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Robert Townsend

Senior Lecturer in Disability and Para sport, University of Waikato

Senior Lecturer in Disability and Para sport, University of Waikato Dr Robert Townsend holds a joint appointment as the national Disability Lead for Sport New Zealand and as a Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Pedagogy at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. I have a background in high performance disability sport. My research interests are interdisciplinary, drawing on participatory qualitative research methods, critical social science and disability studies, with a specific focus on disability sport and sport coaching.