Dr Robin Jackson

  • Reader in Sport Psychology
Robin Jackson

Robin is a Reader in Sport Psychology, BPS Chartered Psychologist, HCPC registered practitioner, and Course Director for the MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology. He joined 天堂视频 in January 2016 having previously held posts at Brunel University (2001-2004; 2008-2016), the University of Hong Kong (2004-2008) and the University of Glamorgan (1996-2000).

Robin is currently Executive Editor of the Journal of Sports Sciences (Sport and Exercise Psychology section). He was a founder member of the BPS Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (DSEP) and the Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN).

Robin’s body of research on perceptual-cognitive expertise and the attentional processes underlying ‘choking’ has been published in more than 60 journal articles and books chapters, which have attracted nearly 4000 citations, and an h-index of 31.

His research on anticipation and deception looks at what causes deception, how prior expectations influence anticipation and susceptibility to deception, and the effectiveness of perceptual training. His research on ‘choking’ focuses on the causes of skill failure and the implications for thriving under pressure. 

Robin is a member of the Sport Performance research theme and is currently working on two funded parasport projects in goalball (classification, supported by the International Blind Sports Federation), and wheelchair tennis (return of serve, supported by the Lawn Tennis Association). 

Robin has engaged in a variety of external activities over the past two decades, from early work as sport psychologist and performance analyst for GB Wheelchair Rugby, to more recent consultancy, advisory, and research activities on anticipation / deception / decision making with the Lawn Tennis Association, England football, Rugby Football Union, Leicester Tigers, New York Yankees, Leicester City FC academy, and Aston Villa FC academy.

He has been external examiner for undergraduate or postgraduate programmes at the University of Winchester, University of Brighton, University of Leeds, and St Mary’s University.

Featured publications

A full list of journal articles and book chapters with pre-print downloads is available at:  

Featured publications

  • Jackson, R. C., Appleton, P., Fletcher, D., & North, J. S. (2022). JSS Editorial: Sport and Exercise Psychology. Journal of Sports Sciences.  
  • Warren-Westgate, L. S., Jackson, R. C., Blenkinsop, G. M., & Hiley, M. J. (2021). Earlier detection facilitates skilled responses to deceptive actions. Human Movement Science.  
  • Ramachandran, P., Watts, M., Jackson, R. C., Hayes, S. J., & Causer, J. (2021). Howzat! Expert umpires use a gaze anchor to overcome the processing demands of leg before wicket decisions. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39, 1936-1943.  
  • Mann, D. L., Tweedy, S., Jackson, R. C., & Vanlandewijck, Y. C. (2021). Classifying the evidence for evidence-based classification in Paralympic sport. Journal of Sports Sciences.  
  • Cocks, A. J., Young, W. R., Ellmers, T. J., Jackson, R. C., & Williams, A. M. (2021). Concern about falling is associated with segmental control when turning in older adults. Gait and Posture, 88, 105-108.   
  • Warren-West, L. S., & Jackson, R. C. (2020). Seeing the bigger picture: Susceptibility to, and detection of, deception. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 42, 463-471.  
  • Abt, G., Boreham, C., Davison, G., Jackson, R. C., Nevill, A., Wallace, E., & Williams, A. M. (2020). Power, precision, and sample size estimation in sport and exercise science research. Journal of Sports Sciences, 38, 1933-1935.  
  • Jackson, R. C., Barton, H., & Bishop, D. T. (2020). Knowledge is power? Outcome probability information impairs detection of deceptive intent. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 50: 101744.  
  • Jackson, R. C., & Comber, G. (2020). Hill on a mountaintop: A longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis of the relative age effect in competitive youth football. Journal of Sports Sciences.  
  • Williams, A. M., & Jackson, R. C. (2019). Anticipation in sport: Fifty years on, what have we learned and what research still needs to be undertaken? Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 42, 16-24.  
  • Murphy, C. P., Jackson, R. C., & Williams, A. M. (2019). Informational constraints, option generation and anticipation skill. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 41, 54-62.  
  • Jackson, R. C., Barton, H., Ashford, K. J., & Abernethy, B. (2018). Stepovers and signal detection: Response sensitivity and bias in the differentiation of genuine and deceptive football actions. Frontiers in Psychology, 9: 2043.  
  • Murphy, C. P., Jackson, R. C., & Williams, A. M. (2018). The role of contextual information during skilled anticipation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 71, 2070-2087.  
  • Levi, H. R., & Jackson, R. C. (2018). Contextual factors influencing decision making: Perceptions of professional soccer players. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 37, 19-25.