Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Dr Purtill's research areas include statistical profiling in longitudinal population studies such as The Irish Longitudinal Study of Aging (TILDA), latent class analysis, biases in observational studies, modelling injuries in elite athletes, design and analysis of randomised control trials, meta-analyses, validity and reliability studies.
Teaching Interests
Teaching Interests:
Teaching through research to enhance statistics and quantitative research methods courses.
Use of technology based assessment in statistics.
Knowledge transfer from quantitative methods in health science to students studying business courses.
Teaching statistical modelling through applications in health science and; business.
Biography
Dr Helen Purtill is an Associate Professor in Statistics and; Data Science in the Department of Mathematics and; Statistics at the University of Limerick. Her research interests include latent class analysis, biases in observational longitudinal studies, modelling injury data in elite athletes, design and analysis of randomised control trials, reliability and validity analysis, systematic reviews and meta analyses.
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) notifications and trends in the transmission cycles from infants and young children to older adults in Ireland: an analysis of incidence shifts over a decade
Philip, R. K., Mangroo, K., Gendy, N., Purtill, H., Kelly, E., Domegan, L. & O'Leary, M., 13 Jan 2026, In: BMJ Open. 16, 1, p. e107050 e107050.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adolescent Time Use and Cardiometabolic Health: A Cross-Sectional Compositional Analysis to Explore Associations Between 24-Hour Activity Behaviors and Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Health
Hayes, G., Browne, L. D., Dowd, K. P., MacDonncha, C., Carson, B. P., Purtill, H., Herring, M. P., O’ Connor, E. M., O'Gorman, C. S. & Donnelly, A. E., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Adolescent Health. 76, 6, p. 1043-1054 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Before and after – the development and assessment of an education intervention about female breast health in rugby union
Bibby, K., Comyns, T. M., Cahalan, R., Purtill, H. & Kenny, I. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Health Education. p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost analysis of limb salvage: comparing limb revascularisation and amputation in patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia (CLTI) at University Hospital Limerick
Toomey, A. M., Leahy, F., Purtill, H., O’Brien, N., O’Donovan, E., Ahmed, Z., Medani, M., Moloney, T. & Kavanagh, E. G., Apr 2025, In: Irish Journal of Medical Science. 194, 2, p. 663-673 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How are female rugby players affected by contact breast injuries and exercise-induced breast pain–an international survey
Bibby, K., Comyns, T. M., Cahalan, R., Purtill, H. & Kenny, I. C., 1 Mar 2025, In: Research in Sports Medicine. 33, 2, p. 146-155 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Irish Statistical Association (External organisation)
Purtill, H. (Member)
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Institute For Numerical Computation and Analysis (External organisation)
Purtill, H. (Member)
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Health Research Institute (External organisation)
Purtill, H. (Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council