Dr Carmel Triggs

Senior Lecturer Sport and Exercise Psychology

Qualifications

BSc (Hons), PhD

Overview

Carmel joined the Department in March 2009, before this time she worked for over 8 years as an applied sport scientist at Everton Football Club, within their Academy. During this time Carmel engaged in the holistic process of player development and worked with players from as young as 9 years old to 18 years old. Carmel also worked with the parents/guardians of players, given the key and informative role that they have with regard to their child’s development both within and beyond a sporting context. Carmel has also worked with performers in other sports who have competed at national and international standard, however; the majority of her applied work and therefore area of expertise concerns the development of young elite football players within an Academy environment. It is examples and reflections of the aforementioned applied experiences that are integral to Carmel’s teaching practice at the University of Chester.

Teaching

Carmel is Area Leader for Sport and Exercise Psychology and thus informs the content of and teaches on the following modules:

Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology (Level 4)
Research Methods and Study Skills in Sport and Exercise Sciences (Level 4)
Sport Psychology (Level 5)
Applied Sports Psychology (Level 6)
Exercise Psychology (Level 6)
The Applied Sports Scientist Core Competencies (MSc)
Contemporary Issues in Sports Psychology (MSc)
Sports Psychology and Motor Control; An Applied Perspective (MSc)
Applied Sports Psychology; Practitioner Development (MSc)

Carmel supervises dissertation students both at undergraduate and postgraduate (MSc) level who specialise in the area of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Currently Carmel is also second supervisor of two PhD students.

Research

Research interests

Conceptualisations of Emotional Intelligence relative to scholars/players within Premier League youth academies and their journey of potentially becoming a professional football player.
Qualitative methodologies and inquiries in research and practice.
Utilisation of song lyrics as a form of applied practice/resource that can be implemented by sport psychologists.

Published work

Selected publications

Llewellyn, D., Gilbourne, D., & Triggs, C. (2011). Representing Applied Research Experiences Through Performance: Extending beyond text. In D. Gilbourne & M.B. Andersen (Eds.), Critical Essays in Applied Sport Psychology (pp. 23-38). Champaign IL: Human Kinetics.

Triggs^,C., Lafferty^,M.E., Brown^,H.E., & Tolley, H.L. (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. doi: 10.1080/21520704.2011.619046