Course tutor
Dr Carolyn Plateau
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Loughborough University
Dr Carolyn Plateau is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology within the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. She graduated from the University of Oxford with an MA in Experimental Psychology in 2009. She moved to Loughborough to complete an MRes in Psychology (2010) and completed her PhD in 2014. Carolyn's PhD and subsequent research has centred around understanding, preventing and managing disordered eating in athlete populations.
Carolyn teaches on the BSc Psychology undergraduate degree programme in the areas of research design and statistics, individual differences and eating behaviour. She also supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. Carolyn is a keen runner, having previously competed at international level over 800m.
Recent Publications:
- Sandgren, Haycraft & Plateau (2020). Nature and efficacy of interventions addressing eating psychopathology in athletes: a systematic review of randomised and non-randomised trials. European Eating Disorders Review, 28, 105-121.
- Scott, Plateau & Haycraft (2020). Teammate influences, psychological well‐being, and athletes' eating and exercise psychopathology: A moderated mediation analysis. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 564-573.
- Scott, Haycraft & Plateau (2019). Teammate influences on the eating attitudes and behaviours of athletes: A systematic review. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 43, 183-194.
- Plateau, Arcelus & Meyer (2017). Detecting eating psychopathology in female athletes by asking about exercise: Use of the Compulsive Exercise Test. European Eating Disorders Review, 25, 618-624.
- Plateau, Arcelus, Leung & Meyer (2017). Female athlete experiences of seeking and receiving treatment for an eating disorder. Eating Disorders, 25, 273-277.
- Plateau, McDermott, Arcelus & Meyer (2014). Identifying and preventing disordered eating among athletes: Perceptions of track and field coaches. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15, 721-728.
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Organisations involved
Loughborough University
This project has been made possible by funding from Loughborough University, the premier sport university in the UK. The university values developing people through sport, and supporting the health, well-being and performance of athletes nationally and internationally through its research, teaching and coaching. This initiative represents a social enterprise focused on helping all coaches, parents and athletes to thrive in their sporting environments by focusing on key psychological and social skills.
National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine
The National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) is a collaboration between universities, healthcare trusts, local authorities and private and voluntary sector organisations, bringing together research, education and clinical services. Its aim is to improve the health of the population through sport, exercise and physical activity.
Midlands Innovation
This project has also received funding from the Midlands Innovation Commercialisation of Research Accelerator (MICRA).
