Impact
Our Gendered Environmental Approach has shifted the traditional sports injury paradigm in real time, resulting in new research directions, policy changes, and a re-framing of the problem in mass media coverage.
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Publications
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Parsons, J. L., Coen, S. E., & Bekker, S. (2021). Anterior cruciate ligament injury: towards a gendered environmental approach. British journal of sports medicine, 55(17), 984-990. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103173
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Jackson, R. E., Coen, S. E., Bowes, A., Kempski, A., Jewitt, S., & Parsons, J. L. (2026). Participation, Performance, and Potential for Health: Towards Critical Geographies of Health and Sport. Geography Compass, 20(6), e70086. https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.70086
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Parsons, J. L., Akinrolie, O., Loewen, H., & Coen, S. E. (2025). Gendered sport environments and their theoretical contributions to women’s injury risk, experiences, and outcomes: a scoping review. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 33(1). https://doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2025-0019
Hagstrom, A. D., Parsons, J. L., Nimphius, S., Jordan, M. J., Coen, S. E., & Norton, R. (2025). It is time to improve our research design, reporting and interpretation of sex and gender in exercise science and sports medicine research. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 59(12), 826-828. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-109342
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Coen, S. E., Downie, V., Follett, L., McCaig, S., & Parsons, J. L. (2024). Gendered environmental pathways to sports injury: insights from retired athletes in the UK high-performance context. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58(24), 1505-1517. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108717
Stitelmann, A., Gard, S., Coen, S. E., Parsons, J., Arundale, A., Bel, L., & Forelli, F. (2024). Beyond the menstrual cycle: time for a holistic approach to athlete health and performance. International journal of sports physical therapy, 19(12), 1647. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.126285
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