Dr Daniel Rhind

Daniel is a Chartered Psychologist. His work has been presented at a range of international conferences and has been featured in leading journals. His research has been featured on BBC News and on BBC Radio 4 as well as in the Guardian Newspaper and the Community Care magazine. It has also appeared in briefing papers and the newsletter, Relay, published by the NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU). Daniel was also awarded the Sport Psychology Research Prize ($500) by the Canadian Sports Centre, Manitoba in 2008.

Daniel leads the Brunel International Research Network for Athlete Welfare (BIRNAW). He is a member of the CPSU’s Research Evidence and Advisory Group and is also an adjunct Professor at the University of Regina, Canada.

Daniel joined Brunel University as a Lecturer in Youth Sport in September 2008. He has been awarded a PGCHE (Brunel University, July 2010), PhD (Loughborough University, October 2008), MSc in Applied Psychology (Cranfield University, October, 2002) and a BSc in Social Psychology (Loughborough University, July, 2000).

Teaching

Module Leader

• SP2021 – Theory and application in sport psychology
  SP2030 – Qualitative and quantitative Methods of Analysis

Contributes to (undergraduate)

• SP1035 – Analytical skills in sport and physical activity
  
• SP2017 – Principles of coaching effectiveness
  
• SP3019 – Professional issues in coaching and physical education
  
• SP3030 – Undergraduate Dissertation Supervision
  
• SP3045 – Contemporary issues in sport

Contributes to (postgraduate)

• SP5508 – Research Methods and Data Analysis
• SP5521 – Individual differences in sport and exercise
• SP5523 – Social processes in sport and exercise
• SP5530 – MSc Dissertation Supervision

PhD Students

• Alison Maitland – Organizational culture and the coach-athlete relationship in elite rowing
  
• Celena Dell – Experiences of football referees

Research Interests

Daniel’s main research focuses on understanding the development and maintenance of (un)healthy and (in)effective relationships in sport. This relates to all of the key stakeholders including athletes/players, coaches, referees and parents. It is intended that this research informs policy and practice to promote the welfare of everyone involved and safeguard people with additional vulnerability in sport.

Current/recent research projects include:

• Preventing sexual harassment and abuse in sport (European Commission)
• Understanding player wellbeing in elite junior tennis (International Tennis Federation)
• Developing a child protection in sport system in Japan (Daiwa Foundation)

PhD Students:

• Celena Dell – Experiences of football referees (The Football Association)
• Alison Maitland – Organizational culture and the coach-athlete relationship in elite rowing
• Georgia Allen – Developing life skills through youth sport
• Lisa Taylor – Teacher expectations in Physical Education

Research Details

Funding

• Understanding visually impaired students’ perceptions of higher education (£20K).
• Higher Education Funding Council for England, 1/3/10-31/8/11. CI with Dr Daniel Bishop.
• Research Development Fund (£1.4K), July 2010. CI with Prof. Celia Brackenridge.
• Researching Youth Sport Conference (£5K). Child Protection in Sport Unit, 16/9/09. CI with Prof. Celia Brackenridge.

Research Centre

Publications

Journal Papers

(Forthcoming) Rhind, D., Raakman, E. and Dorsch, K., Looking at youth hockey from a human rights perspective, Sport, Education and Society

(2012) Rhind, D. and Hilderley, E., Including children with cerebral palsy in mainstream physical education lessons: A case study of student and teacher experiences, Graduate Journal of Sport, Exercise and Physical Education Research 1 1- 15

(2012) Papaefstathiou, M., Rhind, D. and Brackenridge, C., Child protection in ballet: Experiences and views of teachers, administrators and ballet students, Child Abuse Review Online paper

(2012) Rhind, D. and Jowett, S., Development of the coach-athlete relationship maintenance questionnaire (CARM-Q), International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching 7 (1) : 121- 138

(2011) Rhind, D. and Bishop, D., Barriers and enablers for students with a visual impairment in a UK higher education institution, British Journal of Visual Impairment 29 (3) : 177- 195

