Dr Andrew Higham
@AHigham_HE
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Assistant Professor @HeriotWattUni | @HWPsych | PhD | FHEA | Sports Psychology | Coaches' Well-being | Creative Qual Methods | @SRR_Podcast 🎙️
Joined December 2015
Check out our latest paper in @QualiSEH which illuminates how multi-layered contextual interactions can shape coaches’ ‘well-being’ sense-making and associated experiences within football contexts. #sportpsychology #wellbeing #footballcoaching
https://t.co/OiPPbHczqW
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New publication 💥 Excited to share the first study of elite coaches perceptions of self-compassion practice! ”Wearing a “self-compassion suit” may offer a performance edge: A qualitative study of serial winning high-performance coaches” Open access👇 https://t.co/8yyX1VLty8
journals.humankinetics.com
High-performance coaches face complex challenges within their profession, which affect both their performance and their well-being. Through a qualitative study design, we aimed to understand how...
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Are you interested in studying MSc Sport Psychology, with access to amazing facilities and a great staff team?🥇🧠 Sign-up for our webinar on Monday 31st March at 2pm to hear more about our BPS accredited programme at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh! https://t.co/rbYZNtgjLf
hw.ac.uk
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🎉New eBook Alert🎉 Explore our latest eBook on safeguarding, welfare & the duty of care in sports. Caring for those involved has never been so important. ➡️ https://t.co/d2EnoigdJd Led by @jameslrumbold, @AHigham_HE, @Louise_DavisUmu, Drs. Ashley Stirling & James Newman
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Thank you for the warm welcome! I look forward to meeting the rest of the team soon 😁🤝
Delighted to welcome @AHigham_HE to the @HWPsych team in @heriotwatt_soss at @HeriotWattUni Edinburgh as an Assistant Professor of Psychology
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🚨 EXCITING BOOK NEWS🚨 Our new book, COACHING STORIES: NAVIGATING STORMS, TRIUMPHS, AND TRANSFORMATIONS IN SPORT Out on 27-12-2024! Available to pre-order right here: https://t.co/tBmzQftNCl
@AASPTweets @ICCE_coaching @BPS_DSEP @BASES_Psy
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So yesterday I ‘doffed’ my floppy cap at graduation as Dr Higham. It feels slightly more official now 🎉
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Congratulations @AHigham_HE! If you're interested in coach well-being, definitely read this guy's stuff! @coachblueprint1 @codyroyle @jennycoady10 @a_whitehead1 @columcronin @wagstaffchris @breslin_g
🎉 I am pleased to announce that I am now officially Dr Higham! 🎉 On Friday, I successfully defended (with no corrections!) my thesis titled: An exploration of professional coaches’ well-being experiences within football club contexts. ⚽️ 1/2
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I would like to thank my examiners @PeteOlusoga and @thelwellrc for the enjoyable and critical discussion we had regarding my work. Also thank you to my supervisory team of @DrJoeStone, @jameslrumbold and Dr James Newman for being the best dream team to work with. 2/2
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🎉 I am pleased to announce that I am now officially Dr Higham! 🎉 On Friday, I successfully defended (with no corrections!) my thesis titled: An exploration of professional coaches’ well-being experiences within football club contexts. ⚽️ 1/2
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I'd really appreciate it if you could check out the information on the attached image and if you fit the bill and are willing to support our research project, complete the questionnaire via the following link: https://t.co/tDSRiTaPwa 🙏
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Let's do this again! For #BlackHistoryMonth I'm going to highlight some of the all time greats from the world of sports and performance. The trailblazers, the record breakers, the game changers... One every day. Settle in...
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A thoroughly enjoyable day yesterday for #NRAPS 2024 up at @UniofNewcastle. It was great to catch up with so many people from the sport and exercise psychology industry. Well done to all the presenters! 👏🏻 Next time I’ll book a later train to stick around for a few 🍻
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PhD thesis submitted 🎉 Three and a half years of my life have gone into nine chapters and 467 pages 🤯 Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my PhD journey 👏🏻 Now, any advice for viva prep is greatly welcomed 😁
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Interested in a PhD in Sport Psych at Florida State in Fall '25? Come join our team of researchers, below: Drs Eklund, DeCouto, Foster, Wolf, and Eccles, and admin wizard Aubrey We have plentiful funding for PhD students, and year-round sunshine. See https://t.co/UuGU3Y4heZ
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So, @FEPSAC_MC 2024, I’ll try and keep it short… WOW. To all the people I had the pleasure of meeting, thank you for making my first FEPSAC experience a memorable one. 🇦🇹 Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna you were a blast! 🇦🇹
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🇦🇹 Vienna ~ Salzburg ~ Innsbruck Sightseeing some of Austria has been great. I’m now looking forward to @fepsac2024 #FEPSAC2024
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🇦🇹 I’m off to FEPSAC next week in Innsbruck, Austria to present some of my PhD work. 📸 Can a picture speak a thousand words? I can’t wait for discussions around creative methods and well-being in sport. Drop me a message if you or anyone you know of are attending! #FEPSAC2024
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