About
Research
Email: tom.williams@stmarys.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8240 4276
Biography
Tom completed his PhD in the psychology of sport injury in 2020 from Cardiff Metropolitan University. His research centres on the role of psychosocial factors on recovery outcomes following sports injuries. In addition to his research experience, Tom has conducted a significant amount of applied sport psychology practice, which includes working with professional and international athletes in preparation for major tournaments (e.g., World Cups and Commonwealth Games).
Research
Research profile
Research Group Affiliation
Centre for Applied Performance Science(Injury and Rehabilitation)
https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/research/centres/applied-performance-sciences/injury-and-rehabilitation.aspx
Twitter : @StMarys_CAPS
Williams, T., Evans, L., Robertson, A., Hardy, L., Roy, S., & Lewis, D. (2021). Distinguishing characteristics between high and low adherence patients following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A qualitative examination. The Sport Psychologist, 36, 61-72. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2020-0035
Smothers, N., Cropley, B., Hanton, S., McKay, A., & Williams, T. (2021). (Re)conceptualising effective teaching in further education: An exploratory study. Journal of Further and Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2021.1986622
Williams, T., Evans, L., Hardy., L., Robertson, A, Roy, S., Lewis, D., & Glendinning, F. (2020). The role of optimism and psychosocial factors in athletes from ACL injury: A longitudinal study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2:116. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.00116
Cropley, B., Baldock, L., Hanton, S., Gucciardi, D., McKay, A., Neil, R., & Williams, T. (2020). Learning to thrive in sport: A multi-study exploration of the development of hardiness in sport coaches. Frontiers in Psychology, 11:1823. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01823
Williams, T., Burley, D., Evans, L, Robertson, A., Hardy, L., Roy, S., & Lewis, D. (2020). The structural validity of the IKDC and its relationship with quality of life following ACL reconstruction. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 30, 1748–1757. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13738
Invited Book Chapters
Griffin, L., Moll, T., Williams, T., & Evans, L. (2020). Rehabilitation from sport injury: A social support perspective. In Z. Zenko & L. Jones (Eds.), Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook (pp. 734-758). Society for the Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology.
Ledingham, K., Williams, T., & Evans, L. (2020). Experimental psychological response to injury studies: Why so few? In R. Wadey (Ed.), Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerations (pp. 155-171). Routledge.
Williams, T., Evans, L., & Robertson, A. R., (2014). Psychological factors in the recovery from reconstructive surgery. British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine Newsletter, 29, 15.