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Dr Jamie North

Director of Research

Dr Jamie North

About Research

Email: jamie.north@stmarys.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8240 4182

Biography

Jamie joined St Mary’s in 2011 as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport, Health and Applied Science. He was appointed Deputy Head of School in 2017, before subsequently taking up the position of Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise in the Faculty of Sport, Allied Health, and Performance Science in 2018. Jamie was appointed as Director of Research in August 2023.

In Jamie’s previous role as Associate Dean, he was responsible for overseeing and coordinating the University’s Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF 2021) submission to Unit of Assessment 24 in which St Mary’s increased its grade point average by 43.5% from 2014.

Having completed his undergraduate studies in psychology at the University of Birmingham, Jamie subsequently completed an MSc in Sport Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University where he also undertook a PhD having been awarded a research studentship by the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences.

Jamie’s personal research interests are focused upon the study of expert performance and factors that influence the acquisition of skill, spanning cognitive science, psychology, and sport science. To date, Jamie has published over 80 peer-reviewed research articles, as well as book chapters and monographs. Jamie’s international reputation is illustrated by his having delivered on invited symposia and keynote presentations across three continents. Jamie is also Associate Editor with the Journal of Sports Sciences.

Away from work, Jamie is an avid Bruce Springsteen fan who enjoys watching and playing most sports, and spending time with his two daughters.

Research

Areas of research supervision

  • Perceptual-cognitive skill
  • Expert performance
  • Skill acquisition/motor learning

Research profile

Publications

Jamie’s research publications since 2021 are listed below. A full list of Jamie’s research publications are available on his Google Scholar page (‪Jamie North - ‪Google Scholar)

  • Woodhead, A., Norbury, R., Hill, J., Murphy, C. P., North, J. S., Kidgell, D., & Tallent, J. (2026). Is there a threshold for use-dependent plasticity? A study of repeated motor skill training in the human lower limbs. European Journal of Applied Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-026-06208-7

     

  • Runswick, O. R., Phillips, M., Morrone, J., North, J. S., & Wilkins, L. (2026). Construct validity and reliability of a virtual reality cricket batting simulator. European Journal of Sport Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.70161

     

  • Carrington, S. C., Turner, M. J., North, J. S., Brady, A., & Martin, E. A. (2025). Exploring the efficacy of a rational emotive behaviour therapy intervention on football referees: a single case study approach. Performance Enhancement & Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2025.100379

     

  • Stone, J. A., Kubayi, A., Smith, A., & North, J. S. (2025). Analysis of throw-ins strategy on performance metrics in five men’s European football leagues. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2025.2481697

     

  • Carrington, S. C., Turner, M. J., North, J. S., & Brady, A. (2025). Development, validation, and reliability of the irrational beliefs scale for sports officials (IBSSO). Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1571447

     

  • Murphy, C. P., Patel, K., Hope, E., & North, J. S. (2025). Early identification of the opposition shot taker characterises elite goalkeepers’ ability to read the game. Science and Medicine in Football. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2024.2329466

     

  • Strafford, B. W., Davids, K., North, J. S., & Stone, J. A. (2025). Understanding parkour as a donor sport for athlete learning and development. In, Teaching and Coaching Lifestyle Sports: Research and Practice (edited by T. Leeder and L. Beaumont). Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon.

     

  • Feist, J., Runswick, O. R., Hope, E., North, J. S., & Pocock, C. (2024). Pattern recognition in soccer: Perceptions of skilled defenders and experienced coaches. The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science, 8, 20-32.

