Jamie North

Dr Jamie North is the Director of Research at St Mary's University, affiliated with the Faculty of Sport, Allied Health, and Performance Science. He holds a PhD in Sport Psychology from Liverpool John Moores University and an MSc in the same field. His research focuses on expert performance, perceptual-cognitive skills, and motor learning mechanisms in sports contexts.

• Undergraduate: University of Birmingham (Psychology)
• MSc: Liverpool John Moores University (Sport Psychology)
• PhD: Liverpool John Moores University

His work spans cognitive science, sport psychology, and biomechanics, emphasizing how skill acquisition is influenced by perceptual and contextual constraints. Recent publications analyze topics such as pattern recognition in soccer, motor control strategies in jumping, and the impact of parkour training on athlete development. Jamie serves as an associate editor for two leading international journals and has delivered presentations across three continents, underscoring his global reputation in sport science research.

Key article trends highlight expertise in anticipation, perceptual-cognitive skills in traditional and non-traditional sports (e.g., esports, parkour), and biomechanical analysis of movement constraints. Subfields include sports officials' decision-making, dynamic interceptive actions, and corticospinal adaptations to training.

Jamie's administrative roles include overseeing St Mary's Research Excellence Framework 2021 submission, which achieved a 43.5% improvement from 2014. He also examines how interactive constraints affect practice design in rugby and soccer, with implications for coaching and athlete training methodologies.