Dr Jordan Lefebvre

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

Overview

Dr Jordan Lefebvre received PhD in sport psychology from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. As a postdoctoral researcher with HMNS, he leads a project in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Sport that seeks to develop, implement, and evaluate a coach development initiative designed to educate elite coaches about effective coaching behaviours in high-pressure situations. In addition to his research and teaching in sport psychology, Jordan is certified as a mental performance consultant with the Canadian Sport Psychology Association and is experienced in working with elite athletes, coaches, and sport organizations.

Research Interests

  • Developmental Networks and Mentoring
  • Transformational Leadership
  • Need-supportive Coaching
  • Mental Health and Stigma

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Sport and Exercise Psychology, McGill University
  • Masters (Research) of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Queen's University
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Psychology (Clinical), Bishop's University

Publications

  • Lefebvre, Jordan S., Kelly, Adam L., Côté, Jean and Turnnidge, Jennifer (2023). Transformational coaching. Talent identification and development in youth soccer. (pp. 183-196) edited by Adam Kelly. New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032232799-13

  • Dow, J. P., Lefebvre, J. S., Mallett, C. J., Stanimirovic, R. and Fryer, R. P. (2023). Fostering athlete performance with pressure: Exploring successful elite sport coaches’ behaviours. North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Toronto, Canada, 2-4 June 2023. Champaign, IL United States: Human Kinetics.

  • Lefebvre, Jordan S., Henderson, Siobhan, Salomie, Alexander, Heath, Nancy L. and Bloom, Gordon A. (2023). A mixed-methods examination of a mental health awareness program in elite ice hockey. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 21 (3), 557-578. doi: 10.1080/1612197x.2022.2066705

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Publications

Book Chapter

  • Lefebvre, Jordan S., Kelly, Adam L., Côté, Jean and Turnnidge, Jennifer (2023). Transformational coaching. Talent identification and development in youth soccer. (pp. 183-196) edited by Adam Kelly. New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032232799-13

  • Dohme, Lea-Cathrin, Lefebvre, Jordan S. and Bloom, Gordon A. (2020). Team building in youth sport. The power of groups in youth sport. (pp. 165-182) edited by Mark W. Bruner, Mark A. Eys and Luc J. Martin. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816336-8.00010-x

  • Bloom, Gordon A., Lefebvre, Jordan S. and Smith, Peter (2018). A Canadian case study conversation: mentorship in elite women's ice hockey. Learning to mentor in sports coaching: a design thinking approach. (pp. 169-184) edited by Fiona C. Chambers. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

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