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Dr Tanya Bunsell

@TBunsell

Critical thinker, badger lover, ologist. Research: gender, health, exercise, sport, embodiment & all things qualitative.

BucksJoined October 2017

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So pleased to have this article published. A subject very close to my heart/SI joint. Thank you to the courageous participants who willingly shared their difficult experiences. In memory of Mosken Bergh.

#invisibledisability #chronicbackpain #sittingdisability

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With @TBunsell, our latest article in @JDisSoc exploring the experiences of those with sitting disabilities, and the relationship between recognition and redistribution tandfonline.com/eprint/Rq4scG6

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Dr James Brighton

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Interested in a #PhD in #disabilitysport #disability #sport? Please see the following opportunity

@CanterburyCCUni

into socio-cultural analyses of performance enhancement amongst #disabledathletes canterbury.ac.uk/asset-library/

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There’s a lot of confusion about junior doctors at the moment. Who are they? How much are they paid? Why are they striking? I’m a junior doctor, and thought I’d do a thread on the topic, so that people can link to it when someone spouts misinformation A 🧵

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Government pledges equal access to school PE sports for boys and girls

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Government pledges equal access to school PE sports for boys and girls

Plans follow an open letter written by England’s Lionesses after their Euro 2022 victory with primary schools to get more than £600m over next two years

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Exercise 1.5 times more effective than drugs for depression, anxiety

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Exercise 1.5 times more effective than drugs for depression, anxiety

Exercise is 1.5 times better at reducing depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders than psychotherapy or medication, a new study indicates.

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These young female athletes died by suicide. They all had head injuries in common - CNN

These young female athletes died by suicide. They all had head injuries in common | CNN

Women may be more susceptible to concussion, but remain significantly underrepresented within sport and exercise science research. This, leading experts warn, means they often do not get the treatm...

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Routledge Sport, Leisure, and Tourism

New book: ‘Researching Disability Sport’- this book offers new perspectives on theory and method in disability sport research, including social, cultural, and political reflections on the research process from disabled and non-disabled researchers tinyurl.com/3csrj987

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We love you ‘H’! So happy for you 🤗 Congratulations and enjoy the celebrations 👏👏👏

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BPS Sport & Exercise Psychology (DSEP)

Congratulations to Dr. Levi for winning the PhD award!

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Great to see Hannah nominated for this PhD award. An amazing PhD and an even more amazing person 🤗

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BPS Sport & Exercise Psychology (DSEP)

DSEP 2022 Awards! Dr Hannah Levi, PhD, CPsychol, MSc, MA of @YourStMarys & @eis2win is a nominee for the PhD Award.

Winners of all DSEP awards will be announced at the annual conference in Swansea this month!

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Today was a good day! (and an emotional one!) Many congratulations to Dr

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@SamanthaGlynn21

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED for PhD research! Are you a male professional rugby player? (current or former) Have you experienced a meaningful injury/injuries?Have these injuries impacted and/or exacerbated your mental health? Do you have a story to tell? Contact details ⬇️⬇️

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50 FREE COPIES: "Women in a man’s world: Coaching in elite sport" Really enjoyed working with and learning from Hannah Levi

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Women in a man’s world: Coaching women in elite sport

Underpinned by critical feminist psychology and in response to repeated calls to explore how the dynamics of gender inform coaching practices, this study aimed to explore the experiences of men and...

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So according to World Athletics and it's members I'm a male when it comes to 400m,800m, 1500m and 1600m! Then a female in 100m,200m, and long distance events.😂🤣😂🤣 what a research. What kind of a fool would do that? Hai mathata man, bare sepela o di bone.👀

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‘Myth: Testosterone is a ‘male’ hormone Even in scientific publications, T has been referred to as the ‘male hormone’. Men do have higher circulating levels of T than women; however, quantitatively, T is the most abundant active sex steroid in women’.

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Testosterone therapy in women: Myths and misconceptions

Although testosterone therapy is being increasingly prescribed for men, there remain many questions and concerns about testosterone (T) and in particu…

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Wait until you hear about the whole HE sector... theguardian.com/education/2021

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Massive congratulations to Dr. Hannah Levi who successfully defended her brilliant PhD this week on ‘The Female Athlete’. Vital research driven by sport want & need to increase understanding & develop more effective support for our female athletes. Contact her via @eis2win

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb

If this is the sort of abuse that athletes are regularly receiving now, we are massively understating just how exploitative, dehumanizing, and generally harmful that athletic labor is.

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Sloane Stephens opens up about the 2000+ abusive messages she received after yesterday #USOpen loss. (warning: the language is disgusting and disheartening to read)

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We are so HAPPY for Hannah Levi! 😊 PhD thesis SUBMITTED! A psycho-social-cultural exploration of female athletes in elite sport! #smashedit

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Professor Michael Flood

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Questioning masculinity can make you happier and smarter. (The data is clear: rigid ideas about gender can be terrible for your mental health.) inverse.com/mind-body/a-le via

Questioning masculinity can make you happier and smarter

Hegemonic or traditional masculinity is harmful to men's mental health. Unlearning it can make men happier and more satisfied.

