Dr Robyn Smith
Visiting Research Fellow
Heinz Wolff 206
- Email: robyn.smith2@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265624
- Life Sciences
Research area(s)
Social sciences and sport - forced migration; sport and leisure studies; participatory methodologies; sport for development; wellbeing
Journal Articles
Other Outputs
Reports
Smith, R., Froome, H., and Mansfield, L. (2022) Collaborative Evaluation of the Effects and Impacts of Every Child Protected Trafficking's (ECPAT) Youth Programme on Mental Health, Skills and Knowledge, Support, Social Networks and Participation. Final Report. ECPAT and СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London.
Smith, R. & Mansfield, L. (2019). Royal Museums Greenwich: Refugee Week Evaluations 2019. СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London
Recent Conference Papers
Smith, R., Mansfield, L., Wainwright, E. (2022). ‘Do Know Harm’: Supporting the capabilities of young people from refugee backgrounds through co-designing/delivering community sport and leisure programs. International Sociology of Sport Association and European Sociology of Sport Association, Tubingen, June.
Smith, R., Mansfield, L., & Wainwright, E. (2022). Examining Issues of Trust, Reciprocity and Ethics in PAR with Young People from Refugee Backgrounds in Sport and Leisure. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Montreal, April
Danford, M., Smith, R., Darnell, S., Doane, B, Dinunzio D., Joaquina Lima, M., Brathwaite, S., Soropia, J.,Chantelle (2022). The Multiple Voices of Collaboration: Critical Reflections from a Multi-stakeholder Participatory Action Research Project. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Montreal, April
Smith, R. (2020). From Crying to Creativity: Methodological Innovation in the Midst of a Pandemic. College of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences Postgraduate Researcher Conference. СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London. Dec 2020 Awarded Highly Commended
Smith, R. (2019). Narratives of Identity: Youth Participatory Action Research Community sport, and Migrant youth. British Sociological Association Sport Studies Postgraduate Forum, Oxford Brooks University. Sept 2019. Awarded Outstanding Presentation
Smith, R, Kay, T., Mansfield, L. (2019). Why is that White man sat at the back of the room watching us?” Utilizing participatory approaches in engaging young people and understanding their leisure and wellbeing experiences, Leisure Studies Association Conference, Dundee, UK. July 2019
Smith, R., Mahamat, A., Fatouh, L., Joaquina Lima Larrazabal, M; Palattao, N., Danford, M., Darnell, S. (2019). “It’s not as easy as a hole in one” Reflections on Youth Participatory Action Research in the Field of Sport, Transforming Sport Symposium, Brighton, UK. June 2019
Darnell, S., Eisenkraft Klein, D., Smith, R., Yerashotis, G. (2018). Youth in Toronto tell their stories about sport – Insights from a participatory approach to research. Telling Stories of Sport and Race in Canada, Windsor, ON, Canada
Smith, R. (2017). Harvesting Multiculturalism through an immigrant gardening program. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Windsor, ON, Canada
Research links
Co-author network
- Prof Louise Mansfield
- Prof Neil O'Connell
- Dr Louise Forde
- Prof Emma Wainwright
- Dr Daniel Bailey
- Dr Amy Prescott
- Dr Garcia Ashdown-Franks
- Dr Charlotte Kerner
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