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Dr. Alison Keogh

Assistant Professor (Clinical Medicine Tallaght)
      
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Dr. Alison Keogh

Assistant Professor (Clinical Medicine Tallaght)

 ALISON.KEOGH@tcd.ie

 


I am a skilled researcher with expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, focusing on patient needs specific to digital health solutions. My unique blend of transferable skills spans both academia and industry, integrating a strong clinical background in physiotherapy with specialised knowledge in implementation science, usability, behaviour change for health, and patient and public involvement. With over 40 peer-reviewed publications across a variety of healthcare domains, I consistently demonstrate the ability to adapt to new challenges and contribute innovative solutions to existing healthcare problems. My leadership capabilities within my role as an Assistant Professor, are evidenced by my acceptance to the Aurora Women in Leadership programme, alongside my promotion to leadership roles within multi-disciplinary consortia, and my contribution to the development of undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare modules. I have successfully secured competitive funding, including a major award from the Michael J. Fox Foundation ($261,000), and a recently confirmed Health Research Board Emerging Investigator Award (€698,000). I am committed to teamwork and self-driven achievement, as reflected by my progression to the highest levels of international hockey umpiring, culminating in participation in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. I am driven to further develop my independent research stream with a particular focus on the application and development of digital health solutions in addressing patient and healthcare professional needs. My goal is to integrate these insights into innovative healthcare solutions that enhance patient outcomes and inform future healthcare systems. I am a member of the TCD PG Teaching and Learning committee and a board member of the Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science and Industry.
  Age related diseases   AGEING   Ageing, stroke, dementia   Cardiovascular Diseases   COPD   Exercise   Exercise Medicine   Health outcomes   HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   Health status and inequalities   Identification and quantification of health care needs   Medical Devices   NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE   Neuromuscular Disorders   Patient and Public Involvement in Research   Patient experience   PHYSICAL ACTIVITY   Public health   QUALITATIVE RESEARCH   Rheumatology and rheumatological disorders   Sports and Exercise Medicine
Project Title
 Connecting the dots: Working with people with multiple sclerosis to map real-world walking experiences to digital mobility outcome measures
From
1/1/25
To
31/5/28
Summary
Funding Agency
Health Research Board
Programme
Emerging Investigator Award
Project Title
 Measuring what matters - in whom it matters - in Parkinson's disease research
From
01/01/2023
To
31/12/2024
Summary
Parkinson"s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders across the world. Progression of the disease significantly impacts on a person"s mobility and their ability to carry out everyday activities. People living with PD have consistently rated physical mobility, specifically walking, as one of the most important clinical outcomes. Walking activity allows a person with PD to engage in social situations, leisure activities and hobbies and to remain independent. There is however a notable lack of waking outcome measures that are being adopted consistently in research and healthcare practice. One way of capturing and accurately measuring mobility and walking activity is through digital tools and developing digital mobility outcomes (DMOs). These allow a person with PD to be monitored in real-time and in real-world contexts. However we still need to find out which DMOs should be used and validated in PD research. This needs to take into account the perspective of the person living with PD to ensure that digital measures fit within their everyday context. This project integrates and compliments the ongoing work within Mobilise-D, a large EU-funded Innovative Medicines Initiative. The aim of this qualitative project is to explore DMOs from the perspective of the person living with PD to make sure that they are meaningful in what they measure. A further aim is to ensure that these are developed taking into account a diverse range of views to ensure they are inclusive
Funding Agency
Michael J Fox Foundation
Project Title
 TERRA (Tracking and Evaluating Real-world Rhythms and Analytics)
From
Nov 2024
To
Summary
Funding Agency
Health Research Board
Programme
Investigator led project
Project Title
 GameChangeR
From
To
Summary
Our research is interdisciplinary, integrating sports science, biomechanics, physiology, data analytics, and humanities to address complex challenges in athlete well-being, injury prevention, and the management of overtraining, stress and burnout. Synergies arise from merging performance analysis with physiological and psychological insights, ensuring a holistic approach to athlete well-being. Our collaborations extend to industry partners, governing bodies, and medical professionals, fostering dynamic knowledge exchange and real-world application. This integrative approach enhances research impact, bridging gaps between theory, practice, and policy in sport and health science
Funding Agency
Higher Education Authority
Project Title
 PD-Life
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To
Summary
Funding Agency
Higher Education Authority

