Research output per year
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Accepting PhD Students
Research activity per year
Laura's research interest in sports coaching stemmed from her involvement in the sport of rowing. Her work with elite coaches and athletes in several countries (Canada, New Zealand and Ireland) led her to consider the interactions between coaches, athletes and administrators and their contribution to the coaching climate. This scholarship drew attention to power and interaction in the coaching process, coaches’ pedagogical actions and identity construction.
Laura’s subsequent interactions with coaches and athletes led her to consider the various conditions and contexts in which elite/professional coaches and athletes/players operate. As such, her recent projects focus on welfare, representation and advocacy of sport workers (e.g. coaches, athletes/players, etc.) in diverse European contexts.
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):
PhD, University of Otago
Senior Researcher; Institute of Educational Research (ETI), Education Academy, Lithuania, Vytautas Magnus University
3 Jan 2022 → …
University teacher, Loughborough University
1 Jan 2016 → 31 Oct 2017
University of Worcester
10 Jul 2011 → 20 Nov 2013
Junior Lecturer, University of Limerick
1 Aug 2006 → 30 Jun 2011
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
1/03/22 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
LAURA PURDY (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
MELANIE LANG (Director of Studies), LAURA PURDY (Supervisor) & THOMAS COCKBURN (Supervisor)
Activity: Other activity types › Research degree supervision
LAURA PURDY (Speaker) & Natalie Barker-Ruchti (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
LAURA PURDY (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk