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Research interests

Heart rate variability and bio feedback training.
Performance enhancement
Anxiety control

Publications

Investigating an Online Course for Player Psychosocial Development in Elite Sport (Professional Football)
L Richardson, R Lugo, A Firth
Scandinavian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 4 (1), 11-19

Administrative and Quality Assurance Processes
AM Firth, RG Lugo
Developing a Sport Psychology Consultancy Practice: A toolkit for Students and Trainees, 126-140

Complexity and entropy in physiological signals (ceps): Resonance breathing rate assessed using measures of fractal dimension, heart rate asymmetry and permutation entropy
D Mayor, T Steffert, G Datseris, A Firth, D Panday, H Kandel, D Banks
Entropy 25 (2), 301

Firth.A.M., Ask, T.F., Sütterlin, S. & Lugo. R.G. (2022). The Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training on Vagal Tone in Athletically Talented Secondary School Students. Sports 10 10), 146

Williams, J, Lugo, R.G & Firth A.F. (2022). Exploring the therapeutic alliane and race from sports psychologists' and athletes' lived expereinces: A Pilot Study. Heliyon 8 (1).

Sports Journalism: Its Global Future in the Age of Digital Media.
O Monterio Da Silva, L Ricardo, A Firth, L Richard
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 24 (S044)

Mindfulness and self-efficacy in pain perception, stress and academic performance. The influence of mindfulness on cognitive processes
AM Firth, I Cavallini, S Sütterlin, RG Lugo
Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 565-574

Firth, A. M., Lugo, R. G. & Sütterlin, S. (2019). Using Sport Psychological Skills Training (PST) to Improve Academic Achievement in Student-Athletes. Educ. Sci. 2019, Volume 9, Issue 2, 89.

Lugo, R. G., Firth-Clark, A., Knox, B. J., Jøsok, Ø., Helkala, K. M., & Sütterlin, S. (2019). Cognitive Profiles and Education of Female Cyber Defence Operators. Lecture Notes in Computer Science.

Cognitive Styles of Cyber Engineers - A Cross Cultural Comparison.
Andrea Firth-Clark. Benjamin J. Knox, Kirsi Helkala, Øyvind Jøsok, Ricardo G. Lugo, Stian Iversen, Stefan Sütterlin. 2018.
HCI International 2018

Muñiz-Pumares D, Lage-Guede A., Firth-Clark A., Allgrove J. (2011). Effects of acute supplementation with Rhodiola Rosea and L-carnitine on exercise performance cognitive function and cortisol in healthy volunteers. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 45: A1

Courses offered to GPs

Psychological aspects of exercise in diabetic patients
Psychological aspects of exercise in elderly patients
Psychological aspects of exercise adherence