Dr Lisa Edwards
Senior Lecturer in Socio Cultural Studies
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Lisa is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Philosophy in the Cardiff School of Sport. She joined the School in 2008 and was appointed Programme Director for the BSc (Hons) Sport Studies Programme in 2013. Lisa contributes to both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and has also been involved in organising and delivering workshops for fellow academics enrolled on the PgC Teaching in Higher Education. She also continues to work with the Sociology and Philosophy of Sport research group.
Research Publications
Discriminatory meme culture on football Twitter: Othering and racialisation through insensitive humour
Glynn, E., Brown, D. & Edwards, L., 25 Jan 2025, In: Media Watch. p. 1-32Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
‘I’m not prepared to sacrifice my life for other people’s tennis’: An explorative study into the career narratives of female tennis coaches
Jones, E., Edwards, L., Dohme, L. C. & Norman, L., 19 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. 18, 2, p. 339-349 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Gender equity in Welsh sport governance
Pinder, R., Edwards, L. & Hardman, A., 27 Jan 2022, Gender Equity in UK Sport Leadership and Governance. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., p. 117-146 30 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Derby Girls’ Parodic Self-Sexualizations: Autonomy, Articulacy and Ambiguity
Davis, P. & Edwards, L., 17 Aug 2021, In: Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. 17, 1, p. 3-20 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is it defensible for women to play fewer sets than men in grand slam tennis?
Davis, P. & Edwards, L., 25 Sept 2017, In: Journal of the Philosophy of Sport. 44, 3, p. 388-407 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Challenging sex segregation: A philosophical evaluation of the football association’s rules on mixed football
Edwards, L., Davis, P. & Forbes, A., 1 Oct 2015, In: Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. 9, 4, p. 389-400 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Medical and ethical concerns regarding women with hyperandrogenism and elite sport
Sonksen, P., Ferguson-Smith, M. A., Bavington, L. D., Holt, R. I. G., Cowan, D. A., Catlin, D. H., Kidd, B., Davis, G., Davis, P., Edwards, L. & Tamar-Mattis, A., 1 Mar 2015, In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 100, 3, p. 825-827 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
‘We are getting there slowly’: lesbian teacher experiences in the post-Section 28 environment
Edwards, L. L., Brown, D. H. K. & Smith, L., 5 Aug 2014, In: Sport, Education and Society. 21, 3, p. 299-318 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The new IOC and IAAF policies on female eligibility: Old Emperor, new clothes?
Davis, P. & Edwards, L., 15 May 2014, In: Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. 8, 1, p. 44-56 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
‘Women can’t referee’: exploring the experiences of female football officials within UK football culture
Forbes, A., Edwards, L. & Fleming, S., 6 Feb 2014, In: Soccer and Society. 16, 4, p. 521-539 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review