Dr Rebecca Hings
Senior Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Dr Rebecca Hings (pronouns: she/her) is a Senior Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences (Psychology) at Brunel University London. Beckie is an expert in the emotional labour and wellbeing of sport, health, and exercise employees across a range of domains including high-performance sport, the NHS, and third sector sport organisations.
Beckie graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a First Class Honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science and went on to complete her PhD in Organisation Studies at Portsmouth Business School. Beckie's doctoral research examined how and why sports medicine and science practitioners manage their emotions when interacting with clients as part of their professional practice. Prior to her role at Brunel, she was a Research Planning Officer (Impact) at the University of Birmingham.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Portsmouth
- PhD titled "Emotional Labor and Professional Practice in Sports Medicine and Science" at the University of Portsmouth
Responsibility
- Undergraduate Admissions Tutor for the Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Module Lead for SP2613 Developing Research Methods and Data Analysis Skills
Newest selected publications
Beddoe, A., Hings, R. and Kerner, C. (2026) '“I’m a bit of a Snowflake. I Can’t Meet the Male Expectations.” How Adolescent Boys’ Perceived Competency Shapes Their Motivation for Physical Activity'. Sport, Education and Society, 00 (accepted, in press). pp. 1 - 40. ISSN: 1357-3322 Open Access Link
Norris, E., Hings, R., Bailey, D., Victor, C., Anokye, N., Banstola, A., et al. (2026) 'Move Together Buckinghamshire: protocol for a pragmatic mixed-methods evaluation of a community physical activity programme for older adults with long-term conditions'. BMJ Open, 16 (7). pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 2044-6055 Open Access Link
Hings, R., Furmaniak, K., Dunford, C., Wagstaff, C. and Quartiroli, A. (2025) 'Exploring the emotional labour of occupational therapists when interacting with clients'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 89 (1). pp. 36 - 45. ISSN: 0308-0226 Open Access Link
Beddoe, A., Hings, R. and Kerner, C. (2025) '“Making Choices for Yourself”: A Qualitative Visual Methods Study on Adolescent Boys’ Autonomy in Physical Activity'. Journal of Adolescent Research, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 38. ISSN: 0743-5584 Open Access Link
Fenton, JL., Wagstaff, CRD. and Hings, RF. (2025) 'Navigating Emotion Norms in Sport Organizations'. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 2152-0704 Open Access Link