About Joseph
PhD, Applied Exercise Science, Queens University, 2003
Human skill acquisition
Sport performance
Visual perception
Talent identification and development
Expertise and expert performance
Aging
Masters athletes
Baker, J., & Johnston, K. (2025). Pushing your luck: on chance, serendipity, and athlete development. Sports Medicine-Open. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00932-8
Baker, J., Cattle, A., McAuley, A., Kelly, A., & Johnston, K. (2025). Will artificial intelligence solve the riddle of athlete development? A critical review of how AI is being used for athlete identification, selection, and development. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102978
Korf, J., Johnston, K., Wang, Y., & Baker, J. (2025). Best of the best: A cohort study of race performance characteristics of eminent endurance cyclists. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541251356012
Johnston, K. & Baker, J. (2025). An evolutionary psychology perspective on athletic development and performance: Differences between proximate and ultimate explanations. Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02155-5
Johnston, K. & Baker, J. (2025). Take Your Pick! Examining decision-making behaviour in athlete selection: A methodological description and pilot study. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000348
McAuley, A., Doncaster, G., Johnston, K., Baker, J., & Kelly, A. (2024). Selection and re-selection throughout a national talent pathway: Exploring longitudinal relative age effects in Northern Ireland male soccer. High Ability Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2024.2404410
Grainger, A., Kelly, A., Garland, S.W., Baker, J., Johnston, K., & McAuley, A. (2024). Athletes’, ‘Talents’, and ‘Players’: Conceptual distinctions and considerations for researchers and practitioners. Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02101-5
Mazhar, A., Patelia, S., & Baker, J. (2024). Perceived benefits of curling in older Canadian women. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae041
Baker, J., Johnston, K., & Till, K. (2024). Is it time to retire ‘talent’ from discussions of athlete development? High Ability Studies, 35 (1), 93-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2023.2295320