Dr Francesca Champ

Journal article

Feddersen NB, Champ F, Littlewood MA. 2025. The Sport Psychology Canvas: Designing, adapting, and documenting Sport Psychology provisions in men’s football academies in England Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, DOI Publisher Url

Andrew M, Ford PR, Alder SE, Champ FM, Brownlee TE, Datson N, Causer J. 2024. Talent development in female soccer: Developmental activities of professional players in England Journal of Sports Sciences, :1-12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

McGinty-Minister K, Swettenham L, Champ FM, Whitehead AE. 2024. “Smile more”: Women’s experiences of sexism while working in sport from a social ecological perspective Sport in Society, :1-24 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Feddersen NB, Champ F, Sæther SA, Littlewood M. 2023. How Psychologists in Men's English Football Academies Evaluate Their Working Context and Adopt an Appropriate Professional Practice Framework Sport Psychologist, 37 :170-178 DOI Publisher Url

McGinty-Minister K, Champ FM, Eubank ME, Littlewood MA, Whitehead A. 2023. Stakeholder conceptualisations of mental health and mental illness in English Premier League Football academies Managing Sport and Leisure, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Feddersen NB, Champ F, Sæther SA, Littlewood M. 2022. Confidentiality and surveillance challenges for psychologists working in men’s football academies in England Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Martin AM, Champ F, Franklin Z. 2021. COVID-19: Assessing the impact of lockdown on recreational athletes PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, 56 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Perry C, Champ FM, Spandler H, Macbeth J. 2021. Mental Health and Elite Female Athletes: A Scoping Review Psychology of Sport and Exercise, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Champ FM, Ronkainen NJ, Littlewood MA, Eubank M. 2020. Supporting Identity Development in Talented Youth Athletes: Insights from Existential and Cultural Psychological Approaches Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 11 :219-232 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Champ F, Ronkainen N, Tod D, Eubank A, Littlewood M. 2020. A tale of three seasons: a cultural sport psychology and gender performativity approach to practitioner identity and development in professional football QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN SPORT EXERCISE AND HEALTH, 13 :847-863 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Champ FM, Nesti MS, Ronkainen NJ, Tod DA, Littlewood MA. 2020. An Exploration of the Experiences of Elite Youth Footballers: The Impact of Organizational Culture Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 32 :146-167 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Champ F, Ronkainen NJ, Nesti MS, Tod D, Littlewood MA. 2019. ‘Through the lens of ethnography’: Perceptions, challenges, and experiences of an early career practitioner-researcher in professional football Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Perry C, Chauntry AJ, Champ FM. Elite female footballers in England: an exploration of mental ill-health and help-seeking intentions Science and Medicine in Football, DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Chapters

Stratford A, Champ FM. 2024. PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITIONS Women’s Football: From Science to High Performance :134-143 DOI Publisher Url

Champ FM, McGinty-Minister K. 2024. MENTAL HEALTH IN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S FOOTBALL Women’s Football: From Science to High Performance :144-155 DOI Publisher Url

Champ F, Cook GM. 2023. CAREER TRANSITIONS IN SPORT Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology: a Comprehensive Guide for Students and Practitioners, Second Edition :282-290 DOI Publisher Url

Research Grants Awarded:

Duration of research project: 6 months, Grant value (£): 15,ooo, UK Coaching, Colum Cronin, Amy Whitehead, David Tod, Tabo Huntley, Colin Lewis, Care for coaches. 2022

Duration of research project: 8 months, Grant value (£): 3,500, British Universities and Colleges Sport, Allistair McRobert, Kristin MInister, Monitor and Evaluate FA Women's Leadership Programme. 2022

Duration of research project: 8 months, Grant value (£): 20,000, Liverpool Football Club Women's, Zoe Knowles, Senior Performance Psychologist (consultancy contract). 2021

Duration of research project: 8 months, Grant value (£): 20,000, Liverpool Football Club Women's, Zoe Knowles, Senior Performance Psychologist (consultancy contract). 2020

Duration of research project: 10, Grant value (£): £2,000, BUCS, Allistair McRobert, Rebecca Murphy, Design a Monitoring and Evaluation System for the FA Universities Women's Leadership Programme. 2020

Conference presentation:

Oral presentation, Amsterdam (online), Flourishing in and Beyond Sport, Mental health and wellbeing in professional women's football (Keynote). 2022

Oral presentation, University of Strathclyde, Wellcome Trust funded Event, Career Transitions in Professional Football. 2019

Oral presentation, Liverpool John Moores University, Psychology in Football, Development & Performance: Integrating Psychology from Academy to First Team. 2019

Oral presentation, Copenhagen, Ethnography Symposium, Personal, ethical and cultural dilemmas associated with practitioner-research. 2019

Oral presentation, University of Central Florida, Invited Speaker, Developing Elite Youth Footballers: A Psychosocial Approach. 2018

Oral presentation, Manchester, Football Collective, Psychological Development in Professional Youth Football: An Ethnography of Sport Psychology Practice. 2016

Oral presentation, Vienna, European Congress of Sports Science (ECSS) Annual Conference, Reflections from a Female Sport Psychology Practitioner Working in Elite Level Professional Football: Practitioner Identity and Development.. 2016

Oral presentation, Nottingham, UK, BASES Annual Conference, Challenges of Confidentiality in Elite Level Professional Football. 2015

Media Coverage:

AXA Health and Wellbeing Series. Available on LFCTV and AXA Social Platforms 2021

Online article. Liverpool Football Club Women's

Other Professional Activity:

1st Team Performance Psychologist, Liverpool Football Club Women's. 2021

Other invited event:

Amsterdam, Design, Implementation and Delivery of a Mental Health Strategy in Professional Women's Football, Flourishing in and beyond the game. 2021

Membership of professional bodies:

Football Exchange Women's Network, Ambassador. 2021

Higher Education Academy, Fellowship. 2019

British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Accredited Sport & Exercise Scientist. 2017

Editorial boards:

Editor, Managing Sport and Leisure Journal. 2020

Award:

Football Collective, Routledge Early Career Researcher Award. 2016

British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences Annual Conference, Human Kinetics Student Free Communication Presentation Award,. 2016

Aspetar, European Congress of Sports Science, ‘Excellence in Football Research Award’. 2016