Ulster Sports Academy

Miss Mary Margaret Meade

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Contact Details

Teaching Areas:

  • Applied Sport Psychology
  • Exercise Psychology
  • Health & Exercise
  • Motor Learning

Research Interests:

  • Enhancing Athletic Performance
  • Exercise & Eating Disorders
  • Exercise & Psychological Well-being

Subject-related Responsibilities:

  • Academic Coordinator for Sport

Applied Work Experience:

  • BASES accredited Sport Psychologist (psychology support).
  • Member of the Sport Psychology support network group, the panel of consultants that work with the Irish Olympic Council (IOC) providing support for Olympic athletes.
  • I work with the Irish Sports Council (ISC), providing Sport Psychology services to high performance athletes as part of the PACE scheme (Player/Athlete Carding Excellence).
  • Associate member of the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland (SINI).

Research Publications:

  • Meade, M.M. and Scully, D. (1999). The susceptibility of developing eating disorders in female elite and recreational distance runners. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, Vol. 7, No. 2.
  • Scully, D., Kremer, J., Meade, M.M., Graham, R. and Dudgeon, K (1999). Physical Exercise and Psychological Wellbeing. in D. MacAuley (Ed), Benefits and Hazards of Exercise, London: BMJ Publishing group, pp. 200-225.
  • Scully, D., Kremer, J., Meade, M.M., Graham, R. and Dudgeon, K. (1998). Physical Exercise and Psychological Wellbeing : A Critical Review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp.111-120.

Invited Conference communications:

  • WestMeath Sports Partnership: Youth Sport Conference, Paper presented: The Female Athlete, Athlone 2005
  • ESSAI Conference, Paper presented: Eating Disorders and the Female Athlete, Dublin City University (DCU) 2001

Awards:

  • ESSAI Conference, 1st prize in Sport and Exercise Psychology Section (Poster presentation), University of Limerick (UL) 2000

Sporting Achievements:

  • I have competed at World and European Level in Athletics.
Miss Mary Meade