Daniel Madigan

Daniel Madigan is a Professor of Sport and Health Psychology at York St John University, serving as Research Lead for the School of Science, Technology and Health. With a PhD from the University of Kent, his work investigates burnout across sports, education, and healthcare, including its predictors, consequences, and prevention strategies. He also explores perfectionism in achievement contexts and has secured funding from organizations like the World Anti-Doping Agency and Swedish Research Council.

• Key research areas: Burnout mechanisms, perfectionism dynamics, doping ethics
• Active in postgraduate supervision at PhD and MSc levels
• Recipient of multiple international research grants
• Published over 20 studies in top journals (Psychology of Sport and Exercise, European Journal of Sport Science, etc.)

His research group Motivation, Performance, and Wellbeing (MPaW) drives cross-disciplinary analysis of mental health in high-performance environments. Current work includes the Perfectionistic Climate Questionnaire-Sport (PCQ-S) validation and longitudinal studies on athlete burnout. He actively welcomes postgraduate research collaborations.