Dr Judith Naseby
Head of the Institute of Health and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of People and Society
Dr Judith Naseby has more than 25 years’ experience in senior academic leadership in higher education, within the areas of Psychology, Sport, and Health. Prior to joining Lincoln Bishop University, she spent twelve years as Head of Sport, Health and Exercise at the University of Hertfordshire.
She studied for a BSc (Hons) in Psychology at the University of Aberdeen, a Masters in Sport Science at Loughborough University and a PhD in Sport Psychology at Liverpool JMU.
Alongside her academic career, Judith has over 30 years’ consultancy experience in sport, working with athletes, coaches, and governing bodies from grassroots through to elite level. She has worked with numerous elite athletes and coaches, including Olympic, World, and Commonwealth medal winning track and field athletes and coaches, several premier level sports teams, international and Olympic swimming medallists and coaches, and elite tennis players competing at numerous tour events including Wimbledon.
Her research interests centre around two main areas: stress, anxiety and performance, and positive psychology and wellbeing. She is particularly interested in how individuals manage stress and anxiety, whether they are elite athletes striving for gold medals or people managing the pressures of everyday life, including students. Her positive psychology work explores happiness, wellbeing, and how individuals can be supported to thrive rather than simply survive.