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David Lavallee is a Professor in the Department of Health, Sport and Wellbeing at Abertay University, serving as the University Head of Research Knowledge Mobilisation. He holds adjunct roles as Guest Professor at Keio University (Japan) and Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick (Ireland). His educational background includes a PhD from the University of Western Australia, a Master’s from Harvard University, and a Bachelor’s from Boston College.
His research focuses on Sport Sciences and Psychology, with notable contributions to understanding urinary incontinence in women, physical activity barriers, coaching behavior improvement, and competition integrity. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher in global rankings and contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being.
Key awards include Principal Fellow of Advance HE and recognition in Stanford/Elsevier and Research.com rankings. His work spans 172 research outputs, including datasets on golf engagement during the pandemic and parental involvement in youth sports.
Lavallee has supervised 5 research works and contributed to datasets addressing public health and sports-related challenges. His research emphasizes knowledge mobilisation and real-world impact in health and sports science.
