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Research interests
I joined the University of Bath as a lecturer in 2013, having completed my PhD in Human Geography (Exon) and Post-doctoral studies at the Faculty for Health Education and Scoiety at the University of Plymouth.
My research interest can be broken down into three key strands:
- Qualitative methodological innovation (particularly through the use of technology such as video and GPS)
- Sport/leisure and space (particulalry with reference to the role of nature and blue space in wellbeing, sustainable tourism environments and urban design for healthy communities)
- Technological, mediative and more-than-human engagements with sport, health and leisure environments
My research is underpinned by phenomenological and posthuman theoretical perspectives.
My teaching focuses on:
- Sociological studies of health/fitness
- sport/leisure tourism
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Projects
Teaching Development Fund- Shiny Apps (E-tivities) for Statistical Knowledge Development
Merchant, S. & Hutton, C.
6/01/16 → …
Project: Other
Creating The Virtual Bathscape: Using immersive imagery to improve accessibility and exposure to Bath’s walking routes
Project: Research-related funding
International Research Accelerator Scheme
Fullagar, S., Clift, B., Turner, J., Gonzalez, J., Manley, A., Merchant, S. & Millington, B.
1/07/16 → 1/07/17
Project: Research-related funding
Research Output
Running with an ‘other’: landscape negotiation and inter-relationality in canicross
Merchant, S., 2 Jan 2020, In : Sport in Society. 23, 1, p. 11-23 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Dark sport: re-configuring perception of space in mass/niche participation events
Merchant, S., 30 Jan 2017, Seeking the Senses in Physical Cultures: Sensual Scholarship in Action. Sparkes, A. (ed.). London, U. K.: RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
The promise of creative/participatory mapping practices for sport and leisure research
Merchant, S., 2017, In : Leisure Studies. 36, 2, p. 182-191 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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4
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Therapeutic movement / leisure practices
Merchant, S., Jan 2017, Routledge Handbook of Physical Cultural Studies. Silk, M., Andrews, D. & Thorpe, H. (eds.). Abingdon, U. K.: Routledge, p. 73-83Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
(Re)constructing the tourist experience? Editing experience and mediating memories of learning to dive
Merchant, S., 2016, In : Leisure Studies. 35, 6, p. 797-808Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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3
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125
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