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Dr Carwyn Jones

Professor in Sports Ethics
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences

Overview

Carwyn is a Professor in Sports Ethics and leads the Cardiff School of Sport Welsh medi um provision as part of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. His main research interests are in sports ethics in general and the relationship between sport, alcohol consumption and gambling in particular. He is also interested in mental health in sport and is a qualified counsellor/psychotherapist.

He has published numerous articles in both Welsh and English covering topics ranging from classification in the Paralympics, national eligibility rules, gender equality, racism and the cultivation of character through sport.

He is a founding member of the British Philosophy of Sport Association (BPSA) and a former president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport (IAPS). He was awarded the Warren Fraleigh distinguished scholar award by IAPS in 2018. He is a member of the editorial board for a number of academic journals including Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. Carwyn also delivers the professional ethics workshops as part of BASES core supervised experience.

Research Publications

Reply to Williams et al. Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women's Sport

Tucker, R., Hilton, E., McGawley, K., Pollock, N., Millet, G., Sandbakk, Ø., Howatson, G., Brown, G., Carlson, L., Chen, M., Heron, N., Kirk, C., Murphy, M., Pringle, J., Richardson, A., Santos-Concejero, J., Christiansen, A., Jones, C., Alonso, J. M. & Robinson, R. & 12 others, Jones, N., Wilson, M., Parker, M., Chintoh, A., Hunter, S., Senefeld, J., O'Connor, M., Joyner, M., Carneiro, E., Devine, C., Pike, J. & Lundberg, T., 4 Nov 2024, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34, 11, p. e14754 e14754.

Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

Fair and Safe Eligibility Criteria for Women's Sport

Tucker, R., Hilton, E., McGawley, K., Pollock, N., Millet, G., Sandbakk, Ø., Howatson, G., Brown, G., Carlson, L., Chen, M., Heron, N., Kirk, C., Murphy, M., Pringle, J., Richardson, A., Santos-Concejero, J., Christiansen, A., Jones, C., Alonso, J. M. & Robinson, R. & 12 others, Jones, N., Wilson, M., Parker, M., Chintoh, A., Hunter, S., Senefeld, J., O'Connor, M., Joyner, M., Carneiro, E., Devine, C., Pike, J. & Lundberg, T., 21 Aug 2024, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34, 8, p. e14715 e14715.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorial

The International Olympic Committee framework on fairness, inclusion and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations does not protect fairness for female athletes

Lundberg, T. R., Tucker, R., McGawley, K., Williams, A. G., Millet, G. P., Sandbakk, Ø., Howatson, G., Brown, G. A., Carlson, L. A., Chantler, S., Chen, M. A., Heffernan, S. M., Heron, N., Kirk, C., Murphy, M. H., Pollock, N., Pringle, J., Richardson, A., Santos‐Concejero, J. & Stebbings, G. K. & 6 others, Christiansen, A. V., Phillips, S. M., Devine, C., Jones, C., Pike, J. & Hilton, E. N., 21 Mar 2024, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34, 3, p. e14581 e14581.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debate

A case study of alcohol use among male university rugby players

Harris, M., Jones, C. & Brown, D., 2 Mar 2023, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 15, 5, p. 654-668 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Making sense of mental health: a qualitative study of student counsellors

Jones, C. & Edwards, S., 3 Jan 2023, In: British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 51, 6, p. 835-850 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Ethical Standards in Sport and Exercise Science Research: 2022 Update

Harriss, D. J., Jones, C. & MacSween, A., 9 Dec 2022, In: International Journal of Sports Medicine. 43, 13, p. 1065-1070 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Gambling among university sport students: a preliminary analysis

Jones, C. R., Bowles, H. C. R., Mayes, D. & Smith, H., 9 Dec 2022, In: Auc Kinanthropologica. 58, 2, p. 83-102 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Alcohol use by Athletes: Hierarchy, status, and Reciprocity

Harris, M., Jones, C. & Brown, D., 21 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 47, 3, p. 277-300 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

The athlete and addiction

Jones, C., 27 Oct 2020, Routledge Handbook of Athlete Welfare. Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 163-172 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

Researching Drinking Cultures in Sport: Making Difficult Ethical Decisions

Jones, C., Brown, D. & Harris, M., 6 Aug 2020, Research in the Sociology of Sport. Emerald Group Holdings Ltd., p. 147-162 16 p. (Research in the Sociology of Sport; vol. 14).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

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