, J., Vassilopoulou, E., Gadelha, A., Su, K. P., Kwon, J. S., Kim, M., Lee, T. Y., Papsuev, O., Manková, D., Boscutti, A., Gerunda, C., Saccon, D., Righi, E., Monaco, F., Croatto, G., Cereda, G., Demurtas, J., Brondino, N., Veronese, N., Enrico, P., Politi, P., Ciappolino, V., Pfennig, A., Bechdolf, A., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., Kahl, K. G., Domschke, K., Bauer, M., Koutsouleris, N., Winter, S., Borgwardt, S., Bitter, I., Balazs, J., Czobor, P., Unoka, Z., Mavridis, D., Tsamakis, K., Bozikas, V. P., Tunvirachaisakul, C., Maes, M., Rungnirundorn, T., Supasitthumrong, T., Haque, A., Brunoni, A. R., Costardi, C. G., Schuch, F. B., Polanczyk, G., Luiz, J. M., Fonseca, L., Aparicio, L. V., Valvassori, S. S., Nordentoft, M., Vendsborg, P., Hoffmann, S. H., Sehli, J., Sartorius, N., Heuss, S., Guinart, D., Hamilton, J., Kane, J., Rubio, J., Sand, M., Koyanagi, A., Solanes, A., Andreu-Bernabeu, A., Cáceres, A. S. J., Arango, C., Díaz-Caneja, C. M., Hidalgo-Mazzei, D., Vieta, E., Gonzalez-Peñas, J., Fortea, L., Parellada, M., Fullana, M. A., Verdolini, N., Andrlíková, E., Janků, K., Millan, M. J., Honciuc, M., Moniuszko-Malinowska, A., Łoniewski, I., Samochowiec, J., Kiszkiel, Ł., Marlicz, M., Sowa, P., Marlicz, W., Spies, G., Stubbs, B., Firth, J., Sullivan, S., Darcin, A. E., Aksu, H., Dilbaz, N., Noyan, O., Kitazawa, M., Kurokawa, S., Tazawa, Y., Anselmi, A., Cracco, C., Machado, A. I., Estrade, N., De Leo, D., Curtis, J., Berk, M., Ward, P., Teasdale, S., Rosenbaum, S., Marx, W., Horodnic, A. V., Oprea, L., Alexinschi, O., Ifteni, P., Turliuc, S., Ciuhodaru, T., Bolos, A., Matei, V., Nieman, D. H., Sommer, I., van Os, J., van Amelsvoort, T., Sun, C. F., Guu, T. W., Jiao, C., Zhang, J., Fan, J., Zou, L., Yu, X., Chi, X., de Timary, P., van Winkel, R., Ng, B., Pena, E., Arellano, R., Roman, R., Sanchez, T., Movina, L., Morgado, P., Brissos, S., Aizberg, O., Mosina, A., Krinitski, D., Mugisha, J., Sadeghi-Bahmani, D., Sheybani, F., Sadeghi, M., Hadi, S., Brand, S., Errazuriz, A., Crossley, N., Ristic, D. I., López-Jaramillo, C., Efthymiou, D., Kuttichira, P., Kallivayalil, R. A., Javed, A., Afridi, M. I., James, B., Seb-Akahomen, O. J., Fiedorowicz, J., Carvalho, A. F., Daskalakis, J., Yatham, L. N., Yang, L., Okasha, T., Dahdouh, A., Gerdle, B., Tiihonen, J., Shin, J. I., Lee, J., Mhalla, A., Gaha, L., Brahim, T., Altynbekov, K., Negay, N., Nurmagambetova, S., Jamei, Y. A., Weiser, M., Correll, C. U. & Matthews, E., 01 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 326, p. 249-261 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
4 Citations (Scopus)
Addressing the Public and Patient Involvement gap in vision research: using interdisciplinary approaches to incorporate patient voices into preclinical lab-based research in Dry Eye Disease
Ames, T., Matthews, E., Reynolds, A., Gooney, M. A., Kinsella Prendergast, S., Sarfraz, M., Filipe, H. P., Golestaneh, D., Rani, S., Logan, A., McLoughlin, P., O'Reilly, N., O'Donovan, O., Lynch, J. & Fitzhenry, L., 17 Jun 2024, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Vol. 65.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
An integrative overview of physical activity for people with opioid use disorder
Matthews, E., Fabian, H., Gooney, M. A., Rogers, D. & Firth, J., 01 Oct 2024, In: Mental Health and Physical Activity. 27, 100651.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Best oral presentation
Matthews, E. (Recipient), 2022
Prize
HSE Excellence Award (SlainteCare)
Matthews, E. (Recipient), Lowney, P. (Recipient) & Buscher, J. (Recipient), Oct 2024
Prize: Other distinction

1 Organising a conference, workshop, ...
1 Consultancy

CYPSC Waterford (Mental Health)
Matthews, E. (Consultant)
2021
Activity: Consultancy
A Vision for Change on Physical Activity
Matthews, E. (Participant) & Denieffe, S. (Participant)
2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...

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O.1.1-3 Measuring the mental health benefits of community-based physical activity programmes-what are the most important indicators for pragmatic evaluation?

A qualitative evaluation of an exercise practitioner in an outpatient child and adolescent mental health service

Validation of the Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT) questionnaire for adults

Addressing the Public and Patient Involvement gap in vision research: using interdisciplinary approaches to incorporate patient voices into preclinical lab-based research in Dry Eye Disease

An integrative overview of physical activity for people with opioid use disorder

Best oral presentation

HSE Excellence Award (SlainteCare)

CYPSC Waterford (Mental Health)

A Vision for Change on Physical Activity

Dr Evan Matthews

Personal profile

Biography

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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