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APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2019, Vol. 4
APPLIED COACHING RESEARCH JOURNAL 2019, Vol. 4
Peer Reviewers
The Applied Coaching Research Journal is a peer-reviewed journal. We would like to
thank all of the following colleagues for volunteering their time to support this journal.
Ann-Marie Bunyan
UK Coaching
Ann-Marie is a Research Officer within the Insight
and Learning team at UK Coaching. Her main
interest is within qualitative research. Ann-Marie is
also a Registered Nutritionist.
Liz Burkinshaw
UK Coaching
Liz is a Development Lead Officer at UK Coaching.
She develops learning for coaches to help them
understand and connect with people, with the aim
of building positive relationships and to support
them to thrive through great coaching.
Victoria Hunter
Zayed University
Victoria is currently working at Zayed University
in Abu Dhabi as a Sports Coordinator. She is
also currently studying for a Masters in Sporting
Directorship. Prior to moving to the United Arab
Emirates, Victoria worked in the UK and USA
within multiple sports development and coaching
environments. As a UEFA B Licence holder and with
a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Victoria’s
passion is football coaching and coach education.
Adam Kelly
Birmingham City University
Adam is a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science
at Birmingham City University, while also acting as
the Department for Sport and Exercise Research
Coordinator and Work-Based Learning Coordinator.
He is the former Head of Academy, Sport Science at
Exeter City FC. He has recently submitted his PhD
thesis at the University of Exeter.
University of Warwick
Carol has practised business and management
coaching for more than 25 years. As a Visiting
Fellow, she coaches senior managers in their
educational and professional development. Carol
also works as an independent consultant, supporting
business transformation and project portfolio
management professionals. In her spare time, she
supports the coaching team of her local wheelchair
rugby squad.
Dr Simon Phelan
Oxford Brookes University
Simon is a Senior Lecturer in Sports, Coaching and
Physical Education at Oxford Brookes University,
and Senior Coach Developer on the UK Coaching
STRIVE programme. His research interests centre
around the development of coaches’ professional
knowledge and understanding of the impact of
[sporting] organisational culture on learning.
Chris Rankin-Wright
UK Coaching
Chris is a Project Manager at UK Coaching. He
oversees the design, delivery and evaluation of
various projects and has played an active role
supporting the development of this journal.
He has a BA (Hons) in Sport and an MSc in Sport
and Exercise Psychology, and has experience of
working within higher education in both lecturing
and practitioner-based roles.
Dr Lisa Whitaker
UK Coaching
Lisa is the Research Manager at UK Coaching. She
joined UK Coaching in January 2018 and has 10
years of experience undertaking qualitative and
quantitative research within sport.
Jake Wright Dr Alex Twitchen
Jake is a communications specialist, working at UK
Coaching. He has a journalistic flair for writing and
research. He loves working in sport and loves being
creative. Alex is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching Practice
and Learning at The Open University. He has over
25 years of experience as a football coach, coach
developer, teacher and lecturer working with
players, coaches and students in many different
contexts.
UK Coaching
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Carol Long
The Open University
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