Dr Christopher Owens

Christopher has been a course leader for many years, particularly at postgraduate level and has been a module leader since beginning as a Lecturer in Public Health at Coventry University in 2009. Currently, Christopher is Course Leader for the MSc Public Health and Wellbeing and is module leader for the following modules on this course: Principles of Public Health and Wellbeing; Global Public Health Leadership; Physical Activity and Public Health; and the Dissertation. Christopher also teaches on the Research Methods and Epidemiology module and supervises postgraduate dissertation students on the MSc Public Health and Wellbeing course. Christopher contributes to other modules related to public health at undergraduate level at the University of Suffolk too.

Christopher's particular areas of public health teaching expertise include:

Public health and physical activity 

Determinants of health 

Health inequalities 

Public health policy 

Global public health 

Health promotion 

Epidemiology

Research Methods (particular interest in qualitative research) 

Christopher has experience of undertaking quantitative research and qualitative research and research interests in a board range of public health areas including a particular research interest in physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Christopher was most recently a member of a research team working in collaboration to evaluate a programme focused on neighbourhood and related to public health. This involved responsibility for some of the evaluation's qualitative research. 

Publications:

Book chapters

Owens, C.S., Crone, D., Gidlow, C. and James, D.V.B. (2019) ‘Observational (cross-sectional and longitudinal) studies’, in S.R. Bird (ed) Research Methods in Physical Activity and Health. Oxon: Routledge, pp.74-79.

Owens, C.S., Crone, D., James, D.V.B. (2013) ‘Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among adolescents’, in A. Parker and D. Vinson (eds) Youth Sport, Physical Activity and Play – Policy, intervention and participation. Oxon: Routledge, pp. 113-125.  

Crone, D., Heaney, L. and Owens, C.S. (2009) ‘Physical activity and mental health’, in L. Dugdill, D. Crone and R. Murphy (eds) Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 198-217.

Journal articles

Coad, J. et al. (2015) ‘Exploring the perceived met and unmet need of life-limited children, young people and families’, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 30 (1), pp. 45-53.

Owens, C.S. et al. (2014) ‘Physical activity and screen time in adolescents transitioning out of compulsory education: a prospective longitudinal study’, Journal of Public Health, 36 (4), pp. 599-607.

Owens, C., Crone, D., Kilgour, L. and El Ansari, W. (2010) ‘The place and promotion of well-being in mental health services: a qualitative investigation’, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 17 (1), pp. 1-8. 

Journal abstract (from conference)

Owens, C.S. and Crone, D. (2007) ‘Quality of life changes in patients on a phase IV cardiac rehabilitation programme’. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25 (3), pp. 321.