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Dr. Gordon Bloom

Title: 
Professor
Academic title(s): 

Department Chair (KPE) | Director, McGill Sport Psychology Laboratory | James McGill Professor 

Dr. Gordon Bloom
Contact Information
Email address: 
gordon.bloom [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-399-9626
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
 

Prizes and Awards: 
James McGill Professor
Selected publications: 
  • Henderson, S., Bloom, G.A., & Urquhart-Alexander, D. (in press). Using creative non-fiction to explore Canadian University coaches’ experiences and challenges with mental health. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.
  • Glaude, M., Alexander-Urquhart, D., Henderson, S., Sheppard, M.B., Loughead, T.M. & Bloom, G.A. (2026). A longitudinal case study of a sport psychology intervention designed to facilitate team culture change. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 15 (3), 320-337.
  • Glaude, M., Bloom, G.A., & Baker, J. (2026). The holistic development of elite male hockey players in Canada. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 86, 103183.
  • Fraser, M.M., Bloom, G.A., & Mallett, C.J. (2026). From distress to success: Serial winning coaches’ strategies to re-establish adaptive culture and successful performance. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 38(4), 391-410.
  • Henderson, S., Bloom, G.A., Durand-Bush, N., & Kenttä, G. (2025). Canadian University sport coaches’ experiences participating in a social learning space on topics related to and impacting coach mental health. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 14 (4), 540-546.
  • Alexander-Urquhart, D., Bloom, G.A., & Callary, B. (2026). A qualitative exploration of the mentoring and learning experiences of Special Olympics Canada coaches. Adaptive Physical Activity Quarterly, 43, 160-169.
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 2026 Semester.

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