Senior Lecturer in Psychology Research Methods

I teach a range of areas including: sport and exercise psychology, physical education, outdoor education and sport development. I am currently in the process of completing a PhD focusing on stress and coping in sport.

Prior to working at the University I was head of physical education at two secondary schools. I have been fortunate to be actively involved in team sports, athletics, adventure activities, dance and martial arts.

I work with a number of major expedition organisations and I became a Fuchs Scholar representing the University as part of a Greenland crossing.

Qualifications

• MSc Sport Science – Brunel University
• BEd (Hons) – London Metropolitan University

Teaching Expertise

• Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Physical Education
• Outdoor Education
• Qualitative Research

Research Interests

• Stress and coping
• Resilience
• Group cohesion and social support
• Pedagogy of discomfort
• Inclusive practice

Research Projects

• Currently working on PHD projects relating to stress, coping and expeditions
• Pedagogy of discomfort-dance and climbing
• Collective efficacy and resilience

External Roles

• External Examiner University of Greenwich - Outdoor Education Masters Programme.
• External Examiner: Canterbury Christchurch University Foundation Degree and BA Physical Education and Physical Activity
• Academic Journal Reviewer: Teacher Development (Taylor & Francis

Publications

• Killingbeck, M., Bowler, M., Golding, D., & Sammon, P. (2007). Physical education and physical literacy. PE Matters, 2007, vol.2.
• Keyworth, S. & Golding, D. (2021). The future of physical education is in the mix: Establishing the DJ as a metaphor for innovative curriculum design. In J. Wearmouth & K. Lindley (eds) Bringing the Curriculum to Life: Engaging Learners in the English Education System. Open University Press, London, pp 140-156

Conference Presentations

• AASP Int. Student Conference 2015 - Social support, coping and expeditions
• BASES Conference 2014- Coping, cohesion and expeditions- a transactional Approach
• University of Bedfordshire Conference 2014- Coping and cohesion (Poster-best poster award)
• British Psychological Society (BPS) Social Psychology Division Conference 2014- Expedition stress, coping and cohesion
• BPS Sport Division Conference 2013- Expedition stress and coping
• British Education Research Association (BERA) Conference 2013- Coping development and expeditions
• BERA Conference 2013- The pedagogy of discomfort
• BERA Conference 2012 - A rationale for positive psychological approaches to inclusion of disabled people in outdoor adventure
• BPS National Conference 2012 – An ethnographic study of coping and expeditions (Poster)
• Institute of Outdoor Learning (Eastern Region) Conference 2011 Keynote: Stress, coping and expeditions –Greenland crossing
• ISPAR 2020 - The future of PE is in the mix: Establishing the DJ as a metaphor for innovative curriculum design (with Saul Keyworth)
• BASES 2017 - Working on the edge: an ethnographic study of stress, coping and expedition leadership (Poster)
• BASES 2017 - Methodology goes wild: advocating the advancement of cognitive ethnography in physical activity research
• BERA - Looking back, stepping forward: learning from obscured practice (with Saul Keyworth)
• BPS (DSEP) 2016 - Running in search of adventure: a case study of coping with a multiday ultra-distance running challenge
• BASES 2016 - Coping and self-regulation: A qualitative investigation of novice Nordic ski-marathon participants
• BPS Annual Conference 2016-Journeys to wellbeing: stress, coping and expeditions
• BPS (DSEP) 2015-Stress, coping and extreme expeditions: the coldest journey on Earth
• BASES 2015-Going alone-stress, coping and solo expeditions
• AASP Int. Student Conference 2015 Social support, coping and expeditions
• BASES Conference 2014- Coping, cohesion and expeditions- a transactional approach
• BPS Social Psychology Division Student Conference 2014- Expedition stress, coping and cohesion
• BPS (DSEP) 2013- Expedition stress and coping
• BERA Conference 2013- Stress, development and coping

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)1234 793417
E: danny.golding@beds.ac.uk