Professor Joan Duda
Professor of Sport Psychology
Office hours: Wednesday 11 - 12pm and Thursday 1 - 2pm
Research Interests
- Motivational processes in sport, exercise settings, and dance
- Sport/exercise participation and well-being
- Psychosocial predictors of performance in the physical domain
Joan L. Duda is a Professor of Sports Psychology in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at The University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway. She completed her B.A. (1977) in psychology at Rutgers University, her M.S. degree (1978) in physical education at Purdue University, and Ph.D. (1981) in Sport Psychology/Kinesiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Professor Duda is Past-President of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology and has also been a member of the executive boards of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, the Sport Psychology Academy, Division 47 of the American Psychological Association, and the International Society for Sport Psychology. She is currently on the Scientific Committee of the European College of Sport Sciences. Professor Duda was Editor of the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, was on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology for 17 years and currently is Associate Editor of Motivation and Emotion and an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, and the European Journal of Sport Sciences. A Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, the European College of Sport Sciences, the International Association of Applied Psychology and the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Professor Duda has published over 200 scientific and applied papers and book chapters and is internationally known for her expertise on motivational processes and determinants of optimal functioning in the physical domain and the psychological and emotional dimensions of sport, exercise, and dance.
She is the editor of the book Advances in Sport and Exercise Psychology Measurement (1998) and co-editor of the Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology Research, with D. Hackfort and R. Lidor (2005). Professor Duda has been an invited keynote speaker in numerous countries around the world. In 1997, she was named the Visiting International Scholar by the Australian Sport Psychology Society. Based on her academic record and contributions to the field, she was appointed to Sub-Panel 46 for RAE 2008 and was the recipient of an honorary doctoral degree from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (2008). She is presently Principal Investigator or Co-investigator on projects (totaling over £3 million) funded by the European Commission (FP7 Health), the UK Medical Research Council, the MRC/National Prevention Research Initiative, the Economic and Social Research Council, Winning Scotland Foundation, the Health & Well-being Partnership/ Birmingham Public Health Network/Birmingham City Council, and the UK Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Professor Duda has been a mental skills consultant for over 25 years, working with athletes, coaches, and parents at different competitive levels. She is certified as a Consultant by the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology and listed on the US Olympic Registry. She was the sport psychology consultant for the USA Gymnastics Women’s Artistic National Team and the Women's US Olympic team that won the gold medal in the Atlanta 1996 Games. At Purdue University, she set up and directed the Mental Skills Training program that serviced intercollegiate athletes and coaches in tennis, track and field, softball, basketball, swimming, and wrestling. At The University of Birmingham, she works with TASS and USB sport-scholars and also offers consultation with other elite athletes and coaches with respect to performance excellence and motivational issues. In collaboration with the Winning Scotland Foundation and the Scottish Rugby Union, she is currently leading a 3 year study entailing the development, delivery and evaluation of a sport- and age-specific Mental Skills Training program for young elite rugby players. This is her 7th year being the performance psychology consultant for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Her hobbies include music, enjoying good food and fine wine, playing club tennis, and traveling.
Sample Publications over the Past 5 Years:
Duda, J.L., Cumming, J., & Balaguer, I. (2005). Enhancing athletes� self regulation, task involvement, and self determination via psychological skills training. In D. Hackfort, J.Duda, & R. Lider (Eds.), Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology Research. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.
Duda, J.L. (2005). Motivation in sport: The relevance of competence and achievement goals. In A.J. Elliot & C.S. Dweck (Eds.), Handbook of competence and motivation (pp. 318-335). New York: Guildford Publications.
Duda, J.L., & Ntoumanis, N. (2005). After-school sport for children: Implications of a task-involving motivational climate. In Mahoney, J. L., Larson, R. W., & Eccles, J. S. (Eds.), Organized activities as contexts of development: Extracurricular activities, after-school and community programs (pp. 311-330). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Vazou, S., Ntoumanis, N., & Duda, J.L. (2005). Peer motivational climate in sport: A qualitative inquiry. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 6, 497-516.
