Dr Sharon Wheeler
Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Wellbeing
Sharon joined Wrexham University in 2019, having previously worked at Edge Hill University and York St John University. She was awarded her PhD from the University of Chester in 2013 having also completed her MSc and BSc at there between 2006 and 2010. She currently leads the postgraduate programmes for the Health and Wellbeing area, and delivers a short course on Empowered Compassionate Practice (ECP) that was developed based on her research on compassion within the health and care sector.
Sharon is particularly interested in 'leadership for wellbeing' - leading with personal wellbeing to create systems of wellbeing that protect and promote the wellbeing of people and planet. She draws primarily from sociology and psychology to understand the human mind and behaviour and how these related to health, mental health and wellbeing.
Publications
| Year | Publication | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 'The helping, the fixtures, the kits, the gear, the gum shields, the food, the snacks, the waiting, the rain, the car rides ... ': social class, parenting and children's organised activities, Sport, Education and Society, 24. [DOI] Wheeler, Sharon;Green, Ken |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2019 | Social class and the emergent organised sporting habits of primary-aged children, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 25. [DOI] Wheeler, Sharon;Green, Ken;Thurston, Miranda |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2018 | 'Essential assistance' versus 'concerted cultivation': theorising class-based patterns of parenting in Britain, PEDAGOGY CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 26. [DOI] Wheeler, Sharon |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2018 | The (re)production of (dis)advantage: class-based variations in parental aspirations, strategies and practices in relation to children's primary education, EDUCATION 3-13, 46. [DOI] Wheeler, Sharon |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2014 | Organised activities, educational activities and family activities: how do they feature in the middle-class family's weekend?, LEISURE STUDIES, 33. [DOI] Wheeler, Sharon |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2014 | Parenting in relation to children's sports participation: generational changes and potential implications, LEISURE STUDIES, 33. [DOI] Wheeler, Sharon;Green, Ken |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2012 | The significance of family culture for sports participation, INTERNATIONAL REVIEW FOR THE SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT, 47. [DOI] Wheeler, Sharon |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2010 | Methods of assessing body fatness among children: Implications for the National Child Measurement Programme, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REVIEW, 16. [DOI] Wheeler, Sharon;Twist, Craig |
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Programs/ Modules Coordinated
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education Settings | HLT708 |
| Understanding contemporary lifestyles and health behaviours | HLT706 |
| Background and new directions in health, mental health and wellbeing | HLT705 |
| Empowered Compassionate Practice (ECP) Training | HLT433 |
| Dissertation in Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing | HLT617 |
| Health Inequalities and Social Justice | HLT426 |
| Doing Real World Research in Health | HLT620 |