Research
This is home for my research publications.
Journal Articles
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Bird, J. M., Potts, H. W. W., Fisher, A., Mitchell, J. J., Blodgett, J. M., Steed, A., & Hamer, M. (2026). Enhancing affective responses to physical activity with extended reality (XR) technology: Current progress and future roadmap. Performance Enhancement & Health, 14(3), 100441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2026.100441
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Palmer, R., Murphy, J., Bird, J. M., Donaghy, R., Piercy, T., Adams, K. L., Keating, C. T., Tam, R., Plans, D., Morelli, D., Cunningham, A., & Bird, G. (2026). Refinements of the phase adjustment task (PAT 2.0). Frontiers in Psychology, 17, e1677186. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1677186
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Adams, K. L., Palmer, R., Bird, J. M., Plans, D., Cunningham, A., Morelli, D., Piercy, T., Spooner, R., Clemente, R., Izagirre, N. I., Fueyo, E. F., Watling, D., Brewer, R., Budworth, G., Cocirla, D., Leganes-Fonteneau, M., Todd, J., Aspell, J. E., Bird, G., & Murphy, J. (2026). Individual differences in heartbeat-tone synchronicity judgments suggest the two-alternative heartbeat detection task is a poor test of cardiac interoceptive accuracy and insight. Psychophysiology, 63(5), e70310. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.70310
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Bird, J. M. & Aguinis, H. (2026). A SPARC for bridging the research-policy gap. Business Horizons, 69(3), 307–318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2025.04.002
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Bird, J. M., Karageorghis, C. I., Hutchinson, J. C., & Harris, D. J. (2026). A Bayesian network analysis of exercise experiences with audio-visual stimuli. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2026(1), 5892081. https://doi.org/10.1155/hbe2/5892081
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Bird, J. M., Lima, P. F., Le Grice, J., & Hughes, S. W. (2026). Virtual reality enhances affective valence and attentional dissociation during exercise but not exercise-induced hypoalgesia. Virtual Reality, 30(2), 105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-026-01336-z
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Bitencourt, E., Amaral Teixeira, J., Bird, J. M., Stubbs, B., & Barreto Schuch, F. (2026). Immersive virtual reality exercise prompts more positive affective valence and enjoyment compared to traditional exercise: a meta analysis of clinical trials. Psychology & Health, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2026.2632073
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Wang, Y. & Bird, J. M. (2026). “I feel happier, but I do not know why”: Effects of mindfulness priming on affective responses to exercise. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 15(1), 71–87. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000403
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Wang, Y., Hutchinson, J., Bird, J. M., Cheval, B., Herold, F., Fessler, L., Gerber, M., Mao, Z., Heath, M., Kramer, A. F., Lowe, C. J., & Zou, L. (2025). Affective and cerebral haemodynamic responses to audiovisual stimuli during exercise above and below the ventilatory threshold. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 24(8), 1589–1608. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2025.2549884
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Wang, Y. B. & Bird, J. M. (2025). Optimizing affective experience in individualized exercise: The roles of audiovisual stimuli, exercise intensity, and intensity preference. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 35(10), e70145. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.70145
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Dicken, S. J., Jassil, F. C., Brown, A., Kalis, M., Stanley, C., Ranson, C., Ruwona, T., Qamar, S., Buck, C., Mallik, R., Hamid, N., Bird, J. M., Brown, A., Norton, B., Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, C. A. M., Hamer, M., van Tulleken, C., Hall, K. D., Fisher, A., ..., & Batterham, R. L. (2025). Ultraprocessed or minimally processed diets following healthy dietary guidelines on weight and cardiometabolic health: A randomized, crossover trial. Nature Medicine, 31, 3297–3308. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03842-0
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Spooner, R., Bird, J. M., Clemente, R., Izagirre, N. I., Fueyo, E. F., Watling, D., Plans, D., Brewer, R., Bird, G., & Murphy, J. (2024). No differences between remote and laboratory-based testing of cardiac interoceptive accuracy using the phase adjustment task. Scientific Reports, 14, 28524. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79125-4
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Bird, J. M., Karageorghis, C. I., Jones, L., Harris, D. J., Alharbi, M., & Vine, S. J. (2024). Beyond Rubik: The Embodiment–Presence–Interactivity Cube applied to exercise. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 74, 102684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102684
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Spooner, R., Bird, J. M., Irigoras Izagirre, N., Clemente, R., Fernandez Fueyo, E., Budworth, G., Cocirla, D., Todd, J., Aspell, J., Leganes, M., Watling, D., Plans, D., Brewer, R., & Murphy, J. (2024). Exploring sex differences in cardiac interoceptive accuracy using the phase adjustment task. Psychophysiology, 61(12), e14689. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14689
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Todd, J., Plans, D., Lee, M. C., Bird, J. M., Morelli, D., Cunningham, A., Ponzo, S., Murphy, J., Bird, G., & Aspell, J. E. (2024). Heightened interoception in adults with fibromyalgia. Biological Psychology, 186, 108761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108761
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Wang, Y., Bird, J. M., & Guo, L. (2024). Dynamic mechanisms of exercise to improve body satisfaction: Perceived or actual fat loss? International Journal of Psychology, 59(1), 121–131. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12955
