Dr. Rhonda Cohen- London's Sport Psychologist for Extreme Sports

PhD, MSc., BA.,PGCHE, CPsychol.,CSci., HCPC, AFBPsS - Get your mind into gear for ultimate performance!

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Professional Qualifications

PhD
MSc,BA,PGCHE
Registered Sport & Exercise Psychologist (HCPC)
Chartered Psychologist : Sport & Exercise Psychology, BPS (CPsychol)
Chartered Scientist, British Psychological Society (CSci)
Associate Fellow of British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS) - HCPC

Note: The Health Care Profession Council (HCPC) monitors the protected title of Sport & Exercise Psychologist

Areas of Research

PhD : The relationship between personality, sensation seeking and reaction time in participation in sport
The relationship between personality,sensation and sporting performance in extreme sport
Classifying and Defining extreme sport
Personality in Extreme Sport
Profiling of participants involved in the extreme sport

High Risk and Sensation Seeking in extreme Sport
Personality and Injury
Dementia, carers and psychological support

PhD students

A. Elliott - A Multi-method investigation into physical activity in middle age through a life course perspective (PhD awarded July 2016)

F. Fazelli - A study into parents perception of physical activity, weight status and fundamental movement skills and Obesity in children. A transcultural study. (PhD Awarded 2022 )

T. Hubej - Supporting and developing carers who work with those with Dementia (Viva due in 2023)

D. Holmes - Mental Health in Professional Footballers -Dr Richard Barry, Dr Liza Marzano, Dr Rhonda Cohen (transfer to PhD passed 2022)

Ali, Bushra - Enhancing Physical Activity - a transcultural study - Dr. Ane Elliott, Tim Evans ,Dr. Rhonda Cohen (Registration October 2022)

Supervision of Trainee Sport & Exercise Psychologists for BPS stage 2

Sam Cumming - British Rowing - awarded

Dr. Fran Longstaff - FIKA ; UHerts ; Middlesex U; British Rowing ; Varous Clients -awarded

Katie Evan-Jones - awarded

Dementia Funding

Research funded study with DCUK/ Saracens Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfied (2016)

Publications

Cohen R, Baluch B and Duffy LJ (2018). Personality differences amongst Drag Racers and Archers: Implications for sport injury rehabilitation. Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation. Vol 14, No 5, October 31, 2018
Cohen R, Baluch B and Duffy LJ (2018) Defining extreme sport : Conceptions and Misconceptions Frontiers in Psychology. 9:1974. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01974
Cohen, Rhonda and Hafford-Letchfield, Trish (2017) The impact of a Dementia Club on support for people living with dementia and their carers in the local community: findings from an external independent evaluation.
Cohen,Rhonda (2016). Sport Psychology: The Basics - Optimising Human Performance. Bloomsbury Press.
Cohen,R. (2014) Chapters "Enhancing Performance" and "Psychology and Injury" as in Key Clinical Topics in Sports and Exercise Medicine eds. Narvani, Thomas and Lynn. JP Medical Publishers . This book offers an indispensable revision guide for Sports and Exercise Medicine trainees. Designed to provide rapid access to over 100 core topics.
"Applying sport psychology to business" by Dr.Rhonda Cohen. The Think Outside the Box editorial page in FitPro Business April/May/June2013 edition. www.fitpro.com
Cohen, R. (2012) Abstract - Winter Conference in Hungary - International Network of Sport and Health Science
Cohen, R., Nordin,S. and Abrahamson, E. (2009). Psychology of Injury chapter. In Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention - Wiley and Son, publishers. Click here
Cohen,R.(2009) Guest Editor,Journal of Health,Social and Environmental Issues,vol.10,no 1.
Cohen,R.(2009) Foreword for Journal of Health Social and Environmental,vol.10,no1. pp 3-4
Lazarus,J. and Cohen, R. (2009) Sport Psychology and the use of Neuro Linguistic (Journal of Health, Social and Environmental Issues, vol.10, no 1. pp. 5-12
Cohen, R. (2006). ‘The Sense of Loss : A Psychological Reaction to Injury’. Fitness Network : An Official Publication of Fitness Professionals , pages 8-9
Cohen, R.(1995). Exercise Addiction Video. Division Sport Exercise Psychology. Published by BPS. Warwick University.
Cohen, R. (1995) “Hooked on Addiction” as in Exercise Addiction . Annett, Crisps and Steinberg (editors). Sport and Exercise Psychology section of BPS. Leicester. BPS Conference, Warwick University. Click here
Podcast : Sport Psychology 2006. ITunes Imagery: controllability; vividness; Script Writing.
PGCHE : “The use of reflections and learning journals in the teaching of Sport Psychology” January 2006
MSc dissertation (1995) “ Does Addiction to Exercise or Sport create or reduce problems The relationship between spheres of control and satisfaction

