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Dr Karen Johns

Assistant Professor

School: Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation

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Campus Address

Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumberland Building, Room NB226
Northumbria University

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research interests are focused on the way that sports coaches approach the task of planning for performance�� and competition.�� My current research draws on sociological thinking and symbolic interactionism to examine coahcng practice to support our understanding of coaches practices. My research id curently focused on athletics coaches with the aimto explore other individual and team sports.

Key Publications

Challenges and Opportunities for Community Sport Coach Development: An appreciative inquiry project, Allen, J., Chapman, R., Nichol, A., Whitehead, A., Johns, K., Carroll, M., Hayton, J., Hall, E., Potrac, P., Ryrie, A., Lascu, A., Cronin, C. 9 Oct 2025
Identifying gender gaps on sports degrees: a retrospective case study, Bradburn, R., Quinn, E., Avner, Z., McCullogh, N., Hayman, R., Johns, K., Cook, P., Peart, D., Ansdell, P. 1 Nov 2025, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
University course choice: Views and experiences of undergraduate sport and physiotherapy students from a United Kingdom higher education institution, Hibbs, A., Thornton, C., Hayes, P., Johns, K., Bruce-Martin, C., McCullogh, N., Peart, D., Baker, K., Rumbold, P. 27 Nov 2025, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
Analysis of the competition programmes of elite and sub-elite swimmers: The influence of sex, stroke and race distance, Johns, K., Philipson, P., Powell, C. 1 Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
Making the Invisible, Visible: An Exploration of Track-and-Field Coaches’ Perspectives of Their Planning Processes, Johns, K., Potrac, P., Hayes, P. 1 Nov 2024, In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
Planning for optimal performance – what happens before the taper?, Johns, K., Philipson, P., Hayes, P. 1 Dec 2019, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

PGR Supervision

Kieron Day Start Date: 01/10/2025

Qualifications

Sport PhD April 28 2022
Sport MSc November 19 2015
Education FdA July 07 2014
Sports Studies BSc (Hons) July 01 2001
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2016

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