Denise Goodwin
Research Fellow

Location: Room 2.02, City Centre, Francis Bancroft Building
email: d.goodwin@qmul.ac.uk

School of Geography
Mile End Road
London E1 4NS

Research interests:

My research background is in community physical activity programmes, where I have worked for the past 4 years on the Liverpool Active City (LAC) programme at Liverpool John Moores University.  During this period I was the research lead on a number of process and project evaluations surrounding active travel, the natural environment and environmental determinants of physical activity participation and bio-psychosocial health.  Much of the LAC work was grounded within the obesity ‘epidemic’ and increasing levels of physical activity against national figures. Throughout this period I worked in partnership with LAC stakeholders (including the Liverpool City Council and Primary care Trust) to provide research, evaluation and guidance of health promotion interventions.  I am presently working on the ‘Healthy Towns Evaluation Project’ with Dr. Steve Cummins.

My research interests lie in the environmental determinants of bio-psychosocial health; with a view to contributing to research that supports a multidisciplinary approach to policy change. I am also interested in qualitative approaches that offer an understanding of an experience in the context of personal and social circumstances.  

 

Conference  Presentations:
Goodwin, D.M., Richardson, D. & Stratton, G. (2010). Deprivation and teenage use of park environments: Can an Active Parks programme increase psychosocial benefits? 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health. Toronto, Canada.

Goodwin, D., Nesti, M., Stratton, G., Murphy, R. (2009). The effect of place while undertaking physical activity: the mental health benefits of physical activity in an urban park in comparison to an urban city environment. Qualitative Health Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Goodwin, D., Stratton. G. (2009) Reynolds park natural play equipment: active parks evaluation. Liverpool Active City Seminar. Liverpool, UK.

Goodwin, D. Nesti, M., Stratton, G., Murphy, R.  (2009) The effect of place whilst doing physical activity: the benefits of walking in a urban park in comparison to an urban city environment. Institute of Health Conference, Liverpool, UK.

Goodwin, D. Nesti, M., Stratton, G., Murphy, R.  (2009). What a place can mean to a person: The psychological benefits of physical activity in urban parks. 3rd International Qualitative Conference in Sport and Exercise. Roehampton, UK.

Goodwin, D. (2008). Research in the real world: The relationship between researcher and practitioner. Active Living Conference. Liverpool, UK.