Dr Siobhan Woods

    Psychology, ALL Institute

    Assistant Professor

    John Hume Building
    3rd
    3.04a

    Biography

    Dr Siobhán Woods is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. Siobhán's research interests centre around the psychological health and well-being of athletes and others in performance contexts, with particular interest in burnout. Siobhán is also interested in the relationship between physical activity and psychological health more broadly.

    Prior to joining MU in 2023, Siobhán was an Assistant Professor in DCU School of Psychology, where she previously completed her PhD under the supervision of Dr Simon Dunne and Prof Pamela Gallagher. Her PhD explored the risk and protective factors for the development of burnout in Gaelic games athletes.

    Peer Reviewed Journal

    Year Publication
    2023 Siobhán Woods; Simon Dunne; Pamela Gallagher (2023) 'Examining the Utility of Stress-, Motivation-, and Commitment-Based Perspectives of Athlete Burnout'. JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY, . [Link] [DOI]
    2022 Siobhán Woods; Simon Dunne; Pamela Gallagher; Aoife McNicholl (2022) 'A systematic review of the factors associated with athlete burnout in team sports'. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, . [Link] [DOI]
    2022 Siobhán Woods; Simon Dunne; Pamela Gallagher; Sibéal Harney (2022) 'Is a pandemic as good as a rest? Comparing athlete burnout and stress before and after the suspension of organised team sport due to Covid-19 restrictions, and investigating the impact of athletes’ responses to this period'. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, . [Link] [DOI]
    2020 Woods, S.; Dunne, S.; McArdle, S.; Gallagher, P. (2020) 'Committed to Burnout: An investigation into the relationship between sport commitment and athlete burnout in Gaelic games players'. International Journal of Sport Psychology, . [Link] [DOI]
    2022 Cochrane, A.; Woods, S.; Dunne, S.; Gallagher, P. (2022) 'Unmet supportive care needs associated with quality of life for people with lung cancer: A systematic review of the evidence 2007–2020'. European Journal of Cancer Care, . [Link] [DOI]
    2021 Cochrane, A.; Reid, O.; Woods, S.; Gallagher, P.; Dunne, S. (2021) 'Variables associated with distress amongst informal caregivers of people with lung cancer: A systematic review of the literature'. Psycho-Oncology, . [Link] [DOI]

    Conference Contribution

    Year Publication
    2023 Woods, S., Dunne, S., & Gallagher, P. (2023) 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society Identifying Stress-, Commitment-, and Motivation-related predictors of change in Athlete Burnout symptoms over time Bremen, Germany, 04/09/2023-08/09/2023. [Link]
    2022 Siobhán Woods; Simon Dunne; Pamela Gallagher (2022) 36th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society Examining the trajectories of burnout symptoms in Gaelic games players across two seasons Bratislava, Slovakia, 23/08/2022-27/08/2023. [Link]
    2021 Siobhán Woods; Simon Dunne; Pamela Gallagher (2021) 35th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society A Systematic review of factors associated with athlete burnout in team sports Online, 23/08/2021-27/08/2021.
    2021 Siobhán Woods; Simon Dunne; Pamela Gallagher (2021) Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference A burning question. How well do existing burnout theories explain athlete burnout in Gaelic games players? Online, 11/11/2021-12/11/2021.
    2020 Siobhán Woods; Simon Dunne; Pamela Gallagher (2020) North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity 2020 Annual Conference The impact of gender on athlete burnout and associated factors Online, .
    2020 Siobhán Woods; Simon Dunne; Pamela Gallagher (2020) North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity 2020 Annual Conference Comparing the impact of different variables across the dimensions of athlete burnout Online, .
    2020 Siobhán Woods; SImon Dunne; Pamela Gallagher (2020) ]. British Psychological Society, Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology 2020 Annual Conference COVID-19 and Gaelic games: How players dealt with the suspension of training and games, and its impact on stress, sport motivation and athlete burnout Online, .
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