Dr Jones has a breadth of teaching, research, and applied Sport Psychology experience spanning over 15 years. Following an undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science (BSc, Liverpool John Moores), and a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology (MSc, Bangor University), Eleri completed her PhD in 2013 under the supervsion of Professor Richard Mullen (Glamorgan University). Whilst studying for her PhD, Eleri also worked as Lecturer in Sport Psychology and Sport Coaching at Glamorgan University (2008-2014). Eleri was appointed as a lecturer at Bangor University in 2014. 

Eleri's research focuses on performance anxiety and how athletes perform under pressure. She also has research interests in mental health in elite athletes, athlete psychological development, disability sport and bilingualism in sport. In addition to her teaching and research interests, Eleri is also accredited with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science and supports youth and senior athletes in a variety of sports.

Eleri is currently the school's Lead for Equality, Diversity and Athena Swan and is very passionate about supporting work in this areas accross the whole school. She successfully led the Sport Science Athena Swan Bronze award application in 2020. 

Eleri teaches on a number of bilingual modules accross various degree programmes, including:

• Psychomotor Behaviour (Year 1)
• Portfolio and Academic Skills (Year 1)
• Research skills and methods (Year 1 and 2)
• Applied Sport Psychology (Year 2)
• Stress and Performance (Year 3)
• Research in Psychological Skills (Year 3)
• Supervised Experience (MSc)

Eleri is also module leader for Applied Sport Psychology (Year 2). Eleri also supervises students on the project proposal (Year 2), Research Project (Year 3 and MSc), Dissertation (Year 3 and MSc) and Supervised Experience (MSc).

Postgraduate Supervision -

Seren Evans PhD reseracher (2018 - 2023; joint supervision with Dr Julian Owen and Dr James Hardy)

George Ely PhD researcher (2020 - 2024; joint supervision with Dr Ross Roberts and Prof Tim Woodman)

Charlotte Hillyard PhD researcher (2017 - 2021; supervised with Dr Richard Mullen and Dr Kelly Ashford)

Jessica Lee Hughes MRes researcher (2019 - 2021; supervised with Dr Julian Owen)

George Lowe MRes reseracher (2021 - present; supervised with Dr Julian Owen and Dr Vicky Gottwald)

Harry Williams (2023 - present; supervised with Dr Ross Roberts and Prof. Tim Woodman)

My research focuses on performance psychology and specifically supporting elite athletes. I am particularly interested in performance anxiety and understanding aspects of how individuals can succeed in sporting competitive environments. This includes creating up to date models and measurement of performance anxiety so we can accurately test theory and support athletes in pressured settings. I am also interested in the relationship between performance anxiety and personality as well as how social media usage impacts athletes’ performance anxiety.

I also have research interests in understanding the prevalence and types of mental health in elite athletes, including how to support athletes in high performance environments. I also conduct research in athlete psychological development, disability sport, and bilingualism in sport. 

Email: eleri.s.jones@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: 01248388415

Bio: I am lecturer and researcher in Sport Psychology, with reserach interests in performance anxiety, mental health in elite athletes, the psychological development accross the talent development pathway, and the impact of multilingulaism in sport.