Biography
Before joining Health Sciences University, Stephanie spent fourteen years overseas working in both Higher Education and applied performance environments. Stephanie has worked with performers from a variety of domains such as elite sport, music, and dance in both Australia and China.
Current Activity
Stephanie is the course leader on the MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology and MSc Performance Psychology. As part of her applied work, Stephanie works with England Touch Rugby and in various high-performance domains including orchestras and drama studios. Stephanie is a Chartered Psychologist with the BPS.
Areas of Interest
Areas of interest include:
- Mental toughness in elite environments
- Athlete and coach relationships
- Team cohesion and organisational culture
- Professional practice in high-performance psychology
- Gender equity, body image, and transgender participation in sport
- Self-talk ad irrational beliefs.
Qualifications 
Qualifications
- BSc Hons. Physiology and Sport Science (University of Glasgow)
- MSc Exercise Psychology (University of Glasgow)
- PhD Sport Psychology (Victoria University, Melbourne)
- MSc Psychology (University of Liverpool)
Membership
Membership
- British Psychological Society
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise
Publications
Publications Book chapters/Peer reviewed articles
Book chapters
Cotterill, S. T., & Tibbert, S. J. (2024). Destructive leadership in the context of sports. In B. Schyns, P. Neves, & K. Breevaart (Eds.), Research Handbook on Destructive Leadership: Forms, Context, and Boundary Conditions (pp. 193–203). Edward Elgar Publishing
Cowden, R. G., Crust, L., Tibbert, S.J., & Jackman, P.C. (2020). Mental toughness development and training in sport. In M. Bertollo, E. Filho, & P. C. Terry (Eds.) Innovations in mental skills training. New York, NY: Routledge.
Tibbert, S. J., & Andersen, M. B. (2015). Overtraining in professional sport: Exceeding the limits in a culture of physical and mental toughness. In M. B. Andersen & S. J. Hanrahan (Eds.), Doing exercise psychology (pp. 233-254). Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics
Publications
Tibbert, S. J., Andersen, M. B., & Morris, T. (2015). What a difference a “mentally toughening” year makes: The acculturation of a rookie. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 17, 68-78.
Tibbert, S. J., Andersen, M. B., & Morris, T. (2015). The dark side of mental toughness: subcultural imperatives that harm. FEPSAC publishers.
Mesagno, C., Tibbert, S.J., Buchanan, E., Harvey, J.T., & Turner, M.J. (2020) Irrational beliefs and choking under pressure: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.
Mesagno. C., Garvey, J., & Tibbert, S.J., & Gropel, P. (2019). An investigation into handedness and choking under pressure in sport. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 90(2), 1-10.
Krause, L., Naughton, G.A., Benson, A.C., & Tibbert, S.J. (2017). Equity of physical characteristics between adolescent males and females participating in single or mixed gender sport. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32.
Krause, L., Naughton, G., Benson, A., & Tibbert, S.J. (2016). Equity in single-sex sport for adolescents: Should psychological differences be considered? Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19S, e45.
Journals
Amos, B., & Tibbert, S. J. (2024). Exploration of the COVID-19 mental health implications in elite disabled athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences. Advance online publication.
Tibbert, S. J., Andersen, M. B., & Morris, T. (2023). Australian football coaches’ tales of mental toughness: Exploring the sociocultural roots of being mentally tough. The Sport Psychologist, 38(1), 48–59. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2023-0029
