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Overview

David R. Woods is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research spans psychology and medicine, with a focus on intersecting subfields such as social psychology, developmental and educational psychology, safety research, orthopedics and sports medicine, and physiology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Thermoregulation and Physiological Responses
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development

David R. Woods has authored several papers recently, contributing to a range of journals in sport psychology and health sciences. Notable publications include:

  • "Enhancing parental support through parent-education programs in youth sport: a systematic review," 2021, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • "Advancing a grounded theory of parental support in competitive girls' golf," 2023, Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • "International consensus statement on the design, delivery and evaluation of sport-based interventions aimed at promoting social, psychological and physical well-being in prison," 2024, BMJ Open
  • "Psychological Safety: A Qualitative Study on Coach and Athlete Perceptions," 2024, International Sport Coaching Journal
  • "Athletes' perceptions of unsupportive parental behaviours in competitive female youth golf," 2023, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Kyle F. Paradis
  • Lee-Ann Sharp
  • Shannon Burke
  • Rosie Meek
  • Gavin Breslin

Their work is published in several recurring venues, reflecting the thematic focus of their research:

  • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
  • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • BMJ Open
  • International Sport Coaching Journal

Additionally, David R. Woods has contributed to academic books, including a publication from Frontiers Media titled Heat Acclimation for Special Populations (2020).

Best Publications

  • Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Elevated Blood Pressure in Low Birth Weight, Nonobese, Young South African Adults: Early Programming of Cortisol Axis

    Naomi S. Levitt;Estelle V. Lambert;David Woods;C. Nick Hales

  • Solvent Production and Morphological Changes in Clostridium acetobutylicum

    D. T. Jones;A. van der Westhuizen;S. Long;E. R. Allcock

  • Initiation of solvent production, clostridial stage and endospore formation in Clostridium acetobutylicum P262

    Susan Long;David T. Jones;David R. Woods

  • The genetic engineering of microbial solvent production

    David R. Woods

  • Autolytic Activity and Butanol Tolerance of Clostridium acetobutylicum.

    Andre Van Der Westhuizen;David T. Jones;David R. Woods

  • Homology between hydroxybutyryl and hydroxyacyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase enzymes from Clostridium acetobutylicum fermentation and vertebrate fatty acid beta-oxidation pathways.

    J S Youngleson;D T Jones;D R Woods

  • Molecular analysis and nucleotide sequence of the adh1 gene encoding an NADPH-dependent butanol dehydrogenase in the Gram-positive anaerobe Clostridium acetobutylicum.

    Jonathan S. Youngleson;Winsome A. Jones;David T. Jones;David R. Woods

  • An efficient cyanide-degrading Bacillus pumilus strain.

    Paul R. Meyers;Pravin Gokool;Douglas E. Rawlings;David R. Woods

  • Molecular analysis of a novel glutamine synthetase of the anaerobe Bacteroides fragilis.

    Russell T. Hill;Joan R. Parker;Heide J. K. Goodman;David T. Jones

  • Structure of an endo-. beta. -1,4-glucanase gene from Clostridium acetobutylicum P262 showing homology with endoglucanase genes from Bacillus spp

    H Zappe;W A Jones;D T Jones;D R Woods

  • Isolation and characterization of a cyanide dihydratase from Bacillus pumilus C1

    P R Meyers;D E Rawlings;D R Woods;G G Lindsey

  • Cloning and sequencing of an endoglucanase (end1) gene from Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens H17c.

    Eldie Berger;Winsome A. Jones;David T. Jones;David R. Woods

  • Regulation of extracellular alkaline protease activity by histidine in a collagenolytic Vibrio alginolyticus strain.

    Susan Long;M. A. Mothibeli;F. T. Robb;D. R. Woods

  • Clostridium acetobutylicum Protoplast Formation and Regeneration.

    Errol R. Allcock;Sharon J. Reid;David T. Jones;David R. Woods

  • Sporulation of Clostridium acetobutylicum P262 in a Defined Medium.

    Susan Long;David T. Jones;David R. Woods

  • The relationship between sporulation and solvent production in clostridium acetobutylicum P262

    Susan Long;David T. Jones;David R. Woods

  • Cloning and Expression of Clostridium acetobutylicum Endoglucanase, Cellobiase and Amino Acid Biosynthesis Genes in Escherichia coli

    H. Zappe;D. T. Jones;D. R. Woods

  • Nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding the nitrogenase iron protein of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans.

    I M Pretorius;D E Rawlings;E G O'Neill;W A Jones

  • Molecular analysis and regulation of the glnA gene of the gram-positive anaerobe Clostridium acetobutylicum.

    P J Janssen;W A Jones;D T Jones;D R Woods

  • Induced hypothermia for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy using a servo-controlled fan: An exploratory pilot study

    Alan Horn;Clare Thompson;David Woods;Alida Nel

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank T. Robb
Frank T. Robb University of Maryland, Baltimore
Joy E Lawn
Joy E Lawn London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Gregory L. Blatch
Gregory L. Blatch University of Notre Dame Australia
Naomi S. Levitt
Naomi S. Levitt University of Cape Town
Estelle V. Lambert
Estelle V. Lambert University of Cape Town
Jonathan R. Seckl
Jonathan R. Seckl University of Edinburgh
Peter Dürre
Peter Dürre University of Ulm
C. N. Hales
C. N. Hales University of Cambridge

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