Evan Matthews

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Dr Evan Matthews

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1986-2677

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  • Evan Matthews is a Lecturer in Health Promotion; Co-programme Lead BSc Public Health and Health Promotion in the Department of Sport and Exercise Science, School of Health Sciences.
  • Evan is a 2025 SETU TU RISE sabbatical awardee focused on Implementation of Lifestyle Psychiatry in Ireland. This research is co-financed by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021–27 and the Northern & Western Regional Programme 2021–27 as part of the TU RISE.

Research areas

Evan has broad research interests in 'Lifestyle Psychiatry', 'Mental Health Promotion', 'Physical Activity Promotion' and 'Participatory and Co-design Research'. His work has been published in high impact journals and presented at conferences such as the World Congress in Psychiatry (World Psychiatric Association) and the Society for Mental Health Researchers.

Current postgraduate supervision 

Megan Cooney (MSc student)

SETU, Ireland

Exercise implementation in Mental Health Services (PI)

2023 - current

Dorsa Golestaneh (PhD student)**

SETU, Ireland

Health and quality of life in people with Dry Eye Disease (Co-I)

2023 - current

Madeline Harney (PhD student)

SETU, Ireland

Protecting physical health in people with high grade brain tumour (Co-I)

2022 – current

Andrea Buckley  (PhD student)

SETU, Ireland

Gender sensitivity and lifestyle psychiatry (PI)

2020 – current

Research impact: 

Evan has made contributions to advancing research in physical activity and mental health and other lifestyle and implementation research projects in related fields. His work is recognised both nationally and internationally, where he is a regular invited speaker on lifetsyle implementation in mental health. He is the Lead Researcher on developed Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for people with chronic conditions in Ireland. He is a collaborator on a forthcoming Report as part of a Lancet Psychiatry Commission on implementing lifestyle interventions in mental health. He has also published valued research on the application of physical activity in mental health care, and has led Irish site research on the mental health impact of COVID-19. 

Research community contribtuion 

  • External advisor to the Aclu (empowering recovery for people with enduring mental illness) project led by Munster Technological University.
  • Chair of the 'Exercise Effect Project', which sees Exercise Professionals integrated into Irish Mental Health Care.
  • Review Editor/Board: Frontiers in Public Health (specialism: Mental Health Promotion).
  • Regular invited reviewer for Mental Health & Physical Activity and The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, among other relevant key journals. 

Previous academic work

Evan completed his PhD in 2020 in the School of Health Science (Waterford Institute of Technology). Following doctoral studies, Evan held the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Department of Nursing and Healthcare (WIT), 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. 

Community and University involvement

  • Pharmacy Programme Development in SETU (Research). Invited member (2024 – current)

  • SETU University Research Ethics Committee, Nominated 
  • 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)

Teaching and Learning 

His teaching focus includes modules related to, 'Physical activity promotion', 'Mental health and mental illness', 'Youth at risk' and 'Research methods', .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.

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
    9 Citations (Scopus)

  • Building a framework for public and patient involvement in dry eye disease research. A case study

    Ames, T., Reynolds, A. L., Matthews, E., Golestenah, D., Sarfraz, M., Gooney, M., Kinsella, S., Logan, A., Lynch, J., McLoughlin, P., O'Donovan, O., O'Reilly, N., Rani, S., Filipe, H. P. & Fitzhenry, L., 01 Jan 2025, In: Acta Ophthalmologica.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times (COH-FIT): Insights on modifiable and non-modifiable risk and protective factors for wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from multivariable and network analyses: Insights on modifiable and non-modifiable risk and protective factors for wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from multivariable and network analyses

    Solmi, M., Thompson, T., Cortese, S., Estradé, A., Agorastos, A., Radua, J., Dragioti, E., Vancampfort, D., Thygesen, L. C., Aschauer, H., Schlögelhofer, M., Aschauer, E., Schneeberger, A., Huber, C. G., Hasler, G., Conus, P., Cuénod, K. Q. D., von Känel, R., Arrondo, G. & Fusar-Poli, P. & 194 others, 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., Carvalho, A. F., 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., Peña de León, 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., Daskalakis, J., Yatham, L. N., Yang, L., Okasha, T., Dahdouh, A., 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., 01 Jan 2025, In: European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. 90, p. 1-15 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    3 Citations (Scopus)
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