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Daryl Cowan is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the BSc Sport Coaching at the University of the West of Scotland, School of Health and Life Sciences. He is an active researcher with 26 documented research outputs spanning from 2011 to 2024, and currently accepts PhD students for supervision.
Dr. Cowan's research focuses on sport coaching and sport psychology, with particular emphasis on how sport and physical activity serve as vehicles for psychological and social development. His work examines how coaches and leaders can create optimal motivational environments that influence participants' motivation, psychosocial development, and wellbeing. He has established extensive collaborations across sectors including national governing bodies of sport, professional football clubs, sport for development and peace organizations, and employability charities.
His current research portfolio includes three major projects: a multi-method study with Scottish Athletics examining psychological and social factors in social jogging groups (which led to an evidence-based training module for Jog Leaders), a longitudinal study on the Homeless World Cup impact conducted with US collaborators, and partnership with St. Mirren FC developing psychosocial training curriculum for youth football. His research spans multiple methodologies including narrative inquiry, longitudinal studies, and multi-method approaches to understand complex psychosocial phenomena in sport contexts.
Dr. Cowan's work demonstrates significant scholarly impact with numerous citations and substantial readership across platforms like Mendeley and X (Twitter), with some publications shared by up to 9 X users and read by over 40 Mendeley users. His research contributes to several UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health, wellbeing, and reducing inequalities.
He has delivered multiple invited talks including 'Why are you, the Jog Leader, so important? Findings from the jogscotland research project' (2021), 'The Impact of Walking Football on Health and Wellbeing' (2017), and 'Evidence-based approaches to coaching: A U.K. Perspective' (2014), and has served as an examiner for MRes programs.
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