Dr Aoife Lane is Head of Department of Sport and Health Sciences in TUS Midlands. Aoife has a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science from UL, a Masters in Health Promotion in NUI Galway and completed her PhD studies on the public health impact of the Women’s Mini Marathon in Waterford IT, in 2011. Aoife is a founder of the Women’s Gaelic Players Association and has a particular interest in addressing the gender data gap in sports science and health research. 

Aoife has supervised Masters students across the discipline of physical activity; in clinical groups, ethnic minorities, adolescents and in sport particularly the health promotion potential of the sports club setting. Aoife is currently supervising PhD students looking at the contribution of organised sport to physical activity and the role of women in sport, as role models and leaders in sport.  Aoife is also overseeing a UPMC funded postdoctoral research project to develop and evaluate a lifestyle programme for menopause.  Aoife has participated in two Erasmus Plus projects through the Sports Club for Health initiative and is a member of HEPA Europe.  

Aoife is Chair of the Gaelic Games Sports Science Working Group who have produced a sports science framework or Gaelic games.  Aoife is a member of the GAA Games Development Committee and takes part in Sport Ireland’s Research and Participation Sub Committee.