Dr Colm Murphy
Senior Lecturer in Sport Exercise Psychology
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Colm is a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Between 2016 and 2022, Colm was a Lecturer at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. Since joining the School of Sport and Health Sciences, Colm is heavily involved in the organisation and delivery of teaching related to expertise and skill acquisition across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. He has accrued several years of applied experience and actively conducts research on expertise and skill acquisition, with a particular focus on anticipation and decision making.
Research Publications
The effect of task load, information reliability and interdependency on anticipation performance
Murphy, C. P., Runswick, O. R., Gredin, N. V. & Broadbent, D. P., 14 Apr 2024, In: Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. 9, 1, p. 22 1 p., 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Corticospinal and spinal responses following a single session of lower limb motor skill and resistance training
Woodhead, A., Rainer, C., Hill, J., Murphy, C. P., North, J. S., Kidgell, D. & Tallent, J., 26 Mar 2024, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 124, 8, p. 2401-2416 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Early identification of the opposition shot taker characterises elite goalkeepers’ ability to read the game
Murphy, C. P., Patel, K., Hope, E. & North, J. S., 26 Mar 2024, In: Science and Medicine in Football. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effect of domain-specific exercise on high- and low-level cognitive processing during anticipation
Murphy, C. P., Hinde, J. D., Roca, A., Williams, A. M. & North, J. S., 14 Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 22, 2, p. 350-367 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Henri Cochet's theory of angles in tennis (1933) reveals a new facet of anticipation
Benguigui, N., Rioult, F., Kauffmann, F., Miller-Dicks, M. & Murphy, C. P., 9 Feb 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, p. 3364 3364.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Corticospinal and spinal adaptations following lower limb motor skill training: a meta-analysis with best evidence synthesis
Woodhead, A., North, J. S., Hill, J., Murphy, C. P., Kidgell, D. J. & Tallent, J., 5 Feb 2023, In: Experimental Brain Research. 241, 3, p. 807-824 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effect of attentional focus instructions on performance and technique in a complex open skill
Bull, H. G., Atack, A. C., North, J. S. & Murphy, C. P., 22 Dec 2022, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 23, 10, p. 2049-2058 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring how the experiences of English youth football coaches have shaped their approach to player learning: The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science
Jewell, S., Murphy, C., Pocock, C. & North, J., 23 Sept 2022, In: The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science. 6, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The effect of equipment modification on the performance of novice junior cricket batters
Dancy, P. A. J. & Murphy, C. P., 30 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. p. 2415-2422 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Informational constraints, option generation, and anticipation
Murphy, C. P., Jackson, R. C. & Williams, A. M., 5 Dec 2018, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 41, p. 54-62 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review