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Kareem Carr | Data Scientist |

IQ often gets used to promote racism on the internet but it's also highly mathematical so people don't really understand it. In this thread, I will explain: 1. How the math of IQ works at a high level (don't worry no formulas!) 2. Why IQ is partly socially construct... 🧵👇

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Why Sport Needs Sociology and Why Sociology Needs Sport | idrottsforum.org - forumbloggen

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Why Sport Needs Sociology and Why Sociology Needs Sport | idrottsforum.org - forumbloggen

Sport Needs Sociology Organised sport has the power of its global popularity, political resonance and economic weight. But sports organisations can lose social and ethical perspective because, in an...

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Is skinny shaming a thing? Experts explain why it's a controversial concept.

Kim Kardashian is being 'skinny shamed.' But experts warn against comparing it to fat shaming

Skinny shaming is just as unacceptable as fat shaming, but experts explain why the two shouldn't be compared.

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Rene Campbell articulately discusses the taboo around hypermuscular women, but notes a societal shift as more women take up weight training.

Bodybuilder Rene Campbell wants to change the view of what women should look like

Counterpointed by a number of striking tattoos, it's a body defined by muscle. It's a body that embodies power and strength.

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Routledge Sport, Leisure, and Tourism

New book! ‘Gym Bodies’ - exploring the embodied experiences of ‘gym goers’ and the fitness cultures that are constructed within gyms and fitness spaces, this book argues that these cultures are profoundly important in shaping the body in wider society tinyurl.com/y432byqp

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Dr Mike Drayson

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Exploitation of Pacific Islands rugby has gone on long enough | Robert Kitson

Powerful documentary shows how protectionism and naked self-interest in high places continues to have a damaging effect on rugby in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga

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She’s here! 😍 Thank you again to all authors. I’m so very grateful you accepted the invitation to contribute. ‘Sport Injury Psychology’ aims to challenge the status quo and open up new & exciting trajectories of research. And, I hope it does just that routledge.com/Sport-Injury-P

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Prof Kalwant Bhopal

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Sociology should be a compulsory subject. The next time someone says it's a useless subject, remind them that it teaches you to question, interrogate, criticise, analyse and challenge everything! #evidence #analysis

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Educational inequality begins with schools admissions, not A-level results | A-levels | The Guardian

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Educational inequality begins with schools admissions, not A-level results | Polly Toynbee

Our schools system widens the gap between advantaged pupils and the rest from an early age, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Book description and contents now published online #sport #injury #psychology ... routledge.com/Sport-Injury-P

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Delighted to finally submit this book to @tandfsport today, which aims to challenge the status quo of sport injury psychology and open up new trajectories of research. Thank you so much to all contributing authors. Now time for a

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British Gymnastics to investigate alleged abuse of elite athletes

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Warriors in Leotards

Popping this up again for now. As the parent of a gymnast on the elite pathway, & I would like to think a rational, thoughtful and caring person – how did I end up in a position where my daughter was subjected to maltreatment in the sporting environment? warriorsinleotards.com/2020/02/24/thi

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Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport

Exciting PhD studentship opportunity to work with us and study

@lborouniversity

'Understanding the female Para-Athlete: Body-Image, Gender identity and Well-Being'

@CarolynPlateau

#LboroParaSport jobs.ac.uk/job/CAE421/phd

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Sorry MD. Or rather Dr Dre (know how much you’ll love a song and dance about this). You’ve been wearing the academic guru hat for years (but if anyone can pull off a Tudor bonnet it’s you). Congratulations on successfully defending your thesis

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Dr Sheree Bekker

Global problems need social science nature.com/articles/d4158

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There is an urgent need to create & codify rigorous checks & balances that ensure greater accountability on the part of mega-event organisers, while ensuring the athletes' voice is heard New from @Robert_Mann_ @BryanCClift @JulesBoykoff & I in @BJSM_BMJ bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/

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How repressive states and governments use 'sportswashing' to remove stains on their reputation theconversation.com/how-repressive via

@ConversationUK

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How repressive states and governments use 'sportswashing' to remove stains on their reputation

New! Mega sports events wash your government’s tarnished reputation whiter-than-white.

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Japan businessman admits giving gifts for successful Tokyo Olympic bid theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar #HL10448

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Japan businessman admits giving gifts for successful Tokyo Olympic bid

Haruyuki Takahasi, who lobbied IOC members including Lamine Diack, was the single largest recipient of money from the Tokyo bid committee

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@counterOlympics

"The Games that were reborn to celebrate human achievement and to help foster peace in the world instead fell victim to everything it aims to prevent: hate, persecution and fear." The irony! Coubertin gave the Nazi Games of #Berlin1936 his blessing nytimes.com/1999/02/21/spo

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"It’s time to rip up the rule book of gender norms and use sport as a vehicle to break down barriers around femininity and sexuality. Let’s unshackle ourselves from a past which didn’t want us to succeed" -

@BethFisherSport

#WomenInSport #PrideInSport

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How women’s sport is a paradox for the LGBTQ community

Broadcaster and former hockey international Beth Fisher calls for a new climate of inclusion for all

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