Quirk, Helen, Dr

Dr Helen Quirk

BSc MSc PhD

Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Fellow

H.Quirk@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0754

Room 2037, 2nd Floor, Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Helen Quirk
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Room 2037, 2nd Floor
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
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S1 4DA

Profile

My background is in psychology (BSc University of ��«Ӱҵ, 2010) and sport and exercise psychology (MSc ��«Ӱҵ Hallam University, 2012). I have a PhD from the University of Nottingham. The subject of my thesis was understanding how to promote physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes. I am a chartered member of the British Psychological Society and Co-Deputy Chair of the parkrun Research Board, hosted at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) at ��«Ӱҵ Hallam University.

I joined the University of ��«Ӱҵ as a Research Fellow in April 2020 having been awarded an NIHR School of Public Health Research Launching Fellowship.

Research interests

My research interests are in the promotion of physical activity, exercise, health and wellbeing in clinical and non-clinical populations. Before working in ScHARR, I was a researcher in the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at ��«Ӱҵ Hallam University and continue to be a visiting researcher in the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) at ��«Ӱҵ Hallam University. I have been involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of physical activity interventions and have been commissioned by organisations such as parkrun, Public Health England, Diabetes UK and Sport England to evaluate programmes.

Current projects

• NIHR SPHR Launching Fellow in Public Health - April 2020 to March 2022

Publications

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Featured publications

Journal articles

Quirk H (2024) . BMC Public Health.
Lowe A, Myers A, Quirk H, Blackshaw J, Palanee S & Copeland R (2022) . BJGP Open.
Quirk H, Haake S, Goyder E, Bullas A, Graney M & Wellington C (2022) . Health Promotion International.
Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2022) . PLOS Global Public Health, 2(2).
Dunne A, Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2021) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24).
Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S, Goyder E, Graney M, Wellington C, Copeland R, Reece L & Stevinson C (2021) . BMC Public Health, 21.
Woodrow N, Fairbrother H, Crowder M, Goyder E, Griffin N, Holding E & Quirk H (2021) . Qualitative Research Journal.
Quirk H & Haake S (2021) . BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 13.
Smith R, Schneider P, Cosulich R, Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S & Goyder E (2021) Socioeconomic inequalities in distance to and participation in a community-based running and walking activity: A longitudinal ecological study of parkrun 2010 to 2019. Health and Place, 71.
Schneider PP, Smith RA, Bullas AM, Quirk H, Bayley T, Haake SJ, Brennan A & Goyder E (2020) . Public Health, 189, 48-53.
Quirk H, Hock E, Harrop D, Crank H, Peckham E, Traviss-Turner G, Machaczek K, Stubbs B, Horspool M, Weich S & Copeland R (2020) . European Psychiatry.
Quirk H, Heller B & Wright N (2020) . Canadian Journal of Diabetes.
Dash K, Goyder EC & Quirk H (2020) . Diabetic Medicine.
Smith R, Schneider P, Bullas A, Haake S, Quirk H, Cosulich R & Goyder E (2020) . Wellcome Open Research, 5.
Quirk H & Haake S (2019) . BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 11(1).
Reece LJ, Quirk H, Wellington C, Haake SJ & Wilson F (2019) . British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(6), 326-327.
Quirk H, Crank H, Carter A, Leahy H & Copeland RJ (2018) . BMC Public Health, 18(1).
Quirk H, Glazebrook C & Blake H (2018) . BMC Pediatrics, 18(1).
Quirk H, Crank H, Harrop D, Hock E & Copeland R (2017) . Systematic Reviews, 6(1).
Quirk H, Blake H, Dee B & Glazebrook C (2015) . BMC Pediatrics, 15(1).
Quirk H, Blake H, Dee B & Glazebrook C (2014) . BMC Pediatrics, 14(1).
Quirk H, Blake H, Tennyson R, Randell TL & Glazebrook C (2014) . Diabetic Medicine, 31(10), 1163-1173.
() . Advances in Pediatric Research.