Conferences

Elliott, A., Volante, M., Watt. J. and Cohen, R. (2022) Using Narrative Inquiry to Understand physical activity connections through the lifecourse ( LSA Conference)
Elliott, Anne and Volante, Margaret and Evans, Tim and Watt, John and Cohen, Rhonda (2021) Was Physical Education as bad as people remember it? In: The INSHS 13th International Christmas Sports Scientific Conference, 01-03 Dec 2021, Hungary (online).

Elliott A., Volante M., Watt J., and Cohen R., (2021) 'Are personal trainers' values and philosophy of practitionership hampering clients' success?' Leisure Studies Conference 8/7/21. https://www.solent.ac.uk/solent-sport/events/lsa-2021-conference

Cohen, R. (2012) Key Note Speaker on 'Psychology and Extreme Sport' at Winter Conference of International Network of Sport and Health Science
Cohen, R and Lazarus, J. (2008) The Use of NLP in teaching Sports students’. Sports conference at Middlesex University on ‘Learning by Doing'. ( presentation and abstract)
Cohen, R. (1995) Exercise Addiction Video. Division Sport Exercise Psychology BPS. Presented Warwick University.
Open Spaces Conference , Olympic Research bid – with Education department and Canterbury (2009)

Dr.Rhonda Cohen – The Psychology of Extreme Sports-London UK-2014 Dr.Rhonda Cohen is a Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist and is Head of the London Sport Institute at Middlesex University. She was a guest lecturer in Sport Psychology at University College London. She completed her PhD during 2012 and is writing a book to be released in 2015. Rhonda is available for media interviews in the run up to and during the forthcoming 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Rhonda Cohen is regularly featured in national, international print and broadcast media discussing the psychology behind extreme sports. Her area of interest academically is sport and exercise psychology, with a specialist interest in extreme sports. Her most recent Television appearance was on the documentary Daredevils - life on the edge produced by ChristieHQ for channel 4. She has also appeared in BBC’s Inside Sport programme where she was interviewed by the legendary athlete Michael Johnson on the psychology of downhill skiers. As part of her work, Rhonda looks at the motivation behind the actions of those who take such risks. She worked on the show Hidden Talent for channel 4, interviewing potential free diving candidates in order to assess their psychological proficiency. A Registered and Chartered Psychologist (licensed to practice with BPS and HPC), she is also an expert on the psychology of enhancing performance. Rhonda has been instrumental in developing degree programs with Tottenham Hotspur, and was recently a keynote speaker on this subject alongside Harry Redknapp. In December 2011, she spoke on 'Innvoation' at the Inaugural Tottenham Hotspur Foundation Awards Ceremony before presenting this award. Rhonda Cohen is a member of several professional bodies. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, recently recognised as an Associate Fellow for the BPS (AFBPsS) and Chartered member of the British Psychological Society, and the American Psychological Association amongst others. She has written and published on the subjects of sport addiction, the psychology of injury, NLP in Sport and her current research projects include personality in extreme sport, profiling participants in high risk sport and sensation seeking in extreme sport. Her own experiences are unsurprisingly adventurous. They include extreme off-road driving, white water rafting, bobsleighing, motorcycling, skydiving, jet-skiing, drag racing, and swimming with stingrays. Rhonda Cohen is available for broadcast and print media to comment on any area of her expertise mentioned above- please contact Shazia Mowlabaccus at the Middlesex University Press Office on +44(0)20 8411 5539 or Mobile +44(0)7766-580932 or email s.mowlabaccus@mdx.ac.uk Copyright © 2013, [Rhonda Cohen http://www.sportpsych.co.uk]. All rights reserved.