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staff list  BackMr Jon Swain

  • Job title: Senior Lecturer
  • Dept: Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure
  • Tel: 01227 767700 ext 3211
  • Campus: Canterbury
Jon Swain

Biography

Dr Jon Swain, BSc (Chichester), MSc (Manchester Metropolitan), PhD (Chichester) graduated from Chichester University in 1997 and completed an MSc in Sport & Exercise Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2000. He was appointed as Lecturer in Sport Psychology and Movement Analysis in 2005, and completed his PhD in 2007.

Appointments & Responsibilities

Programme Director for Sport & Exercise Psychology

Teaching Responsibilities


  • Year 1: Introduction to Sport & Exercise Psychology
    Movement Analysis 1
    Key Studies in Sport & Exercise Psychology
  • Year 2: Exploring Sport & Exercise Psychology
    Motor Skill Aquisition
  • Year 3: Applied Motor Skill Aquisition

Selected Recent Publications

Refereed Journal Articles
  • McMorris, T., Swain, J., Lauder, M., Smith, N. & Kelly, J. (2006) Warm-up prior to undertaking a dynamic psychomotor task: does it aid performance? Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 46(2), 328-334.
  • McMorris, T., Swain, J., Smith, M., Harris, R. C., Corbett, J., Delves, S., Sale, C. & Potter, J. (2006). Heat stress, plasma concentrations of epinephrine, norepinephrine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and cortisol, perception of mood state and working memory. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 61, 204-215.
  • McMorris, T., Harris, R. C., Swain, J., Corbett, J., Collard, K., Dyson, R., Dye, L., Hodgson, C. & Draper, N. (2006). Effect of creatine supplementation and sleep deprivation, with mild exercise, on cognitive and psychomotor performance, mood state, and plasma concentrations of catecholamines and cortisol. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 185, 93-103.
  • McMorris, T., Harris, R. C., Swain, J., Dyson, R. & Mielcarcz, G. (2006) Creatine supplementation and cognitive performance in elderly individuals. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 14(5)
  • McMorris, T., Hill, C., Sproule, J., Potter, J., Swain, J., Hobson, G. and Holder, T. (2005). Supra-maximal effort and reaction and movement times in a non-compatible response time task. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 45(1),127-33
  • McMorris, T., Tallon, M., Williams, C. Sproule, J., Potter, J., Swain, J., Draper, S., Clayton, N. (2003). Incremental exercise, plasma catecholamine concentrations and performance of a psychomotor skill. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 97, 590-604
Conference Presentations
  • McMorris, T., Swain, J., Corbett, J. & Collard, K. (2006). Sleep deprivation, plasma concentrations of catecholamines and cortisol, and cognitive and psychomotor performance. British Psychological Society Conference Symposium "Hormones and Exercise", Cardiff, March.
  • McMorris, T., Harris, R. C., Swain, J., Dyson, R. & Mielcarcz, G. (2005) Working memory Creatine supplementation, sleep deprivation, moderate exercise, mood state, and cognitive and psychomotor performance. International Society of Sports Nutrition, New Orleans, June