Milly Blundell
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Faculty of Science
Email: M.E.Blundell@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 5332
Milly is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Social Inclusion and her primary research focus explores gender issues in sport. She is currently completing her PhD, which is longitudinally examining women's engagement in sport and physical activity and how behaviour changes occur. This work builds on the Sport England Funded 'I Will if You Will' evaluation, on which Milly was the principal investigator. That project informed the national roll-out of the 'This Girl Can' (http://www.thisgirlcan.co.uk/) campaign.
Milly completed her undergraduate degree in sport development and physical education, followed by a masters degree in sport management at LJMU. She is a member of the Physical Activity Exchange in the School of Sport & Exercise Sciences.
Languages
Spanish; Castilian
Degrees
2021, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PhD
2011, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PGCLTHE
2009, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, MA (Distinction)
2006, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, BA (Hons)
Academic appointments
Senior Lecturer in Sport & Social Inclusion, School of Sport Studies, Leisure & Nutrition, Liverpool John Moores University, 2012 - present
Research Assistant, Centre for Sport, Dance & Outdoor Education, Liverpool John Moores University, 2008 - 2012
Conference publication
Blundell M, Sprung T, Knowles Z. 2024. We are Courageous: Speaking Out Boldly and Acting for Change: Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network Conference, 20-22 June, 2023 abstracts WOMEN IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY JOURNAL, 32 DOI Publisher Url
Richards K, Blundell M, Roberts S. 2015. Richards, K., & Blundell, (2014). 'I will if you will': intial findings from a Sport England Pilot Designed to postiively change women;s sporting behaviour. The 6th International World Congress on Women In Sport. Finland, Helsinkin, June
Reeves MJ, Blundell M. The 2 Cultures of Sport Sports policy factors leading to international sporting success (SPLISS)
Journal article
Hayton J, Blundell M-C. 2020. Exploring the relationship between social class and sport event volunteering Sport Management Review, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gaston L, Blundell M, Fletcher T. 2020. Gender Diversity in Sport Leadership: A Review of United States of America National Governing Bodies of Sport Managing Sport and Leisure, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Hayton JW, Blundell M, Cullinane D, Walker C. 2019. Building an inclusive cycling "movement": Exploring the charity-led mobilisation of recreational cycling in communities across Merseyside, England. Sport Management Review, 22 :21-37 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Walker C, Stanley G, Blundell M, Burton D, Jones M, May S, Walker S. 2013. Lessons learned - Increasing participation of children with disabilities in Physical Education through a collaborative school and third sector partnership approach educationalfutures, 1 :1-27
Vickerman PB. 2012. English Learning Support Assistants Experiences of Including Children with Special Educational Needs in Physical Education European Journal of Special Needs Education, :1-20 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Vickerman P, Blundell ME. 2010. Hearing the voices of disabled students in higher education: experiences of induction through to employability Disability and Society, 25 :21-32 DOI
Vickerman PB. 2010. Hearing the Voices of Disabled Students in Higher Education Disability and Society, :21-32 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Other
Hayton JW, Blundell M. 2018. Exploring Repeated Sport Event Volunteering Through Longitudinal Field-Based Research Sage Research Methods, DOI Publisher Url
Report
Blundell M, Richards K, Roberts S, McIlroy D, Reeves MJ. 2014. Measuring women and girls sport behaviour and attitude change in Bury :1-75
Award:
Teaching & Learning Excellence Awards, LJMU, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Award Winner, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/teaching-and-learning-academy/teaching-and-learning-awards/tla-2022-winners. 2022
Research Grants Awarded:
Duration of research project: 12 months, Grant value (£): 3,000, Royal Society, Dr Tori Sprung, Dr Cara Shearer, Dr Milly Blundell, Dr Francesca Champ, Dr Lawrence Foweather, Professor Lynne Boddy, Professor Zoe Knowles, Emma Cowley (all LJMU), How do we promote physical activity in girls? A research project with girls, for girls and by girls. 2021
Duration of research project: 18 Months, Grant value (£): 98,000, Bury Council / Sport England, Kaye Richards, Blundell, M., Matthew Reeves, Simon Roberts, The measurement of women and girls sport behaviour and attitude change in Bury. 2014
Grant value (£): 5,000, Higher Education Academy, Special Interest Group on Disability in Higher Education. 2012
Grant value (£): 6,000, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), Student Learning Mentors Project. 2010
Duration of research project: 12 months, Grant value (£): 3,000, Merseyside Development Foundation, ‘Why Don’t You’ Evaluation. 2009
Duration of research project: 24 months, Grant value (£): 18,000, Teacher Development Agency, Preparing Trainee Teachers and Learning Support Assistants (LSA’s) to Include Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Physical Education (PE). 2009
Grant value (£): 5,000, Merseyside Sports Partnership, Club Database Development. 2008
Duration of research project: 3 years, Grant value (£): 9,000, Liverpool City Council, Women Get Active.