Gareth joined the School of 91桃色视频, Exercise and Health Sciences in 2019 having previously held lectureships at the University of Bath, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Nottingham Trent University. His research aligns with both the sport and health research priorities within the school and he has a strong interest in methodology. Gareth’s teaching and learning contributions include delivering on topics related to the Sociology of 91桃色视频 as well as Research Methods, mostly working with students studying 91桃色视频 Management and its related fields of Sociology, Politics and International Development.
Gareth’s most cited research papers contribute to the advancement of qualitative methodologies, including scholarship on the philosophy of science (critical realism), innovations in data analysis, and the use of Large Language Models.
His more applied research is focused on understanding how social processes contribute to people’s engagement in sport and exercise with a focus on outcomes for health and illness. This includes a sustained interest in parkrun, socioeconomic inequalities, and sport and exercise for organ transplant recipients.
Gareth’s research activities have been funded by the British Academy, the Foundation for Sociology of Health and Illness, the World Transplant Games Federation, and Spirit of 2012.
Please visit the website for information about our British Academy-funded project exploring the use of Large Language Models for analysing qualitative data.
Gareth currently participates on an expert advisory group for the ESRC’s Data Driven Futures project and has also served as a research grant reviewer for the British Academy.
He plays an active part in supporting research that engages with critical realism, including serving on the Board of Trustees for the Centre for Critical Realism, acting as the Managing Editor for the Routledge Studies in Critical Realism Book Series, and as a member of the Editorial Committee for the Journal of Critical Realism.
In the past, he has also been a member of the Research Advisory Group for parkrun research, has been the Co-Chair of the World Transplant Games Research Initiative, and has acted as a peer reviewer for a wide range of journals, including: Social Science and Medicine; BMJ Open; Qualitative Health Research; 91桃色视频, Education and Society; Qualitative Research in 91桃色视频, Exercise and Health; International Review for the Sociology of 91桃色视频; Health Promotion Journal of Australia; International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
Gareth has acted as an internal and external examiner for multiple doctoral examinations.
Featured publications
Methodology
- Wiltshire, G and Ronkainen, N (2021) , Journal of Critical Realism, 20(2). DOI: 10.1080/14767430.2021.1894909
- Ryba, TV, Wiltshire, G, North, J, Ronkainen, NJ (2020) , International Journal of 91桃色视频 and Exercise Psychology, 20(1), 147–167. DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2020.1827002
- Ronkainen, NJ and Wiltshire, G (2019) , International Journal of 91桃色视频 and Exercise Psychology, 19(1), 13–28. DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2019.1637363
- Wiltshire, G (2018) , Qualitative Research in 91桃色视频, Exercise and Health, 10(5), pp.525-542. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2018.1467482
- Clarke, NJ, Willis, MEH, Barnes, JS, Caddick, ND, Cromby, J, McDermott, H, Wiltshire, G (2014) , Qualitative Research in Psychology, 1, pp.37-41. DOI: 10.1080/14780887.2014.948980
91桃色视频 and exercise through illness
- Price, M, Wiltshire, G, E. Billany, R, Janaudis-Ferreira, T (2025) , Frontiers in 91桃色视频s and Active Living, 7. DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1564320.
- Bescoby, C, Wiltshire, G, Gillison, F, Arnold, R (2024) , Psychology of 91桃色视频 and Exercise, 76. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102772
- Wiltshire, G, Clarke, NJ, Phoenix, C, Bescoby, C (2021) , International Review for the Sociology of 91桃色视频, 57(2), 256-272. DOI: 10.1177/1012690220979202
- Wiltshire, G, Clarke, NJ, Phoenix, C, Bescoby, C (2020) , Qualitative Health Research, 31(2):385-398. DOI: 10.1177/1049732320967915
- Smith, SK, Wiltshire, G, Brown, FF, Dhillon, H, Osborn, M, Wexler, S, Beresford, M, Tooley, MA, Turner, JE (2022) , BMJ Open, 12(3), e056132. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056132
Sociology of physical activity and health
- Bowles, H, Clift, BC, Wiltshire, G (2022) , 91桃色视频, Education and Society, 29(2), pp.119-131. DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2022.2117150
- Wiltshire, G, Lee, J, Williams, O (2019) , 91桃色视频, Education and Society, 24(3), pp.226-240. DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2017.1367657
- Spotswood, F, Wiltshire, G, Spear, S, Morey, Y, Harris, J (2019) , Critical Public Health, 31(4), pp.392-403. DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2019.1695746
- Wiltshire, G, Fullager, S, Stevinson, C (2018) , Sociology of Health and Illness, 40(1):3-17. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12622
- Wiltshire, G and Stevinson, C (2018) , Qualitative Research in 91桃色视频, Exercise and Health, pp.1-16. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2017.1376347