Professor Dave Richardson
Head of School of Human and Behavioural Sciences
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Professor Dave Richardson is Head of the School of Human and Behavioural Sciences. The School brings together two of Bangor University’s highly performing disciplines: Psychology, and Sport and Exercise Sciences. As the Head of School Dave plays a key leadership role in the delivery of academic, financial and people management. Dave was appointed as the Head of School in July 2022. Prior to this Dave was the Director of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences (2014-2022). Dave's academic lens is coloured by an appreciation of the socio-cultural and psycho-social context of applied practice. Dave's primary research interest concerns the management, development and welfare of elite athletes. Specifically, this research incorporates aspects of athlete transitions, identity and critical moments within and out of sport. Typically, this research explores environmental, organisational, leadership and cultural themes that impact the strategic and operational aspects of an organisations approach to athlete development. This research tends to be qualitative in nature and represented through the utilisation of traditional qualitative analysis and/or the utilization of creative non-fiction narratives to capture and illuminate observations of applied practice. Dave's research in socio-cultural and psycho-social aspects of athlete and/or practitioner existence is not confined to performance sport as he has developed a reputation as a leading authority in football health and, in particular, football in the community (FitC). This work utilises the power of football as a vehicle for positive behavioural change. Dave is in a uniquely privileged position of being able to publish and practice extensively in both of these domains. His publications and conference presentations reflect the strategic, operational, cultural, social and psychological development of practice within both the high performance environments and community health agencies. These publications reflect the humanistic understanding of the person (including the player, athlete, practitioner and other significant development stakeholders), their personal history and the context of the situation and environment within which they exist. Dave has also been previously known for his academic contribution to the Leaders in Performance professional journal.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I am willing to supervise a PhD
Publications
2024
- PublishedExploring the Daily Hassles of Neophyte Cycling Coaches
Wood, S., Richardson, D., Roberts, S. & Fletcher, D., 1 Sept 2024, In: International Sport Coaching Journal. 11, 3, p. 393-403 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedNonlinear responses in interannual variability of lake ice to climate change
Richardson, D. C., Filazzola, A., Woolway, R. I., Imrit, M. A., Bouffard, D., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Magnuson, J. & Sharma, S., 1 Apr 2024, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 69, 4, p. 789-801 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
- E-pub ahead of printHow did we get here; a historical and social exploration of the construction of English FA coach education
Chapman, R., Cope, E., Richardson, D., Littlewood, M. & Cronin, C., 22 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sport, Education and Society. p. 1-20 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- Published"Who's who?": Exploring cycling coaches' biographies
Wood, S., Richardson, D. & Roberts, S., 1 Sept 2021, In: International Sport Coaching Journal. 9, 2, p. 179-188 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedA Longitudinal Study of Power Relations in a British Olympic Sport Organization
Feddersen, N., Morris, R., Storm, L., Littlewood, M. & Richardson, D., 1 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Sport Management. 35, 4, p. 312-324
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedLess may be more: how do coach developers reproduce ?learner-centred? policy in practice?
Dempsey, N., Cope, E., Richardson, D., Littlewood, M. & Cronin, C., 1 Jan 2021, In: Sports Coaching Review. 10, 2, p. 203-224 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Philosophical Underpinning of Athlete Lifestyle Support: An Existential-Humanistic Perspective
Devaney, D., Ronkainen, N., Nesti, M., Littlewood, M. & Richardson, D., 1 Oct 2021, In: Sport Psychologist. 36, 1, p. 29-39 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2020
- Published"Oh Take Some Man-up Pills": A Life-History Study of Muscles, Masculinity, and the Threat of Injury
Cranswick, I., Richardson, D., Littlewood, M. & Tod, D., 1 Sept 2020, In: Performance Enhancement and Health. 8, 2-3
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedCreating and disseminating coach education policy: a case of formal coach education in grassroots football
Dempsey, N., Richardson, D., Cope, E. & Cronin, C., 1 Aug 2020, In: Sport, Education and Society. p. 917-930
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe influence of macrocultural change on national governing bodies in British olympic sports
Feddersen, N., Morris, R., Abrahamsen, F., Littlewood, M. & Richardson, D., 1 Jun 2020, In: Sport in Society. 24, 9, p. 1698-1714 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
