Sam Thrower

Background

About Sam Thrower

I completed my PhD in Sport Psychology at Loughborough University in 2016. Since graduating I have worked as a Lecturer at Kingston University (2016-2017), Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Loughborough University (2017-2018), and Senior Lecturer at the University of Roehampton (2018-2023). I joined Oxford Brookes University in January 2023 and currently teach on undergraduate modules in Sport and Exercise Psychology and Research Methods. I am predominantly a qualitative researcher, although I have conducted research as part of interdisciplinary teams using both quantitative and mixed-method designs. My main research interests lie in the area of youth sport and specifically the psychosocial development of young athletes. I am particularly interested in topics such as parenting in sport, sport-confidence, motivational climates, stress and coping, and anti-doping in sport. My research in these areas has been published in a range of leading international journals including: ‘Psychology of Sport & Exercise’, ‘Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise & Health’, ‘Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology’, ‘Journal of Applied Sport Psychology’ and 'Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology'. My current research focuses on parent-child interactions and the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based sport parent education programmes.