Dr Clare Rhoden

Dr Clare Rhoden

Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for MSc Programme

Institute of Sports & Exercise Science

Contact Details

email: c.rhoden@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 855270

Qualifications

PhD Sport Psychology
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Teaching & Research

Research Interests

The relationships between affect, goals, performance and goal disengagement in both endurance sports and team sports.  
Analysis of the relationships between psychological factors and physiological factors affecting pacing and performance in endurance based sports.  
Analysis of the psychological responses to sport injury and the change in these during rehabilitation from injury.  
The prevalence and intensity of Injury contagion in team sports.

Professional Interests

Psychological techniques for performance enhancement in both team and individual sports. 

Course Leader for the MSc Sports Programmes.  

Postgraduate Research Supervision

Current supervision of PhD student in the area of "Testing the Hierarchical model of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation at the situational level in sport and exercise."

I would be interested in supervising students in the areas of:

Psychological responses to sport injury and rehabilitation
Analysis of psychophysiological factors affecting pacing and performance in competitive endurance based sports
Oscillations in affect during training and competition in sports comprising mixed pairs

Professional Bodies

Higher Education Academy (HEA)
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)
European College of Sports Sciences (ECSS)

Publications

Bill, K. & Rhoden, C. (2011) Business Support in Sport - Strategy or Serendipity? Journal of Sport Business and Enterprise Development 18 (4), 821 - 832

Renfree, A., West, J., Corbett, Rhoden, C. and St Clair Gibson, A.(2011) Complex Interplay Between Determinants of Pacing and Performance During 20km Cycle Time Trials International Journal of sports Physiology and Performance, ISSN 1555-0265

Rhoden, C. & West, J (2010) Affect in Sporting Activities: a Preliminary Validation of the Worcester Affect Scale. Sport Science Review, 19(5-6), 71-92

Renfree, A., West, J., Corbett, M., & Rhoden, C. (2009) Individualised RPE Responses During a Self-paced Cycle Time Trial, Sports Science Review,  1(1), 7-26

Castle, P.C., Rhoden, C., West, J., Incledon,V. & Mycock, D. (2007) Foundations of Sport (Psycho-Social) Compilation Text: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-390-92247-1

Medcalf, R., Marshall, J. & Rhoden, C (2006) Exploring the Relationship Between Physical Education and Enhancing Behaviour in Pupils with Emotional Behavioural Difficulties.
Support for Learning, 21 (4), 169-174