Prof Joanne Butt

Chapters

Low W, Butt J, Mills A. 2025. Stress, Anxiety, and Coping Byrd M, Martin E. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

Butt J, Mills A. 2023. Psychological Characteristics of Optimal Performance Tod D, Hodge K, Krane V. Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology Routledge DOI Publisher Url

Butt J, Breckon J, Eubank M. 2023. COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology: a Comprehensive Guide for Students and Practitioners, Second Edition :163-173 DOI Publisher Url

Weinberg R, Butt J. 2023. Teaching Sport and Exercise Psychology Springer International Handbooks of Education :943-963 Springer International Publishing 9783030287443 DOI Publisher Url

Weinberg R, Butt J. 2022. Teaching Sport and Exercise Psychology Zumbach J, Bernstein D, Narciss S, Marsico P. International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching :3-18 Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer Nature Switzerland

Weinberg R, Butt J. 2022. Teaching Sport and Exercise Psychology Springer International Handbooks of Education :1-21 Springer International Publishing 9783030262488 DOI Publisher Url

Weinberg R, Butt J. 2021. Mental Toughness Filho E, Basevitch I. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology Oxford University Press 9780197512494 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Weinberg R, Butt J. 2021. Teaching Sport and Exercise Psychology Springer International Handbooks of Education :1-21 Springer International Publishing 9783030262488 DOI Publisher Url

Butt J, Weinberg R. 2020. Goal-setting in Sport Hackfort D, Schinke R. The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology: Applied and Practical Measures. 2 :333-342 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. London & NY

Weinberg R, Butt J. 2015. Goal-Setting practices Morris T, Terry P. The new sport and exercise psychology companion :213-226 Fitness Information Technology. Morgantown, WV

Horn T, Butt J. 2014. Developmental perspectives on sport and physical participation Papaioannou A, Hackfort D. Routledge Companion to Sport & Exercise Psychology: Global Perspectives and Fundamental Concepts :3-21 Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. London & NY

Butt J, Weinberg R. 2014. Goal-setting and sport performance: Research findings and applications Papaioannou A, Hackfort D. Routledge Companion to Sport & Exercise Psychology: Global Perspectives and Fundamental Concepts :343-355 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. London & NY

Butt J, Breckon J, Eubank M. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Sport Psychology Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology

Journal article

Porter S, Pitt T, Eubank M, Butt J, Thomas O. 2025. An Expert Understanding of the Single Session Mindset Journal of Systemic Therapies, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Whitfield S, Wadsworth N, Butt J. 2024. The Dad and the Lad: Who Is My Client? Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 8 :16-23 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Hemingway K, Butt J, Spray C, Olusoga P, Beretta De Azevedo L. 2023. Exploring students experiences of secondary school Physical Education in England Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, :1-16 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Burnell L, Ong CW, Pitt T, Butt J, Eubank MR. 2023. Exploring the perceived benefits of engaging with Spotlight personality profiling in performance domains. Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 18 :76-95 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Williams A, Butt J, Kavanagh E. 2023. An exploration of coaches’ and sport psychologists’ experiences of managing performance blocks Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, :1-19 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Low W, Stoker M, Butt J, Maynard I. 2023. Pressure Training: From Research to Applied Practice Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Mills A, Butt J, Maynard I. 2022. Introducing an Integrated Model of Talent Development: From Research to Practice Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Schinke RJ, Fry M, Maher C, Butt J. 2022. Current reflections on publishing in the Journal of Sport Psychology in Action Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 132 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Low W, Butt J, Freeman P, Stoker M, Maynard I. 2022. Effective Delivery of Pressure Training: Perspectives of Athletes and Sport Psychologists The Sport Psychologist, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Low WR, Freeman P, Butt J, Stoker M, Maynard I. 2022. The role and creation of pressure in training: Perspectives of athletes and sport psychologists Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, :1-21 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Cholerton R, Butt J, Quirk H, Breckon J. 2022. Differences in older adult walking football initiation and maintenance influences across respondent characteristics: A cross-sectional survey Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Mack R, Breckon J, Butt J, Maynard I. 2021. Practitioners' use of motivational interviewing in sport: A qualitative enquiry The Sport Psychologist, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Cholerton R, Quirk H, Breckon J, Butt J. 2020. Experiences and strategies influencing older adults to continue playing walking football Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Cholerton R, Butt J, Breckon J, Quirk H. 2020. Experiences influencing walking football initiation in 55-75 year-old adults Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Low WR, SANDERCOCK GRH, FREEMAN P, WINTER M, Butt J, Maynard I. 2020. Pressure Training for Performance Domains: A Meta-Analysis. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Stoker M, Maynard I, Butt J, Hays K, Hughes P. 2019. The Effect Of Manipulating Individual Consequences And Training Demands On Experiences Of Pressure With Elite Disability Shooters Sport Psychologist, 33 :221-227 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Mack R, Breckon J, O'Halloran P, Butt J. 2019. Enhancing athlete engagement in sport psychology interventions using motivational interviewing: A case study The Sport Psychologist, 2 :159-168

