Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Annual Conference 2024

Submissions

Key submission dates

• 02 September 2024:   Online submission system opens
• 04 October 2024: The deadline for all submissions inclusive of Symposia, Individual Papers, Workshop submissions, Poster submissions, 5 Minute Challenge 
• 25 October 2024: Notification of all submission outcomes 

How to submit

Please ensure you read the submission guidelines below before submitting, including the reviewer guidelines. These allow you to see how your submissions will be reviewed.

Submissions must be made via  the online application portal.

If this is your first time submitting you will need to create an account.

• Submission Guidelines and Submit Symposia
• Submission Guidelines and Submit All Submissions except Symposia

If you any queries about submissions please contact us at [email protected]

Registration

Registration is available online only.

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Please note: registration will close at noon on Friday 29 November 2024. We will not be able to accept any further bookings after this point.

Cost

Please note: all rates listed are inclusive of VAT at 20%.

How to register

Returning customers (members and non-members)

In order to register for the event you will need to sign in using your BPS website login details.

We have implemented a new Membership Database and if you haven't received your pre-registration email you will need to request your unique registration link.

Once you have the link, you can complete your registration on our portal.

Once you have registered on the portal please use your username and password to log in and register for the event.

If you have forgotten your login details, you can reset your username or password.

New customers (members and non-members)

If you are not a returning customer, you will need to create your BPS account on the portal. The process is straightforward and takes just a few minutes.

Once you have registered on the portal please use your username and password to log in and register for the event.

Dr Paul Gaffney, Lead Consultant in High Performance Sport Clinical Psychology at Sport Ireland Institute

Dr Paul Gaffney is Lead Consultant in High Performance Sport Clinical Psychology at Sport Ireland Institute since 2015. Paul was Lead Psychologist for Team Ireland for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. 

• Trained at Queens University Belfast (BSSc) & Trinity College Dublin (MSc Couns Psych/Doc in Clin Psych)​
• Worked in a range of community, residential, acute and secure mental health & social care settings since 1994.​
• Consultant Tutor with the Association for Psychological Therapies (APT), providing mental health training internationally since 2003.​
• Specialist in helping people deliver under pressure in the workplace and manage vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout.​
• Author of a number of peer reviewed articles & the books On the Ball (2014), The Family Game (2018) & A Year in the Mind (2023) &  Unyielding (due in November 2024) 

Professor Nikos Ntoumanis, Chartered Psychologist (BPS), Fellow of APA, BPS, SBM, ACSS, Professor of Motivation Science, University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Professor Ntoumanis has conducted research in the fields of motivation and behaviour change for over 25 years. He obtained his PhD in Medical Sciences from the University of Exeter in the UK (1999). His longest period of employment (2001-2014) has been at the University of Birmingham (UK). 

In 2014 he joined the School of Psychology at Curtin University (Australia) as a Distinguished Professor of Psychology, where he established the Physical Activity and Well-Being group. In July 2021, he joined the Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics at SDU as a Professor of Motivation Science. 

He is also an Affiliate Professor at the Department of Psychology (SDU), and a visiting professor at the School of Sport Sciences (NIH, Norway). Ntoumanis has recently set up a new research Centre on Motivation and Behaviour Change (DRIVEN) at SDU that crosses the disciplines of health, education, business, economics, and environmental science. His research draws from theories in psychology to examine personal and social factors that optimize motivation and promote sustained behaviour change and psychological well-being. 

To date, Ntoumanis has published 2 books, over 30 book chapters, and about 300 peer-reviewed articles in journals in various fields of psychology (health, social, educational), behavioural and clinical medicine, education, and sport/exercise science. Funding for his research has been sourced from research councils in the UK (e.g., ESRC, MRC, Nuffield), Australia (e.g., ARC, Heathway, Heart Foundation), Denmark (e.g., Tryg Fonden, Novo Nordisk Fonden), the EU (e.g., Horizon), the IOC, WADA, PCC, and the industry. 

Ntoumanis is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences, the American Psychological Association, the Society for Behavioral Medicine, and the British Psychological Society. 

In his spare time, he enjoys lifting weights in the gym and travelling.

Sophia Jowett, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Loughborough University

Sophia Jowett, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Loughborough University, United Kingdom. Sophia's research work revolves around interpersonal relationships, leadership and communication in the context of sport as well as other contexts including performing arts (music), school, work, and family. Sophia's consultancy work mainly revolves around sport coach training and development with exciting projects in the UK and further afield.

Sophia's research has been funded by such institutions as Economic and Social Research Council, British Academy, Nuffield Foundation, UK Coaching, UK Sport, Sasakawa Foundation, Hellenic Olympic Committee and HSBC. The findings of her research have been published extensively in a range of scientific journals, book chapters and conferences held nationally and internationally (including webinars, podcasts, blogs etc). Her research has informed coach development across the world. Examples of significant nation-wide practical impact include her work with the public sector and numerous other National Sport Organisations across the globe (e.g., UK Sport, Football Association, Australian Institute of Sport, Special Olympics) as well as the private sector (e.g., Red Bull, Formula 1, North Carolina Football Club, PING).

Sophia is on the editorial board of peer reviewed scientific journals and former Associate Editor of the International Sport Coaching Journal and the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. She has co-edited a book on Social Psychology in Sport (First Edition 2007; Second Edition 2024), a special issue on interpersonal relationships in Psychology of Sport and Exercise (2006) and a monograph on the Psychology of Sports Coaching (2005).  

In 2015, Sophia launched a web-based app known as TANDEM -Working Together for Performance Excellence (www.tandemperformance.com); its development was informed by research and was funded by a Higher Education Innovation Fund. In 2018, an on-line educational programme called CARE (Coach-Athlete Relationship Empowerment; http://bit.ly/care-course) was developed to raise awareness of the coach-athlete relationship and was funded by the Olympic Studies Centre of the International Olympic Committee (for a preview https://vimeo.com/254342826).

Sophia served as a Psychologist for the Greek team at the 2004 Olympic Games. She is an associate fellow and chartered psychologist of the British Psychological Society. Sophia is active on social media X @JowettSophia and LinkedIn.

Accommodation

If you require accommodation for the conference, we suggest booking at the conference venue Hilton Belfast.

Please note: accommodation is offered on a first come first serve basis and a limited number of rooms have been held for the conference, to book these rooms please click the link below:

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