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Dr Gavin Lawrence

Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science

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ORCID: 0000-0001-9232-6718

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Room 207, School of Psychology and Sport Science Exercise, George Building

Email: g.p.lawrence@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: 01248388283

Bio:

I am a senior lecturer conducting Sport and Exercise Science research within the Institue of the Psychology of Elite Performance.  This aspect of Performance Psychology research resides in effective coaching, performance development and expertise.  I am particularly interested in investigating how we can accelerate the journey to expertise via adopting a multidisaplinary approach to understading the performer.  Throughout this research, I work with high profile Sports Organisations e.g., UK Sport, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Weightlifting Wales, England Athletics and UK Deaf Sport. 

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  1. 2024
  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Thirty years of longitudinal talent development research: A systematic review and meta-aggregation

    Lawrence, G., Dunn, E., Gottwald, V., Oliver, S., Roberts, R., Hardy, J. & Woodman, T., 22 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  3. Published

    The influence of foreperiod duration on the preparation and control of sequential aiming movements

    Khan, M., Kurniawan, A., Khan, M., Khan, M., Smith, K., Carlsen, A., Benson, S. & Lawrence, G., Feb 2024, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 77, 2, p. 242-256 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  4. 2023
  5. Published

    Influence of motor imagery training on hip abductor muscle strength and bilateral transfer effect

    Alenezi, M., Hayes, A., Lawrence, G. & Kubis, H.-P., 7 Sept 2023, In: Frontiers in Physiolology. Section: Exercise Physiology. 14, 16 p., 1188658.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  6. Published

    Testing anxiety's effect on movement planning and correction: Online upper-limb corrections are not completely automatic

    Lawrence, G., Owen, R., Gottwald, V. & Khan, M., Feb 2023, In: Human Movement Science. 87, 1, 24 p., 103022.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  7. 2022
  8. Published

    A Retrospective Enquiry into the Holistic Development of Elite British Olympic Weightlifters

    Anderson, D., Lawrence, G. & Gottwald, V., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Expertise. 5, 4, p. 147-168 22 p., 4.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  9. Published

    Capturing the holistic profile of high performance Olympic weightlifting development

    Anderson, D., Gottwald, V. & Lawrence, G., 30 Sept 2022, In: Frontiers. 4, 17 p., 986134.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  10. 2021
  11. Published

    Early promise versus late bloomers: a longitudinal and multidisciplinary analysis of relative age effects throughout an elite weightlifting pathway.

    Gottwald, V., Anderson, D. & Lawrence, G., 25 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Expertise. 4, 4, p. 335-364 30 p., 4.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  12. Published

    Sequential aiming in pairs: the multiple levels of joint action

    Roberts, J. W., Maiden, J. & Lawrence, G. P., May 2021, In: Experimental Brain Research. 239, 5, p. 1479-1488 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  13. Published

    Does high state anxiety exacerbate distractor interference?

    Roberts, J. W., Lawrence, G. P., Welsh, T. N. & Wilson, M. R., Apr 2021, In: Human Movement Science. 76, 102773.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  14. 2020
  15. Published

    It Ain’t What You Do—It’s the Way That You Do It: Is Optimizing Challenge Key in the Development of Super-Elite Batsmen?

    Jones, B., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Kuncheva, L., Brandon, R., Bobat, M. & Thorpe, G., 13 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Expertise. 3, 2, p. 144-168

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  16. Published

    An internal focus of attention is optimal when congruent with afferent proprioceptive task information

    Gottwald, V., Owen, R., Lawrence, G. & McNevin, N., Mar 2020, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 47, 101634.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  17. Published

    Lets go Surfing now, everybody's learning how; attentional strategies on expert and novice surfing performance under both practice and competition conditions

    Lawrence, G. P., Virian, J., Oliver, S. J. & Gottwald, V. M., 2020, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 20, 2, p. 229-239 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  18. 2019
  19. Published

    Preliminary Validation of the Athlete Development Formulation Survey (ADFS)

    Dunn, E., Anderson, D., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Woodman, T., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Roberts, R. & Oliver, S., 18 Oct 2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

  20. Published

    Representational Momentum in the Expertise Context: Support for the Theory of Event Coding as an Explanation for Action Anticipation

