Dr Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani was born in Hørsholm in Denmark and moved to the UK to begin her studies in 1996. Having obtained her BSc (Hons.; 1st class) and PhD degrees from the Universities of Exeter and Bristol, respectively, Cecilie was appointed as a lecturer in sport and exercise psychology at the University of Aberystwyth (2002-2005). Subsequently, she relocated to the West Midlands, and following a research fellow position at the University of Wolverhampton, she was appointed as a RCUK Roberts Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham in December 2006.

Dr Thøgersen-Ntoumani is the module leader of the 3rd year optional Exercise Psychology module on the BSc course in Sport and Exercise Sciences. She is an advocate of research-led teaching and uses teaching methods that facilitates problem-solving in her students.

Dr Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani is currently supervising four PhD students:

• Gemma Pearce (1st supervisor): “Changing bodies”: Women’s embodiment through the menopausal transition
• Florence-Emilie Kinnafick (1st supervisor): The processes of physical activity engagement: From adoption to adherence
• Johan Ng (co-supervisor): Self-determination and weight loss
• Kimberley Bartholomew (2nd supervisor): Controlling interpersonal styles and psychological need thwarting in sport.
  this student has now graduated. 

Students interested in a PhD are directed to her findAPhD page for available opportunities.

• Physical activity and mental well-being
• Motivation processes in physical activity
• Physical activity and the physical self
• Physical activity promotion in the workplace

External funding

• Principal investigator: “Step by Step”: A feasibility study of the promotion of lunchtime walking to increase physical activity and improve mental well-being in sedentary employees (2009). Funded by the BUPA Foundation. Amount awarded: £83,203. 
• Co-investigator: Comparing coach, parental and peer motivational climates in youth sport: Implications for well-being, performance, and moral attitudes (2008). Funded by the Nuffield Foundation. Amount awarded: £7,483. 
• Co-investigator: Walking the Way to Health Wales, evaluation phase 1 (2005). Funded by the Countryside Council for Wales. Amount awarded: £11,816. 
• Co-investigator: Calorie mapping and public perceptions of exercise in forests (2003). Funded by the Forestry Commission. Amount awarded: £11,175. 
•  Travel grant awarded by the British Academy to attend the 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology, Sydney, Australia (2005). Amount awarded: £800.
• Co-investigator: High intensity interval training: targeting the primary cause of physical inactivity. Funded by the BUPA Foundation (PI: Dr Chris Shaw).

Dr Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani serves as an associate editor for the International Journal of Sport Psychology and is a regular reviewer for various international peer-reviewed journals. She also acts as an ESRC grant reviewer, and has been interviewed for various large-distribution magazines. She is an external examiner for an MSc course in Physical Activity, Nutrition and Health Promotion at the University of Bedfordshire. Finally, Dr Thøgersen-Ntoumani is joint Programme Lead for the BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences.

Ng, J.Y.Y., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Ntoumanis, N. (in press). Motivation contagion when instructing obese individuals: A test in exercise settings. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Ng, J. Y. Y., Ntoumanis, N., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M., Duda, J. L., & Williams, G. C. (2012). Self-Determination Theory applied to health contexts: A meta-analysis. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 7, 325-340.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., Cumming, J., & Nikitaras, N. (2012). Exercise imagery and its correlates in older adults. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 13, 19-25.

Ntoumanis, N., Taylor, I.M., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2012). A longitudinal examination of coach and peer motivational climates in youth sport: Implications for moral attitudes, well-being, and behavioral investment. Developmental Psychology, 48, 213-223. 

Rahman, R., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Thatcher, J., & Doust, J.H. (2011). Changes in need satisfaction and motivation orientation as predictors of psychological and behavioural outcomes in exercise referral. Psychology & Health, 26, 1521-1539.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., Cumming, J., & Chatzisarantis, N.L.D. (2011). When feeling attractive matters too much to women: A process underpinning the relation between psychological need satisfaction and unhealthy weight control behaviors. Motivation and Emotion, 35, 413-422.