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Bird, J. M., Smart, P. A., Harris, D. J., Phillips, L. A., Giannachi, G., & Vine, S. J. (2023). A Magic Leap in tourism: Intended and realized experience of head-mounted augmented reality in a museum context. Journal of Travel Research, 62(7), 1427–1447. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875221134031
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Mullin, E. M., Hutchinson, J. C., Mellano, K. T., Bird, J. M., & Karageorghis, C. I. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on mental health and physical activity among LGBQAP and heterosexual adults. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 26(3), 289–306. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2021.1995097
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Discombe, R. M., Bird, J. M., Kelly, A., Blake, R. L., Harris, D. J., & Vine, S. J. (2022). Effects of traditional and immersive video on anticipation in cricket: A temporal occlusion study. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 58, 102088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.102088
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Bird, J. M., Karageorghis, C. I., & Hamer, M. (2021). Relationships among behavioural regulations, physical activity, and mental health pre- and during COVID–19 UK lockdown. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 55, 101945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101945
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Karageorghis, C. I., Bird, J. M., Hutchinson, J. C., Hamer, M., Delevoye-Turrell, Y. N., Guérin, S. M. R., Mullin, E. M., Mellano, K. T., Parsons-Smith, R. L., Terry, V. R., & Terry, P. C. (2021). Physical activity and mental well-being under COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional multination study. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 988. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10931-5
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Guérin, S. M. R., Delevoye-Turrell, Y. N., Bird, J. M., & Karageorghis, C. I. (2021). #RestezChezVous: The importance of active lifestyles and living environments to prevent sedentary and mental health disparities during COVID–19 lockdown. Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, 62(1), 32–43. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000276
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Bird, J. M., Karageorghis, C. I., Baker, S. J., Brookes, D. A., & Nowicky, A. V. (2021). Ready Exerciser One: Effects of music and virtual reality on cycle ergometer exercise. British Journal of Health Psychology, 26, 15–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12445
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Bird, J. M. (2020). The use of virtual reality head-mounted displays within applied sport psychology. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 11(2), 115–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2018.1563573
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Harris, D. J., Bird, J. M., Smart, P. A., Wilson, M. R., & Vine, S. J. (2020). A framework for the testing and validation of simulated environments in experimentation and training. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 605. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00605
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Bird, J. M. & Karageorghis, C. I. (2020). A grounded theory of music-video use in an exercise facility. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 91(3), 445–459. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2019.1680788
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Bird, J. M., Karageorghis, C. I., Baker, S. J., & Brookes, D. A. (2019). Effects of music, video, and 360‐degree video on cycle ergometer exercise at the ventilatory threshold. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 29(8), 1161–1173. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13453
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Karageorghis, C. I., Bigliassi, M., Tayara, K., Priest, D., & Bird, J. M. (2018). A grounded theory of music use in the psychological preparation of academy soccer players. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 7(2), 109–127. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000110
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Bigliassi, M., Silva, V. B., Karageorghis, C. I., Bird, J. M., Santos, P. C., & Altimari, L. R. (2016). Brain mechanisms that underlie the effects of motivational audiovisual stimuli on psychophysiological responses during exercise. Physiology & Behavior, 158, 128–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.03.001
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Bird, J. M., Hall, J., Arnold, R., Karageorghis, C. I., & Hussein, A. (2016). Effects of music and music-video on core affect during exercise at the lactate threshold. Psychology of Music, 44(6), 1471–1487. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735616637909
Book Chapters
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Bird, J. M., Guerin, S. M. R., & Cheval, B. (2025). Sensory interventions to improve exercise tolerance. In M. Bigliassi & E. Filho (Eds.), Sport and exercise psychophysiology (pp. 209–244). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-90034-1_8
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Karageorghis, C. I., Ekkekakis, P., Bird, J. M., & Bigliassi, M. (2017). Music in the exercise and sport domain. In M. Lesaffre, P. Maes, & M. Leman (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Embodied Music Interaction (1 ed., pp. 284–293). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315621364-32
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Karageorghis, C. I. & Bird, J. M. (2016). Under pressure: Music-related interventions in high-performance domains. In A. Mornell (Ed.), Art in motion III: Performing under pressure (pp. 149–174). Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-631-69464-0
Theses
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Bird, J. M. (2019). Ready Exerciser One: Examining the efficacy of immersive technologies in the exercise domain. https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/18291