Jo received a BA (Hons) in Physical Education and Educational Studies from the University of Wales, Bangor in 1990, followed by a PGCE (Y Coleg Normal, Bangor) and a PhD in Developmental Sport Psychology, also from the University of Wales, Bangor. She is a British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist, Registered Psychologist, Chair of the British Psychological Society Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology and past Chair of the BPS Standing Committee for CPD, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Jo has taught in sport & exercise science since 1996 and has acted as sport psychology consultant to athletes from a range of sports, including those at international standard. She has recently co-edited a book on Coping and Emotion in Sport, published by Nova Science Publishers and co-authored a book on Sport & Exercise Science, published by Learning Matters.
Emily received a BSc. (Hons) degree in Sport Science with Psychology from the University of Wales, Bangor in 2005. Emily then completed an MSc. in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology, also at Bangor, in 2006. Emily has recently completed her PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology, which focuses on the application of self-determination theory as a framework to understand the antecedents and effects of self-talk. She is a British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist and a member of the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance. In addition, Emily was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (PGCTHE) in 2009, and is now a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She was appointed as a Lecturer at Aberystwyth University in October 2009.