Batholomew, K.J., Ntoumanis, N., Ryan, R.L., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Bosch, J.A. (2011). Self-Determination Theory and diminished functioning: The role of interpersonal control and psychological need thwarting. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 1459-1473.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Barkoukis, V., Grano, C., Lucidi, F., Lindwall, M., Liukkonen, J., Raudsepp, L., & Young, W. (2011). Health and well-being profiles of older European adults. European Journal of Ageing, 8, 75-85.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., Cumming, J., Bartholomew, K., & Pearce, G. (2011). Can self-esteem protect against the deleterious consequences of self-objectification for mood and body satisfaction? An experimental study with physically active University students. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33, 289-307.

Bartholomew, K., Ntoumanis, N., Ryan, R.M., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2011). Psychological need thwarting in the sport context: Assessing the darker side of athletic experience. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33, 75-102.

Cumming, J., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2011). Self-presentation al cognitions for exercise in adolescent females. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41, 429-444.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Loughren, E.A., Duda, J.L., Fox, K.R., & Kinnafick, F.-E. (2010). “Step by Step”. A feasibility study of a lunchtime walking intervention designed to increase walking, improve mental well-being and work performance in sedentary employees: Rationale and study design. BMC Public Health, 10, 578.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., & Nikitaras, N. (2010). Unhealthy weight control behaviours in adolescent girls: A process model based on Self-Determination Theory. Psychology & Health, 25, 535-550.

Barkoukis, V., Ntoumanis, N., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2010). Developmental changes in achievement motivation and affect in physical education: Growth trajectories and demographic differences. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 11, 83-90.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., Barkoukis, V., & Spray, C.M. (2009). The role of motivation to eat in the prediction of weight control behaviors in female and male adolescents. Eating Behaviors, 10, 107-114.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2009). An ecological model of predictors of stages of change for physical activity in Greek older adults. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 19, 286-296.

Ntoumanis, N., Barkoukis, V., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2009). Developmental trajectories of motivation in physical education: Course, demographic differences and antecedents. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101, 717-728.

Chatzisarantis, N.L.D., Hagger, M.S., Wang, C.K.J., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2009). The effects of social identity and perceived autonomy support on health behaviour within the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Current Psychology, 28, 55-68.

Bartholomew, K., Ntoumanis, N., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2009). A review of controlling motivational strategies from a Self-Determination Theory perspective: Implications for sports coaches. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2, 215-233.

Ntoumanis, N., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Smith, A.L. (2009). Achievement goals, self-handicapping and performance: A 2×2 achievement goal perspective. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27, 1471-1482.

Chatzisarantis, N.L.D., Hagger, M.S., & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. (2008). Effects of implementation intentions and self concordance on health behavior. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, 13, 198-214.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., & Nikitaras, N. (2008). Typologies of Greek inactive older adults based on reasons for abstaining from exercise and conditions for change. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, 1341-1350.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Fox, K.R. (2007). Exploring the role of autonomy for exercise and its relationship with mental well-being: A study with non-academic University employees. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3, 227-239.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Lane, H.J., Biscomb, K., Jarrett, H., & Lane, A.M. (2007). Women’s motives to exercise. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 16, 16-27.

Barkoukis, V., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Ntoumanis, N., & Nikitaras, N. (2007). Achievement goals in physical education: Examining the predictive ability of five different dimensions of motivational climate. European Physical Education Review, 3, 267-285.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Ntoumanis, N. (2007). A Self-Determination Theory approach to the study of body image concerns, self-presentation and self-perceptions in a sample of aerobic instructors. Journal of Health Psychology,  12, 301-315.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Ntoumanis, N. (2006). The role of self-determined motivation to the understanding of exercise-related behaviours, cognitions and physical self-evaluations. Journal of Sports Sciences, 24, 393-404.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Fox, K.R., & Ntoumanis, N. (2005). Relationships between exercise and three components of mental well-being in corporate employees. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 6, 609-627.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., & Fox, K.R. (2005). Physical activity and mental well-being typologies in corporate employees: A mixed methods approach. Work and Stress, 19, 50-67.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Fox, K.R., & Ntoumanis, N. (2002). Testing the mediating role of physical acceptance in the relationship between physical activity and self-esteem: An empirical study with Danish public servants. Europeen Journal of Sports Science, 2, 1-13.