    Anderson, D. N., Gottwald, V. M. & Lawrence, G. P., 14 Aug 2019, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 10, 1838.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  21. Published

    Impact of attentional focus on motor performance within the context of "early" limb regulation and "late" target control

    Roberts, J. W. & Lawrence, G. P., Jul 2019, In: Acta Psychologica. 198, 102864.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  22. Published

    The Identification of ‘Game Changers’ in England Cricket’s Developmental Pathway for 3 Elite Spin Bowling: A Machine Learning Approach

    Jones, B., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Kuncheva, L., Du Preez, T., Brandon, R., Such, P. & Bobat, M., Jun 2019, In: Journal of Expertise. 2, 2, p. 92-120 29 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  23. Published

    Initial steps in the validation of the athlete development formulation survey

    Langham-Walsh, E., Anderson, D., Dunn, E., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Lowery, M., Oliver, S., Roberts, R. & Woodman, T., 2019, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport (SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository). p. 115

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  24. 2018
  25. Published

    Going against the grain: Performance when relevant proprioceptive afferent information is congruent with focus of attention

    Gottwald, V., Lawrence, G. & Owen, R., 21 Oct 2018, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. s1 ed. Vol. 50. p. 27

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  26. Published

    Identifying talent holistically: Using machine learning to capture the dynamic development of expertise in Olympic weightlifting. a preliminary analysis

    Anderson, D., Gottwald, V. & Lawrence, G., 21 Oct 2018, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport : SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 50. p. 4

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  27. Published

    Impact of attentional focus on motor performance in the context of "early" limb regulation and "late" target control

    Roberts, J. & Lawrence, G., 21 Oct 2018, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 50. p. 62

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  28. Published

    Optimising challenge: Key to the development of 'super-elite' expertise

    Jones, B., Lawrence, G. & Hardy, L., 21 Oct 2018, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 50. p. 35

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  29. Published

    Pressure enhances online control when 'I' don't know I need to correct, but reduces it when 'I' do: Motor control strategies and state anxiety

    Owen, R., Gottwald, V. & Lawrence, G., 21 Oct 2018, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 50. p. 54

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  30. Published

    Sequence aiming movement between nervous systems

    Roberts, J. & Lawrence, G., 21 Oct 2018, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 50. p. 64

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  31. Published

    The effect of varying the second target location on movement integration; one-target advantage and target perturbation

    Sarteep, S., Lawrence, G. & Khan, M. A., 21 Oct 2018, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 50. p. 67

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  32. Published

    From Wall Street to expertise development: Predicting the rise and demise of talent investment by using machine learning to identify 'game changers'

    Lawrence, G., Jones, B. & Hardy, L., 31 Aug 2018, Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology: SUPPLEMENT: North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. s1 ed. Vol. 40. p. S30

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  33. Published

    Enhancing the motor learning of youth soccer players through preventing an internal focus of attention: The effect of shoes colour

    De Giorgio, A., Sellami, M., Kuvacic, G., Lawrence, G., Padulo, J., Mingardi, M. & Mainolfi, L., 15 Aug 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 8, 15 p., e0200689.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  34. Unpublished

    A Prospective Study of The Developmental Biographies of Great British Pathway Athletes: Pathway to Podium

    Dunn, E., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Oliver, S. & Roberts, R., 8 Jun 2018, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

  35. Published

    The Benefit of Punishment Sensitivity On Motor Performance Under Pressure

    Manley, H., Beattie, S., Roberts, R., Lawrence, G. & Hardy, L., Jun 2018, In: Journal of Personality. 86, 3, p. 339-352

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  36. Published

    What’s your number? The effects of trial order on the one-target advantage

    Bested, S. R., Khan, M., Lawrence, G. & Tremblay, L., May 2018, In: Acta Psychologica. 186, May, p. 110-117

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  37. Published

    New evidence of relative age effects in “super-elite” sportsmen: A case for the survival and evolution of the fittest

    Jones, B., Lawrence, G. & Hardy, L., Mar 2018, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 36, 6, p. 697-703

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  38. Published

    Changing performance pressure between training and competition influences action planning because of a reduction in the efficiency of action execution

    Cassell, V. E., Beattie, S. & Lawrence, G., Jan 2018, In: Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 31, 1, p. 107-120

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  39. 2017
  40. Published

    A test of offline and online motor control processes under heightened state anxiety in a fast target-directed aiming task

    Lawrence, G., 3 Nov 2017, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 49. p. 39

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  41. Published

    State anxiety, reinvestment propensity and motor control strategies: A test of offline and online motor control processes under heightened state anxiety

    Lawrence, G., 3 Nov 2017, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 49. p. 38

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  42. Published

    The interaction between practice and performance pressure on the planning and control of fast target directed movement.

