Physical Education and Sports Science

PESS offers quality pre-service, postgraduate, professional development and research programmes in physical education, sports science, sport studies and sport pedagogy.

Faculty

Professor

  • Ph.D.
    Paediatric Exercise Physiology
  • Ph.D. CPsychol
    Sport and Exercise Psychology, Motivation, Achievement Goals, Statistical Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Multilevel Analysis, Latent Growth Curves Analysis

Associate Professor

  • Ph.D.
    Human Performance, Exercise Biochemistry, Metabolism and Genetics
  • Ph.D.
    Best Practices in Physical Education, Student Teacher Mentorship, Intelligent Gameplay
  • Ph.D.
    Interface between Motivation and Social Cognition with Particular Focus on Self Control, Thought Suppression, Ego Depletion, and Material Decisions
  • Ph.D.
    Professional Preparation, Sport Pedagogy, Curriculum Theory, Outdoor Education
  • Ph.D.
    Adapted Physical Education/Activity, Growth & Motor Development, Olympic Education, Teaching Games for Understanding (Games Concept Approach), Women & Sport, Fundamental Movement Skills for Children Softball

Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D.
    Motivation, Parental Influence and Other Aspects of Interpersonal Influence
  • Ph.D.
    Motor Control and Learning, Nonlinear Pedagogy, Coordination, Dynamical Systems Theory, Perception-Action Coupling, Soccer
  • Ph.D.
    Mindfulness and Flow, Complex System Approach to Motor Control and Learning
  • Ph.D.
    Coaching, Pedagogy, Values and Characters Development, Evaluation of Coaches’ Work, Coach Education & Development, Basketball.
  • Ph.D.
    Sport Biomechanics, Computer Simulation Models, Gait Analysis, Gymnastics, Diving, and Martial Arts
  • Ph.D.
    Sport Retailing, Sport Marketing, Perceptions of Sport and Assessment in Education
  • Ph.D.
    Exercise and Sport Psychology, Engagement, Motivation, Measurement, Optimal Functioning, Physical Activity Promotion, and Positive Human Development
  • Ph.D.
    Sport Marketing, Advertising through Sport, Globalization of Sport, Coaching Leadership, Competitive Balance in Professional Sport, Motivation in e-Sport, Job Outcomes in Sport Organizations, Scale Development
  • Ph.D.
    The Effects of Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Their Related Risk Factors
  • Ph.D.
    Exercise Physiology, Training and Testing, Sports Injuries Prevention and Management, Exercise, Nutrition and Health
  • Ph.D.
    Biomechanics, Performance, Individual Sports
  • Ph.D.
    Integrative and Multidisciplinary Research on 1) Plasticity and Adaptive Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle to Exercise, Ageing, Diseases, and Muscle Disuse and Unloading, and 2) Metabolism and Sports Nutrition

Visiting Associate Professor

  • Ph.D.
    Students' Cognitive Changes (e.g., Attitude, Motivation, Goal-Orientation, Self-Efficacy), Sport Participants' Neuro-Scientific Changes, Sport Program Development, Global and Local Sport Policy, Human Resource Development, Sport Diplomacy

Senior Lecturer

  • M.A.
    Curriculum Gymnastics, Dance Education, Labanotation, Health and Wellness
  • Ph.D.
    Physical Education Curriculum Development, Social Context of Curriculum Implementation, Students’ Perceptions of Physical Education
  • Ph.D.
    Academic: Introduction to Physical Education and Sport, Social History of Sport in Singapore, Olympism, Socio-Cultural Aspects of Sport, Football, Rugby, Cricket, Softball, Squash, Javelin, International Chess, Golf
  • Ph.D.
    Anatomy, Sport Biomechanics, Racquet Games, Track & Field
  • Ph.D.
    Children's Perceptions of Physical Education, Teaching Games for Understanding and achievement motivation in Sport and PE Settings

Lecturer

Teaching Fellow