Dr. Rachel Sheehan is a Performance Psychologist and Wellbeing Assessor for Ibec’s KeepWell Mark. She combines over 15 years of elite sport participation (including a Division One basketball scholarship to the US, 100-plus caps for Ireland, and playing professionally in Spain) with extensive consultancy work with team (e.g., inter-county hurlers) and individual (e.g., professional ballet dancers) performers. With Ibec, Rachel travels to companies throughout Ireland to assess their wellbeing programmes. Additionally, she has lectured and designed classes across a range of subjects at third level. Rachel has an extensive collection of peer-reviewed publications and has acquired approximately €185,000 in research funding throughout her career.

With a PhD in Sport Psychology (University of Limerick), MSc in Sport and Exercise Management (University College Dublin), BSc in Biological Sciences (California Polytechnic State University), and qualifications in both strength/conditioning and nutrition, Rachel’s diverse background make her well-suited to optimising wellbeing and performance in professional, athletic, and personal domains.