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Dr Warrick Wood

Lecturer

Doctoral Co-Supervisor
School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition

Warrick is a sport and exercise psychology lecturer, based on the Albany campus.  Currently, Warrick is involved in various research projects, coordinates several courses at Massey, provides postgraduate supervision, and is contracted by High Performance Sport NZ and several other sport organisations in areas such as coach development and mental skills training.

Warrick enjoys working in a range of environments, and has worked with various professional and Olympic athletes and coaches to enhance both performance and wellbeing.

Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: +64 9 213 6663 (internal extension - 43663)
    Location: Sir Neil Waters Extension
    Campus: Albany

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Sport Coaching - University of Canterbury (2007)
  • Master of Science - Indiana State University (2009)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2020)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Co-Supervisor, Massey University

Prizes and Awards

  • I was awarded a contestable Student Travel Award to present my PhD findings at a conference Portland, Oregon. - Association for Applied Sport Psychology (2019)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Warrick recently completed his PhD that invovled a case study of a high-performance sports team.  The study explored athletes' experiences of their basic psychological needs within their team environment and how they perceived their coaches' contributions to such needs.

Interest areas;

Applied Sport Psychology

Performance Enhancement

Coach Behaviour

Exercise & health

Thematics

Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Psychology (170100): Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (170000): Sport and Exercise Psychology (170114)

Keywords

Performance Enhancement

The Coach-Athlete Relationship

Self-determination Theory

Basic Psychological Needs Theory

Research Outputs

Journal

Turner, S., Diako, C., Kruger, R., Wong, M., Wood, W., Rutherfurd-Markwick, K., . . . Ali, A. (2022). The Effect of a 14-Day gymnema sylvestre Intervention to Reduce Sugar Cravings in Adults. Nutrients. 14(24)
[Journal article]Authored by: Ali, A., Diako, C., Wong, M., Wood, W.
Turner, S., Diako, C., Kruger, R., Wong, M., Wood, W., Rutherfurd-Markwick, K., . . . Ali, A. (2020). Consuming gymnema sylvestre reduces the desire for high-sugar sweet foods. Nutrients. 12(4)
[Journal article]Authored by: Ali, A., Diako, C., Wong, M., Wood, W.

Thesis

Wood, W. (2020). Athlete basic psychological needs and coaches' contribution to their satisfaction : a case study of a high-performance sports team. (Doctoral Thesis)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Wood, W.Edited by: Foskett, A.

Conference

Wood, W., Hermansson, G., & Foskett, A. (2019, November). Psychological need satisfaction: Athlete insights into the coaching impact within a high performance team. Presented at Sport & Exercise Science New Zealand Annual Conference. Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Foskett, A., Wood, W.
Wood, W., Hermansson, G., & Foskett, A. (2019, October). Basic psychological need satisfaction: A case study of an elite-level female sports team. Presented at Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference. Portland, Oregon, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Foskett, A., Wood, W.

Consultancy and Languages

Consultancy

  • Current - High Performance Sport New Zealand
    Mental Skills Trainer & Coach Development
  • Current - New Zealand Cricket
    Mental Skills Trainer
  • Current - Auckland Cricket
    Mental Skills Trainer
  • Current - Massey University Academy of Sport
    Mental Skills Trainer
  • 2015-2020 - Cycling New Zealand
    Mental Skills Trainer
  • 2015-2019 - North Harbour Rugby
    Mental Skills Trainer

Languages

  • English
    Last used: Everyday
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent

Teaching and Supervision

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 1 0

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

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