Dr Phil Birch
@philbirch02
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology | Performance Psychology | Esports | Think Aloud | Psychometrics | @egaming_esports Ed. Board | @EsportsResNet
Ford, England
Joined December 2016
⛳Crowd pressure or verbal abuse at @rydercup?⛳ This morning I discussed this on @BBCRadioScot with @missconniemac
https://t.co/HLjoCJtOxK 🕐 Listen 1:44:50 🎯Watch out for @CainsSam_10 @chiuni @ChiUniSLS PhD research on #MentalHealth in elite young golfers!
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Happy to share our new paper🤗: The Psychology of Esports: Trends, Challenges & Future Directions. We map where the science is now and what’s next for performance & well-being in esports. Read here 👉 https://t.co/ZNHPNfIm6p
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Many congratulations to @JessHayburn for passing her PhD Viva yesterday. I very much enjoyed our @DrAnnetteStride critical discussions. Great work also the supervisory team Dr Gareth Jowett @gleds13 @FayeDidymus
@chiuni @leedsbeckett
So happy to say that yesterday I passed my PhD viva with minor corrections! 🎉 Many thanks to my examiners @philbirch02 and @DrAnnetteStride for a great viva experience! Also huge thanks to Dr Gareth Jowett, @gleds13, and @FayeDidymus for being an amazing supervision team! 🙌
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Much needed and highly impactful work which will undoubtably help support the health, performance and sustainability of esports players 👏
I am so proud of the work we are doing at @MovemberAUS & @MovemberUK to support mental heath in esports. We are just getting started, there is so much more to come!
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👋 Hey esports community! We’re the E-Health Project, an Erasmus+ initiative to support player health and promote an active lifestyle Please help us get started by filling out our questionnaire, and follow along for resources and research 😊 https://t.co/ppjOIxl5Ab
#EHealthPlus
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We want to hear your thoughts on heart rate variability in sport and exercise psychology (even if you aren't using it or haven't heard of it before!)
Are you a sport and exercise psychologist? We want to hear your thoughts on using heart rate variability in applied practice in our survey below: https://t.co/AXy4SccbD3
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⛳ Insights about pressure from Rory ⛳ Context: 3 hole playoff. ✅ Pressure is a privilege ✅ Mastery of skills ✅ Normalising negative thoughts 🎯 Intervention: Cognitive restructuring and imagery. 17.50 👇 https://t.co/XJOtub0rmm
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Are you a sport and exercise psychologist? We want to hear your thoughts on using heart rate variability in applied practice in our survey below: https://t.co/AXy4SccbD3
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🎮Interested in skins & performance?🎮 Check out @psych_chek @PsychToday blog on the impact of skins and colour on #esports performance. @chiuni @ChiUniPress
https://t.co/omS5dSCtqT
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📈 PARTICIPANTS NEEDED 📈 We Craig McNulty @benjamintsharpe @DylanPoulus @motchhh @Oli_Leis are conducting a study examining performance in @LeagueOfLegends Please complete👇link to participate: https://t.co/VCdDYu3oFW The study follows on from👇 https://t.co/iPPWV2qNDl
journals.humankinetics.com
The assessment of an athlete’s performance can play a key role in determining their current state, their readiness to compete, the impact of an experimental manipulation, and/or the influence of an...
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Calling all esports players!🎮 We’re conducting a survey on player health and health-related behaviors in #esports. 5 minutes of your time will help shape future research and best practices in esports: https://t.co/fR8k4xLJJ7
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🔈 Early Career Researcher Event 🔈 Always great to support our @chiuni @ChiUniSLS next generation of researchers @MattRWelsh_ presented his recent PhD progress in #HRV #esports I shared my experiences of using press releases & social media to increase research impact 📈
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🔈 Applied Sport Psych in #Esports 🔈 Enjoyed listening to @Oli_Leis discuss his and @l_swettenham @AbbottSportPsy book chapter on Friday. Oli discussed current work and what is needed in the future to advance our understanding. Thanks to @mental_diff for organising.
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Awesome to see our Special Issue in print. Expertly led by @benjamintsharpe. @egaming_esports
@chiuni
@ChiUniSLS
| #NEW #SPECIALISSUE #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to @benjamintsharpe & @philbirch02 on the publication of the introductory article, "Psychology of Esports Special Issue: A Catalyst for Change," in the #Psychology in Esports Special Issue https://t.co/Zp6cYb5tN4
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Are you a sport & exercise psych? Interested in new tools for practice? If so, check out our ‘first of its kind’ study examining the perspectives of sport & ex. psych practitioners of using the Think Aloud method. @chiuni @chiuni x @LJMU x @LancasterUni x Uni of Lincoln x UWS
The Think Aloud research group have published our 1st paper of its kind to understand sport & ex psych practitioners perspectives of using the Think Aloud method in consultancy & some of the considerations that we need to take forward. @LJMUSportSci
https://t.co/1TZGuXlJ7P
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Great to welcome back @BurkillRachel to discuss her experiences and successes with our MSc Sport and Ex. Psych students. Rachel discussed all things @NottmTrentUni #PhD and @basesuk @BASES_Psy consultancy training. @chiuni @ChiUniSLS #alumni
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Tuning in to the IOC "On the Line with an expert” information session on Athlete Mental Health with Dr Alan Currie et al. Hugely informative and highlights the need for @CainsSam_10 @SouthCoastDTP #PhD on mental health of elite youth golfers ⛳️ @chiuni @ChiUniSLS
@Olympics
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They say that you use your PhD thesis as a door stop once complete. Well, 10 years post Viva and I’m still using mine to remind myself of the nuances of hierarchical regression for MSc teaching 🤓 #R #Stats
@chiuni @ChiUniSLS
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🚨Theory, research & practice🚨 Our MSc sport & ex. psych students had the pleasure of being taught #HRV by @MattRWelsh_ Matt used his systematic review👇to inform the session and applied theory and methods during the practical @chiuni @ChiUniSLS
https://t.co/7kB88aBFdt
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🚨 Special Issue Complete 🚨 Massive credit to @benjamintsharpe for expertly leading our @egaming_esports SI. We hope our editorial is the catalyst for change which helps advance the field. Watch this space for @MattRWelsh_ #HRV research! @chiuni @ChiUniSLS
| #FORTHCOMING #ESPORTS #RESEARCH | Congrats to @benjamintsharpe & @philbirch02 on leading and completing the lead article in the #Psychology in Esports Special Issue titled "Psychology of Esports Special Issue: A Catalyst for Change."
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