Dr Eleri Jones

• Professional: Fellow
  Higher Education Academy, 2016
• Professional: Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (Sport Psychology support)
  British Association of Sport and Exercise Science , 2014
• PhD: Sport Psychology
  University of South Wales, 2013
• MSc: Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology
  2007
• BSc: Sport and Exercise Science (Psychology)
  Liverpool John Moores University, 2006

Dr Jones has a breadth of teaching, research and applied Sport Psychology experience spanning over 10 years. Following and undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science (BSc, Liverpool John Moores), and a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology (MSc, Bangor University), Eleri completed her PhD in 2013 under the supervsion of Professor Richard Mullen (Glamorgan University). Whilst studying for her PhD, Eleri also worked as Lecturer in Sport Psychology and Sport Coaching at Glamorgan University (2008-2014). Eleri was appointed as a Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlethol lecturer at the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, Bangor University in 2014. 

Eleri's research focuses on performance anxiety and how athletes perform under pressure. She also has research interests in personality, coaching, disability sport and bilingualism in sport and learning. In addition to her teaching and research interests, Eleri is also accredited with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science and supports youth and senior athletes in a variety of sports.

Eleri teaches on a number of bilingual modules accross various degree programmes, including:

• Psychomotor Behaviour (Year 1)
• Portfolio and Academic Skills (Year 1)
• Research skills and methods (Year 1 and 2)
• Applied Sport Psychology (Year 2)
• Stress and Performance (Year 3)
• Research in Psychological Skills (Year 3)
• Supervised Experience (MSc)

Eleri is also module leader for Applied Sport Psychology (Year 2). Eleri also supervises students on the project proposal (Year 2), Research Project (Year 3 and MSc), Dissertation (Year 3 and MSc) and Supervised Experience (MSc).

PhD Supervision - Seren Evans (2018 - present; joint supervision with Dr Julian Owen and Dr James Hardy); Charlotte Hillyard (2017 - present; joint supervision with University of South Wales).

My research focuses on performance anxiety and understanding aspects of how individuals can succeed in sporting competitive environments. I also have research interests in coaching psychology, psychophysiological responses to stress, interceptive awareness, disability sport and bilingualism in sport.

 Current projects:

• Creating up to date models and measurement of performance anxiety.
• Coach anxiety and its relationship with athlete performance and the coach- athlete relationship
• Personality and competitive anxiety 
• Social media usage and competitive anxitey 
• The impact of training load on perception of physiological sensations, behaviour and well-being in rugby union players
• The use of psychological skills in disability sport
• Understanding the importance of language in sport science and coaching 

I am willing to supervise a PhD

2021

• PublishedNetwork Analysis of Competitive State Anxiety
  Mullen, R. & Jones, E., 11 Jan 2021, In : Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 11 p., 586976.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2019

• PublishedMeasurement and validation of a three factor hierarchical model of competitive anxiety
  Jones, E., Mullen, R. & Hardy, L., Jul 2019, In : Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 43, p. 34-44
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

• PublishedDevelopment and validation of the Wheelchair Imagery Ability Questionnaire (WIAQ) for use in wheelchair sports
  Faull, A. & Jones, E., Jul 2018, In : Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 37, p. 196-204
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedInterpreting measures of fundamental movement skills and their relationship with health-related physical activity and self-concept
  Jarvis, S., Williams, M., Rainer, P., Jones, E., Saunders, J. & Mullen, R., 2018, In : Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 22, 1, p. 88-100
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedThree-dimensional model of Performance Anxiety: Statistical models and problems faced.
  Jones, E., Hillyard, C., Ashford, K. & Mullen, R., 22 May 2018.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

2016

• PublishedAnxiety and motor performance: More evidence for the effectiveness of holistic process goals as a solution to the process goal paradox
  Mullen, R., Jones, E., Oliver, S. & Hardy, L., 1 Nov 2016, In : Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 27, November 2016, p. 142 149 p., 27.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedDevelopment and Validation of the Adapted Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire – 2 (AVMIQ-2) for use with wheelchair athletes
  Faull, A. & Jones, E., 1 Oct 2016.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2014

• PublishedEvidence for the effectiveness of holistic process goals for learning and performance under pressure
  Mullen, R., Faull, A., Jones, E. S. & Kingston, K., 25 Nov 2014, In : Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 17, p. 40-44
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2012

• PublishedAttentional focus and performance anxiety: effects on simulated race-driving performance and heart rate variability
  Mullen, R., Faull, A., Jones, E. S. & Kingston, K., 19 Oct 2012, In : Frontiers of Psychology. 3, p. 426
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article