Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology

Email mjones2@glos.ac.uk               

Qualifications

• BSc (First Class Honours) Sport and Exercise Sciences – Leeds Metropolitan University
•  MSc (Distinction) Sport and Exercise Psychology – Loughborough University
• PhD Sport and Exercise Psychology – Loughborough University

Experience and Academic Leadership

Postdoctoral research fellow in Sport and Exercise Psychology – University of Alberta, Canada

Awards

University of Gloucestershire Teaching Fellowship. £1000 award, 2012

University of Gloucestershire Student’s Union Student led teaching award for most outstanding lecture. Nominated 2012

University of Gloucestershire Student’s Union Student led teaching award for exceptional support beyond teaching. Nominated 2012

University of Gloucestershire Student’s Union Student led teaching award Student’s Choice Special Award. Winner 2012

Membership of professional bodies

• British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) - accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist
• British Psychological Society (BPS) - Chartered Psychologist

Research Interests

• Positive Youth Development
• Youth sport

Current Research Projects

Please contact mjones2@glos.ac.uk for further details and participant information.

• Mental toughness and positive youth development in youth cricket (in collaboration with Drs D. F. Gucciardi and C. Mallet, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland). Cricket coaches and cricketers please see (https://www.surveymonkey.com/cricket_UK)

Publications

* Supervised graduate and undergraduate student names underlined

Journal Articles

Gucciardi, D. F., & Jones, M. I. (2012). Beyond optimal performance: Mental toughness profiles and developmental success in adolescent cricketers. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 34, 16-36.

Jones, M. I., Dunn, J. G. H., Holt, N. L., Sullivan, P. J., & Bloom, G. A. (2011). Exploring the '5Cs' of positive youth development in sport. Journal of Sport Behavior, 34. 250-267.

Jones, M. I., Lavallee, D., & Tod, D. (2011). Developing communication and organization skills: The ELITE life skills reflective practice program. The Sport Psychologist, 25, 159-176.

Breakey, C., Jones, M. I., Cunningham, C. T., & Holt, N. L. (2009). Female athletes’ perceptions of a coach’s speeches. Journal of Sport Science and Coaching, 4, 489-504

Jones, M. I., & Lavallee, D. (2009). Exploring perceived life skills development and participation in sport. Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, 1, 36-50

Jones, M. I., & Lavallee, D. (2009). Exploring the life skills needs of adolescent athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10, 159-167.

Jones, M. I., & Harwood, C. G. (2008). Psychological momentum within competitive soccer: Players’ perspectives. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 20, 57-72.

Cross, J. A. & Jones, M. I. (2007). Sport psychology and Olympism: How research on learning transferable life skills through sport can help the Olympic ideal become reality. Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 3, 11-19.

Holt, N. L., Tamminen, K. A., & Jones, M. I. (2007). Promoting positive youth development through teaching games in physical education. Health and Physical Education, Autumn, 8-13. [Invited article for special edition].

Book Chapters

Goodger, K. I. & Jones, M. I. (2012 in press). Burnout. In S. Murphy (Ed) Handbook on sport and performance psychology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Jones, M. I. (2012). Developing life skills in athletes. In S. Hanton & S. D. Mellalieu (Eds.) Professional practice in sport psychology: A review. London: Routledge.

Jones, M. I., & Lavallee, D. (2008). Character development and sportsmanship. In D. Lavallee, M. J. Jones, & J. M. Williams (Eds.), Key studies in sport and exercise psychology (pp 245-257). Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.

Jones, M. I., & Lavallee, D. (2008). Ethics. In D. Lavallee, M. J. Jones, & J. M. Williams (Eds.), Key studies in sport and exercise psychology (pp 370-388). Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.

Holt, N. L., & Jones, M. I. (2007). Future directions for positive youth development and sport. In N. L. Holt (Ed.), Positive youth development through sport (pp 122 – 131). London: Routledge.

Conference Presentations

Parker, J. K., & S. Draper, & Jones, M. I. (2012). The relationship between mindfulness and mental toughness in sport. Poster presented at the British Psychological Society annual conference. London, UK. April 2012.

Jones, M. I., & Parker, J. P. (2012). What is the size of the overall relationship between mental toughness and positive youth experiences? Poster presented at the British Society of Personality and Individual Differences annual conference. Nottingham University, April, 2012.

Boat, R. & Jones, M. I. (2012). Do athletes with different levels of mindfulness report different levels of mental skills usage? Poster presented at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) annual student conference. University of East London, UK, April 2012. Note: Ruth Boat was awarded runner up in the BASES Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award 2012.

Fiander, M., & Jones, M. I. (2012). Coaches’ perceptions of the use of chronological and biological age in the identification and development of talented athletes: An exploration of the long-term athlete development model. Oral presented at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) annual student conference. University of East London, UK, April 2012.

Burak, H., & Jones, M. I. (2012). Motivational climate across home and away netball games. Poster presented at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) annual student conference. University of East London, UK, April 2012.

Farrow, J., & Jones, M. I. (2012). What are the differences in exercise motivation between individual exercisers, paired exercisers, group exercisers, and exercisers with no preference? Poster presented at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) annual student conference. University of East London, UK, April 2012.

Leyshon, V. & Jones, M. I. (2012). An exploration of psychological predictors of injuries in rugby players. Poster presented at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) annual student conference. University of East London, UK, April 2012.

Stevens, C., & Jones, M. I. (2012). An exploration into the correlational relationships between hardiness and perfectionism. Poster presented at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) annual student conference. University of East London, UK, April 2012.

Hooton, E., Lanning, S., Leyshon, V. & Jones, M. I. (2011). Comparing the relationship between task orientation and competency in adolescent sport. Poster presented at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) annual student conference. University of Chester, UK, April 2011

Jones, M. I. (2010). Using sport as a vehicle for life skills and positive youth development: Recent research findings and future directions. Invited lecture presented at the 5th Annual Institute of Youth Sport Conference, Loughborough University, UK, November, 2010.

Jones, M. I. & Holt., N. L. (2009). Relax it's just a game: Parents’ experiences of parental codes of conduct in minor hockey. Oral presentation at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Annual Conference, Toronto, ON, November, 2009.

Jones, M. I., Holt, N. L., & Dunn, J. (2009) Exploring the '5Cs' of  positive youth development in youth sport: A pilot study. Poster presented at the NASPSPA annual conference, Austin, TX. June, 2009.

Jones, M. I., & Lavallee, D. (2008). An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of acquiring life skills. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Annual Conference, Canmore, AB, November, 2008.

Jones, M. I., & Lavallee, D. (2008). Using reflective practice to develop life skills in adolescent athletes. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Annual Conference, Canmore, AB, November, 2008.

Breakey, C., Jones, M. I., Cunningham, C. T., & Holt. N. L. (2008). Athletes’ perceptions of a coach’s pre-game and intermission speeches. Lecture presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Annual Conference, Canmore, AB, November, 2008.

Jones, M. I., & Lavallee, D. (2006). Assessing the life skills needs of adolescent athletes: athletes and coaches perspectives. Lecture presented at the Association for the advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference. Miami, FL, September, 2006.

Jones, M. I., Harwood C. G., & Lavallee, D. (2006). Psychological momentum with competitive football: Players’ perspectives. Poster presented at British Psychological Society Annual Conference. Cardiff, Wales, April, 2006.