Dr Geoff Lovell
BSc(hons) St Mary's College UK., PhD Manc.Met
Position: Lecturer, Psychology
Office: T2.09
Tel: +61 7 5456 5100
Email: glovell@usc.edu.au
Teaching areas
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Physiological Psychology
- Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
Research areas
- Sport and exercise psychology
- Mental imagery
- Sleep and human performance
- Exercise and mental health
- Resilience
- Youth talent development programs
Profile
Dr Geoff Lovell graduated from St. Mary’s College Twickenham UK in 1991 before taking a psychophysiology research scholar position at the Manchester Metropolitan University where he gained his sports psychology PhD in 1998.
After leaving Manchester, Dr Lovell combined applied practice with academic positions first at Roehampton University London, then at Kingston University as the Principle Lecturer and Course Director for Sports Science. Dr Lovell then moved to the Gold Coast where he worked at Bond University as a part time Assistant Professor, and with Sport and Recreation Queensland as a Senior Adviser. Before taking a position at USC, he returned to the UK for two years as the Course Leader for the University of Gloucestershire’s Masters degree in Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences and a sport and exercise psychology consultant at the Wimbledon Parkside Hospital in London.
As a UK registered psychologist, and as a kayak coach, Dr Lovell has been to numerous major international sporting championships as a member of national teams including five European Championships, four World Championships, the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Dr Lovell is also privileged to be able to state that through his roles as a UK registered psychologist and a coach, he has worked very closely with World Cup, European Championship, World Championship, and Paralympic and Olympic medal winners.
Dr Lovell has experience in applied and theoretical research, as well as both qualitative and quantitative research design methodologies. Currently Dr Lovell is supervising several PhD and Master of Science by research students.
Professional memberships
- Australian Psychological Society
- British Psychology Society (BPS, UK): Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol.).
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES, UK): Accredited as a support and research sport and exercise psychologist (since 1996).
Publications
Many of Dr Geoff Lovell's publications are available from the COAST Research Database.
Research grants
- University of Gloucestershire, Research Development Grant 2007
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