All publications

Journal articles

Machaczek K, Quirk H & Burton H (2024) . European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2).
Dunne A, Quirk H, Bullas A & Haake S (2024) . European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2).
Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S & Ker S (2024) . European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2).
Fairbrother H, Woodrow N, Holding E, Crowder M, Griffin N, Er V, Dodd-Reynolds C, Egan M, Scott S, Summerbell C , Rigby E et al (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2018.
Quirk H (2024) . BMC Public Health.
Relph N, Owen M, Moinuddin M, Noonan R, Dey P, Bullas A, Quirk H & Haake S (2023) . Health Promotion International, 38(5).
Quirk H (2023) . European Journal of Public Health, 33(Supplement_1).
Haake S, Johnson TW, Bourne J, Quirk H & Bullas A (2023) . Open Heart, 10(2).
Machaczek KK, Quirk H, Firth J, Carney R, Copeland RJ, Pollard N, Peckham E, Hampshaw S, De-la Haye S, Burton H & Goyder E (2022) . Mental Health and Physical Activity, 23.
Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2022) . British Journal of General Practice, 72(722), e634-e640.
Lowe A, Myers A, Quirk H, Blackshaw J, Palanee S & Copeland R (2022) . BJGP Open.
Quirk H, Haake S, Goyder E, Bullas A, Graney M & Wellington C (2022) . Health Promotion International.
Cholerton R, Butt J, Quirk H & Breckon J (2022) . Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.
Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2022) . PLOS Global Public Health, 2(2).
Dunne A, Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2021) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24).
Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S, Goyder E, Graney M, Wellington C, Copeland R, Reece L & Stevinson C (2021) . BMC Public Health, 21.
Woodrow N, Fairbrother H, Crowder M, Goyder E, Griffin N, Holding E & Quirk H (2021) . Qualitative Research Journal.
Quirk H & Haake S (2021) . BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 13.
Smith R, Schneider P, Cosulich R, Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S & Goyder E (2021) Socioeconomic inequalities in distance to and participation in a community-based running and walking activity: A longitudinal ecological study of parkrun 2010 to 2019. Health and Place, 71.
Schneider PP, Smith RA, Bullas AM, Quirk H, Bayley T, Haake SJ, Brennan A & Goyder E (2020) . Public Health, 189, 48-53.
Quirk H, Hock E, Harrop D, Crank H, Peckham E, Traviss-Turner G, Machaczek K, Stubbs B, Horspool M, Weich S & Copeland R (2020) . European Psychiatry.
Quirk H, Heller B & Wright N (2020) . Canadian Journal of Diabetes.
Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2020) . Proceedings, 49(1).
Dash K, Goyder EC & Quirk H (2020) . Diabetic Medicine.
Smith R, Schneider P, Bullas A, Haake S, Quirk H, Cosulich R & Goyder E (2020) . Wellcome Open Research, 5.
Cholerton R, Breckon J, Butt J & Quirk H (2020) . Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28(4), 521-533.
Quirk H & Haake S (2019) . BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 11(1).
Knox ECL, Quirk H, Glazebrook C, Randell T & Blake H (2019) . BMC Endocrine Disorders, 19(1).
Reece LJ, Quirk H, Wellington C, Haake SJ & Wilson F (2019) . British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(6), 326-327.
Quirk H, Rosario DJ & Bourke L (2018) . BMC Urology, 18(1).
Quirk H, Crank H, Carter A, Leahy H & Copeland RJ (2018) . BMC Public Health, 18(1).
Quirk H, Glazebrook C & Blake H (2018) . BMC Pediatrics, 18(1).
Quirk H, Crank H, Harrop D, Hock E & Copeland R (2017) . Systematic Reviews, 6(1).
Blake H, Quirk H, Leighton P, Randell T, Greening J, Guo B & Glazebrook C (2016) . Trials, 17(1).
Quirk H, Blake H, Dee B & Glazebrook C (2015) . BMC Pediatrics, 15(1).
Quirk H, Blake H, Dee B & Glazebrook C (2014) . BMC Pediatrics, 14(1).
Quirk H, Blake H, Tennyson R, Randell TL & Glazebrook C (2014) . Diabetic Medicine, 31(10), 1163-1173.
Rousham O, Quirk H, Goyder E & Smith RA () . BMC Public Health, 24(1).
Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A () . PLOS Global Public Health, 4(10), e0003580-e0003580.
Dunne A, Quirk H, Bullas A & Steve H () “My parkrun friends.” A qualitative study of social experiences of men at parkrun in Ireland. Health Promotion International.
Jones G, Bailey L, Beeken RJ, Brady S, Cooper C, Copeland RJ, Crosland S, Dawson S, Faires M, Gilbody S , Haynes H et al () . Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 10(1).
Ashdown-Franks G, Sabiston CM, Stubbs B, Atkinson M, Quirk H, Bullas A & Haake S () . Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-14.
Turner RR, Steed L, Quirk H, Greasley RU, Saxton JM, Taylor SJC, Rosario DJ, Thaha MA & Bourke L () . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
() . Advances in Pediatric Research.
Myers A, Quirk H, Lowe A, Crank H, Broom D, Jones N, Reid H, Speers C & Copeland R () The Active Hospital Pilot: a qualitative study exploring the implementation of a Trust-wide Sport and Exercise Medicine-led physical activity intervention. PLoS ONE.
Cholerton R, Quirk H, Breckon J & Butt J () Experiences and strategies influencing older adults to continue playing walking football. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.

Conference proceedings papers

Quirk H (2023) Is parkrun an equitable health intervention? A qualitative study exploring how a free, weekly, community-based physical activity initiative engages with underrepresented groups in the UK. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 33 (pp I64-I65)
Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2021) What impact does parkrun have on previously inactive people? Results from the parkrun health and wellbeing survey 2018. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, Vol. 28(SUPPL 1) (pp S117-S117)
Quirk H & Haake S (2018) Interim evaluation results from the parkrun PROVE project. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, Vol. 15(10) (pp S100-S100)

Preprints

Quirk H (2023) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Quirk H & Haake S () , Research Square Platform LLC.
Quirk H, Haake S, Goyder E, Bullas A, Graney M & Wellington C () , Research Square Platform LLC.
Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S, Goyder E, Graney M, Wellington C, Copeland R, Reece L & Stevinson C () , Research Square Platform LLC.
Copeland RJ, Myers A, Quirk H, Crank H, Broom D & Goldsmith S () , Center for Open Science.
Copeland RJ, Myers A, Quirk H, Crank H, Broom D & Goldsmith S () , Center for Open Science.

Research group

PhD Supervision

I am currently supervising Research Students at ��«Ӱҵ Hallam University conducting research into: i) the initiation and maintenance of walking football among older adults and ii) community-based physical activity and mental health; a case study of parkrun.

I am interested in supervising Research Students in topics/areas such as community-based physical activity promotion and/or associated health inequalities, physical activity for people with long-term health conditions, physical activity among children and young people and any research exploring the public health potential of parkrun.

Grants: NIHR SPHR Launching Fellow in Public Health - April 2020 to March 2022

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Supporting Physical and Activity through Co-production in people with Severe Mental Illness (SPACES): £2,418,231 (Sept 2021 to present) Awarded to Helen Quirk as co-applicant.

Professional activities and memberships: • Co-Deputy Chair of the parkrun Research Board.
• Associate Editor for the International Journal of Sport Psychology.