Our research group explores a number of different areas including sport psychology, motor control and learning, and coaching and sport pedagogy. In principle, we are interested in the psychological and sensorimotor processes that guide human movement.
We explore these interests using a variety of research tools: Magstim 200 TMS; ASL Mobile Eye XG, Vicon motion capture, Delysys Trigno Wireless EMG). In addition, we house EyeLink 1000/2000 and 64-channel EEG within the Psychology labs.
Members:
- Caroline Wakefield
- James Roberts
- Liam Owens
- Simon Kawycz
- Stefan Koehn
Graduate students:
- Johnny Parr
- Stephanie Romano-Smith
- Phillip Simmonds
- Darren Dodge
Imagery: Investigating the learning capabilities and factors affecting imagined/mentally simulated movements (Caroline Wakefield, James Roberts, Stephanie Romano-Smith)
Visuomotor control: Examination of the illusory biases in the early (fast) visual regulation of discrete motor responses (James Roberts)
Absorption: Questionnaire development using a cross-validation sample to validate the Measure of Absorption in Sport Scale (MASC) (Stefan Koehn, Jeremy Cogley)
Exercise Behaviour: Testing psychometric properties of the Exercise Benefit/Barriers Scale (Stefan Koehn, Farzad Amirabdollahian)
Anticipation: Qualitative exploration of anticipating cricket bowls in high-skilled cricketers (Stefan Koehn, James Roberts)
Kinetic Chain Sequencing (PhD): Kinetic Chain sequencing in overhead throwing athletes with and without shoulder injury (Liam Owens, Omid Alizadehkhaiyat, Mehmet Dorak, Ginny Coyles)
Koehn, S. & Diaz-Ocejo, J. (in press). Imagery intervention to increase flow state: A single-case study with middle-distance runners in the state of Qatar. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. doi:10.1080/1612197X.2016.1187653
Koehn, S., Gillison, F., Standage, M., & Bailey, J. (2016). Life transitions and relevance of healthy living in late adolescence: A qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology, 21, 1085-1095. doi:10.1177/1359105314546340
Koehn S. Stavrou, N. A. M., Young, J., & Morris, T. (2016). The applied model of imagery use: Examination of moderation and mediation effects. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 26, 975-984. doi:10.1111/sms.12525
Roberts, J. W., Strudwick, A., & Bennett, S. J. (2017). Visual Function of English Premier League Soccer Players. Science and Medicine in Football, doi: 10.1080/24733938.2017.1330552.
Roberts, J. W., Constable, M. C., Burgess, R., Lyons, J. L., & Welsh, T. N. (2017). The influence of intrapersonal sensorimotor experiences on the corticospinal responses during action-observation. Social Neuroscience, doi: 10.1080/17470919.2017.1289979
Grierson, L. E. M., Roberts, J. W., & Welsher, A. M. (2017). The effect of modeled absolute timing variability and relative timing variability on observational learning. Acta Psychologica, 176, 71-77. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.03.013
Lafferty, M., Wakefield, C., & Fountain, H. (2016). ‘We do it for the team’ - Student athletes’ initiation practices and their impact on group cohesion. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2015.1121507
Wakefield, C., Smith, D., Moran, A., & Holmes, P. (2013). Functional equivalence or behavioural matching? A critical reflection on 15 years of research using the PETTLEP model of motor imagery. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6, 105-121. doi: 10.1080/1750984X.2012.724437
Wakefield, C., & Smith, D. (2011). From strength to strength: a single-case design study of PETTLEP imagery frequency. The Sport Psychologist, 25, 305-320. doi: 10.1123/tsp.25.3.305
