Professor Tim Woodman

Professor in Sport & Exercise

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Tim Woodman is a leading Professor of Performance Psychology. He is world-renowned for his work on personality, stress, and anxiety. He has also developed a theory of risk-taking that places risk at the centre of human endeavour. In other words, according to Prof Woodman, risk is essential for human development, including in elite sport. He is currently accepting PhD students that have an interest in developing these topics.

  1. 2007
  2. Published

    Anxiety induced performance catastrophes: investigating effort required as an asymmetry factor.

    Hardy, L., Beattie, S. J. & Woodman, T., 1 Feb 2007, In: British Journal of Psychology. 98, 1, p. 15-31

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Dynamic systems, catastrophe models, and performance

    Woodman, T. & Hardy, L., 1 Jan 2007, In: Science et Motricité. 60, 1, p. 63-67

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Psychological Profiles and Emotional Regulation Characteristics of Women Engaged in Risk-Taking Sports.

    Cazenave, N., Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Jan 2007, In: Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 20, 4, p. 421-436

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. 2006
  6. Published

    Are ironic effects really ironic or simply a result of confusion?

    Woodman, T., 1 May 2006.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  7. Published

    Factors influencing physical risk taking in rock climbing

    Taylor, M. K., Gould, D. R., Hardy, L., Woodman, T. & LaCaille, R., 1 Jan 2006, In: Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments. 9, p. 15-26

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. 2005
  9. Published

    Interaction between narcissism and use of psychological skills upon choking

    Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & Roberts, L., 1 Oct 2005.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  10. Published

    The role of repression in the incidence of ironic effects

    Davis, P. A. & Woodman, T., 1 Oct 2005.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  11. Published

    Why do people choose to cross the atlantic ocean in a rowing boat? An emotional regulation perspective

    Woodman, T., Hardy, L. & O'Brien, G., 1 Oct 2005.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  12. Published

    Tenenbaum and Becker’s Critique: Much ado about nothing.

    Woodman, T. & Hardy, L., 1 Sept 2005, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 27, 3, p. 382-392

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Risk-taking: beyond sensations seeking

    Le Scanff, C. & Woodman, T., 1 Aug 2005.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper