Mimi Ho

MSc in Sport Sciences, Brunel University, UK

BSc (Hons.; 1st class) in Sport Sciences, Brunel University, UK

Mimi joined the School as a doctoral research student in October 2010. Prior to this, she has completed her MSc Sport Sciences degree in the School of Sport and Education at Brunel University in 2010, for which she was awarded the 2010 Brunel Graduate Association Prize in recognition of her outstanding academic performance and sporting achievement at postgraduate taught and research level. She also completed her BSc (Hons) Sport Sciences degree graduating with first class honours. Throughout her sporting career, she was a representative in table tennis at Deaflympic Games. Since then, she has begun to develop her interest in understanding the importance of psychological processes in relation to sport performance.

Mimi’s PhD research mainly focuses on the use of self-regulation strategies and the effect of perfectionism for the well- and ill-being of athletes in various sports. The general aim of the project is to understand the importance of self-regulating skills and methods that may help protecting athletes with and without hearing impairments from the deleterious consequences of perfectionism. Her work is supervised by Dr Paul Appleton, Prof Joan Duda, and Dr Jennifer Cumming.

2011-2012: Ho, M. S. H. (PI), Cumming, J., & Duda, J. L. (Co-I). Examining the use of self-regulation strategies in perfectionistic and non-perfectionistic athletes with and without hearing impairments: A longitudinal study. The Association for Applied Sport Psychology(2,665 USD)

In her spare time, she enjoys playing racket sports, taking photographs, travelling, and tasting different kinds of foods. She is also keen to watch all sport matches.

Membership of Professional Bodies 

• Member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) 
• Member of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) 
• Member of the Sir Edward Youde Scholars Association (SEYSA)