Brown C, Butt J, Sarkar M. 2019. Overcoming Performance Slumps: Psychological Resilience In Expert Cricket Batsmen Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 32 :277-296 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Mack R, Breckon J, Butt J, Maynard I. 2017. Exploring The Understanding And Application Of Motivational Interviewing In Applied Sport Psychology. The Sport Psychologist, 31 :396-409 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Weinberg R, Butt J, Moreno K, Harmison R. 2017. The stability of mental toughness across situations: Taking a social cognitive perspective International Journal of Sport Psychology, 48 :280-302

Hodgson L, Butt J, Maynard I. 2017. Exploring the psychological attributes underpinning elite sports coaching. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 12 :439-451 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Butt J, Ludlam K, Bawden M, Lindsay P, Maynard I. 2016. Perceptions of Engaging with a Super-Strengths Approach in Elite Sport Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 29 :251-269 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Lindsay P, Stoker M, Butt J, Bawden M, Maynard I. 2016. Elite coaches' experiences of creating pressure training environments for performance enhancement International Journal of Sport Psychology, 47 :262-281

Foster D, Butt J, Maynard I, Hays K. 2016. Delivery of psychological skills training to youngsters Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 28

Ludlam K, Butt J, Maynard I, Lindsay P, Bawden M. 2015. A Strengths-Based Consultancy Approach In Elite Sport : Exploring Super Strengths. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 28 :216-233 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Slack L, Maynard I, Butt J, Olusoga P. 2015. An evaluation of a mental toughness education and training program for early-career English football league referees Sport Psychologist, 29 :237-257 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Beaumont C, Maynard I, Butt J. 2015. Effective ways to develop and maintain robust sports confidence: Strategies advocated by applied sport psychologists. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 27 :301-318

Olusoga P, Maynard I, Butt J, Hays K. 2014. Coaching under pressure: Mental skills training for sports coaches Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 10 :31-44

Slack L, Butt J, Maynard I, Olusoga P. 2014. Understanding mental toughness in elite football officials Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 10 :4-24

Mills A, Butt J, Maynard I, Harwood C. 2014. Examining the development environments of elite English Football Academies: the players’ perspective. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 9 :1457-1472 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Mills A, Butt J, Maynard I, Harwood C. 2014. Toward an understanding of optimal development environments within elite English soccer academies Sport Psychologist, 28 :137-150 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Stoker M, Maynard I, Butt J, Hays K, Lindsay P, Norenberg D. The effects of manipulating training demands and consequences on experiences of pressure in elite netball. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 29 :434-448

Report

Butt J, Laffert M, Breslin G, Lowry R, Britton D, Barker J, Eubank MR. 2020. Supporting Youth Athletes during Covid-19: Guidance for parents and guardians. Publisher Url Public Url

Butt J, Mills A, Hamer D, Maynard I, Cholerton R. 2018. Mental development of equestrian riders Facilitating the pathway to elite rider development and optimising environments

Butt J, Maynard I, Fawcett A, Hodgson L. 2016. Volleyball England Futures: Elite Performance and Pathway development Elite Performance and Pathway development: Volleyball Futures

Carter A, Bugg A, Scaife R, Butt J. Managing sickness absence in small and medium enterprises Evaluation of the the Company Doctor:

Professional activities

Industrial connections:

British Equestrian Federation, Invited: World Class Programme Selection Squad/Panel (Eventing). 2025

GB Boxing Performance Psychology team, Proving external supervision (trainee sport psychologist through QSEP stage 2 and research to inform the development pathway.. 2025

British Equestrian Federation, Invited: World Class Programme Selection Panel (showjumping). 2025

