@megdoohan

📍Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Griffith Uni 🏋 PA & Mental Health Researcher 👩‍⚕️ Women's health advocate

 Brisbane, Queensland
Joined February 2019
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Thank you also to the @e3_lab team, my HDR cohort, and the ENS staff all of your continued support. And finally, a very special thank you to my husband, Tim, for being my rock throughout this journey. Keep your eyes peeled for a few more publications to come! 👀 2/2
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🚨Update from the #MOVEMENT Study. Protocol paper led by @justinjchapman is out! Exercise can boost quality of life for people with severe #MentalIllness—but many face real barriers - this study explorers how to help. Read more👇 🔗 doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S530837 #MentalHealth #SMI
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HEaT Lab@kiwiheatlab8 Jul 2025
New from @megdoohan @ian__stewart: Exercise-induced dehydration does not impair cognitive performance in naturally menstruating women 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Exercise-induced dehydration does not impair cognitive performance in naturally menstruating women

Despite increased female workforce engagement, research into physiological responses to thermally challenging environments has primarily focused on males. This study examined the combined impact of...

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Better late than never, right? Another PhD study added to list of publications! ✔️ Very pleased to share the final study from my PhD in Temperature: Exercise-induced dehydration does not impair cognitive performance in naturally menstruating women. 🚴‍♀️ doi.org/10.1080/23328940.202…

Exercise-induced dehydration does not impair cognitive performance in naturally menstruating women

Despite increased female workforce engagement, research into physiological responses to thermally challenging environments has primarily focused on males. This study examined the combined impact of...

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The MOVEMENT study - call for an Exercise Physiologist!!!! Come and work with Dr @justinjchapman & Dr @megdoohan on an #MRFF funded #researchtrial for people experiencing #MentalHealth challenges. Check out the details👉 seek.com.au/job/80595065?ref… @Griffith_Uni @Griffith_Health
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Dr Doohan's got a ring to it! @ian__stewart @e3_lab
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Very pleased to share that my PhD has been officially approved by @QUT! ✅️ A big thank-you to my supervisory team, Melanie White, Neil King, and especially, @ian__stewart - without whom this would not have been possible. 1/2
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Could there be a better way to celebrate #IWD2024?! Incredible to see such inspiring research and on-the-ground programs represented at #WISC24
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Sometimes you have to walk the walk (or ride the bike), right?! 🥵 With only a handful of data collection sessions left for this PhD, I'm eternally grateful for all the willing participants who have leant their blood 🩸, sweat 🥵 , and brains 🧠 throughout this journey.
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The end is in sight (kind of?)!
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When it rains it pours! 🔥🚴🥵🏃‍♀️🧠 Excited to share the second publication out of my PhD in @japplphysiol!! Does increased core temperature alter cognitive performance during exercise-induced heat strain? A narrative review: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3714… KEY POINTS THREAD: 👇 1/5

Does increased core temperature alter cognitive performance during exercise-induced heat strain? A...

Research to date provides equivocal evidence regarding the influence of heat stress, heat strain, and more specifically, elevated exercise-induced core temperature on cognitive performance. This...

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4/5 ⭐️Cognitive performance was more likely to be adversely affected when heightened core temperature was coupled with dehydration, prolonged exercise bouts, or extended exposure to elevated environmental temperatures
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5/5 ⭐️Reaction time, memory recall, and Stroop tasks were the tasks most likely to show cognitive performance changes during heightened thermal strain A Big Thanks to all Co-Authors: @jessicawatzek, @ian__stewart, Neil King, & Melanie White Now let's finish this PhD! 🔥🥵🏃‍♀️🧠
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Thrilled to share the first publication of my PhD in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare! Thanks to all involved @ian__stewart, @e3_lab, Neil King + Melanie White 🙎‍♀️🏃‍♀️💊 authors.elsevier.com/a/1h2to… (KEY POINTS THREAD 1/3)👇
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• In a non-elite sample of 881 adult women 48.1% were using some form of hormonal contraception, 66% of which were using a version of a combined oral contraceptive pill. • 90% of respondents regularly experienced adverse menstrual symptoms. (2/3)
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• Frequently reported symptoms included abdominal cramps and bloating, lethargy, lower back pain and heavy bleeding. • Across the sample, menstrual symptoms were regularly reported as influential factors in the avoidance of, and reduced performance in physical activity. (3/3)
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📢 ATTN: Recruiting for my final PhD study - Please RT! - Who: naturally menstruating individuals, and monophasic oral contraceptive pill users - Study (Paid): Hydration manipulation and thermal strain effects on physical performance - Where: Brisbane - [email protected]
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Vocal rest means I got to use my other skills at the SENS HDR conference and photograph the event instead… a lil different to capturing a sporting event! Keep an eye out for images popping up on your timelines 📸 Congrats Sam, @megdoohan and team on the event! @QUT #qut – at Brisbane, Queensland
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