Adam B. Evans

Adam B. Evans

Associate Professor


  1. Published

    To ‘just be relaxed and with your own thoughts’: Experiences of aquatic activity amongst individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia

    Evans, Adam B., 2017, In: Loisir et Societe. 40, 2, p. 175-192 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    To ‘just be relaxed and with your own thoughts’: Embodied experiences of aquatic activity among individuals diagnosed with Schizophrenia.

    Evans, Adam B., Jun 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  3. ‘It’s a long way to the Super League’: The experiences of Australasian professional rugby league migrants in the United Kingdom

    Evans, Adam B. & Stead, D. E., 2014, In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 49, 6, p. 707-727 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Non-disabled secondary school children’s lived experiences of a wheelchair basketball programme delivered in the East of England.’

    Evans, Adam B., Bright, J. & Brown, L., 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Women in sports leadership: A systematic narrative review

    Evans, Adam B. & Pfister, G. U., 2021, In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 56, 3, p. 317-342 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Constructing the ethical active older subject: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of active ageing policies in Copenhagen, Denmark

    Evans, Adam B. & Nistrup, A., 2020, In: International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 12, 4, p. 617-635 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    ‘Black Lives Matter:’ sport, race and ethnicity in challenging times

    Evans, Adam B., Agergaard, S., Campbell, P. I., Hylton, K. & Lenneis, V., 2020, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 17, 4, p. 289-300 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    ‘Personal goals, group performance and ‘social’ networks: Participants’ negotiation of virtual and embodied relationships in the ‘Workplace Challenge’ physical activity programme.’

    Evans, Adam B., Carter, A., Middleton, G. & Bishop, D., 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    How to survive the revision process in academic journals

    Evans, Adam B., 7 Jul 2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Physical activity as a means of health promotion in the ageing population – Shifting health policies in Denmark

    Evans, Adam B., Nistrup, A. & Pfister, G. U., 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  11. Non-disabled secondary school children's lived experiences of a wheelchair basketball programme delivered in the East of England

    Evans, Adam B., Bright, J. L. & Brown, L. J., 2015, In: Sport, Education and Society. 20, 6, p. 741-761 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Why do some papers get desk rejected from the European Journal for Sport and Society?

    Evans, Adam B., Clay, Georgia Emily, Fahlén, J., Hoekman, R., Lenneis, V., Smith, M., Wicker, P. & Wilcock, Laura, 2021, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 18, 4, p. 287-292 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  13. "You feel like people are looking at you and laughing": Older adults' perceptions of aquatic physical activity

    Evans, Adam B. & Sleap, M., 2012, In: Journal of Aging Studies. 26, 4, p. 515-526 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Older adults’ lifelong embodied experiences of leisure time aquatic physical activity in the United Kingdom.

    Evans, Adam B. & Sleap, M., 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  15. ‘Swim for Health:’ Barriers to participation for pre-school aged children and their families in an aquatic activity intervention in the North of England.

    Evans, Adam B. & Sleap, M., 2008, In: International Journal of Obesity. 32, S1, p. 169

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Foucaults optik: En begrebsmæssig 'værktøjskasse'

    Evans, Adam B., 2016, Grundbog i Idrætssociologi. Thing, L. F. & Wagner, U. (eds.). 2. ed. København: Munksgaard , p. 101-118 18 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterEducationpeer-review

  17. ‘Some of these people aren’t as fit as us …’: experiencing the ageing, physically active body in cardiac rehabilitation

    Evans, Adam B. & Crust, L., 2015, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 7, 1, p. 13-36 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Supporting Women in Achieving Their Goals (SWinG): Moving towards gender equality in sports governance

    Evans, Adam B. & Henderson, H., 2022, Why Does Sociology Matter?: The Role of Sport Sociology in Interdisciplinary Research. European Association for the Sociology of Sport, p. 213-2013 1 p. 266

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Experiencing the ageing body in aquatic physical activity: Participants’ experiences of the ‘Swim for Health’ aquatic activity programme in the North of England.

