Xiaolei Shi School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation SciencesDoctoral Researcher Contact details Emailxxs258@bham.ac.uk AddressSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation SciencesUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK PhD Title: Social interdependence theory in sport Supervisor: Professor Christopher Ring, Dr Maria Kavussanu, Dr Ian Boardley Xiaolei comes from China. His research is looking at the nature of competition and the effects of competition in sport. Qualifications MSc Sport and Health Sciences (University of Exeter), 2012 BSc Experimental Medicine (Peking University), 2010 Biography Following a degree at University of Wales, Bangor, I spent 4 years working in Event Management for The Tussauds Group (Warwick Castle) and English Heritage before transferring to sports development with 10 years at The Golf Foundation. Research The nature of competition and the effects of competition