Mindflick Ltd, External supervision (QSEP stage 2 training). 2024

England Women's Football, Psychological readiness to perform and the role of performance decompression post World Cup.. 2024

Women's FA - Technical Directorate/Performance Manager, Research advisory: performance psychology. 2023

British Equestrian Federation, World Class programme-Podium Potential Performance Selection Squads. 2023

English Institute of Sport - performance psychology, Project Lead on collaborative research for the performance psychology team in the EIS, https://eis2win.co.uk/article/process-the-emotion-the-importance-of-performance-decompression/. 2022

British Equestrian Federation Coach Development, Youth Development Coaches Seminar Series. 2022

English Institute of Sport - Performance Psychology & Athlete Health team, Research collaboration: Evaluating the impact of a performance decompression intervention post Tokyo Olympic Games.. 2022

British Equestrian Federation, Sport Psychologist.

External PGR examinations performed:

Doctorate Sport & Exercise Psychology, Portsmouth University, Team Formulation in Elite Sport. 2024

PhD sport psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Surviving and Thriving at the business end of sport: An auto-ethnographical account of stress in elite sports coaching. 2023

PhD, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Surviving and thriving at the business end of sport: An autoethnographical account of elite coach stress experiences. 2023

PhD, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Surviving and thriving at the business end of sport: An autoethnographical account of elite coach stress experiences. 2023

PhD, Queensland University of Technology, Understanding mental toughness in women's Australian rules football: A sociocultural, situational and behavioural examination. 2023

Professional Doctorate, Sheffield Hallam University, Developing Theory in Motivational Interviewing: Academic and Practitioner Perspectives from MI-CBT Integration. 2021

PhD, Liverpool John Moores University, Investigating the Junior-to-Senior Transition in Sport: Interventions to Support the Transitional Process. 2020

PhD, Loughborough University, Exploring emotional regulation in academy football players. 2020

Conference presentation:

Poster presentation, Bangkok, Thailand, The 12th International Conference on Sport & Exercise Science, Processing Paris: Evaluating the efficacy of a post-Olympic Games Psychological Decompression Intervention for Elite Performers. 2024

Poster presentation, Innsbruck, Austria, FEPSAC, What is this thing called adaptability: Elite Sport. 2024

Workshop, Innsbruck, Austria, FEPSAC, Translating pressure training to applied practice. 2024

Oral presentation, Pattaya, Thailand, Advancing sports medicine: Innovation and Collaboration 2024, Towards a biopsychosocial understanding of the mechanisms underpinning successful return-to-performance post ACLR. 2024

Oral presentation, Edinburgh, UK, British Psychological Society - Division of SEP, Exploring lost move syndrome: Autoethnographic accounts. 2023

Oral presentation, Florida, USA., Association of Applied Sport Psychology, An interactional approach to facilitate the psychological development of elite youth soccer players. 2023

Poster presentation, Oxford, UK, UK Association for solution focused practice, Applying thinking in self based coaching programmes. 2023

Poster presentation, Oxford, UK, UK Association for Solution Focused Practices, An expert opinion on the application of the single session mindset.. 2023

External committees:

European Federation of Sport Psychology - Congress (FEPSAC) YRA Committee, Panel Member - judge presentations for the young researcher award (presentation and viva panel)., Evaluation of the Young Researcher Award - Jury Panel. 2024

British Equestrian Federation, Panel Selection for World class programme and UKsports funding, World Class Programme Selection Panel. 2023

British Equestrian Federation, Selection Panel for Medal Winning Performance Rider Interviews (sport science), World Class Programme Selection Committee/Panel. 2019

British Psychological Society, Committee Member, Training and Standards - Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology (DSEP). 2016

Other invited event:

British Equestrian Federation, https://www.britishequestrian.org.uk/competitors/female-health-february, Podcast: Female Health February - Psychological development. 2024

English Institute of Sport - Sheffield, External advisor/interview panel for GB Boxing interviewing for an applied studentship/scholarship, GB Boxing Interview Panel External Member - studentship. 2023

Liverpool - Crown Plaza Conference Hotel, Invited Conference Workshop titled "Pressure training in practice" (presenters: Joanne Butt, LJMU; William Low, University of Essex; & Mike Stoker, English Inst of Sport)., British Psychological Society - Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology Conference. 2021

