- Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy in Sport, Physical Activity and Health, University of Birmingham
Victoria is a pedagogical researcher in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham UK. Her main research area focuses on social media/digital technologies and young people's health and wellbeing, and she is interested in the professional learning needs of teachers/coaches. Her work has been funded by research councils, trusts and industry, and she has published in pedagogy, education and qualitative research journals.
Experience
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2015–presentSenior Lecturer in Pedagogy in Sport, Physical Activity and Health, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham
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2013–2015Senior Lecturer in Sport and Physical Education , School of Sport Science and Physical Activity, University of Bedfordshire
Education
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2013University of Bedfordshire , PhD
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2010University of Bedfordshire , MA Education
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2008University of Bedfordshire , PGCE Physical Education
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2007Nottingham Trent University , BSc Sport and Exercise Science
Publications
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2021#Skinny girls: young girls’ learning processes and health-related social media, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
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2020#Gymlad - young boys learning processes and health-related social media, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
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2019Young people’s uses of wearable healthy lifestyle technologies; surveillance, self-surveillance and resistance, Sport, Education and Society
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2017The Motivational Impact of Wearable Healthy Lifestyle Technologies: A Self-determination Perspective on Fitbits With Adolescents, American Journal of Health Education
Grants and Contracts
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2020Optimising Social Media for Physical Activity and Nutrition during COVID-19
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Economic and Social Research Council
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2019My teachers don’t have a clue”: Digital Literacy for Teachers
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- PI
- Funding Source:
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2016Social media and its impact on adolescent health and wellbeing: A scoping study of the new ethical challenges
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Wellcome Trust
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2016Activating Health: Developing user-informed optimal teaching behaviors and health assessments for Health Optimizing Physical Education
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- British Academy
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2016Physical education teachers' continuing professional development for facilitating positive youth development-orientated physical education and school sport
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- South Korean Global Research Network
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2016“There’s an app for that!” An Exploratory Study into Digital Technologies and Health/Wellbeing Education in Schools
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Society for Educational Studies
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2015The uses of electronic lifestyle activity monitors with adolescents: implications for motivation, need satisfaction and integration into physical education
- Role:
- Co-PI
- Funding Source:
- Richard Benjamin Trust
Contact Victoria for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Birmingham
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @VGoodyear
- Article Feed
- ORCID
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