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Areas of Expertise: Sport psychology - performance enhancement, motivation, mental skills training;
Exercise psychology - adherence, rehabilitation, compliance, goal setting, program evaluation;
Exercise and fibromyalgia;
Children in sport;
Behaviour modification
Biography: My academic interests cover the sport, exercise, and health domains. I attempt to understand how psychological variables such as perceived control, attitudes, and self-efficacy affect individual's participation in physical activity. I work…
Associate Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education ( on sabbatical)
Areas of Expertise: Psychological recovery from injury and rehabilitation;
Sport psychology consulting/performance enhancement;
Enhancing health and physical activity behaviours across the lifespan;
Retirement from sport and lifelong health and physical activity.
Biography: My research program is focussed on the psychology of injury and psychological recovery from injury. I am interested in studying the many psychosocial issues involved in injury and rehabilitation, in particular the emotional recovery from injury and the…
Associate Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education
Areas of Expertise: Exercise Psychology;
Sport Psychology;
Behaviour change and physical activity;
Children's physical activity in school;
Health promotion
Biography: My academic areas of interest include health promotion and the psychology of physical activity. My research applies a social ecological lens to understand individual, environment (social and physical), and policy influences on physical activity…
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