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Chris is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Development at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. His research interests include disability sport, Paralympic Games legacy, and disabled sports fan experiences.
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.
Chris is the founder of Disability Sport Info, a public engagement project promoting disability sport. Chris runs the Disability Sport Info podcast that explores various topics of disability sport: https://disabilitysportinfo.buzzsprout.com. The Disability Sport Info podcast placed 3rd in the Best Equality and Social Impact category in the 2023 Sports Podcast Awards.
Chris is an expert in Paralympic legacies and has done various media engagements, including radio, television, and the written press. During the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Chris discussed Paralympic legacies on BBC World News and France 24.
Prior to entering academia, Chris worked and volunteered with a variety of national governing bodies of sport.
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, HEI: The University of Kent
2014 → 2019
Award Date: 6 Feb 2019
Sports Management, MSc, Sports Management, HEI: 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., 20 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) Events and Society: Bridging Theory and Practice. Duignan, M. (ed.). 1 ed. London: Taylor & Francis Group, p. 56-64 9 p. (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, (E-pub ahead of print) 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
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus)