Dr Carmel Edwards

Senior Lecturer
+44(0)1244 513430
School of Allied and Public Health
c.edwards@chester.ac.uk
Dr Carmel Edwards

Following on from her PhD, based on Emotional Intelligence, Carmel became a full-time applied practitioner at Everton Football Club. Carmel’s role focused predominantly on the areas of player wellbeing and sport psychology. After eight years at Everton FC Carmel joined the Department and is now both a Senior Lecturer and Area Leader for Sport and Exercise Psychology. Carmel currently contributes to teaching across both the undergraduate and postgraduate programs for which the Sport and Exercise Sciences (SES) Department are responsible for.

 Carmel teaches on the following modules

  • Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology (Level 4)
  • Research Methods and Study Skills in SES (Level 4)
  • Sport Psychology (Level 5)
  • Exercise Psychology (Level 6)
  • Applied Sport Psychology (Level 6)
  • The Applied Sports Scientist – Core Competencies (MSc)
  • Contemporary Issues in Sports Psychology (MSc)
  • Applied Sports Psychology – Practitioner Skill Development (MSc)

Carmel also supervises dissertations at Level 6 and is currently supervising Rebecca Pentith's PhD.

Research interests

  • Music, lyrics and sport/exercise performance
  • Representing applied experiences via ethno drama
  • Reflective practice
  • Emotion relative to sport performance and applied practitioners

Selected publications

Pentith, R., Moss, S., Lamb., K. & Edwards, C. (2021). Perfectionism Among Young Female Competitive Irish Dancers: Prevalence and Relationship with Injury Responses. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, 25(2),152-158. DOI

McWhannell, N., Triggs, C., & Moss, S. (2017). Perceptions and measurement of playtime physical activity in English primary school children: the effect of socioeconomic status. European Physical Education Review, 25(2) 438-455. DOI

Brown, H. E., Lafferty, M.E. & Triggs, C. (2015). In the face of adversity: Resiliency in winter sport athletes. Science & Sports. DOI

Lafferty, M.E. & Triggs, C. (2014). The Working with Parents in Sport Model (WWPS- Model): A Practical Guide for Practitioners Working with Parents of Elite Young Performer.

Triggs, C., Lafferty, M.E., Brown, H.E., & Tolley, H.L. (2011). Metaphorical Use of Song Lyrics within Sport Psychology Practice: Targeting the Transition within a Premier League Football Youth Academy. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 2(3), 183-195. DOI

Book chapters

Triggs, C. Gilbourne, D. (2014). Reflecting on applied experiences within a professional football club: "They never bought me flowers!" In Z. Knowles, D. Gilbourne, B. Cropley, & L. Dugdill (Eds.), Reflective Practice in the Sport and Exercise Sciences (pp. 115-123): Contemporary Issues. UK: Routledge.

Llewellyn, D., Gilbourne, D., & Triggs, C. (2011). Representing Applied Research Experiences Through Performance: Extending beyond text. In D. Gilbourne & M.B. Andersen (Eds.), Critical Essays in Applied Sport Psychology (pp. 23-38). Champaign IL: Human Kinetics.

 

BSc (Hons), PhD