Thread by @realscientists

So before I get onto more about my current work, I though I'd do a quick thread to share my background and how I got to where I am today

https://twitter.com/realscientists/status/1528297286299701248

I was born in South Africa, and grew up in Francistown, Botswana

Today Botswana has one of the world's fastest-growing economies, but it's history includes being colonised as a British Protectorate, gaining independence in 1966

I completed my undergraduate degree in Human Movement Science and honours degree in Sport Science at @UPTuks in Pretoria, South Africa

I then moved to Australia to complete my PhD @FedUniAustralia in Ballarat, Victoria

I received the 2019 British Journal of Sports Medicine @BJSM_BMJ Editors' Choice Academy Award for my PhD research

Listen to me speak about it here:

https://twitter.com/shereebekker/status/1144592116624044033?s=20&t=EBzB-VJ7gmdz_In0ANgaNw

You can also read more about my PhD research - on how sports organisations ‘bridge the gap’ between injury prevention research and practice - here

bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/2/1…

I'm really excited to update everyone on what I've been up to in the 5 years since I was doing my PhD in Australia

Throwback to when I curated @realscientists back in 2017! Time has flown!

https://twitter.com/RealSciMods/status/891602812232183808?s=20&t=EBzB-VJ7gmdz_In0ANgaNw

I now live and work in Bath, UK

I completed a Prize Research Fellowship @UniofBath between 2018 and 2020, and then became an Assistant Professor in 2020 (just as the pandemic hit!)

These photos are from our Department Spring Ball a few weeks ago @RomanBathsBath

At Bath, I am Co-Director of the Centre for Qualitative Research @CQRBath

We host a #Qualitative Research Symposium in January each year, and are currently running @_SWDTP-funded Qualitative Research Training (free, online, and open to all!)

https://twitter.com/CQRBath/status/1526937834854174724?s=20&t=EBzB-VJ7gmdz_In0ANgaNw

I'm also a member of the Centre for Health and Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (CHI2PS) @CHi2PSBath

Photo taken at the recent @IOCprevConf in Monaco (with unexpected bright sunshine 😎)

I am an Associate Editor of @BJSM_BMJ and a Senior Qualitative Research Editor of @BMJOpenSEM

I am also a founding member of the Qualitative Research in Sports Medicine (#QRSMed) special interest group, and was an Early Career Representative for @QRSEsoc

I think that's everything for now ☺️

You can read more about my work on my website here: sites.google.com/view/shereebek…

Via my university profile here: researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/she…

And at my linktree: linktr.ee/shereebekker