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Personal profile
I joined Abertay University in August 2017 as Professor of Duty of Care in Sport in the School of Applied Sciences. My academic qualifications include a PhD in sport psychology from the University of Western Australia, a Master’s degree in counselling psychology from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Boston College.
Research interests
The central focus of my research is on the well-being and welfare of participants in sport. My research aims to grow trustworthiness in sport, and contribute to more responsible support for the people involved, whether they take part or deliver sport in some way. I have supervised 36 PhD students to completion and has been external examiner for 45 PhD students. My ORCID ID is 0000-0002-3829-293X
Esteem
I am a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick, Ireland and was a recipient of an Erskine Fellowship at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand in 2017. I have been invited to present my research in 18 countries, including 24 keynote addresses. I was invited to present my research as part of the launch of the UK Academy of Social Sciences publication, Making the Case for the Social Sciences: Sport and Leisure (Sport has a profound impact on society: World-leading research provides hard evidence) and the impact of his research was recognised in the Research Councils UK, Universities UK and British Universities and Colleges Sport publication, Supporting a UK success story: The impact of university research and sport development. I am also an Editorial Board member of several journals, including Sports Medicine.
Knowledge Exchange
I have been involved in knowledge exchange activities with numerous organisations including Nike, Land Rover, Dame Kelly Holms Trust, Gaelic Athletic Association, Women Ahead and EA Sports.
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Research Output 1996 2019
Antecedents and consequences of parental involvement in youth sport experience
Price, V., Calmeiro, L., Lavallee, D. & MacLean, C., 25 Oct 2019, p. 119-120. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
A social support intervention to reduce intentions to drop-out from youth sport: the GAA super games centre
Lavallee, D., Sheridan, D., Coffee, P. & Daly, P., 2019, In : Psychosocial Intervention. 28, 1, p. 11-17 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Engagement in sport career transition planning enhances performance
Lavallee, D., 2019, In : Journal of Loss and Trauma. 24, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Practitioners’ narratives regarding active ingredients in service delivery: collaboration-based problem solving
Tod, D., Hardy, J., Lavallee, D., Eubank, M. & Ronkainen, N., 1 Jul 2019, In : Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 43, p. 350-358 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Preparing UK tennis academy players for the junior-to-senior transition: development, implementation, and evaluation of an intervention program
Pummell, E. K. L. & Lavallee, D., Jan 2019, In : Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 40, p. 156-164 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Thesis
Raising concerns about poor nursing care: the moral and professional responsibility of nursing students and registered nurses
Author: Ion, R., Jul 2019Supervisor: Lavallee, D. (Supervisor) & Armstrong, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis