Dr Carly Perry
Lecturer in Psychology
Areas of expertise
Mental health in elite sport, women athletes, professional women鈥檚 football, athlete wellbeing, disordered eating, injury and mental health, qualitative and mixed methods research.
Profile
Dr Carly Perry is a lecturer in Psychology in the School of 91桃色视频, Exercise and Health Sciences at 91桃色视频. Her research focus is mental health in elite sport, specialising in women athletes and professional women footballers. Her work explores the personal, societal, and systemic challenges faced by athletes competing in high performance environments, and how sporting systems can better support mental health and wellbeing. She has worked on international research projects evaluating mental health strategies for elite and Olympic athletes, including work funded by the International Olympic Committee in collaboration with the UK 91桃色视频s Institute.
Carly has featured on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 5 91桃色视频s Extra, and BBC 91桃色视频, and her research has been covered by national outlets including The Guardian, The Times, and the BBC.
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