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0324a2778fd2c38ed84b352cd732a390 research overview <p>Helen is CYSC Research Cluster Co-Convernor and WELS Postgraduate Convenor. She founded and Chaired the<strong><a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/sport-research-group/">Sport Research Group (SRG)</a></strong>(2015-2018) and was lead organiser of the&nbsp;OU Annual Sport and Fitness Conferences (2015-2017). Her&nbsp;research interests cover a range of topics&nbsp;including&nbsp;women&#39;s boxing, boys&#39;&nbsp;dance, sensory dimensions, sexual&nbsp;abuse in sport, athlete&nbsp;domestic violence, athletic identity, professional development in applied sport psychology, athletic mothers, creative methodologies, auto/ethnography,&nbsp;and chronic illnesses (specifically asthma).&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Click on the<strong><a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/people/ho596#tab2">publications</a></strong>&nbsp;for a full list.</li><li>Read Helen&#39;s articles on the&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/how-universities-can-help-support-student-parents" rel="nofollow">Times Higher Education</a></strong>,<strong><a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/profiles/guest-1398">OpenLearn</a></strong>, the&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/OU-Sport/?cat=29">Sport&amp; Fitness Blog</a></strong>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/helen-owton-172537/articles" rel="nofollow">The Conversation</a>.</strong></li><li>Watch Helen being interviewed on&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://news.sky.com/video/fitness-expert-dr-helen-owton-shares-her-thoughts-on-football-abuse-10672290" rel="nofollow">Sky News</a></strong>&nbsp;and listen to Helen being interviewed on<strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0833srp#play" rel="nofollow">BBC Radio Five Live</a></strong>&nbsp;(16:45mins),<strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b083404s#play" rel="nofollow">BBC Radio Foyle</a></strong>&nbsp;(1hr20mins),<strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0828yjn" rel="nofollow">BBC Scotland</a></strong>&nbsp;(2hr10mins)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUu1zrelxAc" rel="nofollow"><strong>Austria Radio Live</strong></a></li></ul>
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0324a2778fd2c38ed84b352cd732a390 biography <p>Helen is a chartered&nbsp;psychologist (BPS) and Senior Fellow (HEA) and&nbsp;completed her&nbsp;PhD in Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter. Helen first&nbsp;joined&nbsp;the Open University in 2012&nbsp;and prior to joining the Sport and Fitness team in 2015, she&nbsp;was Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader at De Montfort University and previously worked at other universities (e.g. University of Exeter, University of Bath, and University of Northampton). Also,&nbsp;she has&nbsp;done various&nbsp;consultancy work with other companies in the UK, Spain, Uganda, and Kenya.</p><p>Her research specialisms lie in innovative qualitative investigations of sporting embodiment, sensory dimensions (e.g. thermoception), and gendered sporting experiences covering topics that range from women&rsquo;s boxing, sportspeople with asthma and abuse in sport.&nbsp;In 2015, Helen received&nbsp;the&nbsp;Qualitative Methods in Psychology&lsquo;<a href="http://www.bps.org.uk/networks-and-communities/member-microsite/qualitative-methods-psychology-section/doctoral-award-research-0" rel="nofollow"><strong>CITATION FOR EXCELLENCE</strong></a>&rsquo; Award&nbsp;(British&nbsp;Psychological&nbsp;Society) in recognition of her innovative research.&nbsp;Helen has externally examined various postgraduate research theses in and around these areas of interest.&nbsp;She currently supervises a number of&nbsp;PhD students and welcomes applications from future PhD students in the field of Sport and Physical Activity.</p><p>After retiring from competing for Great Britain&nbsp;as a national and international competitor in martial arts&nbsp;(3rd Dan Black Belt), she&nbsp;enjoys running, cycling, paddle boarding, clay pigeon shooting, motorbiking and dance.</p><p><strong>PhD Students</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Awarded June 2018</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Sion Tetlow (with Prof M.J. Kehily and Dr P. Redman)</p></li></ul><p>Thesis title:<em>Unruly spaces: Year 8 students experiences of school space and</em><em>gender in post industrial South Wales</em></p><ul><li><strong>Awarded 2017</strong>&nbsp; David Scott (with Dr K. Woodward and B. Oakley).