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Board member IPPOSI Sept 2023
Secretary of Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine 2024
Co-lead WG1 EU Cost Action CA21110 - Building an open European Network on OsteoArthritis research (NetwOArk)
Associate Editor Special Issue of Sensors journal 2021
Project Executive Committee of Mobilise-D
Member of the working groups for Digital Health and Patient and Public Involvement in IPPOSI. Nomination for Board of IPPOSI pending 2023
Journal reviewer
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Details Date From Date To
Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science & Industry 08/12/22
CORU registration as physiotherapist
Carol Brennan; Grainne ODonoghue; Alison Keogh; Ryan E Rhodes; James Matthews, Developing an Evidence- and Theory-Informed Mother-Daughter mHealth Intervention Prototype Targeting Physical Activity in Preteen Girls of Low Socioeconomic Position: Multiphase Co-Design Study, JMIR Paediatrics and Parenting, 8, (e62795), 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kirk C, Küderle A, Micó-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Soltani A, Gazit E, Salis F, Alcock L, Aminian K, Becker C, Bertuletti S, Brown P, Buckley E, Cantu A, Carsin AE, Caruso M, Caulfield B, Cereatti A, Chiari L, D'Ascanio I, Garcia-Aymerich J, Hansen C, Hausdorff JM, Hiden H, Hume E, Keogh A, Kluge F, Koch S, Maetzler W, Megaritis D, Mueller A, Niessen M, Palmerini L, Schwickert L, Scott K, Sharrack B, Sillén H, Singleton D, Vereijken B, Vogiatzis I, Yarnall AJ, Rochester L, Mazzà C, Eskofier BM, Del Din S, Mobilise-D consortium., Author Correction: Mobilise-D insights to estimate real-world walking speed in multiple conditions with a wearable device., Scientific reports, 14, (1), 2024, p28878 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Hanrahan M, Wilson C, Keogh A, Barker S, Rochester L, Brittain K, Lumsdon J, McArdle R., How can patients shape digital medicine? A rapid review of patient and public involvement and engagement in the development of digital health technologies for neurological conditions., Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research, 2024, p1-18 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Doherty C, Baldwin M, Keogh A, Caulfield B, Argent R., Keeping Pace with Wearables: A Living Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews Evaluating the Accuracy of Consumer Wearable Technologies in Health Measurement., Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 54, (11), 2024, p2907-2926 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Brennan C, O'Donoghue G, Keogh A, Rhodes RE, Matthews J., "You are either sporty or you are not" a qualitative exploration of pre-teen girls of low-socioeconomic position experiences of being physically active., Psychology of sport and exercise, 74, 2024, p102692 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Keogh A, Argent R, Doherty C, Duignan C, Fennelly O, Purcell C, Johnston W, Caulfield B., Breaking down the Digital Fortress: The Unseen Challenges in Healthcare Technology-Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Research., Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 24, (12), 2024, p3780 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Brennan C, O'Donoghue G, Keogh A, Rhodes RE, Matthews J., "It's what mothers do." A qualitative exploration of mothers' experiences of supporting their daughter to be physically active., PloS one, 19, (4), 2024, pe0299260 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kirk C, Küderle A, Micó-Amigo ME, Bonci T, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Ullrich M, Soltani A, Gazit E, Salis F, Alcock L, Aminian K, Becker C, Bertuletti S, Brown P, Buckley E, Cantu A, Carsin AE, Caruso M, Caulfield B, Cereatti A, Chiari L, D'Ascanio I, Garcia-Aymerich J, Hansen C, Hausdorff JM, Hiden H, Hume E, Keogh A, Kluge F, Koch S, Maetzler W, Megaritis D, Mueller A, Niessen M, Palmerini L, Schwickert L, Scott K, Sharrack B, Sillén H, Singleton D, Vereijken B, Vogiatzis I, Yarnall AJ, Rochester L, Mazzà C, Eskofier BM, Del Din S, Mobilise-D consortium., Mobilise-D insights to estimate real-world walking speed in multiple conditions with a wearable device., Scientific reports, 14, (1), 2024, p1754 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Alison Keogh; Ríona McArdle; Mara Gabriela Diaconu; Nadir Ammour; Valdo Arnera; Federica Blazani; Gavin Brittain; Ellen Buckley; Sara Buttery; Alma Cantu; Solange Corriol-Rohou; Laura Delgado-Ortiz; Jacques Duysens; Tom Forman-Hardy; Tova Gur-Arieh; Dominique Hamerlijnck; John Linnell; Letizia Leocani; Tom McQuillan; Isabel Neatrour; Ashley Polhemus; Werner Remmele; Isabel Saraiva; Kirsty Scott; Norman Sutton; Koen van den Brande; Beatrix Vereijken; Martin Wohlrab; Lynn Rochester; on behalf of the Mobilise-D consortium, Mobilising patient and public involvement in the development of real-world digital technology solutions: tutorial from the Mobilise-D consortium, Journal of Medical Internet Research, (https://doi.org/10.2), 2023, Notes: [https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.44206], Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Delgado-Ortiz L, Polhemus A, Keogh A, Sutton N, Remmele W, Hansen C, Kluge F, Sharrack B, Becker C, Troosters T, Maetzler W, Rochester L, Frei A, Puhan MA, Garcia-Aymerich J., Listening to the patients' voice: a conceptual framework of the walking experience., Age and ageing, 52, (1), 2023, pafac233 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Award Date
Aurora Leadership Programme November 2024
Digital health; Patient and public involvement and engagement; Behaviour change; Acceptability of digital tools and devices; User perceptions of digital health; Digital mobility outcome measures. I have an interest in the design and implementation of digital tools to support remotely monitoring health in various patient cohorts. Some areas of interest include: - Co-designing tools/interventions for remote patient monitoring or management (e.g. mobile applications; interventions; digital outcome measures) - Exploring the feasibility of implementing tools in practice with healthcare professionals and patients - Exploring whether digital tools such as wearable devices, mobile applications etc., can be effectively used to improve self-management of conditions or elicit health behaviour change (e.g. physical activity, biomarker monitoring etc.) - Understanding stakeholder needs regarding digital health tools - Patient and public involvement in digital health research