Rob Wilson

Employment

• Manchester Metropolitan University Professor
  2024 - Present
• Northumbria University Professor
  2018 - 2024
• Newcastle University Professor
  2014 - 2018
• Newcastle University Lecturer/Senior Lecturer
  2004 - 2013
• Newcastle University Senior/Principal Research Associate
  2002 - 2004
• Newcastle University Research/Senior Research Associate
  1995 - 2002
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Northumbria University
  ? - 2024

Education

• Newcastle University PhD
  2010 - 2012
• Northumbria University MSc Social Research
  1996 - 1997
• Northumbria University BSc (Hons) Sociology
  1991 - 1995

Projects & Funding

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Publications (146)

• A taxonomy of English football club owners
  Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal 2026 DOI: 10.1108/SBM-09-2025-0229
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• A critical commentary of the paradoxical ‘success’ of Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
  Critical Public Health 2025 DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2025.2518182
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• Assessing healthcare professionals’ experiences of delivering opportunistic, weight-related conversations in a mental health setting: a mixed methods study
  2025 DOI: 10.64898/2025.12.16.25342378
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• Enhancing making every contact count (MECC) training and delivery for the third and social economy (TSE) sector: a strategic behavioural analysis
  Psychology & Health 2025 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2024.2386289
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• Exploring Virtual Environments Through Video Data: The RIVER Corpus and Beyond
  Visual Bridges: Connecting Perspectives 2025
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• Conclusion: Futures in Relational Public Management Approaches
  Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management 2025 DOI: 10.1108/S2045-794420250000008015
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• Introduction: Futures in Public Management: Is There an Emerging Relational Approach to Public Services?
  Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management 2025 DOI: 10.1108/S2045-794420250000008001
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• OP59 Weight management conversations between providers and adults with severe mental illness living in Northeast England
  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2025 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2025-ssmabstracts.59
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• Futures in Public Management
  Critical Perspective on International Public Management 2025
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• Charting a route back to relevance? Supporting 21st century public service practitioners through action-oriented, complexity-informed, and engaged pedagogy
  Teaching Public Administration 2025 DOI: 10.1177/01447394251359616
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