Adam B. Evans

Adam B. Evans

Associate Professor


  1. 2018
  2. Published

    Active ageing in Denmark; shifting institutional landscapes and the intersection of national and local priorities

    Evans, Adam B., Nistrup, A. & Pfister, G. U., 2018, In: Journal of Aging Studies. 46, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Active aging policy and associative democracy in Denmark: A critique of the 'Neoliberal' critique

    Evans, Adam B. & Nistrup, A., 2018, p. 61. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Labour migration, national identity and basketball: the acculturation experiences of the Lithuanian Diaspora in the east of England

    Piggott, D. & Evans, Adam B., 2018.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Physical activity across the life-course: Socio-cultural approaches

    Evans, Adam B., Nistrup, A. & Allen-Collinson, J., 2018, The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion. Nyman, S. R., Barker, A., Haines, T., Horton, K., Musselwhite, C., Peeters, G., Victor, C. R. & Wolff, J. K. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 551-569 19 p.

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

  6. 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

  7. Published

    The ‘wild and woolly’ world of exercise referral schemes: contested interpretations of an exercise as medicine programme

    Henderson, H., Evans, Adam B., Allen-Collinson, J. & Siriwardena, N. A., 2018, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 10, 4, p. 505-523 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Walking the deck: Methodological considerations and preliminary findings from a sociological-phenomenological study of embodied, sensory experiences in performance swimming

    McNarry, G., Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., 2018, p. 75. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    ‘You’re just chopped off at the end’: Retired servicemen’s identity work struggles in the military to civilian transition

    Williams, R. K., Allen-Collinson, J., Hockey, J. & Evans, Adam B., 2018, In: Sociological Research Online. 23, 4, p. 812-829 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    “Active” and “Passive” coach pathways: Elite athletes’ entry routes into high-performance coaching roles

    Blackett, A. D., Evans, Adam B. & Piggott, D., 2018, In: International Sport Coaching Journal. 5, 3, p. 213-226 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    ‘We may be falling apart but we still keep going’: Retired servicemen’s experiences of their ageing bodies

    K. Williams, R., Allen-Collinson, J., Evans, Adam B. & Briggs, J., 15 Mar 2018, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 10, 2, p. 190-205 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. 2019
  13. Published

    "They have to toe the line": A Foucauldian analysis of the socialisation of former elite athletes into academy coaching roles

    Blackett, A. D., Evans, Adam B. & Piggott, D., 2019, In: Sports Coaching Review. 8, 1, p. 83-102 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Community Health Trainers, occupational identity, boundary work and the spatio-temporal

    Allen-Collinson, J., K. Williams, R., Middleton, G., Henderson, H., Crust, L. & Evans, Adam B., 2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Copenhagen Consensus statement 2019: Physical activity and ageing

    Bangsbo, J., Blackwell, J., Boraxbekk, C-J., Caserotti, P., Dela, F., Evans, A. B., Jespersen, A. P., Gliemann, L., Kramer, A. F., Lundbye-Jensen, J., Mortensen, E. L., Lassen, A. J., Gow, A. J., Harridge, S. D. R., Hellsten, Y., Kjær, M., Kujala, U. M., Rhodes, R. E., Pike, E. C. J., Skinner, T. & 6 others, Skovgaard, T., Troelsen, J., Tulle, E., Tully, M. A., van Uffelen, J. G. Z. & Viña, J., 2019, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53, 14, p. 856-858 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. Published

    To be or not to be phenomenology: That is the question

    Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., 2019, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 16, 4, p. 295-300 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  19. Published

    Reflexivity and bracketing in sociological phenomenological research: researching the competitive swimming lifeworld

    McNarry, G., Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., 1 Jan 2019, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 11, 1, p. 138-151 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. 2020
  21. Published

    "You always wanna be sore, because then you are seeing results": Exploring positive pain in competitive swimming"

    McNarry, G., Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., 2020, In: Sociology of Sport Journal. 37, 4, p. 301-309 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. 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

  23. Published

    Critical reflections on technology to support physical activity among older adults: An exploration of leading HCI venues

    Gerling, K. M., Ray, M., Vanden Abeele, V. & Evans, Adam B., 2020, In: ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing. 13, 1, 23 p., 1.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Football is/as medicine: The growth of a health promotion movement and a challenge for sociologists.

