Dr Shushu Chen is Associate Professor in Sport Policy and Management at the University of Birmingham, UK. She is an internationally recognised scholar in sport policy evaluation, with particular expertise in major sporting event legacies, impact evaluation, sport for development, and the relationship between sport, governance and social change.
Her work is distinctive for its close engagement with government-commissioned and policy-facing research. She has contributed to major evaluations of the impacts and legacies of high-profile sporting events, including the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and currently the Birmingham 2027 Invictus Games. Her research examines how sport policies, programmes and major events generate social, economic and community impacts, with a particular focus on marginalised and under-represented communities.
Dr Chen’s academic standing is reflected in a range of prestigious appointments and advisory roles. She has been appointed as a British Academy Innovation Fellow, Academic Advisor for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, and Visiting Professor at the Beijing Institute for International Olympic Studies, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, China. She has advised on several UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport projects, including long-term evaluations of major sporting events and grassroots sport facilities. Internationally, she has served as an Expert Member for the United Nations, advising on policy evaluation in relation to sport for development and peace programmes.
She has secured and contributed to research funding from leading organisations including the ESRC, the British Academy, the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International Olympic Committee and the sport industry. Her research has been published widely in leading sport management and sport policy journals, including the Journal of Sport Management, European Sport Management Quarterly and Sport Management Review, as well as in edited books, policy reports and commissioned research outputs.
Dr Chen currently leads a cross-disciplinary research team examining the legacies of major sporting events for host communities, with a particular emphasis on disadvantaged, marginalised and under-represented groups. This work is developed through action research and collaborative partnerships with Birmingham City Council, sport governing bodies, community organisations and local advocacy groups, including Sport Birmingham and Birmingham Race Impact Group. The project aims to support local communities and residents in maximising the legacy and impact opportunities generated through hosting major events.
She also plays a significant role in international academic leadership and knowledge exchange. She is Associate Editor of Sport in Society and Co-Editor of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. She is Co-Editor of the Routledge book series Research in Sport Politics and Policy, and serves on the editorial boards of Event Management, Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, and Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal. She regularly reviews for leading journals and research funders, including the IOC, UKRI and the British Academy.
Dr Chen is also appointed to lead the Strategic Management and Governance component of the International Olympic Committee-supported Executive Masters in Sport Organisations Management programme, engaging directly with senior leaders from National Olympic Committees and international sport federations.
陈姝姝博士现任英国伯明翰大学体育政策与管理副教授，并担任中国首都体育学院国际奥林匹克研究中心客座教授。她是国际体育政策评估、重大体育赛事遗产研究和影响评估领域具有重要影响力的学者，研究重点包括体育政策分析、项目评估、体育促进发展与和平，以及重大体育赛事对主办城市、社区和弱势群体的社会影响。
陈博士的研究以鲜明的政策导向和实践影响见长，长期参与政府委托的重大体育政策与赛事遗产评估研究。她曾为英国数字、文化、媒体与体育部相关项目提供学术咨询，参与重大体育赛事长期影响评估及基层体育设施评估等高层次政策研究。国际上，她曾受邀担任联合国社会发展司专家组成员，为体育促进发展与和平项目的政策评估提供专业建议。
她的学术声誉还体现在一系列重要任命和荣誉中。陈博士曾获英国学术院创新学者称号，担任英联邦奖学金委员会学术顾问，并受聘为首都体育学院国际奥林匹克研究中心客座教授。她还受邀负责国际奥委会支持的体育组织管理高级硕士项目中“战略管理与治理”模块的教学与学术领导工作，与各国国家奥委会和国际体育联合会高级管理者开展直接交流。
陈博士主持或参与多项由ESRC、英国学术院、世界反兴奋剂机构、国际奥委会及体育产业机构支持的研究项目。她的研究成果发表在Journal of Sport Management、European Sport Management Quarterly、Sport Management Review等国际体育管理和体育政策领域重要期刊，并广泛见于学术专著、研究报告和政策评估成果中。
目前，陈博士正带领跨学科研究团队，聚焦重大体育赛事对主办城市社区，尤其是弱势、边缘化和代表性不足群体的遗产与影响。该研究通过行动研究方法，与伯明翰市议会、体育管理机构、社区组织和本地倡议团体合作，包括Sport Birmingham和Birmingham Race Impact Group，旨在帮助本地社区和居民更好地把握和实现重大赛事带来的社会、文化和发展机遇。
陈博士积极参与国际学术领导和知识交流。她现任Sport in Society副主编、International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics联合主编，并担任Routledge出版社Research in Sport Politics and Policy学术丛书联合主编。她同时担任Event Management、Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture以及Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal等期刊编委，并长期为国际奥委会、英国研究创新署、英国学术院及国际重要学术期刊提供评审服务。
陈博士本科阶段接受生物工程训练，随后在英国拉夫堡大学获得体育管理硕士学位，并以全额博士奖学金完成博士研究，师从国际知名学者Ian Henry教授和Barrie Houlihan教授。她已发表60余篇学术论文、研究报告和专著章节，并多次受邀在亚洲、欧洲和北美的重要学术及政策会议上发表演讲。
她的专业观点也经常受到国际媒体关注，曾接受BBC、《金融时报》、《卫报》、法国国际广播电台、美国ABC新闻及日本《读卖新闻》等媒体采访。陈博士长期欢迎来自中国及世界各地的优秀博士生和访问学者加入其研究团队，共同推进体育政策、项目评估、重大赛事遗产和体育促进社会发展领域的研究。
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