Chris Heaney
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Subject Leader - Sport, Health and Outdoor Education
Roles
- Personal Academic Tutor
- Lecturer Sport and Fitness & Outdoor Activities
- Programme Leader – BA Hons Outdoor Education and Learning
- Module Leader – BA (Hons) Outdoor Education and Learning
Academic Qualifications
- Masters in Education
- BA Hons Education
- HE Certificate in Counselling
Professional Qualifications
- British Canoeing Level 5 Coach Surf
- British Canoeing White Water Safety & Rescue Training Provider
- British Canoeing Level 4 Coach White Water
- British Canoeing Level 3 Coach Open Canoe
- British Canoeing Sea Kayak Leader
- Mountain Training Summer Mountain Leader
- Mountain Training Single Pitch Supervisor
- British Cycling Level 2 Mountain Bike Leader
- BASI Level 1 Snowboard Instructor
Publications
Presentations/Papers
- Heaney (2013) Canoe England Coaching Conference: Learning outside the classroom.
- Kelly, Heaney & Smith (2017) Internal Collaborative Project exploring the temporal relationship between resilience and OAE provision. (JAEOL Publication pending).
- Heaney (2014) Book Review for Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor, Learning Risk management in the outdoors: a whole-of-organisation approach for education, sport and recreation JAEOL VOL. 14 , 3, 2014
- Heaney (2017) Paper Review for Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning "“She’ll be right”. Or Will She?
- Practitioner perspectives on risk assessment for led outdoor activities in Australia." - RAOL-2016-0037
- Heaney (2019) Paper Review for Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning "The Hills are Alive with. . . Many Different Folk! Rationalising and Operationalising a Professional Judgment and Decision Making Approach within Mountain Leadership" - RAOL-2018-0083
Books
- Adventure Education: An Introduction. Chapter 13. Enhancing professional development for the adventure educator.
Contact
- +44 (0) 1738 877 438
- chris.heaney.perth@uhi.ac.uk
- Room 904, Academy of Sport and Wellbeing, UHI Perth, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 2NX
Experience
- 'Time-served' Multi-Activity Instructor in the UK and Europe
- Over 25 years experience in the outdoor education sector, 12 years in Higher Education.
- External Examiner and Advisor to other UK Universities
- Technical Advisor - British Exploring Society
- Led and participated in expeditions rafting and trekking through the canyons of the American Mid-West, Kayaking white-water in the Himalaya, sea kayaking in Arctic Norway and Surfing in Africa.
Research Interests
- Coach Athlete Relationships in Adventure Sports Coaching
- Resilience as a consequence of Outdoor and Adventure Programming
