Daniel Rhind

Professor Daniel Rhind is Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Professor of Sport Psychology at Loughborough University. His work focuses on safeguarding in sport, mental health, and organizational psychology, with affiliations to research groups like Sport, business and society.

• PhD (Loughborough University, 2008)
• PGCHE (Brunel University)
• MSc in Applied Psychology (Cranfield University)
• BSc in Social Psychology (Loughborough University)

Daniel’s research spans athlete welfare, coach-athlete dynamics, and systemic approaches to preventing abuse in sports. He contributes to global safeguarding frameworks and policy development, including the IOC consensus statement on interpersonal violence and BASES expert statements.

Recent publications highlight his focus on athlete mental health, safeguarding cultures, and qualitative methodologies in coaching research. Collaborative work includes behavioral interventions for physical activity and studies on gender dynamics in sports coaching.

• Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)
• Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)