Adam B. Evans

Adam B. Evans

Associate Professor


  1. ”Swim for Health:’ programme evaluation of a multi-partner intervention utilising aquatic exercise in the north of England: Interim findings.

    Evans, Adam B. & Sleap, M., 2008, In: International Journal of Obesity. 32, S1, p. 169 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    “Unknown by you, they really watch you!”: experiencing the ageing, physically active body in cardiac rehabilitation.

    Evans, Adam B. & Crust, L., Sep 2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    “Unknown by you, they really watch you!”: experiencing the ageing, physically active body in cardiac rehabilitation.

    Evans, Adam B. & Crust, L., May 2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Published

    “It’s a long way to the Super League”: the lived experiences of southern hemisphere professional rugby league migrants in the United Kingdom.

    Evans, Adam B. & Stead, D. E., Jul 2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    “It made me feel young again”: Older adults’ perceptions of a physical activity intervention delivered at activity centres in Copenhagen.

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

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  9. 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

  10. 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

  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. 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

  13. 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

  14. ‘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

  15. Published

    ‘Stepping out of ‘We’ into ‘I’: Reflections on an Academic Sojourn.’

    Evans, Adam B., 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceCommunication

  16. ‘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

  17. 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

  18. Published

    ‘Physical activity, aging and embodiment: Investigating contested memories of being a physically active older adult.’

    K. Williams, R., Allen-Collinson, J., Windle, K. & Evans, Adam B., 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  19. 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

  20. ‘Ladies present!’: an auto/ethnographic study of women amateur golfers at an English provincial golf club

    Mitchell, S., Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., 2016, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 8, 3, p. 273-286 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    ‘Ladies Present’: An Auto/ethnographic Study of the Perceptions and Lived-Embodied Experiences of Women Amateur Golfers.

    Evans, Adam B., Mitchell, S. & Allen-Collinson, J., May 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  22. ‘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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. Published

    Workplace Active Certification: The creation of a certification process that values and rewards professional organisations implementing physical activity for their employees

    Vandaele, F., Evans, Adam B., De Dominicis, Stefano, Gross, M., Heuze, G. & De Clerck, I., 2023, In: European Journal of Public Health. 33, Suppl. 1, 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  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

    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

  39. Published

    Towards a qualitative understanding of exercise referral: Perceptions and opinions of Exercise Referral

    Henderson, H., Evans, Adam B., Allen-Collinson, J. & Siriwardena, N. A., May 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. The importance of parents and teachers as stakeholders in school-based healthy eating programs

    Middleton, G., Evans, Adam B., Keegan, R., Bishop, D. & Evans, D., 2014, Health Education: Parental and Educators' Perspectives, Current Practices and Needs Assessment. Larock, Y. B. & Gustave, D. C. (eds.). New york: Nova Science Publishers, p. 233-252 20 p.

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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

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