About me

I am a senior lecturer in sports and exercise psychology. My key research interests are:

  • The mental health and well-being of expert performers (i.e., circus artists, athletes)
  • The mobility, mental health and well-being of people with disabilities (i.e., visual impairments)
  • Qualitative and mixed methods research design

I supervise honours (11x completed), masters (3x completed), and PhD (3x completed, 2x ongoing) students in exercise science and psychology.

My main teaching responsibilities are:

  • EXS201 Sport and exercise psychology
  • EXS301 Advanced sport and exercise psychology
  • BSC206 Introduction to research methods and evidence-based practice

Evidencing the high quality of my teaching practice, I am a 'Fellow of the Higher Education Academy'.

I am passionate about research ethics and integrity, and am a research integrity advisor.

Link

Circus psychology website

Organisational Affiliations

Senior Lecturer, School of Allied Health, Murdoch University

Associate supervisor, Curtin University (Australia, Perth)

Education

Psychology
20052008, Bachelor of science, Utrecht University (Netherlands, Utrecht)

Social and organisational psychology

Sport and exercise psychology
20082009, Master of Science with Merit, Bangor University (United Kingdom, Bangor) - BU
Social psychology
20092010, Master of Science, Tilburg University (Netherlands, Tilburg) - TiU
Sports psychology
20122016, PhD, Victoria University (Australia, Melbourne) - VU

Thesis title: Role strain in talent development: a psycho-social perspective on the dual careers of junior elite athletes