Nathan Smith
Currently a Lecturer in Sport Psychology at the University of Northampton, Nathan completed a PhD at the University of Birmingham in 2014, focusing on the motivational environment created by coaches in sport.
Since then, Nathan has been researching psychological processes in extreme and isolated environments and worked closely with a variety of expedition-goers including world record breaking polar explorers.
His interests are closely tied to promoting psychological health and facilitating optimal functioning in sport and physical activity contexts. As such, he has been involved in a variety of projects, including a European FP7 funded project aimed at promoting adolescent physical activity (
www.projectpapa.org), an examination of the role of professional sports teams in men’s health promotion and the psychology of extreme and isolated environments. Alongside his academic duties, Nathan is the director of creative sport psychology journal Psyched for Sport (
www.psyched4sport.com).
You can find out more about Nathan here:
www.northampton.ac.uk/directories/ people/nathan-smith
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My research aims to educate future world leaders on the benefits of protecting the natural world, and the importance of developing resilient people and communities.
Feel free to contact me on
nathan.smith@
northampton.ac.uk if you have mutual interests or would like to discuss any of my work further.”
Nathan is hoping to raise £5,000 to contribute to the cost of these research activities while on the expedition. By pledging to support his work, you can play a direct role in driving scientific knowledge. There are also some other benefits; from receiving a hand-written postcard from the most southern city on Earth, to having a private presentation of the research findings.
To sponsor the expedition and directly contribute to research on psychology in extremes, visit
bit.ly/NathanSmith
PsychEd4Sport
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