Julie Broderick

Dr. Julie Broderick is an Associate Professor in University College Dublin (UCD) since July 2025.
Prior to this she was an Assistant-Associate Professor in the Discipline of Physiotherapy In Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

She was awarded a Health Research Board (HRB) Clinical Fellowship in 2008 and her doctoral work was entitled 'Physical Activity through the Cancer Trajectory'. She was awarded a HRB Cochrane Fellowship in 2015.

She holds an honours degree (BSc.) in Physiotherapy, a Master's in Exercise Physiology (MSc.) and a Post-graduate Diploma in Statistics (H. Dip.) from Trinity College Dublin.

She worked clinically for a number of years in a variety of settings mainly in the cardio-respiratory area, and has held previous positions in clinical education and academia.

The core focus of her research is the study of physical activity as a means to optimise physical and mental health across a range of chronic diseases. Her work focuses on the most functionally and life-limiting chronic conditions in the areas of oncology, cardio-respiratory and severe mental health. She is particularly interested in the application of research findings to optimise exercise prescription across these conditions in socially excluded groups such as people experiencing homelessness, minority ethnic groups and vulnerable migrants.

She has presented her research widely and a number of publications have emanated from her work.