- Published"I want to do well for myself as well!": Constructing coaching careers in elite women's football
Ronkainen, N., Sleeman, E. & Richardson, D., 1 Oct 2019, In: Sports Coaching Review. 9, 3, p. 321-339
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedChildren?s perceptions of factors that influence PE enjoyment: A qualitative investigation
Domville, M., Watson, P., Richardson, D. & Graves, L., 1 Jan 2019, In: Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 24, 3, p. 207-219 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedLearning from the past; a Freirean analysis of FA coach education since 1967
Chapman, R., Richardson, D., Cope, E. & Cronin, C., 1 Aug 2019, In: Sport, Education and Society. p. 681-697
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Emergence and Perpetuation of a Destructive Culture in an Elite Sport in the United Kingdom
Morris, R., Feddersen, N., Richardson, D. & Littlewood, M., 1 Oct 2019, In: Sport in Society. 23, 6, p. 1004-1022
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedDeveloping individuals whilst managing teams: perspectives of under 21 coaches within English Premier League football
Dowling, C., Reeves, M., Littlewood, M., Nesti, M. & Richardson, D., 1 Feb 2018, In: Soccer and Society. p. 1135-1150
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDoing descriptive phenomenological data collection in sport psychology research
O'Halloran, L., Littlewood, M., Richardson, D., Tod, D. & Nesti, M., 2018, In: Sport in Society. p. 302-313
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEducator perspectives on factors influencing children?s school-based physical activity
Domville, M., Watson, P., Richardson, D. & Graves, L., 1 Jul 2018, In: Health Promotion International. 34, 5, p. 931-940
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedExpert recommendations for the design of a children?s movement competence assessment tool for use by primary school teachers
Morley, D., Rossum, T. V., Richardson, D. & Foweather, L., 21 Jan 2018, In: European Physical Education Review. 25, 2
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPrimary teachers? recommendations for the development of a teacher-oriented movement assessment tool for 4-7 year children
Foweather, L., Rossum, T. V., Richardson, D., Hayes, S. & Morley, D., 1 Dec 2018, In: Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 23, 2, p. 124-134 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSomewhat united: primary stakeholder perspectives of the governance of schoolboy football in Ireland
Finnegan, L., McArdle, J., Littlewood, M. & Richardson, D., 28 Aug 2018, In: Managing Sport and Leisure. 23, 1/2, p. 48-69 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2017
- PublishedAthlete Lifestyle Support of Elite Youth Cricketers: An Ethnography of Player Concerns Within a National Talent Development Program
Devaney, D., Nesti, M., Ronkainen, N., Littlewood, M. & Richardson, D., 1 Oct 2017, In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 30, 3
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe influence of date and place of birth on youth player selection to a National Football Association elite development programme
Finnegan, L., Richardson, D., Littlewood, M. & McArdle, J., 1 Jan 2017, In: Science and Medicine in Football. 1, 1, p. 30-39 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2016
- PublishedEffectiveness of a community football programme on improving physiological markers of health in a hard-to-reach male population: the role of exercise intensity
Hulton, A., Murphy, R., Richardson, D., Drust, B., Flower, D. & Curran, K., 2016, In: Soccer and Society. 17, 2, p. 196-208 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2015
- PublishedReaching older people with PA delivered in football clubs: the reach, adoption and implementation characteristics of the Extra Time Programme
Parnell, D., Pringle, A., McKenna, J., Zwolinsky, S., Rutherford, Z., Hargreaves, J., Trotter, L., Rigby, M. & Richardson, D., 5 Mar 2015, In: BMC Public Health. 15, 220.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Challenges of Sport Psychology Delivery in Elite and Professional Sport: Reflections From Experienced Sport Psychologists
McDougall, M., Nesti, M. & Richardson, D., 1 Sept 2015, In: Sport Psychologist. 29, 3, p. 265-277 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2014
- Published'I just want to watch the match': a practitioner's reflective account of men's health themed match day events at an English Premier League football club
Curran, K., Drust, B. & Richardson, D., 1 Jun 2014, In: Soccer and Society. 15, 6, p. 919-933 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEthnographic engagement from within a Football in the Community programme at an English Premier League football club
Curran, K., Bingham, D., Richardson, D. & Parnell, D., 27 May 2014, In: Soccer and Society. 15, 6, p. 934-950 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedFit Fans: perspectives of a practitioner and understanding participant health needs within a health promotion programme for older men delivered within an English Premier League Football Club.
Bingham, D., Parnell, D., Curran, K., Jones, R. & Richardson, D., 5 Jun 2014, In: Soccer and Society. 20, 6, p. 883-901 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review