Dr Daniel Bishop
Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Summary

I am a Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology here at Brunel, a British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Psychologist registered to practise with the HCPC, an Associate Fellow of the BPS, and a Fellow of Advance HE (formerly the HEA). I am also the Director of Postgraduate Studies for the Division of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences.

I have worked in both public and private sectors, including local authorities, the NHS, investment banks, the health & fitness industry and Further Education. These experiences have given me a sophisticated understanding of the challenges faced in this diverse range of industries, which is why I continue to add value to the performance of various individuals and organisations - using established psychological principles to do so.

In my role as Departmental Lead for Staff Experience & Wellbeing, my vision is for Brunel to deservedly attain national recognition (e.g., the RSPH Health & Wellbeing Awards) for its long-term prioritisation of staff wellbeing and health.

When I’m not working, I love to spend as much time as possible with my family and friends; and I am writing a book in the little I have left each week! I have also spent the past few years rebuilding my left knee from the inside out, with a careful self-determined rehabilitation programme. For those who are interested: at the time of typing, I can now tolerate regular running at a pretty good pace. I have realised that tight quadriceps and patellar tendons were compounding my cartilage problems, so have taken to regular self-massage using commercially available percussive and vibrating massagers - a game-changer. Static and eccentric patellar tendon loading has also helped, as has reverse cross-trainer exercise for as little as 12 mins, alternating 1 min reverse and 1 min forward. I have also found that running in crocs (with heel straps!) instead of (over-engineered) running shoes increases my knee stability.

Qualifications

• PhD, Manipulating Emotions for Performance
• MSc Sport & Exercise Psychology
• BSc (Hons) Psychology

Responsibility

I fulfil various roles:

• Director of Postgraduate Studies, Division of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
• Programme Lead, Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc
• Staff Experience & Wellbeing Lead, Department of Life Sciences
• Recognised Programme Developer, including spearheading of 2019 SHES programmes revamp
• University Misconduct and Professional Suitability Chair and Panel Member
• Athena SWAN Self-assessment Team Member (Bronze Award) College of Health and Life Sciences (CHMLS)
• PhD and MPhil Examiner
• Postgraduate Research Supervisor (see Teaching/Supervision)
• Postgraduate and Undergraduate Module Leader (see Teaching/Supervision)
• CHMLS Research Ethics Committee Member
• Peer Reviewer for (inter alia) Behavioral Research Methods, Brain and Cognition, European Journal of Sport Science, Experimental Brain Research, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Human Movement Science, International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Journal of Sports Sciences, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, Music Performance Research, Neuroimage, Neuropsychologia, Physiology & Behaviour, Psychology of Music, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Scientific Reports, The Sport Psychologist.