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ResearcherID: J-5632-2015
Scopus ID: 57194058814
Joined the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport (NEXS) in July 2015. Previously worked at the University of Lincoln, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) and studied at the University of Hull (PhD) Loughborough University (BSc hons and MSc) and the University of Leeds (MSc). Current Editor in Chief of the European Joural for Sport and Society, and Associate Editor of the Jounral of Aging and Physical Activity.
Current research
- Theme 1: The study of embodied experiences during physical activity, sport and exercise amongst several marginalised groups.
- Theme 2: Monitoring and evaluation of community-based physical activity and health and sports interventions, particularly at a European level.
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology of Sport, PhD, “Swim for Health”? A figurational investigation into the lived experiences of aquatic activity among older adults in the north of England., University of Hull
Award Date: 1 Jul 2012
Sociology of Sport, MSc, Loughborough University
Award Date: 1 Sept 2005
Catchment Dynamics and Management, MSc, University of Leeds
Award Date: 1 Sept 2004
Geography, Sport and Exercise Science, BSc(hons), Loughborough University
Award Date: 1 Sept 2003
External positions
Editor in Chief, European Journal for Sport & Society, European Association for Sociology of Sport
1 May 2019 → …
Visiting Fellow, University of Lincoln
Nov 2015 → …
Programme Leader, BSc(hons) Sport Development and Coaching, University of Lincoln
2013 → 2015
Senior lecturer, University of Lincoln
Dec 2009 → Jul 2015
Research Assistant, University of Strathclyde
2008 → 2009
PhD Student / Evaluation Officer, University of Hull
2005 → 2008
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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A scoping review of existing main practices, solutions, and programmes in the field of sport for persons with intellectual disabilities
Blagdon, M. S. & Evans, A. B., 2025, European Conference for the Sociology of Sports: Sport and the World in Crisis: Challenges and Solutions: Book of abstracts. Warsaw, Pole, p. 115-115Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Copenhagen consensus statements on workplace health enhancing physical activity
Evans, A. B., 2025, European Conference for the Sociology of Sports: Sport and the World in Crisis: Challenges and Solutions: Book of abstracts. Warsaw, Pole, p. 48-48Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Copenhagen consensus statements on workplace health enhancing physical activity programmes
Evans, A. B., Skov Blagdon, M., Boddy, L., Dalager, T., De Dominicis, S., Edwardson, C., Frahsa, A., Gerke, A., Graves, L., Healy, G. N., Henderson, H., Hoekman, R., Lenneis, V., Mess, F., Nigg, C., Niven, A., Overbye, M., Angosto Sanchez, S., Sandal, L. F. & Scheerder, J. & 4 others, , 2025, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 22, 2, p. 93-103Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Intellectual disability and the sociology of sport: an undertheorized field
Evans, A. B., Powis, B. & Skov Blagdon, M., 2025, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 22, 3, p. 191-202Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Love is All: Programme Evaluation of a multi-national, partnership-based project to develop a framework for Hockey ID (Hockey for persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Evans, A. B., 2025. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Social inclusion of persons with Intellectual Disabilities (ID): A scoping review of existing main practices, solutions, and programmes in the field of sport for persons with intellectual disabilities
Blagdon, M. S. & Evans, A. B., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Chronicles of emerging leaders: Examining the Temporal Habitus in the Development of Two Youth Sports Leadership Programmes
Evans, A. B., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Citizenship, Sport and Organizational Transformations: a Scoping Review
Wagner, U. & Evans, A. B., 2024, Strengthening citizenship through sport: Book of abstracts. 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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