(2011) Rhind, D. and Jowett, S., Linking maintenance strategies to the quality of coach-athlete relationships, International Journal of Sport Psychology 42 (1) : 1- 14

(2011) Rhind, DJA., Jowett, S. and Lorimer, R., The impact of social support on student athletes’ satisfaction in individual sports, Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes 5 (1) : 73- 84

(2010) Raakman, E., Dorsch, K. and Rhind, D., The development of a typology of abusive coaching behaviours within youth sport, International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching 5 (4) : 503- 515

(2010) Rhind, DJA. and Jowett, S., Initial evidence for the criterion-related and structural validity of the long versions of the direct and meta-perspectives of the coach-athlete relationship questionnaire, European Journal of Sport Science 10 (6) : 359- 370

(2010) Rhind, DJA. and Jowett, S., Relationship maintenance strategies in the coach-athlete relationship: The development of the COMPASS model, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 22 (1) : 106- 121 Download publication

(2008) Rhind, D. and Jowett, S., Relationship maintenance strategies in the coach-athlete relationship (Abstract), International Journal of Psychology 43 (3-4) : 235-

(2007) Jowett, S. and Rhind, DJA., The impact of parent-created motivational climate on adolescent athletes' perceptions of physical self-concept, Journal of the Study of Sport and Athletes in Education 122-123 345- 360 Download publication

(2006) Thomas, LJ., Rhind, DJA. and Robinson, KJ., Rail passenger perceptions of risk and safety and priorities for improvement, Cognition, Technology and Work 8 (1) : 67- 75

(2004) Rhind, DJA. and Head, T., The benefits of implicit learning when training ab-lnitio Pilots, International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies 4 (2) : 153- 170

(Accepted) Rhind, D., Raakman, E. and Dorsch, KD., Coach conduct and human rights: A critical review of coach conduct using a human rights in sport model, International Council of Sports Science and Physical Education Bulletin 58

(Accepted) Rhind, D., Jowett, S. and Yang, X., A comparison of athletes’ perceptions of the coach-athlete relationship who participate in team and individual sports, Journal of Sport Behavior

Conference Papers

(2009) Raakman, E., Dorsch, K. and Rhind, DJA., Comparing coach conduct to standards of excellence, International Council for Coach Education Conference

(2008) Rhind, DJA. and Jowett, S., Conceptualising and measuring relationship maintenance in the coach-athlete relationship, British Association of Soprt and Exercise Sciences Conference (BASES)

(2008) Rhind, DJA. and Jowett, S., Relationship maintenance strategies in the coach-athlete relationship: the COMPASS model, International Congress of Psychology

Book Chapters

(2012) Rhind, D. and Jowett, S., Working with coach-athlete relationships: Their quality and maintenance. In: Mellieu, S. and Hanton, S. eds. Professional Practice in Sport Psychology.

(2010) Rhind, D. and Brackenridge, CH., Future priorities for research on elite child athlete welfare. In: Brackenridge, CH. and Rhind, DJA. eds. Elite Child Athlete Welfare: International Perspectives. London : Brunel University Press 157- 159

(2010) Rhind, D., Towards an understanding of the maintenance of unhealthy coach-athlete relationships.. In: Brackenridge, CH. and Rhind, DJA. eds. Elite Child Athlete Welfare: International Perspectives. London : Brunel University Press 101- 108

Books

(2012) Rhind, D., Chroni, S., Fasting, K., Hartill, M., Knorre, N., Martin, M., Papaefstathiou, M., Rulofs, B., Toftegaard-Støckel, J., Vertommen, T. and Zurc, J., Prevention of sexual and gender harassment and abuse in sport: Initiatives from Europe and beyond. German Sports Youth

(2012) Brackenridge, CH., Kay, T. and Rhind, D., Sport, children's rights and violence prevention: A source book on global issues and local programmes. Brunel University Press

(2010) Brackenridge, C. and Rhind, D., Elite child athlete welfare: International perspectives. Brunel University Press

(2010) RHIND, D., Elite Child Athlete Welfare: International Perspectives. Brunel University Press