</li></ul><p>Thesis title:<em>The lived experiences of Sports Leadership training on personal and professional identity</em>.<strong>​</strong></p><ul><li>2014&ndash; date&nbsp;&nbsp; Zainab Yusuf (with Dr D. Wensley and Prof J. Allen-Collinson)</li></ul><p>Prov. Title:<em>A phenomenological study on asthma and the sporting/exercise experiences of South Asian populations and perceived barriers.</em><strong>​​</strong></p><ul><li><strong>​</strong>​2018 - date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Samantha Goodliffe (with Dr Martin Robb and Dr Wendy Martin)</li></ul><p>Prov Title:<em>Exploration of the Psychosocial impact of living with Coeliac Disease; the lived experience of family members</em></p><ul><li>2015&ndash; 2019&nbsp;&nbsp; Jessica Pinchbeck (with Dr S. Murphy and Dr M. Toms)</li></ul><p>Prov. Title:<em>Understanding women&rsquo;s participation in club sport: A case study</em></p><ul><li>2016&ndash; 2018&nbsp;&nbsp; Candice Lingam-Willgoss (with Dr C. Heaney and Dr M. Polley)</li></ul><p>Prov. Title:<em>A study investigating risk and transitional experiences of</em><em>elite sports women</em></p>
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0324a2778fd2c38ed84b352cd732a390 Description <p>Helen is a chartered&nbsp;psychologist (BPS) and Senior Fellow (HEA) and&nbsp;completed her&nbsp;PhD in Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter. Helen first&nbsp;joined&nbsp;the Open University in 2012&nbsp;and prior to joining the Sport and Fitness team in 2015, she&nbsp;was Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader at De Montfort University and previously worked at other universities (e.g. University of Exeter, University of Bath, and University of Northampton). Also,&nbsp;she has&nbsp;done various&nbsp;consultancy work with other companies in the UK, Spain, Uganda, and Kenya.</p><p>Her research specialisms lie in innovative qualitative investigations of sporting embodiment, sensory dimensions (e.g. thermoception), and gendered sporting experiences covering topics that range from women&rsquo;s boxing, sportspeople with asthma and abuse in sport.&nbsp;In 2015, Helen received&nbsp;the&nbsp;Qualitative Methods in Psychology&lsquo;<a href="http://www.bps.org.uk/networks-and-communities/member-microsite/qualitative-methods-psychology-section/doctoral-award-research-0" rel="nofollow"><strong>CITATION FOR EXCELLENCE</strong></a>&rsquo; Award&nbsp;(British&nbsp;Psychological&nbsp;Society) in recognition of her innovative research.&nbsp;Helen has externally examined various postgraduate research theses in and around these areas of interest.&nbsp;She currently supervises a number of&nbsp;PhD students and welcomes applications from future PhD students in the field of Sport and Physical Activity.</p><p>After retiring from competing for Great Britain&nbsp;as a national and international competitor in martial arts&nbsp;(3rd Dan Black Belt), she&nbsp;enjoys running, cycling, paddle boarding, clay pigeon shooting, motorbiking and dance.</p><p><strong>PhD Students</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Awarded June 2018</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Sion Tetlow (with Prof M.J. Kehily and Dr P. Redman)</p></li></ul><p>Thesis title:<em>Unruly spaces: Year 8 students experiences of school space and</em><em>gender in post industrial South Wales</em></p><ul><li><strong>Awarded 2017</strong>&nbsp; David Scott (with Dr K. Woodward and B. Oakley).</li></ul><p>Thesis title:<em>The lived experiences of Sports Leadership training on personal and professional identity</em>.<strong>​</strong></p><ul><li>2014&ndash; date&nbsp;&nbsp; Zainab Yusuf (with Dr D. Wensley and Prof J. Allen-Collinson)</li></ul><p>Prov. Title:<em>A phenomenological study on asthma and the sporting/exercise experiences of South Asian populations and perceived barriers.</em><strong>​​</strong></p><ul><li><strong>​</strong>​2018 - date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Samantha Goodliffe (with Dr Martin Robb and Dr Wendy Martin)</li></ul><p>Prov Title:<em>Exploration of the Psychosocial impact of living with Coeliac Disease; the lived experience of family members</em></p><ul><li>2015&ndash; 2019&nbsp;&nbsp; Jessica Pinchbeck (with Dr S. Murphy and Dr M. Toms)</li></ul><p>Prov. Title:<em>Understanding women&rsquo;s participation in club sport: A case study</em></p><ul><li>2016&ndash; 2018&nbsp;&nbsp; Candice Lingam-Willgoss (with Dr C. Heaney and Dr M. Polley)</li></ul><p>Prov. Title:<em>A study investigating risk and transitional experiences of</em><em>elite sports women</em></p>
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