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Dr Tarryn Godfrey
Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences

Heinz Wolff 206

Research area(s)

Sport for development; community sport; social inequalities; participatory and coproduction strategies/methods; creative methods

Research Interests

  • Third Sector Sports Organisations (TSSOs)
  • Organisational capacity
  • Capacity building 
  • Community shaping of MEL
  • Codesign and qualitative research
  • Evidence reviews for research, policy and practice

Research grants and projects

Research Projects

Grants

Leading Change: Federations and the Future of Women’s Coaching
Funder: Laureus Sport for Good
Duration: December 2025 - December 2027
In their own voice: Exploring Capacity Building across International Sport for Development Charities
Funder: Brunel University of London
Duration: November 2025 - July 2025

Athena Swan

A Cross-sector Expert Review of Inclusive and Ethical Research Practice
Funder: Sport England
Duration: February 2025 - May 2025

Evidence on best practices in inclusive and ethical qualitative research across various sectors to support Sport England's development of evidence-led guidance

Do anti-doping interventions work
Funder: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Duration: March 2020 - February 2022

A four countries investigation of selected anti-doping interventions in the UK, Austria, Russian and South Africa