    Allsop, J. E., Lawrence, G., Gray, R. & Khan, M. A., Sept 2017, In: Psychological Research. 81, 5, p. 1004-1019

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  43. Published

    Adults with Down syndrome demonstrate peripheral not central deficits when integrating movements during multiple target sequences

    Reilly, N., Lawrence, G., Mottram, T. & Khan, M., 30 Jun 2017, In: The Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 5, 1, p. 82-102

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  44. 2016
  45. Published

    The integration of sequential aiming movements: Switching hand and direction at the first target

    Lawrence, G. P., Khan, M. A., Mottram, T. M., Adam, J. J. & Buckolz, E., 29 Jan 2016, In: Acta Psychologica. 164, p. 181-87

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  46. 2015
  47. Published

    Breaking down the one target advantage: The role of pressure

    Lawrence, G., 16 Sept 2015, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. s1 ed. Vol. 45. p. 33

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  48. Published

    The effect of state anxiety on the online and offline control of fast target directed movements

    Lawrence, G., 16 Sept 2015, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. s1 ed. Vol. 44. p. 40

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  49. Published

    When vision is impaired, what should athletes focus on? The underlying mechanisms of human movement

    Lawrence, G., 16 Sept 2015, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: Proceedings of the SCAPPS 2015 Annual Conference. s1 ed. Vol. 47. p. 19

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  50. Published

    Representational Momentum reveals visual anticipation differences in the upper and lower visual fields.

    Gottwald, V. M., Lawrence, G. P., Hayes, A. E. & Khan, M. A., 1 May 2015, In: Experimental Brain Research.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  51. Published

    Anxiety, Specificity, and training to prevent choking: The story so far

    Lawrence, G. P., 29 Apr 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  52. Published

    Systematically increasing contextual interference is beneficial for learning, but how long for?

    Mandzuk, A. A., Mandzuk, A., Lawrence, G. P. & Gottwald, V. M., 29 Apr 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  53. 2014
  54. Published

    The influence of trial sequence on the preparation and control of sequential aiming movements

    Bested, S. R., Khan, M. A. & Lawrence, G. P., 16 Oct 2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  55. Published

    The integration of sequential movements: The interaction between switching movement direction and switching hand at the first target

    Lawrence, G. P., Khan, M. A. & Mottram, T. M., 16 Oct 2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  56. Published

    The integration of sequential movements: The interaction between switching movement direction and switching hand at the first target

    Lawrence, G., 16 Sept 2014, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. s1 ed. Vol. 46. p. 44

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  57. Published

    Are you maximising the effectiveness of your coaching sessions? Part 3 - Directing the performers focus of attention

    Davies, M. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Aug 2014, In: Code for Coaches: The BCU's magazine for coaches. 177, p. 3-7

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  58. Published

    Winning a penalty shootout takes mental toughness: luckily, that can be taught

    Beattie, S. J., Beattie, S. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Jul 2014

    Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

  59. Published

    Sequential aiming with one and two limbs: Effects of target size

    Mottram, T. M., Khan, M. A., Lawrence, G. P., Adam, J. J. & Buckolz, E., 21 Jun 2014, In: Acta Psychologica. 151, p. 83-88

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  60. Published

    The influence of trial sequence on the preparation and control of sequential aiming movements

    Lawrence, G., 16 Jun 2014, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. s1 ed. Vol. 46. p. 9

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  61. Published

    Are you maximising the effectiveness of your coaching sessions? Part 2 - Conveying information

    Davies, M. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Apr 2014, In: Code for Coaches: The BCU's magazine for coaches. 175, p. 3-5

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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