Everton Football College, Staying motivated during Isolation, Mental wellbeing (Mental Health-Youth Week Seminars). 2021

Sheffield Hallam University, Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Mind Matters: A journey through applied research into practice in sport psychology. 2019

English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, Presentation: Performance psychology in action, Girls for Gold (Youth Sports Trust) Event. 2019

Liverpool John Moores University, Expert Panel Discussion, Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group (PsyPag). 2019

Equestrian House - Headquarters, Kenilworth, UK., Presentation & Workshop: Psychology support for young riders, Coach Education Forum - British Equestrian Federation. 2018

Lilleshall National Performance Centre, UK, Presentation on Practitioner Development: Core and Situational Values (Performance psychology), Skills for Performance (English Institute of Sport). 2018

English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, Presentation: UG student sport psychology forum held for LJMU., From Rio to Tokyo Performance Psychology (Project Thrive). 2017

Sheffield City Events, Presentation & Expert Panel, What makes a world champion?. 2017

Royal Hallamshire Hospital (Sheffield Teaching Hospitals), Developing Resilience (workshop), Medical/health Care Education Forum. 2016

Equestrian House, Kenilworth, UK., Workshop: Cognitive development in young riders, Coach Education Forum - British Equestrian Federation. 2016

Kettering Training Centre, UK., Workshop/Presentation: Socio-psychological development and the role of the coach., Coach Education Forum - Volleyball England. 2015

Kettering Training Centre, UK., Workshop/Presentation: Psychology of coaching and optimising the training environment, Coach Education Forum - Volleyball England. 2014

Saltaire, Bradford, UK., Key Note Presentation - HR annual conference, Bradford District Care/Trust HR Annual Conference. 2013

Birmingham Convention Centre, Key note presentation: The Psychological edge for consistent performance, 11th Annual HR Directors Business Summit. 2013

University of Thessaly, Greece, Key note Presentation: Elite sport consultancy and mental toughness development, Postgraduate International Conference: Department of Sport and Physical Education. 2011

Glasgow, UK, Keynote Workshop: Stress management training intervention for medical students, AIME Medical Education Conference. 2010

Award:

British Psychological Society - Division of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Established Practitioner Applied Practice Award. 2021

Editorial boards:

Associate Editor, Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, http://www.tandfonline.com/. 2021

Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. 2017

Co-Editor, International Journal of Sport Psychology. 2016

Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Sport Psychology. 2016

Editorial Board Member, The Sport Psychologist. 2010

External collaboration:

Dr Andrew Mills, ModelAthlete® Consultancy (Melbourne, Australia), http://www.modelathlete.co/. 2020

Research Grants Awarded:

Duration of research project: 12 months, Grant value (£): 10k, Sport England - British Equestrian Federation, Ian Maynard, Andrew Mills, David Hamer, Mental development of young riders and optimal development environments.. 2018

Duration of research project: 18 months, Grant value (£): 50k, Sport England, Tim Vernon (Sheffield Hallam University) - Centre Sport Ex Science, Assessing Active Lives and the Corroboration of the Active Lives Survey (collaborator, part one). 2017

Duration of research project: 6 Months, Grant value (£): 35k, McMillan Cancer- Workplace Wellness, (Co-PI) Collaboration with Health & Social Care Research Centre (SHU), Building resilience in the workforce. Evaluation of resilience workshops. 2016

Duration of research project: 12 months, Grant value (£): 10k, England Volleyball - Sport England, Adi Fawcett, Ian Maynard, Laura Hodgson, Development and evaluation of psychological attributes for pathway-performance players. 2015

Duration of research project: 6 months, Grant value (£): 25k, WestField Health Ltd, (Collaborator) Alex Bugg, Anouska Carter, Westfield Health (Sheffield Hallam Wellness), Managing sickness absence in small and medium enterprises: Evaluation of the Company Doctor (App).. 2014

Membership of professional bodies:

British Psychological Society, Register of Applied Psychology Practitioner Supervisor (RAPPS), http://www.bps.org/. 2011

Health and Care Professions Council, Registered Sport & Exercise Psychologist, http://www.hcpc-uk.org/. 2008

British Psychological Society (Associate Fellow, AFBPsS), Chartered Psychologist, http://www.bps.org/. 2008

Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Membership, http://www.aasp.org/. 1998