Dr Ross Roberts
Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology / Director of Research Postgradua
Affiliations
Contact info
Room 206, George Building, School of Psychology and Sport Science
Email: ross.roberts@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: 01248 388137
Bio:
I am a senior lecturer in sport & exercise psychology and a member of the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance. My research interests centre on personality in relation to performance and health, with a specific focus on narcissism. In recent years I have received research funding from a variety of sources including the MoD, Rugby Football Union, UK Sport, England and Wales Cricket Board, Sport Wales, and the European Social Fund. Much of my work is collaborative and involves organisations from the High Performance domain. I am also a chartered psychologist and associated fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Health Care Professions Council registered sport & exercise psychologist. I have over 15 years’ experience working with high level performers and coaches in sport and military settings on a variety of performance-related issues, and also supervise aspirant psychology practitioners.
- Masters by Research
The current state of outdoor activity provision in Wales
Author: Muskett, C., 3 Feb 2020Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
- Doctor of Philosophy
Complex interventions in sport psychology : coach behaviour change and psychological skills
Author: Poynor, R. A., 2015Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Developing Excellence in Rugby Union: A Multidisciplinary and Mixed Method Approach to Enhancing the Efficacy of the RFU Talent Development Pathway
Author: Turner, A., 25 May 2023Supervisor: Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Developing excellence in outdoor provision: Enhancing training pathways for outdoor qualifications
Author: Hardy, W., 20 Apr 2021Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Hardy, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Effecting Well-being Improvements in Educational Settings with Positive Psychology Interventions
Author: Carter, P. J., 20 Apr 2022Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Parkinson, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Imagery perspectives, imagery ability and personality
Author: Roberts, R., Dec 2007Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Mapping resilience: Expeditions, profiling, and the COVID-19 pandemic
Author: Pettit, J., 30 Nov 2022Supervisor: Callow, N. (Supervisor), Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Beattie, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Neurocognitive Processes Underpinning Different Aspects of Mental Robustness in British Military Personnel
Author: Simpson, L., 26 Nov 2018Supervisor: Downing, P. (Supervisor), Hardy, L. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Psychological resilience and youth offending: Can tailored interventions reduce recidivism?
Author: Hodgkinson, R., 13 Jan 2022Supervisor: Beattie, S. (Supervisor), Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Hardy, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Putting the ‘me’ in team: Narcissism, team processes, and emergent states
Author: Boulter, M. W., 10 Aug 2021Supervisor: Hardy, J. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Influence of Vitamin D, Psychosocial Factors and Sleep on Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and Mucosal Immunity
Author: Harrison, S., 14 Dec 2020Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Walsh, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Interaction of Adaptive and Maladaptive Narcissism, and its Relevance to Performance Under Pressure and Quality of Training
Author: Zhang, S., 28 Oct 2019Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Role of Athlete Availability in the Development of Young Elite Athletes
Author: Lowery, M., 16 Jun 2022Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Oliver, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The Temporality of Narcissistic Leadership
Author: Ong, C. W., Jan 2015Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor), Arthur, C. (Supervisor) & Woodman, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
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The effect of sensitivity to threat on performance under pressure and persistence
Author: Manley, H., May 2016Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor) & Beattie, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
The influence of Alexithymia and Optimism on Post-Exercise Recovery
Author: Barwood, C., 31 May 2022Supervisor: Roberts, R. (Supervisor), Oliver, S. (Supervisor) & Blanchfield, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy
Underlying motives for activity: An agentic emotion regulation and attachment perspective.
Author: Willegers, M., 4 Oct 2022Supervisor: Woodman, T. (Supervisor) & Roberts, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy