• PhD in Sport Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK (2010)
• PG (Cert) in Higher Education, Kingston University, UK (2005)
• MSc (with distinction) in Sport Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, UK (2001)
• BA (1st class) in Sport Studies and English, University of Wales, UK (2000)

Dr Quested has accrued eight years of experience as a lecturer in sport, exercise and dance psychology. She has been invited to deliver motivation–related workshops to athletes, dancers, coaches, coach education experts and dance teachers.

Co-supervisor: Samantha Bracey (2nd year)
The motivational processes and well-being of youth sport participants

First supervisor: Jennie Norfield (1st year)
Social-environmental determinants of well- and ill-being in dancers

Second supervisor: Nathan Smith (1st year)
Evaluation of a theory-based coach education programme: Advancements in implementation, method of assessment and social inclusion

As a research fellow at University of Birmingham, Dr Quested’s work focuses on the overall management and implementation of an EC-funded project, both within the UK and across the eight European partner universities. Specifically, this involves the development and testing of a theory-grounded coach education intervention intended to foster an empowering motivational climate, and in turn optimize motivation and promote well-being among young football players. Alongside this work in the domain of sport, Dr Quested remains actively engaged in research concerning the social-environmental and motivational processes associated with adaptive and health-conducive dance participation. Dr Quested collaborates with colleagues at the University of Birmingham (Professor Joan Duda, Dr Nikos Ntoumanis, Dr Paul Appleton, Dr Jennifer Cumming, Dr Jos Bosch, Dr Vikki Burns), as well as at the University of Valencia, Laban and University of Bedfordshire.

Dr Quested’s PhD thesis ‘Social-psychological determinants of well- and ill-being among vocational dancers: A self-determination theory approach’ was completed at the University of Birmingham under the supervision of Professor Joan Duda. Studies from this thesis have been published and presented at academic conferences around the world.

Dr Quested has been the recipient of young researcher awards from the European College of Sport Science and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. She is regularly invited to review for leading sport and exercise psychology sport science and dance science journals. In 2008, Dr Quested worked with part of a team at the University of Birmingham to host the inaugural Dance Psychology conference.

When not engaged in academic work, Dr Quested enjoys long distance running, cycling, triathlon, good food and wine as well as travel.

Book chapters in press

Quested, E., & Duda, J. L. (In press). Enhancing children's sport experiences and personal development: A motivational perspective. In R. Bailey & I. Stafford (Eds.), Coaching children in sport. London, Routledge.

Publications

Quested, E., & Duda, J. L. (2011). Antecedents of burnout among elite dancers: A longitudinal test of Basic Needs Theory. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, (2), 159-167.

Quested, E., & Duda, J.L. (2011). A self-determination theory approach to understanding the antecedents of dancers’ self-evaluative tendencies. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 15, 3-14.

Quested, E., & Duda, J.L. (2010). Exploring the social-environmental determinants of well- and ill-being in dancers: A test of Basic Needs Theory. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 32, 39-60.

Quested, E., Cumming, J. & Duda, J.L. (2010). The nature of motivation: It’s a question of ‘Why’? Music and dance information sheet number four. Totnes: Department for Children, schools and families

Quested E., & Duda, J.L. (2009). Setting the stage: Social-environmental and motivational predictors of optimal training experiences. Performance Research Journal (invited review paper for special issue ‘on training’). 14 (2), 36-45

Quested, E., & Duda, J. L. (2009). Perceptions of the motivational climate, need satisfaction, and indices of well- and ill-being among hip hop dancers. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 13 (1), 10-19.

Quested, E., & Duda, J.L. (2009). The experience of well- and ill-being among elite dancers: A test of basic needs theory. Journal of Sport Sciences, 26 (1) S41.

Quested, E., & Duda, J. L. (2009). Maintaining the balance: Striving for quality and quantity in the growing field of dance psychology. IADMS newsletter.

Raymond-Barker P, Petroczi A, Quested E. (2007). Assessment of nutritional knowledge in female athletes susceptible to the Female Athlete Triad syndrome. Journal of Occupational Medicine Toxicology, 2:10. doi:10.1186/1745-6673-2-10.

Redding, E. & Quested, E. (2006). When art meets science: An action research approach to improving professional dance teaching and learning using scientific methods, International Journal of Learning, Volume 13 , Issue 7 , pp.31-40.

Conference presentations

Bracey, S., Duda. J.L., & Quested, E. (2010). Children’s conceptualisations of well-being and ill-being. British Psychological Society Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference, London, UK, December 2010.

Merrett, C., Duda. J.L., & Quested, E. (2010). Team-referenced perceived coaching environment, needs satisfaction, and well-being: Extending the testing of Basic Needs Theory. British Psychological Society Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Conference, London, UK, December 2010.

Duda, J.L. Quested, E. Van Hoye, A. Heuzé, J-P., Sarrazin, P. Tessier, D., & Trouilloud. (2010). D. 3rd National Meeting for Football Education in Grenoble, 19th-20th November 2010.

Quested, E., Duda, J. L., Ntoumanis, N., & Maxwell, J.P. (2010). Dancing to a different beat? A test of the self-determination theory universality hypothesis across three distinct dance genres. Hellanic Society of Sport Psychology, Trikala, Greece, November 2010.

Balaguer, I., Quested, E (presenting author),. (2010). Castillo, I., Alvarez, M. & Duda, J. L. (2010). Exploring predictors of life satisfaction, on the stage and in the stadium: A test of basic needs theory among dancers and soccer players. International Association of Dance Medicine and Science 20th Annual Conference, Birmingham, UK, October 2010.

