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Claire Higgins
Movement Psychology Researcher (Kinespychology)
Claire Higgins is the COO and Director of Education at the Positive Psychology Guild, a UK-registered government learning provider and not-for-profit organization.12 She runs operations, research, and education initiatives for the guild, which includes managing the Positive Psychology Academy and Positive Psychology Centre.1 Higgins is also a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer.4
As a researcher, Higgins focuses on the intersection of positive psychology and movement psychology. She co-coined the term "Kinepsychology" in 2021 to describe her research area in Movement Psychology.1 Her background includes training in various movement systems such as yoga, dance, martial arts, fitness, and self-defense.1 Higgins holds a Master's degree in Exercise and Sport Psychology and has studied links between Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, and Neuroscience in movement, exercise, and sport.1
Higgins was appointed as a director of the Positive Psychology Guild on September 24, 2020.3 She is currently involved in a 12-month qualitative research study exploring what motivates people to practice various forms of movement, exercise, and sport, and how this changes over time.1
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