Dr David Tod

Lecturer in Psychology
PhD (Victoria), Grad Dip in Psychology (Massey), Cert Tertiary Teaching (Waikato) MphEd (Otago), BphEd (Otago), CPsychol, FHEA Photograph of Dr David Tod.

Contact

Email: dvt at aber.ac.uk
Office: Penbryn 5, Room 1.32
Phone: +44 (0) 1970 628567

Responsibilities

Director of postgraduate research students
Member of departmental ethics committee

Teaching Areas

Conceptual and historical issues in psychology, applied psychology, lifespan development and individual differences, health psychology and critical reviews in psychology.

Research

David’s main research interests are in the areas of male body image and health, applied psychologist expertise development and applied psychology service delivery.

Staff Publications

Tod, D., & Edwards, C. (in press). Predicting Drive for Muscularity behaviour from body image cognitions and emotions. Body Image: An International Journal of Research.

Tod, D., Hall, G., & Edwards, C. (2012). Gender invariance and correlates of the Drive for Leanness Scale. Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 9, 555-558.

Park, S., Tod, D., & Lavallee, D. (2012). Athletes’ career transition out of sport: A systematic Review. International Review for Sport and Exercise Psychology, 13, 444-453.

Park, S., Tod, D., & Lavallee, D. (2012). Exploring the retirement from sport decision-making process based on the Transtheoretical Model. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 13, 444-453.

Tod, D., Morrison, T. G., & Edwards, C. (2012). Psychometric Properties of Yelland and Tiggemann's Drive for Muscularity Scale. Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 9, 421-424.

Tod, D., Morrison, T. G., & Edwards, C. (2012). Evaluating validity and test-retest reliability in four drive for muscularity questionnaires. Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 9, 425-428.

Park, S., Lavallee, D., & Tod, D. (2012). The development of an athletes’ career transition support programme: A case study. Qualitative Method in Psychology Bulletin 13, 11-19.

Tod, D., Bond, K., & Lavallee, D. B. (2012). Professional development themes in strength and conditioning coaches. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 26, 851-860.

Tod, D., Oliver, E., & Hardy, J. (2011). Self-talk: A systematic review. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology 33, 666-687.

Tod, D., Andersen, M. B., & Marchant, D. B. (2011). 6 years up: Applied sport psychologists surviving (and thriving) after graduation. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 23, 93-109.

Thomas, L., Tod, D., & Lavallee, D. (2011). Variability in muscle dysmorphia symptoms: The influence of a weight training session. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25, 846-851.

Jones, M. I., Lavellee, D., & Tod, D. (2011). Developing communication and organization skills: The ELITE life skills reflective practice intervention. The Sport Psychologist, 25, 35-52.

Tod, D. (2011). Professional development changes experienced by applied sport and exercise scientists. The Sport and Exercise Scientist, 30, 16-17.

Tod, D., & Lavallee, D. (2010). Towards a conceptual understanding of muscle dysmorphia development and sustainment. International Review for Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3, 111-131.

Tod, D. & Bond, K. (2010). A longitudinal examination of a British neophyte sport psychologist’s development. The Sport Psychologist, 24, 35-51.

Tod, D., Andersen, M. B., & Marchant, D. B. (2009). A longitudinal examination of neophyte applied sport psychologists' professional development. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 21 (Supp. 1), S1-S16.

Tod, D., Thatcher, R., McGuigan, M., & Thatcher, J. (2009). Effect of self-talk on the vertical jump. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23, 196-202.

Edwards, C., Tod, D., & McGuigan, M. (2008). Self-talk influences vertical jump performance and kinematics in male rugby union players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, 1459-1465.

Deeley, L. & Tod, D. (2008). Debate: Is there any evidence that NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) can help athletes? Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 4(2), 39-45.

McGuigan, M. R., Al Dayel, A., Tod, D., Foster, C., Newton, R. U., & Pettigrew, S. (2008). Use of Session Rating of Perceived Exertion for Monitoring Resistance Exercise in Children who are Overweight or Obese. Pediatric Exercise Science, 20, 333-341.

Tod, D., Marchant, D., & Andersen, M. B. (2007). Learning experiences contributing to service delivery competence. The Sport Psychologist, 21, 318-334.

Singh, F., Foster, C., Tod, D., & McGuigan M. R. (2007). Monitoring different types of resistance training using session rating of perceived exertion. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2, 34-45.

