Dr Moira Lafferty

Senior Lecturer, Joint Programme Leader for MSc Sports Science

Qualifications

BA (Hons), MSc, PhD, C.Psychol., Csci, AFBPsS, PGCTLHE, FHEA.

Overview

Moira is a BPS Chartered Psychologist, a registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the Health Professional Council and a BPS Stage 1 and 2 accredited supervisor and assessor. She is Chief Supervisor Registrar elect for the BPS Qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology and is a member of the QSEP Board. Currently she is providing psychological support to the GB Dressage Pony Squad the NW Dressage Squad and co-ordinates the athlete development program on the National High Performance Camps. She has previously worked with a number of governing bodies and was part of the Sports Science Support team for the Women's Rugby Football Union.

Teaching

Moira teaches across all the sport and exercise psychology modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is also contributes to research methods and applied practice modules at Masters Level and currently supervises 3 PhD. students.

Introduction to Sport & Exercise Psychology (Level 4)
Sport Psychology (Level 5)
Research Methods (Level 5)
Applied Sports Psychology (Level 6)
The Applied Sports Scientist – Core Competencies (Level 7)
Contemporary Issues in Sports Psychology (Level 7)
Sport Psychology & Motor Control (Level 7)

Applied Sport Psychology – Practitioner Skill Development (Level 7)

External Roles

Chief Supervisor/ Registrar Elect BPS Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology.

Research

Research Interest

Applied sport psychology and the performance environment
Psychological skills and peak performance in junior athletes
The parent-child dyad in junior sports
Teaching and learning in higher education

Published work

Selected publications

Triggs, C., Lafferty, M.E., Brown, H. & Tolley, H. (2011). Metaphorical use of song lyrics within sport psychology practice; Targeting the transition within a Premier League football youth academy. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 2(3), 183-195.

Lafferty, M.E., Kenyon, R. & Wright, C. (2008). Club-based and non-club based physiotherapists views on the psychological content of their practice when treating sports injuries. Research in Sport Medicine. 16(04), 295-306.

Lafferty, M.E. & Dorrell, K. (2006). Coping strategies and the influence of perceived parental support in junior national age swimmers. Journal of Sports Sciences. 24 (3), 253-259.

Lafferty, M.E. (2005) A stair walking intervention strategy for children with Down’s Syndrome. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies. 9(1), 65-74.

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