    Evans, Adam B. & Sleap, M., Jul 2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Reflexivity in practice: Managing gendered and cultural researcher perspectives in politically polarised times

    Evans, Adam B., Agergaard, S. & Lenneis, V., 2019, p. 49. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    The politics of minority ethnic women’s leisure time and physical activity in Denmark

    Evans, Adam B., Agergaard, S. & Lenneis, V., 2022, The Routledge Handbook of Gender Politics in Sport and Physical Activity. Molnár, G. & Bullingham, R. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 115-125 11 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Working across borders: Reflections on the “Active Workplace Certification” Project

    Evans, Adam B., Vandaele, F., De Dominicis, Stefano, Gross, M. & Heuze, G., 28 Jul 2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  23. Older adults’ lifelong embodied experiences of leisure time aquatic physical activity in the United Kingdom

    Evans, Adam B. & Sleap, M., 2015, In: Leisure Studies. 34, 3, p. 335-353 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Sport in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: towards an agenda for research in the sociology of sport

    Evans, Adam B., Blackwell, J., Dolan, P., Fahlén, J., Hoekman, R., Lenneis, V., McNarry, G., Smith, M. & Wilcock, Laura, 2020, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 17, 2, p. 85-95 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  25. Published

    Research impact in the sociology of sport: Views from stakeholders outside academia

    Evans, Adam B., 2020, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 17, 3, p. 185-195 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    ‘Changing it up’: the lived experiences of a wheelchair sport intervention amongst secondary school pupils aged 11-12 in Lincolnshire.

    Evans, Adam B., Bright, J. & Brown, L., Jul 2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    ‘Decreasing contrasts, increasing varieties: Perceptions of physical activity provision for older adults amongst service providers in Copenhagen’s ‘Activity Centres.’

    Evans, Adam B., Nistrup, A. & Pfister, G. U., Sep 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Speaking beyond borders in the sociology of sport: some points for consideration

    Evans, Adam B. & Thiel, A., 2019, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 16, 3, p. 205-209 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  29. Published

    Qualitative research in sports studies: challenges, possibilities and the current state of play

    Evans, Adam B., Barker-Ruchti, N., Blackwell, J., Clay, Georgia Emily, Dowling, F., Frydendal, S., Hybholt, Maria, Hausken-Sutter, S. E., Lenneis, V., Malcolm, D., Phoenix, C., Smith, B., Svendler Nielsen, Charlotte, Wilcock, Laura, Williams, O. & Winther, Helle, 2021, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 18, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  30. Published

    Rethinking ‘Q’ualitative methods: From concept to practice

    Evans, Adam B., 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Risky bodies, risky spaces, maternal ‘instincts’: Swimming and motherhood

    Evans, Adam B., Allen-Collinson, J. & K. Williams, R., 2017, In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 52, 8, p. 972-991 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Reflexivity in qualitative research: Two figurational studies

    Evans, Adam B., Nistrup, A., Henderson, H., Allen-Collinson, J. & Siriwardena, N. A., 2018, SAGE Research Methods Cases. London: SAGE Publications, Vol. Part 2. p. 1-18 18 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterEducationpeer-review

  33. Published

    An ethnographic study of career aspirations amongst students studying level 3 sports courses at a Further Education college in England

    Connolly, D. J., Evans, Adam B. & Allen-Collinson, J., 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  34. A level playing 'field'? A Bourdieusian analysis of the career aspirations of further education students on sports courses

    Connolly, D. J., Allen-Collinson, L. & Evans, Adam B., 2016, In: Sport, Education and Society. 21, 8, p. 1144-1160 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Conceptualisations of ageing and physical activity after stroke: a review and application of figurational sociology

