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Dr. Alexandra Potts is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University. She leads the BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science program and teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate modules in sport psychology, physical activity, and behavioral science.
- Education: Leeds Metropolitan University (BSc 2014), Leeds Beckett University (MSc 2016, PhD 2019)
Research Focus: Her work centers on psychological stress and wellbeing among sports coaches, utilizing qualitative methods to explore stressors, coping mechanisms, and adaptive capacity. She also specializes in whole systems approaches to physical activity behavior change, co-founding the Systems Evaluation Network in 2020 to collaborate on public health interventions.
Key Projects: National evaluations of physical activity programs like 'Active Through Football' and post-COVID recovery strategies for adaptive physical activity habits. Her research bridges academia, local councils, and practitioners.
Teaching: Module leadership in 'Fundamentals of Exercise Psychology,' 'Human Behaviour in Sport and Exercise,' and supervision of final-year undergraduate projects, postgraduate research, and doctoral students.
