Projects at EDGE Lab

Current Projects

The Gendered FIELD

We aim to identify the literature that currently exists that describes the gendered aspects of women’s organized Olympic program sports environments, which place them at higher risk for ACL injury. We also wanted to describe whether the current literature links gendered environments to sports injury.

More Than Medals

This exhibition explores gendered features of women’s sport environments and how do they shape athletes’ injury experiences in the UK high performance context. Our goal is to improve understanding and empathy around gendered environmental challenges, while also highlighting possibilities for solutions.

Beyond Biology: Charting the Impact of a Gendered Environmental Approach on Injury Narractives

We are examining the news stories around sporting injuries to identify the impact our novel gendered environmental approach on the narratives surrounding injuries in professional sports.

Changing the Game

Using a youth-driven co-design approach, we are assessing gendered environments in girls’ football to identify how these factor influence girls' experiences and injury risk in sport.

Unpacking Media Narratives around ACL Injuries in Professional Football

We are exploring how the media report on ACL injuries in professional football (soccer). Specifically, including identifying the key narratives characterizing how the media frame the reasons for injury among women versus men athletes.

Previous Projects

Gendered Sport Environments and Women’s Injury Risk: A Scoping Review

We aimed to identify the literature that currently exists that describes the gendered aspects of women’s organized Olympic program sports environments, which place them at higher risk for ACL injury. We also wanted to describe whether the current literature links gendered environments to sports injury.