    Clay, Georgia Emily, Evans, Adam B., Allen-Collinson, J. & Henderson, H., 2022, Why Does Sociology Matter? : The Role of Sport Sociology in Interdisciplinary Research. European Association for the Sociology of Sport, p. 192-192 232

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    “Scoping out” best practice: the use of reflexivity in the conduct of scoping reviews

    Clay, Georgia Emily, Evans, Adam B., Allen-Collinson, J. & Henderson, H., 28 Jul 2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Understanding the landscape of physical activity and exercise in stroke rehabilitation for older adults: a scoping review

    Clay, Georgia Emily, Evans, Adam B., Allen-Collinson, J. & Henderson, H., 4 May 2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Activating the ‘peerness’ of youth leaders in a community sport programme through techne and phronesis

    Christensen, J. H., Evans, Adam B., Klinker, C. D., Staal, M. T., Bentsen, P. & Nielsen, Glen, 2022, In: Health Promotion International. 37, 6, 11 p., daac141.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Virtual Sports Governance: A Figurational analysis of social network development and transformation during the ‘Workplace Challenge’ online programme.

    Carter, A., Bishop, D., Middleton, G. & Evans, Adam B., Sep 2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  40. E-pub ahead of print

    ‘They’ve just never been involved in it’: what senior athletes think about older people who do not participate in sport

    Cannella, V., Serrat, R., Villar, F. & Evans, Adam B., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Leisure Studies.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    “Standing out like a sore thumb”: exploring socio-cultural influences on adherence to cardiac rehabilitation

    Blackwell, J. M., Allen-Collinson, J., Evans, Adam B. & Henderson, H., 2024, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 16, 3, p. 318-332

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    How Person-Centred Is Cardiac Rehabilitation in England? Using Bourdieu to Explore Socio-Cultural Influences and Personalisation

    Blackwell, J., Allen-Collinson, J., Evans, Adam B. & Henderson, H., 2024, In: Qualitative Health Research. 34, 3, p. 239-251

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    You realise you tick a lot of boxes’: Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the rehabilitating body through a Bourdieusian lens

    Blackwell, J., Henderson, H., Evans, Adam B. & Allen-Collinson, J., 2023, Sport and Physical Culture in Global Pandemic Times: COVID Assemblages. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 691-714 (Global Culture and Sport).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Exploring mind-body detachment following a cardiac event - through a Bourdieusian lens

    Blackwell, J., Henderson, H., Evans, Adam B., Allen-Collinson, J. & Bunn, A., 2023.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Covid-19 and unstructured physical activity in those with long-term conditions

    Blackwell, J. M., Henderson, H., Evans, Adam B. & Allen-Collinson, J., 25 Mar 2021.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Negotiating a coach identity: a theoretical critique of elite athletes’ transitions into post-athletic high-performance coaching roles

    Blackett, A. D., Evans, Adam B. & Piggott, D., 2021, In: Sport, Education and Society. 26, 6, p. 663-675 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Why ‘the best way of learning to coach the game is playing the game’: conceptualising ‘fast-tracked’ high-performance coaching pathways

    Blackett, A. D., Evans, Adam B. & Piggott, D., 2017, In: Sport, Education and Society. 22, 6, p. 744-758 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    The next logical step? An examination of elite athletes' transitions into post-athletic high-performance coaching roles

    Blackett, A. D., Evans, Adam B. & Piggott, D., 13 Aug 2021, Athlete Transitions into Retirement: Experiences in Elite Sport and Options for Effective Support. Agnew, D. (ed.). New York: Routledge, p. 129-144 16 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Elite athlete to high-performance coach in men’s rugby union and soccer: a cohort longitudinal study.

    Blackett, A. D., Evans, Adam B. & Piggott, D., 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    ‘Becoming’ an elite coach: A longitudinal study examining elite soccer and rugby union players’ transitions into elite coaching.

    Blackett, A. D., Evans, Adam B. & Piggott, D., Jun 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

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