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 Unpublished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E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Oliver, S. & Roberts, R., 8 Jun 2018, (Unpublished).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

  2. 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

  3. Published

    A review of virtual environments for training in ball sports

    Miles, H. C., Pop, S. R., Watt, S. J., Lawrence, G. P. & John, N. W., 1 Oct 2012, In: Computers and Graphics. 36, 6, p. 714-726

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

  4. 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

  5. Published

    A word of caution when inferring online control from variability in limb trajectories.

    Lawrence, G. P. & Khan, M. A., 1 Jan 2003.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Published

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

    Lawrence, G. P., 29 Apr 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Published

    Can learning under an external focus of attention counteract the negative effects of choking under pressure?

    Gottwald, V. M., Lawrence, G. P. & Khan, M. A., Jun 2010, p. S82-S82.

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

  13. Published

    Can the location negative priming process operate in a proactive manner?

    Buckolz, E., Guy, S., Khan, M. A. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 May 2006, In: Psychological Research. 70, 3, p. 218-227

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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Published

    Coaching corner: Exploring coaching theory and practice; are you maximising the effectiveness of your coaching sessions; Conveying information??

    Davies, M. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Feb 2014, In: Journal of Canoe Wales. 123, p. 36-40

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

  17. Published

    Coaching corner: Exploring coaching theory and practice; are you maximising the effectiveness of your coaching sessions; Structuring Practice?

    Davies, M. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Canoe Wales. 122, p. 34-38

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

  18. Published

    Differences in visuomotor control between the upper and lower visual fields.

    Lawrence, G. P. & Khan, M. A., 1 Jan 2003.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  19. Published

    Differences in visuomotor control between the upper and lower visual fields.

    Khan, M. A. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Jul 2005, In: Experimental Brain Research. 164, 3, p. 395-398

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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. Published

    Efficacy of a Virtual Environment for Training Ball Passing Skills in Rugby

    Miles, H. C., Pop, S. R., Watt, S. J., Lawrence, G. P., John, N. W., Perrot, V., Mallet, P., Mestre, D. R., Morgan, K., Gavrilova, M. L. (ed.), Tan, C. J. (ed.) & Mao, X. H. (ed.), 1 Jan 2014, Transactions on Computational Science XXIII; Special Issue on Cyberworlds. Springer Verlag, p. 98-117

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

  23. 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

  24. Published

    Examining an internal and external focus of attention in a novice form sport.

    Gottwald, V. M., Lawrence, G. P., Khan, M. A. & Hardy, J., 1 Jan 2009.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. Published

    If a picture is worth a thousand words, then is combining observation with imagery worth a million? A symposium on the interaction between observation and imagery processes.

    Cumming, J., Law, B., Rymal, A. M., Lawrence, G. P., Bolkowy, R. & Latimer, A. E., Jun 2011, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 33, S1, p. S11-S12

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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. Published

    Inferring online and offline processing of visual feedback in target-directed movements from kinematic data.

    Khan, M. A., Franks, I. M., Elliott, D., Lawrence, G. P., Chua, R., Bernier, P. M., Hansen, S. & Weeks, D. J., 12 Jul 2006, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 30, 8, p. 1106-1121

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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. Published

    Internal and External Focus of Attention in a Novice Form Sport

    Lawrence, G. P., Gottwald, V. M., Hardy, J. & Khan, M. A., Jan 2013, In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 82, 3, p. 431-441

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

  35. Published

    Investigation of a Virtual Environment for Rugby Skills Training

    Miles, H. C., Pop, S. R., Watt, S. J., Lawrence, G. P., John, N. W., Perrot, V., Mallet, P. & Mestre, D. R., 21 Oct 2013, p. 56-63.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  36. Published

    Is there ‘feedback’ during imagery: Evidence from a specificity of practice paradigm

    Reilly, N., Lawrence, G. & Khan, M., 21 Jun 2010, Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. s1 ed. Vol. 32. p. S211

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

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. Published

    Online versus offline processing of visual feedback from peripheral and central vision.

    Lawrence, G. P. & Khan, M. A., 1 Jan 2002.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  41. Published

    Online versus offline processing of visual feedback in the control of movement amplitude.

    Khan, M. A., Lawrence, G. P., Fourkas, A., Franks, I. M., Elliott, D. & Pembroke, S., 1 May 2003, In: Acta Psychologica. 113, 1, p. 83-97

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

  42. 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

  43. Published
  44. Published

    Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: Evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis

    Hardy, L. J., Lawrence, G. P., Beattie, S., Woodman, T., Gottwald, V. M., Khan, M. A., Hardy, L. & Cassell, V., 7 Jun 2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  45. Published

    Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: Evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis

    Lawrence, G., Beattie, S., Woodman, T., Khan, M. A., Hardy, L., Gottwald, V. M. & Cassell, V. E., 20 Jun 2012, Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. s1 ed. Vol. 34. p. S101

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

  46. Published

    Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis

    Lawrence, G. P., Cassell, V. E., Beattie, S. J., Woodman, T., Khan, M. A., Hardy, L. J. & Gottwald, V. M., 27 Oct 2013, In: Psychological Research. 78, 5

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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. Published

    Programming strategies for rapid aiming movements under simple and choice reaction time conditions

    Khan, M. A., Lawrence, G., Buckolz, E. & Franks, I. M., 1 Mar 2006, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 59, 3, p. 524-542

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

  50. 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

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