Dr. Denise Hill
Subject Group Leader (Sport and Exercise Sciences) and Senior Lecturer
of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Email: dhill@glos.ac.uk 
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 715157
Profile
Denise is a BASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist, with her research and applied specialism lying within the alleviation of choking under pressure.
She offers currently psychological support to a number of professional golfers on the European Ladies Golf Tour, and has worked with the Welsh Ladies Golf team, Christine Langford Golf Schools and a number of other elite ladies golf teams within the UK.
Denise contributes to research methods and sport/exercise psychology modules across the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (e.g., Performance Psychology; Individual Difference; Exercise Psychology; Behaviour Change; Motivational Interviewing and Postgraduate Inquiry). She also supervises a number of MSc and PhD research students within a range of psychological subjects (e.g., Choking under Pressure; Role of Music on Exercise Behaviour; Use of Sport Psychology within Premiership Football; Exercise and Body Image, Exercise and self-esteem).
Academic qualifications
- PhD Choking in sport: The case of elite golfers
- MSc. Sport and Exercise Psychology [Exeter University]
- BSc. Physical Education and Sport Science [Loughborough University]
- PG Certificate in Higher Education [University of Wales]
Accreditations
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Journal articles
Hill, D.M., & Shaw, G. (2013). A qualitative examination of choking under pressure in team sport, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14, 103-110.
Gamble, R., Hill, D.M., & Parker, A. (2013). Revs and psychos: Role, impact and interaction of sport chaplains and sport psychologists within English premiership soccer. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 25, 249-264.
Hill, D.M., Matthews, N., Kilgour, L., & Davenport, T. (2012). Sport, physical activity and self-esteem. In A. Parker., & D. Vinson (Eds.), Youth sport, physical activity and play: Policy, intervention and participation, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Hill, D.M., Hanton, S., Matthews, N., & Fleming, S. (2011). Alleviation of choking under pressure in elite golf: An action research study. The Sport Psychologist. 25, 465-488.
Hill, D.M., Hanton, S., Matthews, N., & Fleming, S. (2010). A qualitative exploration of choking in elite golf. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 4, 221-240.
Hill, D. M., Hanton, S., Matthews, N., & Fleming, S. (2010). Choking in sport: A review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Vol. 3 (1) pp24-39.
Hill, D.M., Hanton, S., Fleming, S., & Matthews, N. (2009). A re-examination of choking in sport. European Journal of Sports Science, July 2009; 9(4): 203-212.
Matthews, N., Hill, D.M., & Hardman, J. (2008). Welcome Back: Understanding and actively supporting student progression for returning students, for the HEA Subject Centre Network Pedagogic Research and Development Fund.
Hill, D.M., & Potter, C (under review). An investigation of choking under pressure and the moderating effects of physiological stress. International Journal of Sport Psychology.
Hill, D.M., M.I. Jones., & Hemmings, B. (under review). A qualitative examination of the ineffective self-regulation responses associated with choking in golf. European Journal of Sports Sciences.
Matthews, N., Kilgour, L., Mori, K., Hill, D.M., Christian, P., & Edwards, S. (under review). Understanding childhood health and subjective well-being: A pilot study
Mesagno, C. & Hill, D.M., (under review). The re-conceptualisation of choking in sport: Offering an operational definition.
Mesagno, C., & Hill, D.M. (under review). Definition of Choking in Sport: Re-conceptualization and Debate. International Journal of Sport Psychology.
Books
Hill, D.M., Matthews, N., Kilgour, L., & Davenport, T. (2013). Sport, physical activity and self-esteem. In A. Parker., & D. Vinson (Eds.), Youth sport, physical activity and play: Policy, intervention and participation, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Academic conferences
Mesagno, C., Hill, D.M., Jordet, G., & Otton, M. (2011). Choking under pressure: Introducing debate, new theories, and future research. Symposium presentation, Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), Annual Conference. Waikiki, Hawaii: USA.
Hill, D.M., & Hemmings, B. (2011). Effective coping responses to acute stressors within elite golf: The role of mindfulness-acceptance. Oral presentation, Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), Annual Conference. Waikiki, Hawaii: USA
Hill, D.M., Matthews, N., Fleming, S., & Hanton, S. (2011). Alleviation of choking under pressure in elite golf: An action research study. Poster presentation, Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), Annual Conference. Waikiki, Hawaii: USA
Hill, D.M. (2011). Choking in sport: The case of elite referees. Oral presentation, British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES), Annual Conference. Essex University, England, UK. Funded by the BASES Early Career Research grant.
Hill, D.M., & Shaw, G. (2011). A qualitative examination of choking under pressure in team sports. Oral presentation, British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES), Annual Conference. Essex University, England, UK. Funded by the BASES Early Career Research grant.
Hill, D.M., & Hemmings, B. (2011). The effective coping strategies employed by elite golfers in response to acute stress. Poster presentation, British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES), Annual Conference. Essex University, England, UK. Funded by the BASES Early Career Research grant.
Didymus, F.F., & Hill, D.M. (2011). Choking under pressure in sport: The case of elite figure skaters. Oral presentation, British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES), Annual Conference. Essex University, England, UK.
Hill, D.M., Hanton, S., Matthews, N., & Fleming, S. (2010). A qualitative exploration of choking in golf. Oral presentation, Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), Annual Conference. Providence, Rhode Island: USA.
Law, K., Hill, D., & Matthews, N. (2008). Raising the bar: Understanding the relationship between physical activity and academic achievement. Poster presentation, European College of Sports Science Congress, Lisbon.
Matthews, N., Hill, D., & Hardman, J. (2008) Welcome Back: understanding and actively supporting student progression for returning students, Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Care for the HEA Subject Centre Network Pedagogic Research and Development Fund 2007/08. Final report available
Hill, D. (2008) The use of podcasts in the delivery of feedback to dissertation students, TLA case study for the HLST Subject Network, available from: www.heacademy.ac.uk/hlst/resources/casestudies/dissertations
Hill, D.M., & Matthews, N. (2007). An investigation into the impact of using pod-casts to provide formative feedback to students completing a dissertation. Poster presentation, Higher Education Academy Annual Conference, Harrogate.
Membership of professional bodies
BASES, BPS, HEA, AASP
Currently external examining
- Salford University
- Wolverhampton University