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Lecturer in Applied Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University

I am a Psychologist with particular interest in the ways which performers (like athletes) understand and control their cognitive processes. Specifically I study the area of meta-attention - the knowledge and awareness performers have of their attention system and what they can do to control their attention. My PhD research created a theoretical understanding of meta-attention in golf to describe and explain the processes that enable concentration in performance.

My current research looks to further develop the understanding of meta-attention in sports and performance settings - an area which holds theoretical and applied implications.

In addition to my teaching and research, I am undertaking further training to be registered as a HCPC Sport and Exercise Psychologist, working with and providing support to organisations, athletes, and coaches in a variety of sports.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University

Education

  • 2021 
    Glasgow Caledonian University, PhD Psychology
  • 2015 
    The University of Edinburgh, MSc Performance Psychology
  • 2014 
    Edinburgh Napier University, BA (Hons) Psychology

Publications

  • 2022
    Interactions between text content and emoji types determine perceptions of both messages and senders, Computers in Human Behavior Reports
  • 2022
    Inaugural report 2022: establishing and operation the Journal for Advancing Sport Psychology in Research-reflections from inaugural junior editorial board members, Journal for Advancing Sport Psychology in Research
  • 2021
    Teaching Athletes to Understand Their Attention Is Teaching Them to Concentrate, Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
  • 2020
    A Grounded-Theory Study of Meta-Attention in Golfers, The Sport Psychologist
  • 2020
    Using a “Think Aloud” protocol to understand meta-attention in club-level golfers, International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Professional Memberships

  • The British Psychological Society
  • BASES