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Biography
Andy Smith is Professor of Sport and Physical Activity and member of the senior management team in the Department of Sport and Physical Activity.
Research interests
Andy’s research focuses on the links between sport, physical activity and (mental) health, youth sport, sport policy and development, and social and health inequalities from a sociological perspective. He is author of The Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport (with Ken Green, 2016 and 2018), Doing Real World Research in Sports Studies (with Ivan Waddington, 2014), Sport Policy and Development (with Daniel Bloyce, 2010) and An Introduction to Drugs in Sport (with Ivan Waddington, 2009), all published by Routledge.
Andy’s research on sport, education mental health has informed the work of community and professional sport and health organisations, the UK Select Committee’s Suicide Prevention report (2017), Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson’s MBE Duty of Care in Sport Review (2017), and the receipt in 2016 of the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community award at the Times Higher Education Awards.
Teaching
Andy manages the undergraduate sports development, management and coaching programmes. Andy is also Programme Leader for the MSc Sport, Physical Activity and Mental Health.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Liverpool
… → 2006
Sociology of Sport, MA, University of Leicester
… → 2002
Sports Studies, BSc, Staffordshire University
… → 2001
Other positions
Reader in the Sociology of Sport, University of Chester
2006 → 2012
Research Institutes
- Institute for Social Responsibility
Research Centres
- Sport and Mental Health Research Centre
Research Groups
- Sport, Work and Health Research Group
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Sport policy, sports development and figurational sociology
Smith, A., Bloyce, D. & Haycock, D., 31 Aug 2018, Figurational research in sport, leisure and health. Malcolm, D. & Velijia, P. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 156-167Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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We Don’t Need No Education? Exploring the Educational Experiences of Young Footballers
Platts, C. & Smith, A., 3 Oct 2018, In: British Journal of Sociology of Education. 39, 7, p. 925-941 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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Education, Physical Education and Physical Activity Promotion
Smith, A., Green, K. & Thurston, M., 18 Dec 2017, The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice. Piggin, J., Mansfield, L. & Weed, M. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 249-258 626 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The sociology of sports work, emotions and mental health: scoping the field and future directions.
Roderick, M., Smith, A. & Potrac, P., 30 Jun 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sociology of Sport Journal. 34, 2, p. 99-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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A political spectator sport or policy priority? A review of sport, physical activity and public mental health policy
Smith, A., Jones, J., Houghton, L. & Duffell, T., 31 Oct 2016, In: International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 8, 4, p. 593-607 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile17 Citations (Scopus)43 Downloads (Pure)
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European Physical Education Review (Journal)
ANDY SMITH (Editor)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Frontiers in Sociology (Journal)
ANDY SMITH (Editor)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Leisure Studies (Journal)
ANDY SMITH (Editor)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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Mind's Sport, Physical Activity and Mental Health Network (External organisation)
ANDY SMITH (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
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Sociology of Sport Journal (Journal)
ANDY SMITH (Editor)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work