About Research
Email: 191831@live.stmarys.ac.uk
Lloyd completed a BA (hons) in Business Administration at Staffordshire University and an MSc in Marketing Management at Aston University. He then proceeded to work in the advertising industry for several years before embarking on a career change in 2016.
Lloyd returned to academia after a thirteen-year break and completed a Postgraduate Diploma (conversion degree) in Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. After completion of the postgraduate diploma, Lloyd studied for an MSc in Applied Sport Psychology at St Mary’s University and graduated in 2021.
He then had a one-year break before returning to St Mary’s University to start his PhD on a part-time basis. Lloyd is currently PGR Student Rep for the Faculty of Sport, Technology and Health Sciences and is a member of the St Mary’s University Academic Research and Ethics Committee. Alongside his PhD commitments, Lloyd also works in a Diversity and Inclusion role at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Lloyd has also held several committee roles at the British Psychological Society (BPS), and served as Chair of BPS London and Home Counties for two years. He is currently an editorial board member for Sport and Exercise Psychology Review (SEPR) which is an international, peer-reviewed publication. Lloyd is also a Trustee at London Universities and Colleges Athletics.
During his spare time, Lloyd is a keen marathon runner and a UK Athletics qualified endurance running coach. He can often be found running in the parks, commons and streets in South West London.
Lloyd is exploring the relationship between chronic pain, mental health and social support in endurance athletes. His doctoral research considers the perceptions and experiences of chronic pain in endurance athletes and how this might interrelate with mental health and social support.
Lloyd developed an interest in pain research during his masters’ degree at St Mary’s University where he completed his dissertation on lived experiences of pain tolerance in male ultra-marathon runners under the supervision of Dr Carla Meijen.
His research interests include: pain research, chronic injury, chronic illness and endurance sport.
PhD supervisors: Dr Peary Brug, Dr Carla Meijen, Dr Silvia Riva, and Prof David Sheffield.
Best 5-minute challenge presentation, BPS Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology 2025 Annual Conference, Leeds, United Kingdom.
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