Jenny Kavanagh Email & Phone Number

Dublin, Ie

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Designing and driving research to better understand children's movements and the correlates for success in physical activity and sport. My work involves collaborating with international teams and managing the Irish team to ensure the successful implementation of the research.

County Dublin, Ireland

Preparing students for their final year projects through a Project module. Lecturing and also taking practicals on the Motor Control and Development module with 2nd year PE with Biology and Math students.

Dublin, Ireland

Consulting with the highly innovative team at Yvolution on the science behind motor development in children and the research behind the use of Balance Bikes in supporting a lifetime of physical activity, time to ride a bike and increasing sense of self. I am also consulting with the team on the development of an app which will lead to a very interesting study on the balance bike and associated app.

County Dublin, Ireland

Lecturing Applied Coaching and The Reflective Practitioner modules and supervising final year students for their dissertations on the BA. Adventure Sport and Facilitation course.

Killiney, Dublin

I have been a basketball coach since I was 15, starting out as an assistant coach and now coaching and managing my own teams. I have coached all ages from 6-18 years at both school and club level.

Ranelagh, Dublin

I worked on a multitude of promotional campaigns for various companies, promoting products and engaging with potential customers.

Blanchardstown, Dublin

I was an intern at NADA for four months. Throughout the internship I tested athletes on their fundamental movement skills as well as physical fitness and developed gym plans from the results. I worked as part of a team of interns to develop and promote a children’s activity group. I also worked with the Dublin GAA Senior and Junior men’s teams in conditioning and in physical assessments.

Churchtown, Dublin

I developed and implemented both theoretical and physical PE sessions with 3-8 year olds.

Motor Development (Phd), Developmental And Child Psychology, Sport Biomechanics, Senor Based Technology, Health Promotion

My research focuses on fundamental motor skills of children, their perceptions of ability and predictors of learning to ride a bicycle..

Sport Science And Health, 2.1

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