Key details
Dr Claire J.L. Rossato
Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Claire joined the University of Greenwich in 2017. She assumed responsibility of Academic Portfolio Lead for Psychology and Counselling in 2021, alongside her role as Programme leader for the MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology. As a lecturer, her specialisms include performance psychology, the impact of physical activity on mental wellbeing and physiological responses to stress and impact upon performance. She is currently supervising a number of doctoral students within these research areas. Claire is HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist and works in an applied setting within various sports and levels from Olympic to Youth Sport.
She obtained her MSc in Sport Psychology from Brunel University and PhD from Canterbury Christ Church University and has worked at several higher education institutions within the UK.
Previously held posts:
2009-2010: University of West London: Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
2010-2013: Canterbury Christ Church University: University Instructor/Ph.D. student
2013-2014: University of Westminster: Research Fellow in Human and Health Sciences
2014-2016: Anglia Ruskin University: Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences (Sport and Exercise Psychology)
Education:
BSc Hons Sport and Exercise Sciences: Canterbury Christ Church University
MSc Sport Psychology: Brunel University
PGCE: University of West London
PGCLT (HE): Canterbury Christ Church University
Ph.D. : Canterbury Christ Church University (Ph.D. thesis entitled 'Toward an Understanding of Challenge and Threat in Athletes)
Responsibilities within the university
- Programme Leader: MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Academic Portfolio Lead: Psychology and Counselling
- Academic Council Member (Early Career Academic)
- GOLD Scheme Assessor and Mentor (Fellowship applications to the Higher Education Academy)
Awards
Joint PhD funding obtained through the School of Hard Knocks (£29,589) and the VC Scholarship for the project entitled: Evaluation of Sport Mentoring-Based Interventions for Children at Risk of Low Educational Attainment, and Unemployed Adults.
Recognition
Reviewer
Journal of Learning and Teaching
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Frontiers in Psychology, section Movement Science and Sport Psychology
Editorial
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Learning and Teaching
Editorial Advisory Board: The Sport and Exercise Scientist
Professional Qualifications/Fellowships
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (Psychological Support & Research)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist (Sport and Exercise)
Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR) - Completed
Memberships
Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)
Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol): British Psychological Society
Chartered Scientist (CSci): The Science Council
Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (DSEP)
International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP)
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)
Current External Examiner
Leeds Beckett University: BSc. (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science, MSc Psychology of Sport & Exercise, PG Cert Sport & Exercise Psychology
Committee Memberships
Training Committee Member: British Psychological Society (BPS); Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (DSEP)
Committee Member: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), Sport and Exercise Psychology Accreditation Route Committee (SEPARC)
Research / Scholarly interests
Claire's research interests are around examining stress and the impact this has upon sport performance, in particular the examination of challenge and threat states. She is also interested in the use of physical activity as an intervention for behavioural issues and it's impact on mental wellbeing and has several doctoral students examining these research areas.