Laura Gubby

Laura Gubby is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University. Her work focuses on gender equality in sports, embodied learning practices, and sociocultural aspects of physical education.

• Research areas include korfball as a gender-neutral sport
• Investigates body positivity and wellbeing in physical activity
• Examines safety perceptions in outdoor sports for women

Research Trends: Recent publications analyze sexism in amateur football refereeing, sensory methods in disability research, and gender dynamics in trail running. Her work often intersects with ethnographic methodologies and critical pedagogy.

Academic Contributions: Gubby's scholarship spans empirical studies on korfball's potential to challenge gender norms, critiques of wellbeing impacts on occupational therapy, and innovative pedagogical approaches in higher education. She frequently collaborates with researchers like Karen Howells and Ian Wellard.