Health Promotion Staff, Lisa Pursell

Lisa Pursell BSc PhD [Email]

Lecturer in Health Promotion, Division of Health Promotion

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Dr. Lisa Pursell BSc PhD is a lecturer in Health Promotion and assistant coordinator of the MA/PGDip in Health Promotion Programme in the Division of Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway since 2008. She has previously worked as a senior researcher in the Health Promotion Research Centre, NUIG, as a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Microbiology, NUIG and as a data manager at the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in the UK. She completed a primary degree in Biology at the University of Derby and a PhD in Microbiology at NUIG.

Teaching Interests

• Epidemiology
• Environmental Health
• Statistics
• Health Promotion
• Problem based learning approaches to teaching

Research Interests:

• Health impact assessments processes and methodology
• Evaluation of impact assessments
• Benchmarking and development of indicators of inequality
• Health inequity

Publications

Pursell, L., Allwright, S., O'Donovan, D., Paul, G., Kelly, A., Mullally, B. J. & D'Eath M. (2007). Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland. BMC Public Health, 7:131. download (301KB)

Pursell, L & Kearns, N. (2007). Evaluation of the health impact assessment of traffic and transport in Ballyfermot. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway. download (1581KB)

Pursell, L., Kearns, N. & O’Donovan, D. (2006) Local inequality indicators for the health and well-being of Ireland: A review of the data issues and policy context for selected data indicator sets. Interim Report. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway and Institute of Public Health in Ireland. download (4KB)

Pursell, L. & O’Donovan, D. (2006). Review of selected indicator sets for monitoring health inequity at local level in Ireland. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway and Department of Public Health, HSE Western Area. download (4KB)

Allwright, S., Paul, G., Greiner, B., Mullally, B.J., Pursell, L., Kelly, A., Bonner B., D’Eath, M., McConnell, B., McLaughlin, J.P., O’Donovan, D., O’Kane, E. & Perry, IJ. (2005). Legislation for smoke-free workplaces and health of bar workers in Ireland: before and after study. British Medical Journal, 331; 1117 download (103KB)

Coyne, R., Samuelsen, O., Bergh, O., Andersen, K., Pursell, L., Dalsgaard I. & Smith P. (2004). On the validity of setting breakpoint minimum inhibition concentrations at one quarter of the plasma concentration achieved following oral administration of oxytetracycline. Aquaculture 239(1-4), 23. download (151KB)

Pursell, L., Carroll C. & Smith P. (2004). A problem-based learning approach to teaching in microbiology . Department of Microbiology and Centre for Excellence and Learning in Teaching, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

Pursell, L., Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’ Donovan, D. (2004). Health Impact Assessment of the Ban of Smoking: Potential impacts of the smoking ban on public bars. Centre for Health Promotion Studies and Environmental Change Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

Pursell, L., O’Keefe, J., O’Donovan, D. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2004). Evaluation of pilot health impact assessments conducted in Ireland. Centre for Health Promotion Studies and Environmental Change Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway. download (4KB)

Samuelsen, O.B., Ervik, A., Pursell, L. & Smith, P. (2000). Single-dose pharmacokinetic study of oxolinic acid and Vetoquinol, an oxolinic acid ester, in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar) and in vitro antibacterial activity against Aeromonas salmonicida. Aquaculture, 187, 231-224 download (144KB)

Samuelsen, O.B., Pursell, L., Smith, P. & Ervik, A. (1997). Multiple-dose pharmacokinetic study of Romet ³⁰ in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar) and in vitro antibacterial activity against Aeromonas salmonicida. Aquaculture, 152, 13-24. download (878KB)

Pursell, L., Dineen, T., Kerry, J. & Smith, P. (1996). The biological significance of breakpoint concentrations of oxytetracycline in media for the examination of marine sediment microflora. Aquaculture, 145, 21-30. download (740KB)

Nic Gabhainn, S., Pursell, L., McCormack, F., Barker, G., Alderman, D. & Smith, P. (1996). How many fish are there in an adequate sample? In N. Haagsma & A. Ruiter (Eds.) Euroresidues III: Residues of veterinary drugs in food. Volume 2. Veldhoven, The Netherlands: Euroresidues. ISBN 906159023

