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Chris is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Development at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK.
Chris completed a PhD at the University of Kent investigating the sport participation legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games for disabled people in England. His research interests are in disability sport, disabled sport spectatorship experiences, and sport mega-event legacies.
Prior to entering academia, Chris worked and volunteered with a variety of national governing bodies of sport, and has worked in different administrative functions within academia.
Chris's research interests include disability sport, Paralympic Games legacy, and disabled sports fan experience.
Chris is the founder of Disability Sport Info, a public enaggement project promoting disability sport. Chris runs the Disability Sport Info podcast that explores various topics of disability sport: https://disabilitysportinfo.buzzsprout.com
Chris is currently a member of the Fans for Diversity Guidance Group, a campaign programme run in partnership between the Football Supporters’ Association and Kick It Out.
Research interests
Disability sport;
Paralympic Games legacy;
Disabled sports fan experience;
Sport participation
Teaching specialisms
Sports Development
Education/Academic qualification
Grassroots sport participation legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games for disabled people in England, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), "I still think we've got mountains to climb": Evaluating the grassroots sport participation legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games for disabled people in England, The University of Kent
2014 → 2019
Award Date: 6 Feb 2019
Sports Management, MSc, Sports Management, The University of Stirling
2011 → 2012
Award Date: 26 Aug 2011
Leisure Marketing, BA (Hons), Leisure Marketing, Bournemouth University
2007 → 2011
Award Date: 18 Jul 2011
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A critical review of the Paralympic Games’ potential to increase disabled people’s sport participation
Brown, C., 2024, (Accepted/In press) On the social impacts of events. Duignan, M. (ed.). Routledge, (How Events Transform Society).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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United Kingdom: An Inclusionary Approach to Sport
Christiaens, M., Brittain, I. & Brown, C., 29 Jun 2023, The Palgrave Handbook of Disability Sport in Europe : Policies, Structures and Participation. van Lindert, C., Scheerder, J. & Brittain, I. (eds.). 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 237-266 31 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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London 2012 Paralympics was not a gamechanger for disabled people’s sports participation – here’s why
Brown, D. C., 26 Aug 2022, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Leveraging the London 2012 Paralympic Games to increase sports participation: The role of voluntary sports clubs
Brown, D. C. & Pappous, A., 29 Jul 2022, In: Managing Sport and Leisure. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Managing sport and leisure in the era of Covid-19
Manoli, A. E., Anagnostopoulos, C., Ahonen, A., Bolton, N., Bowes, A., Brown, C., Byers, T., Cockayne, D., Cooper, I., Du, J., Geurin, A., Hayday, E. J., Hayton, J. W., Jenkin, C., Kenyon, J. A., Kitching, N., Kirby, S., Kitchin, P., Kohe, G. Z., Kokolakakis, T., & 18 others, 22 Feb 2022, In: Managing Sport and Leisure. 27, 1-2, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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