Hollie Fountain

Hollie Fountain is a Lecturer at the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, affiliated with the Sports, Exercise and Health Science Research Group and The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland. Her work focuses on psychological resilience in junior athletes, talent development, and the health benefits of sports participation.

• PhD in Sports Sciences (Edinburgh Napier University, 2017)

Research interests include:

• Psychological Resilience in Youth Athletes
• Talent Pathway Development
• Impact of Physical Activity on Mental Health
• Sibling Dynamics in Sports Achievement
• Technology-Based Health Interventions
• Mountain Biking as Therapeutic Intervention

Recent studies highlight her focus on resilience measurement frameworks, SMS-based physical activity interventions, and mountain biking's role in mental health. Collaborative projects with Sportscotland and Scottish Cycling emphasize community and policy applications.

Current postgraduate supervision includes research on hybrid sport nutrition platforms and nanocellulose-antiviral technologies. Past supervisees explored topics like self-regulated learning in football academies and motivational factors in Scottish football clubs.

• 2025–2028: Developing Effective Talent Pathways Using a TDEQ Framework (Sportscotland, £15,225)
• 2021–2023: Capturing the insights of parents of performance pathway athletes (Sportscotland, £22,768)
• 2018–2020: What makes him so special? Self-regulated learning in Scottish football academies (Heart of Midlothian PLC, £8,250)
• 2018: Mountain Biking and Psychological Wellbeing (Scottish Cycling, £4,999)