Dr Lowri Cerys Edwards
Senior Lecturer in Sport and Physical Education
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Dr Lowri Edwards is a Senior Lecturer in Sport, Physical Education and Health in the School of Sport and Health Sciences. She joined the Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences in 2018 and is responsible for delivering and leading undergraduate modules through the medium of Welsh and English. Lowri completed her PhD in 2018 that investigated the effects of a physical literacy professional development programme with primary school teachers, funded by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. She has published in the areas of physical literacy, primary Physical Education, teacher professional development and physical activity promotion, and supervises PhD/Doctoral research in these areas. Lowri is the deputy research lead for the Physical Health Education for Lifelong Learning (PHELL) research group.
Research Publications
Physical literacy in Europe: The current state of implementation in research, practice, and policy
Carl, J., Bryant, A. S., Edwards, L. C., Bartle, G., Birch, J. E., Christodoulides, E., Emeljanovas, A., Fröberg, A., Gandrieau, J., Gilic, B., van Hilvoorde, I., Holler, P., Iconomescu, T. M., Jaunig, J., Laudanska-Krzeminska, I., Lundvall, S., De Martelaer, K., Martins, J., Mieziene, B. & Mendoza-Muñoz, M. & 16 others, , 4 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness. 21, 1, p. 165-176 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
WALES 2021 Active Healthy Kids (AHK) Report Card: The Fourth Pandemic of Childhood Inactivity
Richards, A. B., Mackintosh, K. A., Swindell, N., Ward, M., Marchant, E., James, M., Edwards, L. C., Tyler, R., Blain, D., Wainwright, N., Nicholls, S., Mannello, M., Morgan, K., Evans, T. & Stratton, G., 2 Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 13, p. 8138 1 p., 8138.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Associations between swimming & cycling abilities and fitness in 9-11 year old boys and girls
Richards, A. B., Klos, L., Swindell, N., Griffiths, L. J., De Martelaer, K., Edwards, L. C., Brophy, S. & Stratton, G., 22 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 40, 6, p. 658-666 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The AHK-wales report card 2018: Policy measures - Is it possible to 'score' qualitative data?
Ward, M. R., Tyler, R., Edwards, L. C., Miller, M. C., Williams, S. & Stratton, G., 9 Nov 2020, In: Health Promotion International. 36, 4, p. 1151-1159 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Appreciative inquiry as a methodological approach to collaboration between different sporting organisations in Wales to promote physical literacy
Morgan, K., Bryant, A. S. & Edwards, L. C., 21 Sept 2020, In: Sport, Education and Society. 27, 1, p. 27-40 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mentoring PE Student Teachers in Wales: lessons from a systematic review of literature
Bethell, S., Bryant, A., Cooper, S. M., Edwards, L. & Hodgkin, K., 1 Sept 2020, In: Wales Journal of Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Youth motor competence promotion model: a quantitative investigation into modifiable factors
Tyler, R., Mackintosh, K. A., Foweather, L., Edwards, L. C. & Stratton, G., 3 May 2020, In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 23, 10, p. 955-961 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A professional development program to enhance primary school teachers' knowledge and operationalization of physical literacy
Edwards, L. C., Bryant, A. S., Morgan, K., Cooper, S. M., Jones, A. M. & Keegan, R. J., 1 Apr 2019, In: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 38, 2, p. 126-135 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global Matrix 3.0 physical activity Report Card grades for children and youth: Results and analysis from 49 countries
Aubert, S., Barnes, J. D., Abdeta, C., Nader, P. A., Adeniyi, A. F., Aguilar-Farias, N., Tenesaca, D. S. A., Bhawra, J., Brazo-Sayavera, J., Cardon, G., Chang, C. K., Delisle Nyström, C., Demetriou, Y., Draper, C. E., Edwards, L., Emeljanovas, A., Gába, A., Galaviz, K. I., González, S. A. & Herrera-Cuenca, M. & 48 others, , Nov 2018, In: Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 15, p. S251-S273Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Report Card grades on the physical activity of children and youth comparing 30 very high Human Development Index countries
Aubert, S., Barnes, J. D., Aguilar-Farias, N., Cardon, G., Chang, C. K., Delisle Nyström, C., Demetriou, Y., Edwards, L., Emeljanovas, A., Gába, A., Huang, W. Y., Ibrahim, I. A. E., Jürimäe, J., Katzmarzyk, P. T., Korcz, A., Kim, Y. S., Lee, E. Y., Löf, M., Loney, T. & Morrison, S. A. & 20 others, , Nov 2018, In: Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 15, p. S298-S314Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review