Dr Jenn Cumming

I welcome applications from home and overseas students with their own funding for research in mental skills training, mental health or a related topic in sport, exercise and dance.  If you are interested in applying for MRes or PhD studies, please email me (J.Cumming@Bham.ac.uk) in advance to discuss your proposed topic and funding source.

Current Students

1. Georgia Bird (2019-present)
2. Kirsty Brown (2021-present)
3. Fiona Clarke (2021-present)
4. Anna Maria Gatt (2019-present)
5. Maria Kolitsida (2020-present)
6. Emma Morgan (2020-present)
7. Che Nadia Binti Che Samsudin (2019-present)

Past Students

Primary Supervisor

1. Nurwina Anuar (2012-2016) “Imagery ability in sport and movement“
2. Benjamin Parry (2015-2021)
3. Sam Cooley (2011-2015) “Developing groupwork through outdoor adventure education: a systematic evaluation of learning and transfer in higher education“
4. Mark Holland (2007-2012) “The role and development of life skills in young sport participants“
5. Maria-Christina Kosteli (2012-2016) “Imagery use in older adults“
6. Sanna M. Nordin (2002-2005) “Imagery in Dance”
7. Richard Ramsey (2004-2008)  “Neural Processes of Action Imagination”
8. Damian Stanley (2005-2010) “Exercise Imagery Use”
9. Saul Shrom (2018-2022)
10. Grace Tidmarsh (2017-2022)
11. Fredrik Weibull (2010-2019) “Exercisers’ imagery use and ability“
12. Sarah Williams (2007-2011) “Athlete imagery ability and effective imagery use“
13. Charlotte Woodcock (2007-2012) “A mutli-method examination of the processes and outcomes of IZOF interventions in competitive sports: Implications for program design, delivery, and evaluations“

Second Supervisor

1. Rob Hardwick (2006-2010) “Neurobehavioural Representations of Observed Action Viewpoint“
2. Simone Helleren (2016-2021) “Homeless young people’s engagement with help”
3. Mimi Ho (2010-2017) “The impact of perfectionism on psychological well-being and ill-being in athletes with and without hearing disability“
4. Farhan Noordali (2013-2018) “Mindfulness-based interventions for diabetes treatment and prevention in South Asian young adults“
5. Emily Novaokvic (2012-2013) “Transferable Skills in Higher Education: The Contribution of Extracurricular Activity Participation“
6. Eleanor Quested (2006-2010) “Social and psychological determinants of well- and ill-being among vocational dancers: A self-determination theory approach“
7. Mary Quinton (2012-2017) “Investigating the effects of positive and negative imagery content and ability on cognitive, affective, and behavioural outcomes“