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Dr. Gordon Bloom

Title: 
Professor | Department Chair
Academic title(s): 

Director, McGill Sport Psychology Laboratory 

Dr. Gordon Bloom
Contact Information
Email address: 
gordon.bloom [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-398-4184
514-398-4400 Ext 0516
Alternate phone: 
514-399-9626
Address: 

Currie Gymnasium
475 Avenue des Pins Ouest
Montreal, Quebec H2W 1S4
Canada

Group: 
Department Chair
Division: 
Adapted Physical Activity Supervisors
Sport and Exercise Psychology Supervisors
Department: 
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Areas of expertise: 
  • Sport Psychology
  • Coaching Leadership
  • Team Culture
  • Disability Sport
  • Mental Health
  • Mentoring
Biography: 

Dr. Gordon Bloom is a Professor and director of the Sport Psychology Research Laboratory. Dr. Bloom has developed an internationally-recognized research program related to the knowledge, strategies, and behaviours employed by coaches in terms of leadership practices, mentoring, and team building that are designed to develop successful and well-balanced athletes.

Dr. Bloom has incorporated the findings of his research in his role as a sport psychology consultant with amateur, professional, Olympic, and Paralympic athletes. He has also received numerous invitations from academic and sport coaching associations to present his research and practical experiences to scientists, administrators, and coaches at various levels of sport around the world.

Link(s): 
McGill Sport Psychology Laboratory
ResearchGate
Google Scholar
LinkedIn
Degree(s): 

B.A., Western Ontario
M.A., York
Ph.D., Ottawa
 

Selected publications: 
  • Fraser, M.M., Bloom, G.A., & Mallett, C.J. (2024). University serial winning coaches’ experiences with low performance and maladaptive team culture. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 74, 102677.
  • Alexander, D., Bloom, G.A., Bentzen, M., & Kenttä, G. (2024). Exploring the experiences and perceptions of coaches, athletes, and integrated support teams towards the management of three national Paralympic teams. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 71, 102588.
  • Glaude, M., Bloom, G.A., & Martin, L.J. (2024). An in-depth exploration of a positional subgroup in professional sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 36(2), 320-341.
  • Colizza, C., Bloom, G.A., & Loughead, T.M. (2024). Dual career in sport and non-sport work: Exploring experiences of North American professional female ice hockey players. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 74, 102699.
  • Lefebvre, J.S., Henderson, S., Salomie, A., Heath, N.L, & Bloom, G.A. (2023). A mixed-methods examination of a mental health awareness program in elite ice hockey. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 21 (3), 557-578.
  • Alexander, D. & Bloom, G.A. (2023). Exploring coaches’ experiences and perceptions of a virtual parasport coach mentorship program. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 64, 102303.
Program: 
  • M.A. Adapted Physical Activity
  • M.A. Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Ph.D. Kinesiology Sciences (Sport Psychology)
Graduate supervision: 

Accepting Master's and Ph.D. students starting in the Fall 2024 Semester.

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