Adam B. Evans

Adam B. Evans

Associate Professor


  1. 2018
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  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

    “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

  12. 2017
  13. Published

    Designing for agency and compassion: Critical reflections on technology to support physical activity in late life: A 'Get a Move on' thinkpiece

    Gerling, K. M., Ray, M. & Evans, Adam B., 25 May 2017. 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Breathing in life: somatic empathy, attunement and the sharing of asthma ‘troubles.’

    Allen-collinson, J., Owton, H., Crust, L. & Evans, Adam B., 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Narratives of physical activity amongst those diagnosed with cancer: Reflections from the 'Get Active Feel Good' physical activity programme.

    Windard, D., Henderson, H., Cooper, N. & Evans, Adam B., 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  16. 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

  17. Published

    Rethinking ‘Q’ualitative methods: From concept to practice

    Evans, Adam B., 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 2016
  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. Published

    Collaboration or contestation? A critical evaluation of current capacity building mechanisms in community-based obesity prevention programmes

    Middleton, G., Evans, Adam B., Henderson, H. & Windard, D., 2016, Capacity Building : Planning, Programs and Prospects. Brown, D. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, p. 21-32 12 p.

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

  28. Creating wheelchair-controlled video games: Challenges and opportunities when involving young people with mobility impairments and game design experts

    Gerling, K. M., Linehan, C., Kirman, B., Kalyn, M. R., Evans, Adam B. & Hicks, K. C., 2016, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 94, p. 64-73 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Designing movement-based play with young people using powered wheelchairs

    Gerling, K. M., Hicks, K. C., Kalyn, M. R., Evans, Adam B. & Linehan, C., 2016, CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 4447-4458 12 p.

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

  30. 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

  31. From ‘just a swimmer’ to a ‘swimming mother’: women’s embodied experiences of recreational aquatic activity with pre-school children

    Evans, Adam B. & Allen-collinson, J., 2016, In: Leisure Studies. 35, 2, p. 141-156

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. 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, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 8, 3, p. 301-318 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Shooting for Lithuania: Migration, national identity and men's basketball in the East of England

    Evans, Adam B. & Piggott, D., 2016, In: Sociology of Sport Journal. 33, 1, p. 26-38 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. ‘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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. Published

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

    Evans, Adam B., 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceCommunication

  38. 2015
  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. Published

    Involving children and young adults with complex needs in game design.

    Gerling, K. M., Linehan, C., Kalyn, M. R., Hicks, K. C. & Evans, Adam B., 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. ‘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

  46. 2014
  47. Published

    Gendered bodies under scrutiny: women’s embodied experiences of aquatic physical activity in the United Kingdom.

    K. Williams, R., Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., Sep 2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. Published

    Gendered bodies under scrutiny: women’s embodied experiences of aquatic physical activity in the United Kingdom.

    K. Williams, R., Allen-Collinson, J. & Evans, Adam B., May 2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  51. 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

  52. Contesting far flung fields: Sociological studies of migration and acculturation through sport

    Evans, Adam B., 2014, Acculturation: Psychology, Processes and Global Perspectives. Merton, J. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, p. 67-86 20 p.

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

  53. 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

  54. ‘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

  55. 2013
  56. Published

    Seeking conceptual clarity in the study of elite professional coaches and managers in rugby union and association football.

    Blackett, A. D., Piggott, D. & Evans, Adam B., Sep 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

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