An Interview with Dr. Brett Smith- Pioneer in APA, Qualitative Research & Co-Production

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Listen in on this exciting conversation with international APA superstar Dr. Brett Smith (@BrettSmithProf) from the University of Durham in the UK. In this discussion, we discuss a large range of topics related to disability and APA. These included the language we use to discuss and refer to disability, how we conceptualize disability, and the idea of co-producing knowledge with disabled folk to create APA messages and best practices. Additionally, we discussed another area of expertise of Dr. Smith's, Qualitative research. In this section of the discussion, Dr. Smith shared his views on different forms of Qualitative research, common pitfalls of this research, and why this type of research is needed. Dr. Smith is the Department Director of Research, has over 200 peer-reviewed research articles, the co-founder and President of the International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, and is the founder and former Editor of Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. His research has largely focused on combining psychology, sociology, public health, and critical disability studies when discussing APA.