McArdle, S.,& Duda, J.L. (2004). Exploring the social contextual correlates of perfectionism in adolescents: A multivariate perspective. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 28(6), 765-788.
Bray, S., Balaguer, I., & Duda, J.L. (2004). The relationship of task self-efficacy and role efficacy beliefs to role performance in Spanish youth soccer. Journal of Sport Sciences, 22 (5), 429-437.
Reinboth, M., & Duda, J.L. (2004). Relationship of the perceived motivational climate and perceptions of ability to psychological and physical well-being in team sports. The Sport Psychologist, 18, 237-251.
Reinboth, M., Duda, J.L., Ntoumanis, N. (2004). Dimensions of coaching behavior, need satisfaction, and the psychological and physical welfare of young athletes. Motivation and Emotion, 28, 297-313.
Standage, M., & Duda, J.L. (2003). Motivational processes impacting physical activity engagement among older adults. In M. Weiss (Ed.), Sport and exercise psychology: A developmental perspective (pp. 365-381). Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.
Kim, M.S., & Duda, J.L. (2003). The coping process: Cognitive appraisals of stress, coping strategies, and coping effectiveness. The Sport Psychologist, 17 (4), 406-425.
Kim, M-S., Duda, J.L., Tomas, I., & Balaguer, I. (2003). Examination of the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Approach to Coping in Sport Questionnaire. Revista de Psicologia del Deporte, 12, 197-212.
Pensgaard, A.M., & Duda, J.L. (2003). Sydney 2000: The interplay between emotions, coping, and the performance of Olympic-level athletes. The Sport Psychologist, 17, 253-267.
Standage, M., Duda, J.L., Ntoumanis, N. (2003). Predicting motivational regulations in physical education: The interplay between dispositional goal orientations, motivational climate and perceived competence. Journal of Sports Sciences, 21 (8), 631-647.
McArdle, S., & Duda, J.L. (2002). Implications of the motivational climate in youth sport. In R. Smith & F. Smoll (Eds.), Children and youth in sport (2nd Edition) (pp.409-434). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Pensgaard, A.M., & Duda, J.L. (2002). "If we work hard, we can do it": A tale from an Olympic (Gold) medalist. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14(3), 219-236.
Balaguer, I., Duda, J.L., Atienza, F.L., & Mayo, C. (2002). Situational and dispositional goals as predictors of perceptions on individual and team improvement, satisfaction and coach ratings among elite female handball teams. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 3(4), 293-308.
Smith, M., Duda, J.L., Allen, J., & Hall, H. (2002). Contemporary measures of approach and avoidance goal orientations: Similarities and differences. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2, 154-189.
Guivernau, M., & Duda, J.L. (2002). The relationship of the moral atmosphere to aggressive tendencies in young soccer players. Journal of Moral Education, 31 (1).
Castillo, I., Balaguer, I., & Duda, J.L. (2002). Perspectivas de meta de los adolescentes en el contexto academico. Psicothema, 13(1), 79-86.
Jagacinski, C., & Duda, J.L. (2001). A comparative analysis of contemporary achievement orientation measures. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 61(6), 1013-1039.
Gano-Overway, L., & Duda, J.L. (2001). Personal theories of achievement among African and White mainstream American athletes. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 32, 335-354.
Treasure, D.C., Duda, J.L., Hall, H.K., Roberts, G.C., Ames, C., & Maehr, M.L. (2001). Clarifying misconceptions and misrepresentations in achievement goal research in sport: A response to Harwood, Hardy, and Swain. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 23(4), 317-329.
Biddle, S.J.H, Duda, J.L., Papaiaonnou, A., & Harwood, C. (2001). Physical education, positivism, and optimistic claims from achievement goal theorists: A response to Pringle (2000). Quest, 53(4), 457-470.
Magyar, T.M., & Duda, J.L. (2001). The impact of goal orientations, perceptions of social support, and sources of rehabilitation confidence on confidence restoration following athletic injury. The Sport Psychologist, 14, 372-390.
Newton, M., Duda, J.L., & Yin, Z. (2000). Examination of the psychometric properties of the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire - 2 in a sample of female athletes. Journal of Sport Sciences, 18 (4), 275-290.