Quested, E. & Duda, J. L. (2010). Measuring dancers’ perceptions of their teaching environment: What do we know and where should we go? International Association of Dance Medicine and Science 20th Annual Conference, Birmingham, UK, October 2010.

Nordin, S.M., Quested, E., Walker, I.J., & Redding, E. (2010). Climate change in the dance classroom: Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training. International Association of Dance Medicine and Science 20th Annual Conference, Birmingham, UK, October 2010.

Quested, E. (2010). Cross-disciplinary research in action. British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Student Conference, Aberystwyth, April 2010.

Quested, E., Bosch, J., Burns, V.E., Cumming, J., Ntoumanis, N., and Duda, J.L. (2010). Cognitive appraisals as predictors of dancers’ state hormonal and emotional responses, British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Stratford-Upon-Avon, April 2010.

Duda, J.L., Quested, E. & Appleton, P. (2010). The PAPA Project: A theory-based intervention centred on the promotion of an empowering motivational climate for young European football players. European College of Sport and Exercise Science Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 25th June, 2010

Quested, E., & Duda, J. L. (2010). The social-psychological antecedents of burnout in dance: A longitudinal test of the Basic Needs Theory framework. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Tucson, USA, June 2010.

Quested, E., Bosch, J., Burns, V.E., Cumming, J., Ntoumanis, N., and Duda, J.L. (2010). Hormonal and emotional responses to performance stress: The role of psychological need satisfaction. Self-Determination Theory Conference, Ghent, Belgium, May 2010.

Bradley, E., & Quested, E. (2010). Dancing in the moment: A flow perspective. Kinesthetic Empathy International Conference, University of Manchester, UK, 2010.

Bradley, E., Quested, E., & Wyon, M. (2009). Frequency of flow experiences in recreational, vocational and professional dancers. International Association of Dance Medicine and Science 19th Annual Conference. The Hague, The Netherlands.

Quested, E. (Symposium convenor and chair), et al. (2009). Antecedents of well-being and optimal functioning in elite dance contexts: A motivational perspective. 12th World Congress of Sport Psychology, Marrakesh, Morocco.

Quested, E., Bosch, J., Burns, V.E., & Cumming, J., & Duda, J.L. Motivational determinants of stress-related appraisals and responses to elite dance performance.

Nordin, S.M., Walker, I.J., Redding, E., Quested, E., & Duda, J.L. Motivational climate and perfectionism among young talented dancers: Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training.

Nein, C-L., Maxwell, J.M., Quested, E., & Duda, J.L. A test of Basic Needs Theory among vocational Taiwanese and Hong Kongese dancers.

Quested, E., & Duda, J.L. (2008). The experience of well-and ill-being among elite dancers: A test of basic needs theory. British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual Conference, London, UK.

Peterson, L. & Quested, E. (2008). The effect of a 3-week arts camp on self-perceptions, life satisfaction and subjective vitality in underserved youth. 18th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, Ohio, U.S.A.

Lindsay, P., & Quested, E. (2007). Striving for perfection: The relationship between perfectionism, stress and injury. 17th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, Canberra, Australia.

Hardy, C., & Quested, E.  (2007). Sources of stress, coping resources and support: An insight into the interior world of the professional contemporary dancer. 17th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, Canberra, Australia.

Duda, J.L., Quested, E. (symposium convenor), Cumming, J., Hanarahan, S.J., & Hayes, K.F. (2007). Motivation, self-evaluation tendencies, and well-being in dancers, Association of Applied Sport Psychology, Kentucky, U.S.A. Paper presented:

Quested, E. & Duda, J.L. Motivation and well-being amongst dancers: A self-determination theory approach.

Cumming, J., Duda, J.L., & Quested, E. Perfectionistic vs. positive achievement
striving in pre-professional dancers: A motivational perspective.

Quested, E., & Duda, J. L. (2007). Social environmental predictors of motivation regulations and self-perceptions in dancers. 12th Annual Congress for Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), Halkidiki, Greece.

Quested, E., & Duda, J. L. (2007). Motivational climate, needs satisfaction, and well-being among dancers. 12th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Sciences (ECSS), Jyväskylä, Finland.

Quin, E., Redding, E. & Quested, E. (2006). The effect of a 10 week creative dance programme on the physiological and psychological status of 11-14 year old school pupils: An experimental study. 16th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, Florida, U.S.A.

Quested, E. & Redding, E. (2006). When art meets science: An action research approach to improving professional dance teaching and learning. The Learning Conference, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Raymond-Barker, P., Quested, E. & Petroczi, A. (2006). ‘At Risk’ Behaviour of the Female Athlete Triad and its Relationship with Nutritional Knowledge. British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Conference, Wolverhampton, UK.

Redding, E., Correa, R., Curtis, P., Irvine, S., Lefebvre Sell, N., Quested, E., Rafferty, S., Theodorou, I., Watkins, K & Wyon, M. (2005). The development of a longitudinal inter-disciplinary screening programme for full time dance students. 15th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, Stockholm, Sweden.

Quested, E. (2002). Differences in perceptions of body attractiveness, media images and dietary concern between physically active and sedentary females. British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Student Conference, London, UK.

Quested, E. (2001). Perceived body attractiveness, mode of physical activity participation and the influence of the media on female eating and exercising behaviours. British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Student Conference, Loughborough, UK.