Dr Pete Coffee

Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology and Research Methods

I graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc Hons (First Class, Sport and Exercise Science), a PGCE and a PhD (Category A pass in Sport Psychology). I’ve published in Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Journal of Sports Sciences, European Journal of Sport Science, and Sport & Exercise Psychology Review and my work has been presented at international conferences of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology in Vancouver, the Association for Psychological Science in San Francisco, the British Psychological Society in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology in London, the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) in Lausanne and Estoril, and the European Federation of Sport Psychology in Halkidiki. My research has led to the receipt of a Young Investigators’ Award at ECSS in Estoril (4th place, oral presentation; highest award for sport and exercise psychology), together with the Annual Award for outstanding PhD thesis for 2009 by the British Psychological Society's Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology. I’m a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, an Accredited Practitioner, Supervisor and Reviewer with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, and a Chartered Scientist with the Science Council. I am also registered as a Practitioner Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the Health Professions Council.

2008 PhD (Category A pass, Sport Psychology), University of Exeter. “Main and Interactive Effects of Attributions upon Self-Efficacy and Performance in Sport”
2003 PGCE, University of Exeter
2002 BSc Hons (First Class, Sport and Exercise Science), University of Exeter

Full member, Committee member and Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society
Chartered Scientist with the Science Council
Registered Practitioner Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the Health Professions Council
Full member and Accredited Practitioner, Supervisor and Reviewer with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Full member and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Full member of the Association of Psychological Science

As an Accredited British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences practitioner, Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist, I have experience of working with individuals and teams to enhance performance. Informed by my research and teaching interests, my consultancy work focuses upon (a) thought processes and how they affect future behaviours and (b) development of elite managers and leaders.

I have worked with a range of athletes in individual and team sports, including tennis, golf, rugby, basketball, football, athletics and hockey, and have been a consultant for performers and coaches in the South West Rugby Academy and Richard Huish College. Combining my experience with my research and teaching interests, I am currently working on a couple of innovative projects:

Executive Leadership
I am leading on the development of a novel and exciting programme that provides elite business managers with unique insight into elite sport, outlining the principles and practices of leadership and team dynamics. Business and elite sport share many similarities: both demand success and require leaders to deliver that success. The lessons from elite sport can help businesses succeed and be considered ‘elite’ within their field. As such, the programme is designed to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from elite sport to business environments.

Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology
I am currently involved in the validation process of a Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University. The Professional Doctorate will provide Stage 2 training required for Chartered membership with the British Psychological Society and registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (Sport and Exercise Psychologist) with the Health Professions Council.

I am a member and contributor to the Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research. My main area of interest is in sport psychology. The research that I have published reports the construction and confirmation of measures of attributions and social support, together with the main and interactive effects of attributions upon self-efficacy and performance. Current research interests are centred upon attribution theory, theories of social support, and social identity theory.

Take a look on Sport and Exercise YouTube Channel for latest research interviews.

For a complete research profile and full list of publications please click here (PDF, file size: 122.32KB)

Undergraduate
I am module leader for Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology at level 4, and Research and Professional Development II at level 5. I also contribute to the delivery of Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Psychology at level 5 and Applied Sport Psychology at level 6.

Postgraduate
I am module leader for Research Methods and Data Analysis, and Social Processes and Body Image in Sport and Exercise Settings.

Other
I supervise a number of BSc and MSc dissertations, together with supervising the doctoral research of Andrew Evans, Matt Slater, Martin Turner and Philip Birch. In regards to administrative duties, I help to coordinate the BSc Sport & Exercise Psychology award, personally tutor undergraduate and postgraduate students, together with undertaking the responsibility of being overall level 5 tutor.