• exercise and physical activity participation
• expectancy effects in education, exercise and sport
• traumatic brain injury in sport

John has been an academic at the University of Winchester since January 2008. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology and the Subject Group Lead Sport and Exercise Sciences in the Department Sport, Exercise and Health.

John completed a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science and MSc in Psychology of Sport and Exercise at the University of Chichester. He then later completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and a PhD in Expectancy Effects in Higher Education at the University of Winchester.

Higher Education Teaching Qualification

Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

• Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Research Methods and Design

(+44) 01962 827289

@JBatz85

Memberships

John has been a Professional Member of The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) since 2007.

He is an expert reviewer for:

• Journal of Physical Activity & Health
• Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
• Leisure Studies
• Journal of Sports Sciences

Funding Awards

Learning and Teaching Innovation

• 2014 - 2015: Lead for funded (£2000) project titled: ‘Lecturer Reputation and Student Behaviour'
• 2012 - 2013: Lead for funded (£2000) project titled: 'Heteronormativity in the Classroom'
• 2010 - 2011: Lead for funded (£5000) project titled: 'Mark My Words, Not My Name'
• 2008 - 2009: Lead for funded (£1300) project titled: 'Student Reputation and Assessment'
• 2008 - 2009: Lead for funded (£5000) project titled: 'Student Impressions of Lecturers

Research and Knowledge Exchange

• 2017 - 2018: Evaluation (£2300) of Winchester City Council's Exercise Referral Programme
• 2015 – 2016: Lead for funded (£6000) project titled: ‘The Efficacy of Active Workstations’
• 2009 - 2010: Lead for funded (£5000) project titled: ‘Physical Activity and the Nintendo Wii’
• 2009 - 2010: Funded (£20,000) Evaluation of Portsmouth City Primary Care Trust 'Healthy Bus'

Journal Articles

• White, A.J., Batten J., Robinson, S., Anderson, E., Burns, A., Batey, J., Ryan-Stewart, H., & Discombe, R. (2018). Tackling in physical education rugby: an unnecessary risk? Injury Prevention.
• Wright, A., Stone, K., Lambrick, D., Fryer, S., Stoner, L., Tasker, E., Jobson, S., Smith, G., Batten, J., Batey, J., Hudson, V., Hobbs, H., & Faulkner, J. (2018). A community-based, bionic-leg rehabilitation program for patients with chronic stroke: clinical trial protocol. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 27 (2) 372-380.
• Bullingham, R., White, A., & Batten, J. (2017). Response to: ‘Don’t let kids play football’: a killer idea. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51 (20) 1450.
• Batten, J., White, A.J., Anderson, E., & Bullingham, R. (2016). From management to prevention: the new cure for sports concussion. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50 (21) 1293-1294.
• Batten, J., White, A.J., & Anderson, E. (2016). Preventing penalty corner injuries and head trauma in field hockey: time to consider the power play? British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50 (11) 639-640.
• Birch, P.D.J., Batten, J., & Batey, J. (2015). The influence of student gender on the assessment of undergraduate student work. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 41 (7) 1065-1080.
• Batten, J., Batey, J., Shafe, L., Wright, J., & Ryan, H. (2014). Physical activity and the Nintendo Wii: a psycho-physiological approach. The Sport Journal [online].
• Batten J., Birch, P.D.J., Wright, J., Manley, A.J., & Smith, M.J. (2014). An exploratory investigation examining male and female students' initial impressions and expectancies of lecturers. Teaching in Higher Education, 19 (2) 113-125.
• Manley, A.J., Greenlees, I.A., Smith, M.J., Batten, J., & Birch, P.D.J. (2014). The influence of coach reputation on the behavioural responses of male soccer players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 24 (2) 111-120.
• Batten, J., Batey, J., Shafe, L., Gubby, L., & Birch, P. (2013). The influence of reputation information on the assessment of undergraduate student work. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 38 (4) 417-435.
• Birch, P.D.J., Batten, J., Manley, A.J., & Smith, M.J. (2012). An exploratory investigation examining the cues that students use to form initial impressions and expectancies of lecturers. Teaching in Higher Education, 17 (6) 660-672.

Conferences

• 2015 - Perceptions of the function of pre-performance routines: a coach and athlete perspective, BPS (DSEP) Annual Conference.
• 2015 - An exploration of the relationship between physical activity, executive functioning and academic performance in young adults, BPS (DSEP) Annual Conference.
• 2015 - The influence of student gender on the assessment of undergraduate student work, ATINER 17th Annual International Conference on Education.
• 2015 - The influence of lecturer reputation on the behavioural responses of students, ATINER 17th Annual International Conference on Education.
• 2014 - An exploration of the informational cues individuals utilise to form an initial impression of a fitness professional, BASES Annual Conference.
• 2014 - Beyond the Rooney Rule: male soccer players' use of race and reputation information when forming initial expectancies of coaches, BASES Annual Conference.
• 2014 - Regaining control: the introduction and implementation of an error recovery strategy with the Royal Navy rugby union team, BASES Annual Conference.
• 2013 - The influence of reputation information on student-athletes' perceptions and behavioural responses toward a sport psychology consultant, BPS Annual Conference.
• 2013 - An exploration of the relationship between physical activity, executive functioning and academic performance in adolescents with Down's Syndrome, BPS Annual Conference.
• 2010 - The effect of intermittent exercise on decision-making performance in soccer, BPS (DSEP) Annual Conference.
• 2010 - Physical activity and the Nintendo Wii: A psycho-physiological approach, BASES Annual Conference.