Carly Perry
PhD researcher specialising in mental health and elite women’s football.
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PUBLISHED WORK
STUDY: Elite English female footballers: Exploring mental ill health (May 2022)
STUDY: Elite English female footballers: Exploring mental ill health (May 2022)
Mental health research in sport is almost entirely focused on elite male athletes. However, recent research suggests that elite female athletes are at higher risk for mental ill-health when compare...
STUDY: Mental health and elite female athletes: A scoping review (Sep 2021)
STUDY: Mental health and elite female athletes: A scoping review (Sep 2021)
This article examines the current state of literature focusing exclusively on mental health and mental illness of elite female athletes. The scoping r…
BOOK CHAPTER: Health Communication & Sport: thletes, Mental Health, and the COVID-19 Pandemic (Jun 2022)
BOOK CHAPTER: Health Communication & Sport: thletes, Mental Health, and the COVID-19 Pandemic (Jun 2022)
INTERVIEWS
BBC Sports Desk [Jan 2023]
BBC Radio 4: Woman's Hour [Jun 2022]
BBC Radio 4: Woman's Hour [Jun 2022]
Young Player Wellbeing Podcast [Dec 2023]
RESEARCH IN THE NEWS
BBC: Williams says WSL sides put players in 'fat club' [Jun 2022]
BBC: Williams says WSL sides put players in 'fat club' [Jun 2022]
The Times: 'Fat clubs’ put off young women from playing for England [Jun 2022
The Times: 'Fat clubs’ put off young women from playing for England [Jun 2022
The Telegraph: Women's football and 'fat club' culture [Jun 2022]
The Telegraph: Women's football and 'fat club' culture [Jun 2022]
Ex-England midfielder's comments come as new research finds eating disorders are a hidden problem in the Women's Super League
The Guardian: Eating disorders among elite female footballers [Jun 2022]
The Guardian: Eating disorders among elite female footballers [Jun 2022]
Daily Mail: Williams reveals WSL teams use terms like 'fat club' [Jun 2022]
Daily Mail: Williams reveals WSL teams use terms like 'fat club' [Jun 2022]
The Independent: Fara Williams concerns over eating disorder culture [Jun 2022]
The Independent: Fara Williams concerns over eating disorder culture [Jun 2022]
The Athletic: Fara Williams concerned about disordered eating [Jun 2022]
The Athletic: Fara Williams concerned about disordered eating [Jun 2022]
Women in Football: World Mental Health Day [Oct 2022]
Women in Football: World Mental Health Day [Oct 2022]
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