Edinburgh Napier University

A Delphi study exploring physical and emotional safe spaces within sport for development projects targeting mental health

Journal Article

Marshall, J., & Martindale, R. (2024)

A Delphi study exploring physical and emotional safe spaces within sport for development projects targeting mental health. Journal of Sport for Development, 12(2), 14-32

Sport for Development (SFD) offers a promising vehicle for intervention in the battle against the global mental health crisis. Sport on its own is not enough to support positi...

A Pragmatic Delphi Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Responder/Healthcare Workers' Participation in the Blue Light Surf Club Therapy Intervention

Journal Article

Marshall, J., Ward, P. B., Martindale, R., & Ferrier, B. (2024)

A Pragmatic Delphi Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Responder/Healthcare Workers' Participation in the Blue Light Surf Club Therapy Intervention. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 15(1),

Emergency responders/healthcare workers face significant mental health burdens associated with their integral roles within society. Alongside the need for more mental health s...

Riding waves to improve functioning: a quantitative evaluation of a Surf Week in individuals with chronic phase brain injury with six months follow-up

Journal Article

Denneman, R. P. M., van Bezeij, T., Kal, E. C., Marshall, J., & Pisters, M. F. (2024)

Riding waves to improve functioning: a quantitative evaluation of a Surf Week in individuals with chronic phase brain injury with six months follow-up. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(25), 6097-6107. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2320265

Purpose Environmental enrichment seems to enable people in the chronic phase of acquired brain injury (ABI) to experience new functional abilities and motor/coping strategies ...

Mapping the landscape: surf therapy program delivery

Journal Article

Brennan, M., Stain, H. J., & Marshall, J. (2024)

Mapping the landscape: surf therapy program delivery. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 27, 235-254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-023-00152-2

Surf therapy is a structured intervention which utilizes surfing as a vehicle to achieve therapeutic benefit (International Surf Therapy Organization [ISTO], 2019). Surf thera...

Elman Peace 5 Pillar Intervention Mid Point Report 2023

Report

Marshall, J., DeCelles, J., & Conibear, T. Elman Peace 5 Pillar Intervention Mid Point Report 2023. UNICEF

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Marshall, J., DeCelles, J., & Conibear, T. Elman Peace 5 Pillar Intervention Mid Point Report 2023. UNICEF

Evaluation report on at the mid point of Elman Peace delivery of the 5 Pillar (now known as Take 5) Intervention at two sites in Somalia.

A Global Exploration of Programme Theory within Surf Therapy

Thesis

Marshall, J. A Global Exploration of Programme Theory within Surf Therapy. (Thesis)

Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2879652

Mental health problems have been estimated as the biggest challenge facing global health in recent years (Vigo et al., 2016) and has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 p...

A mixed methods exploration of surf therapy piloted for youth well-being in post-conflict Sierra Leone

Journal Article

Marshall, J., Kamuskay, S., Samai, M. M., Marah, I., Tonkara, F., Conteh, J., Jalloh, O., Messeh-Leone, O., Missalie, M., Bangura, M., Keita, S., Leone, M., Ferrier, B., & Martindale, R. (2021)

A mixed methods exploration of surf therapy piloted for youth well-being in post-conflict Sierra Leone. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), Article 6267. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126267

Young people in post-conflict and post-epidemic contexts such as Sierra Leone face a range of mental health challenges as part of their daily life. An innovative approach to S...

Ocean Literacy and Surfing: Understanding How Interactions in Coastal Ecosystems Inform Blue Space User’s Awareness of the Ocean

Journal Article

Fox, N., Marshall, J., & Dankel, D. J. (2021)

Ocean Literacy and Surfing: Understanding How Interactions in Coastal Ecosystems Inform Blue Space User’s Awareness of the Ocean. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), Article 5819. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115819

Intergovernmental policy is targeting public ocean literacy to help achieve the societal changes needed to reach a sustainable ocean agenda within a 10-year timeframe. To crea...

“I feel happy when I surf because it takes stress from my mind”: An Initial Exploration of Program Theory within Waves for Change Surf Therapy in Post-Conflict Liberia

Journal Article

Marshall, J., Ferrier, B., Ward, P., & Martindale, R. (2020)

“I feel happy when I surf because it takes stress from my mind”: An Initial Exploration of Program Theory within Waves for Change Surf Therapy in Post-Conflict Liberia. Journal of Sport for Development, 9(1),

Surf therapy is a novel form of sport for development (SFD) intervention being utilized to support well-being within post-conflict settings. There is currently little research...

“When I was surfing with those guys I was surfing with family.” A Grounded Exploration of Program Theory within the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation Surf Therapy Intervention

Journal Article

Marshall, J., Ferrier, B., Ward, P. B., & Martindale, R. (2020)

“When I was surfing with those guys I was surfing with family.” A Grounded Exploration of Program Theory within the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation Surf Therapy Intervention. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 11(2),

Surf therapy is an intervention increasingly being utilized to tackle a range of health inequalities for military veterans. While increasing evidence demonstrates the effectiv...