Research Activities:

Stress and Performance Research Group
(Ongoing Collaboration with Cardiff School of Sport, UWIC)
Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
Editorial Board Member of The Sport Psychologist
Advisory Board Member of the Welsh Institute of Sport, Health and Exercise Science

Administration Duties:

Sports Portfolio Postgraduate Studies Co-coordinator (Taught & Research)
Level 3 Bsc. Sports Science Year Tutor
BASES Institution Network Representative
Swansea University Sport Committee

Recent Publications (selected):

Jones, N.P., James, N., Mellalieu, S.D. (2008). An objective method for depicting team performance in elite professional rugby. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, 691–700
Mellalieu, S.D., & Hanton, S. (Eds.) (2009). Applied Sport Psychology Advances: A Review. London, UK: Routledge.
Mellalieu, S.D., & Hanton, S., & Shearer, D. (2008). The temporal patterning of the precompetitive psychological experience in elite rugby union. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25, 26-37.
Mellalieu, S.D., & Hanton, S., & Thomas, O. (2008). The influence of mental imagery upon psychological preparation for competitive rugby union players. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.
Mellalieu, S.D., Neil, R., Hanton, S., & Fletcher, D. (2009). Competition stress in sport performers: Stressors experienced in the competition environment. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27, 729-744.
Neil, R., Mellalieu, S.D., & Hanton, S. (2009). The role of qualitative research in competitive anxiety direction and competition stress research. Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1, 191-205.
Shearer, D., Holmes, P., & Mellalieu, S.D. (2009). Collective efficacy in sport: The future from a social neuroscience perspective. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2, 38-53.
Shearer, D., & Mellalieu, S.D., Thomson, R., & Shearer, K. (2009). The effects of an imagery training program upon individual perceptions of collective efficacy of an elite wheelchair basketball team: A multiple baseline group case study. Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity.
Shearer, D., & Mellalieu, S.D., Thomson, R., & Shearer, K. (2008). The effects of an imagery intervention upon individual perceptions of collective efficacy. Imagination and Cognition, 27, 313-336
Taylor, J., Mellalieu, S.D., & James, N., & Shearer, D. (2008). The influence of situational factors upon performance in professional soccer. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, 885 – 895.

Recreation/Sport:

Surfing, Cycling, Rugby Union Coaching