     

  • Woodhead, A., Rainer, C., Hill, J., Murphy, C. P., North, J. S., Kidgell, D., & Tallent, J. (2024). Corticospinal and spinal responses following a single session of lower limb motor skill and resistance training. European Journal of Applied Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-024-05464-9

     

  • Hope, E. R., Patel, K., Feist, J., Runswick, O. R., & North, J. S. (2024). Examining the importance of local and global patterns for familiarity detection in soccer action sequences. Perception. https://doi.org/10.1177/03010066231223825

     

  • Murphy, C. P., Hinde, J. D., Roca, A., Williams, A. M., & North, J. S. (2024). The effect of domain-specific exercise on high- and low-level cognitive processing during anticipation. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2023.2256744

     

  • Wild, J. J., Bezodis, I. N., North, J. S., & Bezodis, N. E. (2023). Enhancing the initial acceleration performance of elite rugby backs. Part II: Insights from multiple longitudinal individual-specific case-study interventions. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0091

     

  • Wild, J. J., Bezodis, I. N., North., J. S., & Bezodis, N. E. (2023). Enhancing the initial acceleration performance of elite rugby backs. Part I: Determining individual technical needs. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0090

     

  • Woodhead, A., North, J. S., Hill, J., Murphy, C. P., Kidgell, D. K., & Tallent, J. (2023). Corticospinal and spinal adaptations following lower limb motor skill training: a meta-analysis with best evidence synthesis. Experimental Brain Research, 241, 807-824. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-023-06563-3

     

  • Strafford, B. W., Davids, K., North, J. S., & Stone, J. A. (2022). Feasibility of Parkour-style training in team sport practice: A Delphi study. Journal of Sports Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2154459

     

  • Bull, H. G., Atack, A. C., North, J. S., & Murphy, C. P. (2022). The effect of attentional focus instructions on performance and technique in a complex open skill. European Journal of Sport Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2022.2150895

     

  • Jewell, S., Murphy, C. P., Pocock, C., & North, J. S. (2022). Exploring how the experiences of English youth football coaches have shaped their approach to player learning. The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science, 6, 179-190. https://doi.org/10.36905/jses.2022.03.04

     

  • Harris, D. J., North, J. S., & Runswick, O. R. (2022). A Bayesian computational model to investigate expert anticipation of a seemingly unpredictable ball bounce. Psychological Research, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-022-01687-7

     

  • Carrington, S. C., North, J. S., & Brady, A. (2022). Utilising experiential knowledge of elite match officials: Recommendations to improve practice design for football referees. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 53, 242-266.

     

  • Jackson, R. C., Appleton, P., Fletcher, D., & North, J. S. (2022). Editorial: Sport and exercise psychology. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.2012004

     

  • Brearley, S., & North, J. S. (2022). Transfer of training: From gym to swing. In, Strength and conditioning for golf: A guide for coaches and players (edited by A. Bliss). pp. 190-217. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon.

     

  • Pocock, C., Bezodis, N. E., Davids, K., & North, J. S. (2021). Effects of manipulating specific individual constraints on performance outcomes, emotions, and movement phase durations in Rugby Union place kicking. Human Movement Science, 79, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2021.102848

     

  • Wild, J., Bezodis, I., North, J. S., & Bezodis, N. E. (2021). Characterising initial sprint acceleration strategies using a whole-body kinematics approach. Journal of Sports Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1985759

     

  • Hough, P. A., North, J. S., Patterson, S. P., & Pedlar, C. R. (2021). Monitoring athletes’ sleep: A survey of current trends amongst practitioners. The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science, 5, 277-284.

     

  • Strafford, B. W., Davids, K., North, J. S., & Stone, J. A. (2021). Exploring coach perceptions of parkour-style training for athlete learning and development in team sports. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2021-0005

     

  • Strafford, B. W., Davids, K., North, J. S., & Stone, J. A. (2021). Effects of basic movement skills on Parkour speed run performance. European Journal of Sport Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1891295

     

  • Cushion, E., North, J. S., & Cleather, D. (2021). Differences in motor control strategies of jumping tasks, as revealed by group and individual analysis. Journal of Motor Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2021.1886036

     

  • Howe, L., Waldron, M., North, J. S., & Bampouras, T. (2021). Restrictions in ankle dorsiflexion range of motion alter landing kinematics but not movement strategy when fatigued. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2020-0429

     

  • Runswick, O. R., Jewiss, M., Sharpe, B., & North J. S. (2021). Context affects Quiet Eye duration and motor performance independent of cognitive effort. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 43, 191-197. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2020-0026

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