Dr Sahen Gupta
Summary
Having joined the School in September 2021 while completing his Doctorate in Sport & Exercise Psychology, Sahen became a Lecturer in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology in 2022. Sahen is a applied practitioner (British Psychological Society QSEP route) and has worked in developmental-elite sport focusing on mental health adn performance interventions, resilience, psychotherapy and applied research. He brings this blend of practice and research from professional practice into the educational setting.
In addition to his Education and Research activities, Sahen has great practitioner experience across a range of professional sporting contexts, primarily in elite-international cricket and tennis.
Research interests
Sahen's research primarily focuses on the following major themes:
- Resilience for Mental health and high performance
- Cultural Sport Psychology
- Psychotherapy and mental health in sport
- Resilience and transferrability across contexts
Research outputs
2024
Same game, many cultures: a multicultural reflection on a trainee’s intervention work with a professional esports team
Agrawal, A., Gupta, S., Swettenham, L.
7 Jun 2024, In: Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology. 8, S1, p. S1-36-S1-45
“You don’t get resilience overnight”: a grounded theory framework of the A-R-C sporting resilience development
Gupta, S., Mccarthy, P. J.
6 Jun 2024, In: Discover Psychology. 4, 1, 15p., 72
Person-centered sport psychology practice: a framework for working with emotions and complex processes
Duncan, E., Gupta, S.
1 Jan 2024, In: Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology. 7, 1, p. 135-149
2023
Reflect in and speak out: an autoethnographic study on race and the embedded sport psychology practitioner
Gupta, S.
19 Jan 2023, In: Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology. 6, S1, p. S1-10-S1-23, 14p.
Efficacy of a video modeling and imagery-controlled trial intervention in a non-Western adolescent population: a case study
Chungath, A. F., Divekar, S., Gupta, S., Sudhesh, N.
19 Jan 2023, In: Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology. 6, S1, p. S1-24-S1-37, 14p.