Prof. Jennifer Cumming, PhD CPsychol AFBPsS FHEA, is a Professor in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Birmingham and a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. In addition to her research in the applied aspects of sport and dance, she works collaboratively with third-sector organizations and public services to co-develop and/or evaluate interventions to address important societal issues and translate knowledge into practice. Her community-engaged programme of research investigates how individuals learn to effectively self-regulate and develop their mental skills for maximizing potential and improving mental health, well-being, and social inclusion.

Dr Mary Quinton, PhD FHEA, is an Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Birmingham. Dr Quinton's research interests include how positive youth development approaches in sport and community settings improve emotional regulation, social connectedness, and mental health. Dr Quinton uses sport psychology and pedagogical theories to understand how young people’s backgrounds and support needs influence their development and motivation to learn and “perform” in sport, dance, education, and homelessness settings. She is a mixed methods researcher and particularly interested in involving communities and those with lived experience in research and turning knowledge into action and impact.

Dr Grace Tidmarsh, Ph.D. FHEA, is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK where she is also completed her PhD and an MA in Social Science Research Methods. Prior to this she also completed an MRes in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. Dr Tidmarsh is a social scientist with interests relating to the application of strengths-based sport psychology applied to community settings supporting young people experiencing multiple disadvantages. Dr Tidmarsh aims to use creative and accessible research methods to engage with a variety of participants and uses these approaches to generate research impact and positive change. She also has interests in intervention delivery and evaluation, in particular looking at processes and fidelity of programme delivery.

Dr Sally Reynard a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK. She completed her Ph.D. in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham. She is interested in using evidence-based, collaborative, and interdisciplinary approaches to generate and translate knowledge, with the aim of creating interventions that have the potential to bring about positive change to individual’s lives. She has experience and knowledge in a broad range of psychological research methods and approaches which permit the exploration and understanding of how different people may interact with the world, and the development of engaging and adaptable intervention tools. She has a particular interest in using digital approaches in intervention development, and co-design methods to understand the contextual factors and assumptions that may predict and influence an intervention’s success.