Staff profile

Sue joined the staff team at Durham in February 2006. She completed her Masters Degree in Physical Education (Sport Psychology) from the University of Victoria (Canada), studying athlete adherence to mental skills training. Her PhD (University of Exeter) focused on the motivational experiences of young athletes in structured sport settings. Sue’s teaching interests include sport and exercise psychology, and physical activity and health. Sue is also an advocate of enhancing the employability development of our undergraduate students, and she currently convenes the final year ‘Sport in the Community Placement’ module on both our BA Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity, and BSc Sport & Exercise Science degree programmes. 

Sue is the Director of Education within the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences. 

• Motivational experiences of young athletes
• The role of the coach in creating motivational climates in youth sport
• Physical activity measurement in children and adolescents
• Pedagogical issues in HE

Journal Article

• Weston, K. L., Innerd, A., Azevedo, L. B., Bock, S., & Batterham, A. M. (2021). Process Evaluation of Project FFAB (Fun Fast Activity Blasts): A Multi-Activity School-Based High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, Article 737900. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.737900
• Weston, K., Azevedo, L., Bock, S., Weston, M., George, K., & Batterham, A. (2016). Effect of novel, school-based high-intensity interval training (HIT) on cardiometabolic health in adolescents: Project FFAB (Fun Fast Activity Blasts) - an exploratory controlled before-and-after-trial. PLoS ONE, 11(8), Article e0159116. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159116
• Tymms, P., Curtis, S. E., Routen, A. C., Thomson, K. H., Bolden, D. S., Bock, S., …Kasim Adetayo, S. (2016). Clustered randomised controlled trial of two education interventions designed to increase physical activity and well-being of secondary school students: The MOVE Project. BMJ Open, 6(1), Article e009318. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009318
• Thompson, D., Batterham, A., Bock, S., Stokes, K., & Robson, C. (2006). Assessment of low to moderate intensity physical activity thermo-genesis in young adults using synchronised heart rate and accelerometry with branched-equation modelling. The Journal of Nutrition, 136(4), 1037-1042. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/136.4.1037

Presentation

• Oliver, E., Bock, S., & Hanson, L. (2016, September). Mind the Gap: Supporting between years transitions in Higher Education. Paper presented at Durham University Inaugural Learning and Teaching Conference, St Aidan's College, Durham, UK
• Bock, S., & Batterhan, A. (2006, May). Practical Significance of Contextual Sensitivity of Goal Orientations in Youth Sport. Paper presented at American College of Sports Medicine 53rd Annual Conference., Denver, Colorado
• Steel, C., Batterham, A., & Bock, S. (2006, May). Does 10 minutes of morning exercise stimulate additional moderate-vigorous physical activity in children?. Paper presented at American College of Sports Medicine 53rd Annual Conference., Denver, Colorado
• Bock, S., & Batterham, A. (2009, December). Deriving an ecologically valid accelerometer cut-point for free-living physical activity in children: An exploratory study. Paper presented at American College of Sports Medicine 56th Annual Conference, Seattle, USA
• Bock, S., & Batterham, A. (2007, December). Modelling the relationship between energy expenditure and body mass in free-living children and adolescents. Paper presented at American College of Sports Medicine 54th Annual Conference., New Orleans, USA
• Steel, C., Batterham, A., & Bock, S. (2007, December). Health-related status in sport and exercise students: Phase I - Freshers Fitness. Paper presented at American College of Sports Medicine 54th Annual Conference., New Orleans, USA
• Thompson, D., Batterhan, A., Bock, S., Robson, C., & Stokes, K. (2005, December). Assessment of energy expenditure during physical activity using synchronised accelermoetry and heart rate. Paper presented at 52nd Annual Meetingof the American College of Sports Medicine
• Batterham, A., Bock, S., Robson, C., Stokes, K., & Thompson, D. (2005, December). Development of group calibration equations for simple heart rate and accelerometry instrument. Paper presented at 52nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine
• Stokes, K., Batterham, A., Bock, S., Robson, C., & Thompson, D. (2005, December). Assessment of 24 hour energy expenditure using synchronised accelerometry and heart rate. Paper presented at 52nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine
• Bock, S. (2002, July). In pursuite of adaptive-motivational climates in youth sports: Qualitative experiences of the coach. Paper presented at 7th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science Proceedings., Athens