Carly is an Associate Professor and Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Science and Technology. She is an experienced academic leader, having previously led two departments in the Business School, the Department for People and Organisations and the Department of Sport and Event Management. She is currently leading the BU submission for Athena SWAN.

Carly's research interests are interdisciplinary, drawing on psychology and sociology to understand the embodied self and lived experience in various contexts, including sports, health, and education. She co-authored the Routledge book Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Socio-cultural Perspectives and has led several funded interdisciplinary community-based projects aimed at reducing inequalities. These include a European-funded project, SPEED-You-UP, which developed entrepreneurial skills in at-risk NEET young people in coastal regions across multiple countries. This project continues to influence policy development in skills development, education, transition to work, and economic growth.

Additionally, Carly is a qualified executive coach and holds an MSc in Coaching for Behaviour Change from Henley Business School, University of Reading.

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Carly currently leads the European-funded Interreg 2Seas project Speed-You-Up on the personal development of at-risk NEET young people across England, The Netherlands, Belgium, and France. It seeks to improve employment and social outcomes for over 800 at-risk young people in coastal communities via entrepreneurship. Carly evaluates the project’s impact on young people and their communities and leads the feasibility study. She is a thought leader for coaching and its theoretical underpinnings as an approach to working with young people, having developed and delivered coaching CPD as part of SPEED-You-UP.

Carly has developed a stakeholder network with businesses, local policymakers, welfare organisations, and schools to embed and sustain the project in new coastal regions and create sustainable communities. SPEED-You-UP helps young people to live better and is a catalyst for growth, boosting skills and advancing the region.

Carly also co-leads a National Institute of Health and Medical Research and NHS Arc Wessex-funded studentship to encourage behaviour change in women with pelvic floor dysfunction towards pelvic floor exercises. Carly is a thought leader on the project in understanding women's embodied lives in a cultural context where pelvic floor dysfunction is particularly taboo, and the silent struggles and management of bodies in private are common. Working with the Squeezy app, we develop digital nudges to effect pelvic floor exercise adherence and management, ultimately helping women live better.

Carly's professional practice is in leadership and coaching. She holds a professional certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School and is studying for an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change. She is interested in academic leadership's socio-emotional and relational aspects and is driven by helping others with personal challenges, growth, and self-awareness. Carly is a Leadership Mentor on the Women in Sport High-Performance Pathway (WISH) and a personal tutor on The Senior Leadership Apprenticeship programme. Carly also sits on the Board of Directors for Bournemouth University Community Business.

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