Professor Dave Collins (PhD C.Psychol C.Sci FSMA AFBPsS FBASES)
Professorial Fellow in Human Performance Science
- Moray House School of Education and Sport, ISPEHS
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 6522
- Email: dave.collins@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, SL
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
Professorial Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and Director at Grey Matters Performance Ltd. As an academic, Dave has over 350 peer review publications and 70 books/chapters. As apractitioner, he has worked with over 80 World or Olympic medallists plus professional teams and performers. Dave has coached to national level in three sports, is a 5th Dan Karate, Director of the Rugby Coaches Association, Fellow of the Society of Martial Arts and BASES, Associate Fellow of the BPS and an ex Royal Marine.
CV
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Qualifications
Cert Ed. B.Ed MSc PG.Dip Counselling PhD
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Current PhD students supervised
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Helen Alfano
Optimising interdisciplinary management in performance support
1/10/19 → …
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Andrew Burns
Interdisciplinarity in high performance sport science
1/10/19 → …
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Rosie Collins
Examining theoretical dichotomies in human performance science
8/10/19 → …
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Paul Downes
PJDM in Strengthand Conditioning
1/10/19 → …
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Andy Grech
Examining and enhancing teh performance sport system in Malta
1/10/19 → …
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Jen Harris
Developing an evidence-based support package for sporting parents
1/10/19 → …
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Bernadette Kellermann
Emotion and performance
1/10/20 → …
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Urvi Khasnis
Exploring and enhacing performance in Indian sport
1/10/19 → …
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Matthew Layton
Management systems in Professional Football Academies
1/10/20 → …
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Alice Mees
PJDM and adaptive expertise in adventures sports coaches
1/01/20 → …
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Jack Moran
A curriculum approach to talent development training
1/10/20 → …
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Amy Price
Applying a video games approach to coaching football
1/10/19 → …
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Erin Sanchez
Undetsanding and optimising talent development in dance
1/10/19 → …
Future students (1)
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Chris Ytterboel
Applying performance psychology to combat athletes
1/01/21 → …
Past PhD students supervised
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Rosie Collins
Fully Matriculated: Doctoral
Supervisor 50%
1/10/19 → 8/10/21
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Jamie Taylor
Successfully achieved an award: Doctoral
Snakes and Ladders: A Critical Examination of Blocks in the Talent Pathway
15/09/20
Research summary
Performer and Coach Development, Expertise, Human Performance, Psychophysiology