CURRICULUM VITAE SUMMARY. PROF PIETER KRUGER PhD, C.PSYCHOL, AFBPsS. Personal Information. Academic Qualifications

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE SUMMARY PROF PIETER KRUGER PhD, C.PSYCHOL, AFBPsS Personal Information Title: Prof Name: Pieter Surname: Kruger Gender: Male Date of birth: 19 th May 1978 Nationality: British / South African (dual citizenship) Profession: Clinical / Performance / Sport Psychologist Academic Qualifications 1. B.A. Psychology & Human Movement Science (Cum Laude) North-West University, South Africa B.A. (Hons.) Sport Science & Sport Psychology (Cum Laude) North-West University, South Africa B.A. (Hons.) Clinical Psychology (Cum Laude) North-West University, South Africa M.A. Clinical Psychology (Cum Laude) University of the Free State, South Africa PhD Clinical / Performance Psychology North-West University, South Africa Adv. Cert. Cognitive Behavioural Psychology Albert Ellis Institute, New York, NY (Chartered by New York State University)

2 Professional Registrations 1. Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA): Registered Clinical Psychologist: Registration number PS Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) United Kingdom: Registered Psychologist: Registration number PYL British Psychological Society (BPS): Chartered Psychologist: No Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS) 4. European Federation of Psychological Associations (EFPA): Registered EuroPsy Psychologist. Experience: Clinical, Corporate & Elite Sport Psychology 1) 2014 present: Director - Institute of Psychology & Wellbeing, North-West University, South Africa Clinical psychology practice & multi-disciplinary services o Specialist - anxiety disorders o Cognitive Behavioural Psychology o Psychometric assessments o Neuropsychological assessments Elite sport psychology o Springboks: Performance Psychologist: South African Rugby Union Rugby World Cup 2015 Bronze Medal winners. o Lions Super Rugby team o Golden Lions Currie Cup finalists 2014 o NWU-Pukke Varsity Cup 1 st XV finalists 2014, 2015 and Champions 2016 o London Harlequins Premier Rugby team Resilience and performance intervention o Specialist human performance and behavioural change o Business / Corporate psychology 2) 2007 present: Clinical Psychologist and Director, Cognacity Ltd (formerly trading as LPP Consulting), 54 Harley Street, Westminster, London UK Specialist clinical and performance services delivered to (including, but not limited to): 2

3 Elite Sport: (individual intervention) o UK Athletics o Great Britain Rowing o Chelsea F.C. o Arsenal F.C. o Various professional players associations (including Rugby Players Association, League Managers Association, Professional Cricketers Association, Rugby League Players Association); Elite business psychology (leadership, performance and resilience services) included, but not limited to: o British Airways o BP International o Mars Chocolates o Wrigleys US o Allen & Overy o Slaughter & May o Ernst & Young o PriceWaterhouseCoopers o SABMiller o Bain & Co o Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority (Twofour54) Clinical Psychology o General adult psychology o Specialist in anxiety disorders o Neuro-psychological assessments o Organisational consultancy 3) 2011 present: Visiting Professor - Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health, University College London (UCL), Medical School, United Kingdom Elite performance psychology, M.Sc. Sports Medicine. Performance profiling and psychological needs analysis, performance indicators techniques for enhancing performance Group dynamics models, leadership, group cohesion theory and performance Neuro-psychology of performance under pressure Competitive stress, anxiety and coping in elite performers 4) 2005/6 2015: Harlequins Rugby, Twickenham Stoop, UK Performance Psychologist / Mental skills coach Member of the management team Performance systems design, implementation and monitoring English Premiership Champions European Challenge Cup Champions 2011 Anglo-Welch Cup Semi-finalists 2009 English Premiership 2 nd place league finish 2009 European Heineken Cup Top European Heineken Cup Qualification 3

4 5) 2012: London 2012 Olympic Games LOCOG official specialist consultant psychologist 6) 2009: Brumbies Super 14 Rugby, Canberra, Australia On loan from Harlequins FC Performance Psychologist / Mental skills coach Member of the management team Performance systems design, implementation and monitoring. Super Rugby top 6 performance 7) : Clinical Psychologist Capio Nightingale Hospital, London, UK Individual and group therapy sessions Multi-disciplinary meetings and ward rounds Clinical supervision for new psychologists and therapists Coordinator for the psychology peer supervision process. 8) : South African Rugby Elite Referee Squad Consultant performance psychologist Psychometric assessments, performance profiling and intervention. 9) 2005: Leopards Rugby Union (Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup) Performance Psychologist / Mental skills coach Member of the management team Performance systems design, implementation and monitoring. Vodacom Cup finalists Currie Cup Top 8 10) 2004: North-West University Rugby Institute Performance Psychologist / Mental skills coach Member of the management team Performance systems design, implementation and monitoring. National Club Champions SASSU Champions 11) : Sport Performance Services (Private Practice) : Research: MA & PhD Psychological skills of senior South Africa Rugby players including the four Super 12 rugby franchises. 2004: External pro bono Consultant to South African U/21 world cup rugby team Psychometric assessments and profiling 2003: External pro bono consultant to Super 12 Bulls 4

5 Psychometric assessments and performance profiling. 12) Research Kruger, P. & Coetzee, M. (2005). The correlation between sport participation and selfconcept of adolescents in the Northwest province. Journal of Health Sciences, 45(2). Kruger, P. (2008). Performance under pressure: Carlstedt Protocol (Kruger-Edition for rugby). Rugby Football Union Technical Journal, April Carlstedt, R.A., Sinclair, D., Kruger, P. et al. (2008). Summit on evidence-based applied sport psychology. American Psychological Association Annual Convention 2008, Boston, U.S.A. Kruger, P., Potgieter, J.C. & Malan, D.D.J. (2010). Prior experience, cognitive perceptions and psychological skills of senior South African rugby players. South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 32(1): Querstret D., Cropley M., Kruger P. & Heron R. (2015). Assessing the effect of a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)-based workshop on work-related rumination, fatigue, and sleep. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, doi: / X Last update: 20 th April

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