David Shearer

David Shearer is a Professor at the University of South Wales, affiliated with the Faculty of Life Sciences and Education. He is part of the Applied Psychology Research and Innovation Group and the Sport and Exercise Research and Innovation Group. His research focuses on sport psychology, athlete performance, and psychological aspects of extreme sports and education.

• Expertise in tapering strategies for elite athletes, mental well-being in further education, and motor imagery training.
• Contributions include studies on psychological experiences during tapering, resilience in learners, and behavioral approaches to mental toughness in youth football.
• Active in collaborative research, such as the Welsh Institute of Performance Science, emphasizing applied sports science and knowledge translation.

Research outputs span over 15 years, with recent work addressing athlete skill acquisition, environmental impacts on sports performance, and educational policy.