Hello! I’m Neil, an independent social scientist and a doctoral researcher at the University of Warwick. I’m currently working on a long-term project analysing recreational running as a social practice, and am also in the process of researching a book on the subject.
My wider research interests include lifestyle, health and human-nature interactions, particularly in relation to identity and selfhood. I have written for both academic and wider public audiences, including a regular column for Running magazine.
I live in Cambridge in England with my wife, two children.
Contact me: neil@neilbaxter.org
Education
- PhD Sociology (Current)
- MA Social Research (distinction)
- MA Organisation Studies
- BSc Psychology
