Dr Tarryn Godfrey
Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Tarryn is a Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Science (Sport Development). Her research employs qualitative methodologies and focuses on third sector partnerships, organisational capacity, and capacity building. She has extensive experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) and has established impactful partnerships with Sport for Development charities, International Federations and National Governing Bodies of sport across the UK and internationally.
Tarryn is the Director of Recruitment and Admissions for Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences and is a member of the Centre for Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifecourse.
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Qualifications
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
PhD (Loughborough University) - Thesis: 'Partnerships, policy and practice: an examination of organisational capacity in Third Sector Sports Organisations within England’
MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology (Brunel University London)
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology and Media (University of Cape Town)
Responsibility
Tarryn is the Director of Recruitment and Admissions in the Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences.
Newest selected publications
Girginov, V., Burnett, C., Blank, C., Dolmatova, T., Bezuglov, E., Petróczi, A., et al. (2026) 'Do Antidoping Interventions Work?'. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 28. ISSN: 0193-7235
Walpole, C., Godfrey, T. and Mason, C. (2024) '‘He Comes From A Family Where Abuse And Drugs Was Just The Norm’: Shared Experiences As Cultural Capital For Mentors Working At Sport for Development Programmes in underserved communities'.EASM 2024. Paris, France.
Girginov, V., Moore, P., Olsen, N., Godfrey, T. and Cooke, F. (2020) 'Wearable technology-stimulated social interaction for promoting physical activity: A systematic review'. Cogent Social Sciences, 6 (1). pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 2331-1886 Open Access Link
Steenekamp, T., Mason, C. and Downward, P. (2019) 'Partner or Perish: The Experiences of Third Sector Sports Organisations Across England in an Era of Austerity'.27th EASM European Sport Management Conference. Seville, Spain. 3 - 6 September. The 27th EASM European Sport Management Conference Book of Abstracts. pp. 396 - 398.Open Access Link