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Paul Kitchin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport at Ulster University, affiliated with the Faculty of Life & Health Sciences. His research focuses on disability sport, gambling marketing, youth development, and organizational change in sport. He holds a PhD from Loughborough University on disability cricket's organizational dynamics. His work emphasizes health and social outcomes through sport, with notable contributions to disability inclusion, gambling's societal impacts, and sport management practices.
- Education: PhD (Loughborough University, 2014), specializing in disability cricket’s organizational change.
Research interests span disability sport policy, gambling’s influence on youth, media marketing in sport, and equity in sports venues. Recent studies include a landmark report on gambling exposure among Irish youth (CODE RED, 2024) and analyses of disabled fans’ inclusion in English football (2025).
Articles collectively highlight trends in accessibility challenges, gambling’s societal role, and disability advocacy in sport governance. Key themes include institutional barriers to inclusion, marketing ethics, and participatory equity.
- Awards: Sustained Educational Excellence Award (2021), Outstanding Paper Award (2021), Inter-Disciplinary PhD Competition Winner (2018).
Advising and grants include supervising over 10 PhD students and securing grants like the North-South Research Programme (€199,962, 2022). He has led the Ulster University Research Seed Funding (2025) and ESRC initiatives on gambling-related harms.
He leads the School of Sport’s research on sport management and disability inclusion, contributing to the Centre for Sport in Society. His work bridges academia and practice through external examiner roles at multiple institutions and editorial positions in journals like Managing Sport & Leisure.