Tod, D. (2007). The long and winding road: Professional development in sport psychology. The Sport Psychologist, 21, 94-108.

Tod, D. (2007). Reflections on collaborating with a professional rugby league player. Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 3(1), 4-10.

McGuigan, M., Ghiagiarelli, J., & Tod, D. (2005). Maximal strength and cortisol responses to psyching-up during the squat exercise. Journal of Sports Sciences, 23, 687-692.

Tod, D., Iredale, F., McGuigan, M., Strange, D., & Gill, N. (2005). “Psyching-up” enhances force production during the bench press exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 19, 599-603.

Research Grants

2011: Nuffield Student Scholarship (Amount UK £1500)
2010: Nuffield Student Scholarship (Amount UK £1500)
2008: London Transport Authority Research Grant to evaluate walking programme (Amount UK £5000)
2008: Ramblers Association Research Grant to evaluate walking programme (Amount UK £7,000)
2007: Ramblers Association Research Grant to evaluate walking programme (Amount UK £8,000)
2006: Nuffield Student Scholarship (Amount UK £1500)
2006: Walter Idris Student Scholarship (Amount UK £1500)
2005: Countryside Council for Wales Research Grant to evaluate walking programme (Amount UK £30,000)

Reports

Wavehill Consultancy. (2010). Walk the World Walking Programme Evaluation. Research commissioned by the London Transport Authority. (I was a contributing researcher.)
Tod, D., Lavallee, D., Thatcher, J., & Rahman, R. (2009). Walk together Wales, part one research: Sustainable walking communities. Research commissioned by the Welsh Ramblers’ Association. Aberystwyth University.
Tod, D., (2007). Stepping stones evaluation, final report. Research commissioned by the Welsh Ramblers’ Association. Aberystwyth University.
Doust, J., Tod, D., & Toland, H. (2006). Walking the Way to Health. Evaluation phase 2-implementation, Report 1. Research commissioned by the Countryside Council for Wales, Aberystwyth University.
Doust, J., Tod, D., & Toland, H. (2006). Walking the Way to Health. Evaluation phase 2-implementation, Report 2. Research commissioned by the Countryside Council for Wales, Aberystwyth University.
Doust, J., Tod, D., & Toland, H. (2006). Walking the Way to Health. Evaluation phase 2-implementation, Report 3. Research commissioned by the Countryside Council for Wales, Aberystwyth University.
Doust, J., & Tod, D., (2006). Walking the Way to Health. Evaluation phase 2-implementation, final report. Research commissioned by the Countryside Council for Wales, Aberystwyth University.

