Ollie joined King’s College London in January 2020 to develop modules in performance psychology and expertise for the BSc Psychology and BSc Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences courses. His academic interests focus on applying cognitive and vision science to enhance understanding of learning and performance in a variety of domains (e.g. sport, military, dance, education, and lifeguarding). Ollie currently works with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) to conduct research on sport-specific classification in football for athletes with vision impairment.
Research Interests
Ollie currently supervises PhD students working on:
The interaction between physical and cognitive performance in the military.
Motivation and cognitive load in learning complex motor skills.
Definition, measurement, and training of efficient movement in dance.
Other primary research interests and areas for supervision include:
Vision in sport.
Cognitive training and performance.
Paralympic classification.