THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT ALL
The Team
Acknowledgements
We extend our deepest thanks to the 20 athletes who so generously shared their experiences and without whom this research and exhibition would not be possible.
Research Team
Stephanie Coen, Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham (Academic Project Lead)
Victoria Downie, Performance Innovation Consultant, UK Sports Institute (UKSI Project Lead)
Joanne Parsons, Associate Professor, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba
Lucy Follett, Performance Innovation Consultant, UK Sports Institute
Steve McCaig, Athlete Health Lead, UK Sports Institute
More than Medals applies the gendered environmental approach to ACL injury originally published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. You can read it for free here.
Art & Design
Laura Evans-Hill, Lead Designer (Director, Nifty Fox Creative)
Simona Hodoňová, Lead Artist (Illustrator, Nifty Fox Creative)
Voice Actors
Patch Up and Go – Bu Kunene
Pandora’s Box – Char Brockes
Arrogant Wee Toe Rag – Olivia Caw
My Bag – Madeline Carter
Old Boys’ Club – Ria Fay
Additional thanks
Additional thanks goes to: the 6 sports staff who kindly pilot tested this exhibition; the UKSI Performance Innovation Team for extensive feedback at key developmental stages and ongoing support for this project; the UKSI Female Athlete Health & Performance Working Group for their input; the UKSI Female Athlete Steering Group for their guidance; Sheree Bekker for her earlier contributions; and to Jasper Donelan and Faraz Khan from the University of Nottingham’s Digital Research Team for creating our collective data visualisation (as part of our ‘in-person’ adaptation of this online exhibition).
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