Hiney, M.P., Coyne, R., Kerry, J., Pursell, L., Samuelsen, O.B. & Smith, P. (1995). Failure of Flumisol bath treatments during commercial transport of Atlantic salmon smolts to prevent the activation of stress inducible furunculosis. Aquaculture, 136, 31-42. download (518KB)

Pursell, L., Samuelsen, O.B. & Smith, P. (1995). Reduction in the in vitro activity of flumequine against Aeromonas salmonicida in the presence of the concentrations of Mg ²⁺ and Ca ²⁺ found in sea water. Aquaculture, 135, 245-255. download (854KB)

Pursell, L. & Smith, P. (1994). In vitro experiments on the bioavailability of flumequine in the matrix of the intestinal contents of Atlantic salmon. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 14, 141-143. download (4KB)

Presentations

Kearns, N. & Pursell, L . (2007). Reflections on the evaluation of a HIA on traffic and transport in Ballyfermot. The 8 ^th International HIA Conference, Dublin, October 2007.

Pursell, L., Kearns, N., O’Donovan, D., Balanda, K. & Graham, A. (2007). Developing an all-Ireland suite of local health inequality indicators: a review of data and policy issues associated with two indicator sets. Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Summer Meeting, Dublin, May 2007.

Pursell, L., D'Eath M., O'Donovan, D., Allwright, S., Paul, G., Mullally, B. J. & Greiner, B. (2006). Perceptions of the Impact of the Smoking Ban Among Bar Workers in the Republic of Ireland. 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health. Washington DC. July 2006.

Pursell, L. (2006). Developing health equity monitoring and health impact assessment at the local level. Annual Conference of the Directors of the Community Development Boards. Athenry, Galway. February 2006.

Pursell, L. (2006). Data availability and indicator measures in Ireland. Irish Health Poverty Index Working Group. Institute of Public Health in Ireland, Dublin. January 2006.

Pursell, L. (2005). Perceptions of the impact of the smoking ban among bar workers in the Republic of Ireland. Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Winter Scientific Meeting, Dublin. Dec 2005.

Pursell, L. Galvin, M., D’Eath, M., Keogh, M., Nic Gabhainn, S., O’ Donovan, D. & Allwright S. (2005). Attitudes of bar owners and workers in rural Galway before and after the smoking ban. Symposium for the anniversary of smoke-free workplaces. Office of Tobacco Control. Dublin. March 2005.

Pursell, L. Nic Gabhainn, S. & O’Donovan, D.  (2004). Health impact assessment of the ban on smoking in the workplace in Ireland.  European Perspectives on Promoting Health and Well-Being. Department of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway and the Western, North Western and Midwestern Health Boards. Galway. July 2004.

Keogh, M., Pursell, L., NicGabhainn, S. & O’Donovan, D. (2003). The perceived impact of the proposed ban on smoking in public houses amongst customers and barworkers. Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Winter Scientific Meeting, National Concert Hall, Dublin. Nov 2003.

Pursell, L. & Smith, P.  (2002). Significance of concentrations of antimicrobials in the marine environment. Department of Epidemiology, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Surrey, UK. November 2002.

Pursell, L., Barker, G., Alderman, D. & Smith, P. (1997). The use of survival estimates in the evaluation of antimicrobial therapy of farmed fish. The European Association of Fish Pathologists: Eighth International Conference, “Diseases of Fish and Shellfish”. Edinburgh, Scotland. Sept. 1997.

Pursell, L., Dineen, T. & Smith, P. (1995). Methodologies for the establishment of breakpoint concentrations in laboratory media. The European Association of Fish Pathologists: Seventh International Conference, “Diseases of Fish and Shellfish”. Palma, Mallorca, Spain. Sept. 1995.

Pursell, L., Cazabon, D. Smith, P. (1993). Comparison of tissue distribution and residue kinetics of oxytetracycline hydrochloride and oxytetracycline dihydrate. The European Association of Fish Pathologists: Sixth International Conference, “Diseases of Fish and Shellfish”. Brest, France. Sept. 1993

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