In 2020 I joined the School of Psychology as a Lecturer. Prior to this, I completed a fully-funded PhD in collaboration with Swim Wales and the University of South Wales. During this time I also taught on sport psychology, psychology, and sport coaching undergraduate programmes.

Qualifications

PhD, titled "Contextualising, identifying, and measuring psychological factors associated with tapering in swimming", University of South Wales, 2020

BSc Sport Psychology, University of South Wales, 2015

Membership

British Psychological Society - Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)

British Association of Sport and Exercise Science - Professional Member

My research has focused on developing a better understanding of the psychology of tapering. This has included identifying swimmers and coaches understanding and psychological experience of tapering, measuring changes in psychological variables during the taper, and implementing psychophysiological interventions to manage psychological states during the taper. Alongside this, I have wider research interests around understanding how psychological factors influence fatigue and recovery. 

Module leader

PSY3046 Psychology for Sport Performance

PSY8075 Social and Interpersonal Processes in Sport

Contributor

SES1005 Introduction to Sport & Exercise Psychology

SES2001 Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology 

PSY3039 Clinical Sport & Exercise Psychology 

PSY8034 Professional Issues in Clinical, Health, and Forensic Psychology 

PSY8077 Psychological Techniques in Sport and Exercise Psychology Practice

Supervisor

PSY3097 Empirical Project

PSY8078 Sport and Exercise Psychology Project

• Stone MJ, Knight CJ, Hall R, Shearer C, Shearer DA. Cognitive, emotional, and behavioural factors associated with tapering. In: Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand Annual Conference. 2018, Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Stone MJ, Knight CJ, Hall R, Shearer C, Shearer DA. Tapering: A review for swim coaches. In: English Institute of Sport National Conference. 2017, Hinckley, UK: EIS.
• Stone MJ, Knight CJ, Shearer C, Shearer DA. An interpretive description of the conceptualisations of the taper process from the perspective of elite swimmers and swim coaches. In: The Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference. 2016, Cardiff, UK: The British Psychological Society.