Conferences

Edwards, C., Tod, D., Molnar, G., & St Clair Gibson, A. (2012, April). A systematic review of the drive for muscularity research area. Paper presented at the Annual British Psychological Society conference, London, UK.
Tod, D., Hall, G., & Edwards, C. (2012, April). Gender invariance and correlates of the Drive for Leanness Scale. Paper presented at the Annual British Psychological Society conference, London, UK.
Ofori, P., Lavallee, D., & Tod, D. (2012, April). An interpretive phenomenological analysis of superstitious behaviours and religious rituals among elite professional footballers during the FIFA 2010 world cup in South Africa. Paper presented at the Annual British Psychological Society conference, London, UK.
Park, S., Lavallee, D., & Tod, D. (2011, July). Exploring the Retirement from Sport Decision-Making Process: A Focus Group Study. Paper presented at the 13th European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal.
Park, S., Lavallee, D., & Tod, D. (2011, July). The Development of an Athletes’ Career Transition Support Programme: A Case Study. Paper presented at the 13th European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal.
Tod, D., Andersen, M. B., & Marchant, D. B. (2011, July). Professional development in applied sport psychologists. Paper presented at the 13th European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal.
Tod, D. (2011, July). Professional development in psychology. Workshop presented at the BPS’ annual student conference, Bangor, UK.
Tod, D., Ward, N., Comfort, P. (2011, April). Providing integrated applied sport science services in strength and conditioning contexts. Workshop presented at the BASES’ annual student conference, Chester, UK.
Tod, D. & Edwards, C. (2010, December). Relationships muscle dysmorphia has with indices of sexual self-esteem. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Biannual Conference, London.
Park, S., Tod, D., & Lavellee, D. (2010, December). The career transition decision making process in Korean athletes. Poster presented at the British Psychological Society Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Biannual Conference, London.
Sanchez, X., Tod, D., Harwood, C., & Hutter, V. (2010, December). Does and don’ts when starting in the world of sport psychology: Welcome to the jungle! Workshop presented at the British Psychological Society Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Biannual Conference, London.
Thomas, L., Tod, D., & Lavallee, D., (2009, July). The influence of training on a state measure of muscle dysmorphia. Poster presented at the 6th Annual Wales Institute for Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Tod, D., Edwards, C., & Hardy, J. (2009, July). Examining relationships muscle dysmorphia has with appearance schema processing, body image disturbance, and activating events. Poster presented at the 6th Annual Wales Institute for Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Tod, D., Edwards, C., Drury, B., Akehurst, S., & Lavallee, D. (2009, July). Muscle dysmorphia relationships with body image-related quality of life and coping. Poster presented at the 6th Annual Wales Institute for Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Park, S., Lavallee, D., & Tod, D. (2009, July). Career transitions in sport: A systematic review. Poster presented at the 6th Annual Wales Institute for Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Guyah-Low, I., Tod, D., & Lavallee, D. (2009, June). The psychological implications when diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and forced into retirement whilst attempting to forge a career from sport. Athlete’s Heart Sudden Death Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Conference, Stanford University, California.
Tod, D. & Bond, K. (2009, June). A longitudinal examination of a British neophyte sport psychologist’s development. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference for Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, Roehampton, London.
Niven, A., & Tod, D. (2008, December). Characteristics of effective sport psychologists. Symposium presented at the Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology, British Psychological Society’s inaugural conference, London, England.
Akehurst, S., Tod, D., Lavallee, D., Thatcher, J., & Andersen, M. B. (2008, October). To what extent is there reciprocity between psychology and sport and exercise psychology? Symposium presented to the Nordic conference for Health, Participation and Effects of Sport and Exercise, Halmstead, Sweden.
Tod, D., Hardy, J., Niven, A., & Lavallee, D. (2008, October). Helping athletes talk the walk: Consultants’ experiences in using self-talk with athletes. Paper presented to the Nordic conference for Health, Participation and Effects of Sport and Exercise, Halmstead, Sweden.
Tod, D. (2008, October). Is it my fault Daddy doesn’t love me? Contributing to mainstream psychology training and development literature from a sport psychology perspective. Paper presented to the Nordic conference for Health, Participation and Effects of Sport and Exercise, Halmstead, Sweden.
Edwards, C., & Tod, D. (2008, April). The effect of motivational and instructional self-talk on performance and kinetics during the vertical jump in university rugby union players. Poster presented at the annual conference of the British Psychological Society, Dublin, UK
Tod, D., Baker, J., & McGuigan, M. (2007, September). The effects of psyching-up and a passive warm-up on muscular strength and fatigue. Paper presented at the 12th European Congress of Sport Psychology, Halkidiki, Greece.
Tod, D., Thatcher, R., McGuigan, M., & Thatcher, J. (2007, September). The effect of instructional and motivational self-talk on performance and the kinematics of the vertical jump. Paper presented at the 12th European Congress of Sport Psychology, Halkidiki, Greece.
McGuigan, M., & Tod, D. (2007, July). Monitoring strength training and performance: Practical and psychological applications. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Atlanta, GA.
Edwards, C., Tod, D., & McGuigan, M. (2007, July). The effect of self-talk on power production during the vertical jump test in university rugby union players. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Atlanta, GA.
Aldayel, A., McGuigan, M., & Tod, D. (2006, September). The use of the OMNI perceived exertion scale for resistance exercise and session RPE by overweight children. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Australian Association of Exercise and Sports Science, Sydney.
Tod, D. (2006, May). It’s all an oedipal story: The life history of an expert applied sport and exercise psychologist. Proceedings of the Second International Conference of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise. Liverpool, p. 110.
Tod, D., Marchant, D., & Andersen, M. B. (2005, August). United we stand, divided we fall. Paper presented at the World Congress of Sport Psychology, Sydney, Australia.
Tod, D., Marchant, D., & Andersen, M. B. (2005, June). A case study of professional development in applied sport and exercise psychology. Poster presented at the second all Wales conference on exercise science, sports medicine research and sports psychology, Cardiff, Wales.