Dr Trish Heavey is the lead for the SHE Nutrition and Health group in the Technological University of the Shannon. The SHE (Sport, Health and Exercise science) group prioritises research on women and girls with the primary mission to work to bridge the gender data gap in sport, health and exercise. Dr Heavey’s research team aim to explore the role of nutrition on health, well-being, and disease with a particular emphasis on the nutritional needs and challenges of women through-out the lifespan including the menopausal transition.
Trish is a registered Nutritionist (Public Health) with the Association for Nutrition and an IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner. She is actively involved in teaching on the BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Health Science programme as well as supervising several postgraduate students.