    Evans, Adam B. & Ottesen, Laila Susanne, 2020, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 17, 1, p. 1-10 10 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

    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

  27. 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

  28. Published

    ‘We have the time to listen’: community Health Trainers, identity work and boundaries

    Allen-Collinson, J., K. Williams, R., Middleton, G., Henderson, H., Crust, L. & Evans, Adam B., 2020, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 12, 4, p. 597-611 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    “Together, we can do it all!”: narratives of masculinity, sport and exercise amongst physically wounded Danish veterans

    Evans, Adam B., Andreassen, S. M. N. & Virklund, A. W., 2020, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 12, 5, p. 697-716 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. 2021
  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. Published

    Sensoriality, social interaction, and “doing sensing” in physical–cultural ethnographies

    Allen-Collinson, J., McNarry, G. & Evans, Adam B., 2021, In: Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 50, 5, p. 599-621 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Sensory sociological phenomenology, somatic learning and 'lived' temperature in competitive pool swimming

    McNarry, G., Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., 2021, In: Sociological Review. 69, 1, p. 206-222 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Sport, race and ethnicity in the wake of black lives matter: introduction to the special issue

    Evans, Adam B., Agergaard, S., Campbell, P. I., Hylton, K. & Lenneis, V., 2021, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 18, 3, p. 187-191 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. Published

    ‘Doing’ competitive swimming: Exploring the skilled practices of the competitive swimming lifeworld

    McNarry, G., Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., 2021, In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 56, 1, p. 3-19 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    ‘Ploughing on’: a sociological investigation of ‘endurance work’ in competitive swimming and distance-running

    McNarry, G., Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., 2021, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 13, 4, p. 658-670 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. 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

  41. Published

    Understanding physical activity in parents – state of the evidence and future directions

    Simpson, R., Versele, V., Laukkanen, A. & Evans, Adam B., 9 Jun 2021.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceCommunication

  42. Published

    Muslimske kvinder: "Med kvindesvømning får vi fokus på eget velvære"

    Lenneis, V., Evans, Adam B. & Agergaard, S., 11 Jun 2021, 6 p. Videnskab.dk, ForskerZonen.

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationCommunication

  43. 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

  44. 2022
  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. Published

    Exploiting sport events: Towards a breaking point?

    Sterchele, D., Velija, P., Wheaton, B., Donnelly, P., Doidge, M., Evans, Adam B. & Roderick, M., 2022, Why Does Sociology Matter? : The Role of Sport Sociology in Interdisciplinary Research. European Association for the Sociology of Sport, p. 230-230 1 p. 288

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

  48. Published

    Phenomenological insights on motherhood and aquatic embodiment

    Evans, Adam B. & Allen-Collinson, J., 2022, Motherhood and Sport: Collective Stories of Identity and Difference. Spowart, L. & McGannon, K. R. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 15-29 15 p. (Qualitative Research in Sport and Physical Activity).

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

  49. 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

  50. Published

    Swimming as self-care – A Foucauldian analysis of swimming for Danish Muslim women

    Lenneis, V., Evans, Adam B. & Agergaard, S., 2022, In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 57, 3, p. 401-420 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  51. 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

  52. Published

    Women-only swimming as a space of belonging

    Lenneis, V., Agergaard, S. & Evans, Adam B., 2022, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 14, 1, p. 37-52 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. Published

    Experiences of pleasure in physical activity for individuals with spinal cord injury

    Wilcock, Laura, Evans, Adam B., Sparkes, A. & Williams, T., 27 Jul 2022.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

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