Author

Nikolaus A. Dean

Observed names: Dean, Nikolaus A., Dean, Nikolaus Alexander, Nikolaus A Dean

Institutions: Cape Breton University, University of British Columbia, University of Waikato

Observed institutions: Cape Breton University, University of British Columbia, University of Waikato

ORCID: 0000-0003-1756-0381

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-1756-0381

OpenAlex ID: A5056688198

“Just Act Normal”: Concussion and the (Re)negotiation of Athletic Identity

2018 · Nikolaus A. Dean · Sociology of Sport Journal · 40

Gender Parity, False Starts, and Promising Practices in the Paralympic Movement

2021 · Nikolaus A. Dean, Andrea Bundon, et al. · Sociology of Sport Journal · 23

PDF

‘You’re only falling into water!’: exploring surfers’ understandings of concussion in Canadian surf culture

2019 · Nikolaus A Dean, Andrea Bundon · Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health · 15

“It Looks Good on Paper, But It Was Never Meant to Be Real”: Mixed-Gender Events in the Paralympic Movement

2023 · Nikolaus A. Dean, Andrea Bundon, et al. · Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly · 12

PDF

Perspectives from the spinal cord injury community with teleSCI services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

2022 · Nikolaus A. Dean, Arshdeep Marwaha, et al. · Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology · 10

PDF

“Helmets aren’t cool”: Surfers’ perceptions and attitudes towards protective headgear

2020 · Nikolaus A Dean, Andrea Bundon · International Review for the Sociology of Sport · 10

Effect of the COVID ‐19 pandemic on individuals with spinal cord injury: Mental health and use of telehealth

2022 · Adam Mesa, Mark Grasdal, et al. · PM&R · 8

‘I want to change minds and destroy stereotypes’: Wheelchair motocross rider portrayals on Instagram

2024 · Nikolaus A Dean · International Review for the Sociology of Sport · 5

Training the algorithm: Agency and algorithmic injustice in Instagram’s ‘whitewashed’ health and fitness spaces

2025 · Hester Hockin-Boyers, Patricia Vertinsky, et al. · New Media & Society · 4

From mobility aid to leisure pursuit: exploring the meaning of disabled people’s participation in skateboarding and wheelchair motocross

2025 · Nikolaus A. Dean, Andrea Bundon · Leisure Studies · 3

Social Media Post–Elicitation in Participatory Research

2024 · Nikolaus A. Dean, Andrea Bundon · Routledge eBooks · 2

PDF

Obstacles and opportunities: investigating disabled riders’ skatepark engagements

2026 · Nikolaus A. Dean · Journal of Urban Design · 1

PDF

Innovation on wheels: do-it-yourself assistive technologies in action sports

2026 · Nikolaus A. Dean, Andrea Bundon · Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology

The Changing Contexts of Sports Development

2026 · Nikolaus A. Dean, John D. MacFarlane, et al. · Routledge eBooks

Skateboarding, power and change

2024 · Nikolaus A. Dean · Annals of Leisure Research

Sport-Related Concussion

2020 · Nikolaus A. Dean · Routledge eBooks

Silence on 'the break' : exploring concussion in Canadian West Coast surf culture

2018 · Dean, Nikolaus Alexander · cIRcle (University of British Columbia)

PDF

Works count: 19

Citation count: 138

H-index: 7

I10-index: 6