About
Research
Biography
Dan teaches across the Psychology of Sport and Performance, Sport and Exercise Science, and Strength and Conditioning Science Undergraduate courses as well as the Applied Sport Psychology Postgraduate course.
Dan is a Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology at St Mary’s University. He completed his Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Portsmouth in 2024. Dan's research focuses on practitioner development, self-care, and care within sport systems.
Dan is an HCPC-registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist. In addition to his teaching and research activities, Dan maintains an active practice, working with organisations, teams and individuals. Dan is also a trustee for Brave Mind, a mental health charity in sport.
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Research
Research profile
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D., Durand-Bush. N., Vosloo. J., & Harenberg. S. (2026). An exploration of professional experiences in North American Sport and Exercise Psychology. The Sport Psychologist.
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., Wagstaff, C. R. D., & Marshall, C. K. (2025). Doing Organizational Sport Psychology from a Family Systems Perspective. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2025.2468635
Quartiroli, A., Martin, D. R. F., Hunter, H., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2023). A thematic synthesis of self-care in sport psychology practitioners. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 23(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2023.2291102
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2021). An Exploration of Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life in British Neophyte Practitioners. The Sport Psychologist, 35(4), 329–339. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2021-0062
Quartiroli, A., Wagstaff, C. R. D., Martin, D. R. F., & Tod, D. (2021). A systematic review of professional identity in sport psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2021.1998577
Quartiroli, A., Wagstaff, C. R. D., Hunter, H., & Martin, D. R. F. (2022). The identity of the sport psychology profession: A multinational perspective. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 102-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102140
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2022). A qualitative exploration of neophyte sport psychology practitioners’ self-care experiences and perceptions. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2022.2046659
Quartiroli., Hunter, H., Martin, D. R. F. (2023). Self-care as the bedrock of ethical and competent service delivery: The practitioner's journey. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2022.2154876
Book chapters and other publications
Quartiroli, A., Martin, D. R. F., & Hunter, H. (2023). Practising what we preach: Self-care as an avenue for effective practice. In V. Shanmuganathan-Felton & S. Smith (Eds.), Developing a Sport Psychology Consultancy: Toolkit for Students and Trainees (pp. 160-175). Routledge.
Conference Presentations
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2024, July 30th – Augst 1st) Tales of a practitioner’s self-care at the Olympic Games. QRSE 2024, Bath, Somerset.
Quartiroli., A. & Martin, D. R. F. (2024, October 23rd – 26th). Self-Care as Foundational Element of Practitioners’ Journey: The Impact of an Applied Workshop on CMPCs. AASP 2024, Las Vegas, Nevada
Quartiroli., A., Hunter, H., Armstrong, D-M., Martin, D. R.F, & Brueckner, S. (2024, July 15th – 17th). Sport and Performance Psychology Practitioners’ Self-Care: From Science to Practice. FEPSAC, 2024, Innsbruck, Austria
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., Wagstaff, C. R. D., & Thelwell, R. (2024, July 15th – 17th). Translating Sport and exercise psychology to the domain of Music: Reflections on an ACT intervention with a Professional Musician. FEPSAC, 2024, Innsbruck, Austria
Quartiroli, A. & Martin, D. R. F. (2023, October 18th-21st). Invited Workshop: Living in harmony with the challenges of sport psychology service delivery practice. AASP 2023, Orlando, Florida
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2023, October 18th-21st) A Longitudinal Examination of a Practitioner’s Experiences of Managing Their Self-Care at the Tokyo 2021 Games. Association for Applied Sport Psychology conference, Orlando, Florida.
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2022, November 29th -30th) Self-care at the Games: A longitudinal examination of a practitioner’s experiences of managing their wellbeing in Tokyo. Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference, Swansea.
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2022, October 26th -29th) An exploration of professional experiences in North American Sport and Exercise Psychology. Association for Applied Sport Psychology conference, virtual.
Quartiroli, A., Martin, D. R. F., & Hunter, H. (2022, July 11th -16th). A thematic synthesis of self-care in sport psychology practitioners. 16th European congress of sport and exercise psychology, FEPSAC conference, Padua.
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2021, October 6th -9th). A Qualitative Exploration of Neophyte Sport Psychology Practitioners Self-Care Experiences and Perceptions. Association for Applied Sport Psychology conference, virtual.
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2021, October 6th -9th). Neophyte sport psychologist practitioners: an exploration of sport psychologists’ professional quality of life. Association for Applied Sport Psychology conference, virtual.
Martin, D. R. F., Quartiroli, A., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2021, Sep 30th – Oct 4th). A Qualitative Exploration of Neophyte Sport Psychologist Practitioners Self-Care Experiences and Perceptions. International Society of Sport Psychology Congress, Taiwan (Taiwan).
Quartiroli, A., Martin, D. R. F., & Wagstaff, C. R. D. (2019, October 23rd – 26th). A systematic review of professional identity in sport psychology. Association for Applied Sport Psychology conference, Portland, Oregon, virtual attendance.