Areas of competence:                                       .  
Sport policy analysis and evaluation
Olympic studies
Professional Experience:
Dr Shushu Chen is an Associate Professor in Sport Policy and Management at the University of Birmingham, UK, and a Visiting Professor at the Capital University of Physical Education & Sports, China. Her principal research interests include sport policy analysis and evaluation, and major sporting event legacy studies (particularly in the areas of impact evaluation). She is a British Academy Innovation Fellow. Her recent research projects focus on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, investing the role of sport and major events in promoting social inclusion and reducing inequalities. Shushu is currently serving as an Academic Advisor to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, a Discipline Expert of Sport Management Digestion, and she was a member of the United Nations Expert Group (the Division for Inclusive Social Development).