Dr. Séamus Harvey

Séamus completed a MSc. in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology at Ulster University and a PhD in Sport Psychology at Bangor University. Funded by City Football Group, his PhD focussed on talent development in elite youth football. Séamus also contributed to the development, implementation, and testing of a mental well-being screening process on-site at Manchester City Football Academy. Prior to his PhD, Séamus worked as a Research Assistant with Liverpool John Moores University. He worked on the Steps Towards Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programme (STAMPP) randomised controlled trial, assessing the efficacy of a school-based programme in reducing alcohol misuse and related harm in teenagers. As a Postdoctoral Researcher with NetwellCASALA, Séamus has conducted research in the area of digital health and ageing. As a researcher on the EU Horizon 2020-funded SEURO project, he is currently working on an Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid trial comprising participants across three countries, testing a digital intervention to support self-management by older people with multiple chronic health conditions.