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Rachel is a Research Assistant in Sport, Mental Health and Education in the Faculty of Education and a member of the Centre for Mental Health, Sport and Physical Activity.

Research interests

Rachel’s research interests focus on the links between mental health and inequalities in educational, community and sports contexts. Her research explores how community place-based programmes can be used to address mental health inequalitiesWorking cross sector with education settings, community sport, health and youth sector organisations, Rachel’s research is largely methodologically qualitative and explores how community place-based programmes are designed and implemented into the contexts and communities in which they serve. She is also interested in methodological approaches to programme design, implementation and evaluation, including coproduced and participatory approaches.

Her research and publications are focused on:

  • The design, implementation, and evaluation of mental health programmes and support in education and community settings
  • Coproduced approaches
  • Participatory methods
  • Children and young people in education, community and sport settings
  • Men's mental health
  • The workforce in place to enact sport, education and health policy

Current projects:

  • Tackling the Blues, a coproduced mental health literacy programme for children in schools.
  • Evaluation of place-based community sport programmes for men and boys.
  • Exploring the mental health needs of schools across the Liverpool City Region.

Education/Academic qualification

Sport, Physical Activity and Mental Health, MSc, Parkrun, Physical Activity and Women’s Health: A Qualitative Study., Edge Hill University

Sept 2016Sept 2017

Sport and Physical Education and Education Studies, BSc, Liverpool Hope University

Oct 2013Jul 2016

Research Centres

  • Centre for Mental Health, Sport and Physical Activity

Research Groups

  • Sport, Work and Health Research Group

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):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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