
Emma Cowley, PhD
@emmacowley44
Interested in women + girls' movement 🏋🏼♀️• 📍SHE Research Centre @TUS_ie 🇮🇪• INVISIBLE SPORTSWOMEN • Alumna @dcu_shhp, @LJMUSportSci, @UNCEXSS
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Women exercising in gyms often face barriers, including body image issues and harassment, according to research by Emma Cowley, PhD and Ekaterina Schneider @SHEResearch_TUS Centre, medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-w… via Medical Xpress

📢 Women face barriers to gym #exercise including: 💪 judgment from others 💪 self-criticism 💪 #harassment Highlighting the need for safer and more inclusive gym environments. PLOS One PLOS Emma Cowley, PhD @SHEResearch_TUS @dr_katschneider Appearance Research healio.com/news/womens-he…


My first published paper🤩Available in Case Studies in Sport & Exercise Psychology, exploring experiences of providing individual physical activity behaviour change support to adolescent girls and the impact on practitioners’ professional development. journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

The likely last of HERizonProject publications out today! 🦄A series of case stories from the incredible MSc Exercise Psychology students who delivered 1-1 behaviour change support, without which HERizon wouldn't have been the success it was. 📖journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…


😍 Aoife Lane Conor Meyler are talking about girls & women in sport on the telly! Ireland AM @SHEResearch_TUS Technological University of the Shannon School of Sport & Exercise Science


One more push for our women in Gaelic games survey 🙏 All contributions are welcome from supporters, coaches, players, practitioners, administrators, referees, parents 👉forms.office.com/e/kQz6pPs3aj DublinLGFA OfficialCorkCamogie Waterford Camogie Donegal LGFA Kilkenny GAA Dublin GAA


We are heading into Women in Sport AND Women in Research week so it feels like the perfect time to share my conversation with Emma Cowley, PhD - another of the great women & exercise researchers from TUS Athlone Campus @SHEResearch_TUS Available on Spotify & Apple #celebratemuliebrity


Thanks for inviting us to present our new Invisible Sportswomen work Paul Ansdell Northumbria Uni. Leaving Newcastle feeling really inspired by all the cool work this brilliant research group is doing. Thanks so much again for having me!

Thank you x100 Paula Watson for the opportunity to speak to your exercise psychologist trainees on factors to consider when working with women and girls! ❤️🦸♀️


Thanks Ireland Active for collaborating with us and drawing attention to our recent research focused on women's experiences in the gym! Full text here: doi.org/10.1371/journa… @dr_katschneider @SHEResearch_TUS #InternationalWomensDay #womenshealth #womenssport

How Míde aims to address the gender data gap in Irish sport. Important listen for anyone involved in female sports. -Players -Coaches -Parents -Administrators With Emma Cowley, PhD open.spotify.com/episode/1NUfWT…

Absolutely loved this chat from Emma Cowley, PhD and michelle lyons 🙌 Ironically, I was listening once I’d got the kids down and was cracking on with that “invisible load”! 😅 open.spotify.com/episode/01aPc4…

📢 New Research! 📢 “Everyone Will Know You’re a Mum" Exploring the Impact of Family on Women’s Experiences in Exercise and Sport Science Academia. 📄 lnkd.in/ezrBjV4Q Sam Moore Lyss Abbie Smith-Ryan PhD @SHEResearch_TUS TUS - Research, Development & Innovation Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal Women in Sport and Exercise Conference 2025



Huge thanks to clíona foley for highlighting our work on women’s body image & gym culture in Irish Examiner! Always a highlight getting to work with the incredible @dr_katschneider ❤️ Paper here: dx.doi.org/10.1371/journa… TUS - Research, Development & Innovation @SHEResearch_TUS UWE Bristol Appearance Research PLOS One
