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Research Associate, World Rugby: Welsh Injury Surveillance in Girls Youth Rugby project, investigating the impact of injury risk in young female athletes from grassroots to international levels of play. 

Lecturer, Sport Health and Exercise Science: Module Organiser for MSc Exercise is Medicine on ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Exercise Rehabilitation course, teaching about principles of exercise testing and prescription in clinical populations. 

Physiotherapist, WRU/RGC: Providing physiotherapy care for Regional Age Grade Male and Female players at Under 18s. 

• BSc: Physiotherapy
  Wrexham Glyndŵr University, 2021–2024
• PhD: A multifactorial approach to injury risk in Senior Academy Rugby Union
  2018–2023
• BSc: Sport, Health and Exercise Science
  ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, 2015–2018

2025

• Published
  Kirby, E., Jones, M., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 9 Oct 2025, In: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 11, 4, e002736.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Evans, S. & Owen, J., 22 Jan 2025, The Conversation.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
• Published
  Kirby, E., Jones, M., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 26 Jun 2025.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

2024

• Published
  Owen, R., Owen, J. & Evans, S., 2 Sept 2024, Artificial Intelligence in Sports, Movement and Health. Dindorf, C., Bartaguiz, E., Gassmann, F. & Fröhlich, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, p. 69-79
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• Published
  Lowe, G., Evans, S., Gottwald, V., Jones, E. & Owen, J., 2 Jul 2024.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• Published
  Evans, S., Owen, R., Whittaker, G., Davis, O. E., Jones, E., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., 8 Jul 2024.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• Published
  Evans, S., Owen, R., Whittaker, G., Davis, O. E., Jones, E., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., 24 Oct 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 10, p. e0307287 e0307287.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Kirby, E., Jones, M., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 8 Jul 2024.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

2023

• Published
  Chandy, T., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 16 May 2023.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• Published
  Evans, S., Whittaker, G., Davis, O. E., Jones, E., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 37, 7, p. 1456-1462 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Evans, S. & Owen, J., 9 Mar 2023, The Conversation.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

2022

• Published
  Evans, S., Davis, O. E., Jones, E. S., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., 3 May 2022, In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 25, 5, p. 379-384
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2025

• Our Rugby Knowledge Exchange group were invited to the University of Limerick to visit the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) group and staff from the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to present our latest research in player welfare in rugby union.

  20 Jan 2025 – 23 Jan 2025

  Activity: Visiting an external academic institution (Visiting researcher)

2024

• Invited to attend the inaugural conference of the WRU Women and Girls in Rugby Union Game Changers Conference.

  26 Apr 2024

  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)

• Female Rugby Player Welfare Project

  29 Mar 2024 – 6 Apr 2024

  Links:

  • /news/2024-04-10-player-welfare-support-to-womens-u18-six-nations-from-bangor-researchers
  Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)

2023

• BASEM Research Bursary Prize Presentation.

  6 Oct 2023

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

• As part of the World Rugby funded research project examining injury risk, staff at the School of Psychology and Sport Science engaged with some 300 female rugby players across the nine Welsh Rugby Union female hubs in north Wales and commissioned a bilingual film to capture the spirit of female youth rugby in the region. The follow-on project resulting from this collaboration will be the World Rugby funded Welsh Injury Surveillance in Girls Youth Rugby project (WISGYR).

  1 Jul 2023 – 30 Sep 2024

  Links:

  • /wisgyr
  • /community/bangor-university-community-fund
  Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor)