Dr Andrew Evans
School of Health & Society
The University of Salford
Manchester
M5 4WT
Current positions
Lecturer
Biography
I am a Lecturer in Sport Psychology. I am the module leader for Level 4 Introduction to Sports Science, Level 4 Introduction to Sport Psychology, Level 5 Psychological Assessment and Strategies for Athletes, and Level 6 Advanced Sport Psychology Practice modules. I also supervise research proposals on the L5 Research Methods and Study Design module and Dissertation projects on L6 Dissertation modules for sports science and psychology and sport students. I am the Level 6 manager for the BSc (Hons) Sports Science programme. I am an active and published researcher. My research interests focus on social identities, leadership, irrational and rational beliefs, and Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing. I am a CASES Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist and hold Chartered Scientist status.
Areas of Research
The social identity approach to sport, social identity leadership, Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing (PDMS), irrational and rational beliefs
Level 4 Introduction to Sport Psychology
Level 4 Introduction to Sports Science
Level 5 Psychological Assessment and Strategies for Athletes
Level 5 Research Methods and Study Design
Level 6 Advanced Sport Psychology Practice
Level 6 Dissertation (Sports Science)
Level 6 Dissertation (Psychology)
Qualifications
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PhD
2009 - 2014 -
Sport and Exercise Science
2008 - 2009 -
Sport Science
2005 - 2008 -
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
2013 -
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher and Professional Education
2013 -
Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods
2011
Publications
- The effects of social identity and social identity content on cohesion, efficacy, and performance across a competitive rugby league season
- Using Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing (PDMS) with first-year undergraduate students transitioning to higher education
- “I must do this!” : a latent profile analysis approach to understanding the role of irrational beliefs and motivation regulation in mental and physical health
- The effects of embedding social identities on perceived leadership outcomes and the intentional mobilization of group members
- Athlete and practitioner insights regarding a novel coping oriented Personal-Disclosure Mutual-Sharing (COPDMS) intervention in youth soccer