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Chair
SCOTT
FLEMING
Scott Fleming is Professor
of Sport and Leisure Studies at the Cardiff School of Sport,
UWIC. A member of the LSA since 1988, he has been Chair since
2004. In addition to a long-standing interests in the sport,
leisure and ethnicity, as well as research ethics, his research
activities include corporate governance and (most recently) aspects
of leisure policy, He has edited a number of LSA publications:
Policy and politics in sport, physical education and leisure
(with Margaret Talbot and Alan Tomlinson), Masculinities:
Leisure identities, cultures and consumption (with John Horne),
New leisure environments: Media, technology and sport
(with Ian Jones), as well as Events management Education,
impacts and experiences and Ethical issues in leisure
research (both with Fiona Jordan). (Exec member from 9/2004;
current term expires July 2008)
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School of Sport, PE and Recreation
University of Wales Institute Cardiff
Cyncoed Campus
Cyncoed Road
Cardiff CF23 6XD
sfleming@uwic.ac.uk
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Secretary
KARL SPRACKLEN
Dr Karl Spracklen is a Senior
Lecturer in Socio-Cultural Aspects of Sport and Leisure in the
Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education, Leeds Metropolitan University.
Previously to this, he worked as a National Development Manager
for Sporting Equals, a project funded by the Commission for Racial
Equality and Sport England to promote racism in sport. His research
interests include racism in sport, the construction of social
identity, leisure theory and extreme metal. He currently advises
UK Sport on issues surrounding 'race' and racism, and is an Assessor
for the Equality Standard for Sport. (Exec member from 9/2006;
current term expires July 2009)
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Carnegie Faculty of Sport and
Education
Fairfax Hall
Leeds Metropolitan University
Headingley Campus
Leeds LS6 3QS
k.spracklen@leedsmet.ac.uk
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Vice Chair HELEN
PUSSARD
Helen is a Senior Lecturer
in Sport, Leisure and Culture at Roehampton University, where
she is also a member of the Centre for Scientific & Cultural
Research in Sport. She is Programme Co-ordinator for the MA in
Sport & Culture. Her research interests focus on the cultural
history of sport, leisure and consumption; with a particular
emphasis on leisure sites such as pleasure grounds, lidos and
sport spectacles, on which she has published a number of articles.
In addition, Helen has recently co-edited two LSA volumes: (2006)
Defining the Field: 30 Years of the Leisure Studies Association
with Eileen Kennedy; (2004) Leisure, space & visual culture:
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School of Human and life Sciences
Roehampton University
Whitelands College
Parkstead House
Holybourne Avenue
London SW15 4JD
Tel: 020 8392 3861
h.pussard@roehampton.ac.uk |
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Treasurer KIM POLISTINA
Kim Polistina is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the
School of Applied Sciences (Life Sciences) at the University
of Glamorgan, South Wales. She co-ordinates the Outdoor Learning
Degrees. Her doctorale research focused on an examination of
the sharing of pro-environmental knowledge and values through
the outdoor learning practices of Australian appreciative outdoor
leisure communities and contemporary Indigenous communities.
Her personal and scholarly interests include lifelong outdoor
and environmental learning, outdoor leisure and lifestyles, cultural
and gender studies. (Exec member from July 2003, current term
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Outdoor Learning,
School of Applied Sciences
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd, South Wales CF37 1DL
Tel: 01443 482 451 Ext. 2770
kjpolist@glam.ac.uk
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Newsletter General
Editor DAVID LESLIE
David is Reader
in Tourism at Glasgow Caledonian University. He has a longstanding
involvement with the LSA, dating from his contributions to conferences
during the 1980s and subsequent involvement as a Committee member
and Editor of the LSA Newsletter. Notably he staged the 1994
LSA conference on "Leisure, Tourism and the Environment",
and edited the two resulting LSA Publications volumes: Tourism
and Leisure: Culture, Heritage and Participation (No. 51)
and Tourism and Leisure: Perspectives on Provision (No.
52). More generally, David is known for research in tourism,
which has lead to many publications in leading journals, commissioned
reports and conference papers with particular emphasis on tourism
and sustainability. (Exec
member from July 2007; current term expires July 2010)
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Dept. of Hospitality, Tourism
and Leisure
Glasgow Caledonian University
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow G4 0PA
D.Leslie@gcal.ac.uk
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Publications Officer
JAYNE CAUDWELL
Jayne lectures in the sociology of sport and leisure cultures
at the University of Brighton. She is particulary interested
in the sociology of gender and sexuality; the sporting body,
poststructuralism and queer theory; and lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transsexual, queer sport's cultures. With Alan Tomlinson, Co-chair
of the LSA 2007 Conference. (Exec member from 7/2001-05; returning
July 2006; current term expires July 2009) |
The Chelsea School
University of Brighton
Eastbourne BN20 7SP
j.c.caudwell@brighton.ac.uk
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Lifetime
Honorary Member KEN ROBERTS
Professor of Sociology, University
of Liverpool. He is a past-chair of the World Leisure Research
Commission, past president of the International Sociological
Association Research Committee on Leisure. He currently edits
the World Leisure Journal, and is a founder-member of the LSA
and Honorary Lifetime Member.
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Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work Studies
The University of Liverpool
Eleanor Rathbone Building, Liverpool L69 3BX |
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MYRENE McFEE ~ LSA Professional
Assistant; LSA Publications Manager; Website Manager
LSA Professional
Assistant from 1993. Currently providing project management,
editorial and computer graphic design services for numerous publishers
and individuals. LSA Publications (production since 1984, management
since 1987); administrator of 1st and 2nd International Conferences
in 1984 (Brighton) and 1988 (Brighton), Annual Conference 1995
(Eastbourne), Annual Conference 1997 (Roehampton), 4th International
Conference 1998 (Leeds); Annual Conference 2001 (Luton); Annual
Conference 2003 (Roehampton); Annual Conference 2005 (Edinburgh),
Annual Conference 2006 (Bristol); Annual Conference 2007 (Eastbourne);
and design, production and management of LSA Newsletter since
1992; Design and management of LSA Website from 2001. >>> Top of Page
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c/o The Chelsea
School
University of Brighton
Eastbourne BN20 7SP
mcfee@solutions-inc.co.uk
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ANDREW ADAMS
Andrew Adams is a senior lecturer
at Southampton Solent University Business School where he is
course leader for sport development. Andy's doctoral research
focuses on the developing relationship between social capital,
sports policy and the role of the voluntary sports clubs.
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Andrew.Adams@solent.ac.uk |
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RUTH JEANES
Dr. Ruth Jeanes
is currently working for the Institute of Youth Sport as a Research
Associate evaluating the sportscotland's Active Schools initiative,
the New Opportunities in PE and Sport initiative and the Chance
to Shine cricket development programme. Ruth is also involved
in an evaluation of HIV/AIDS education programme delivered through
sport in Zambia by two non-governmental organisations. As part
of this project Ruth undertook research with young people in
Lusaka, Zambia who had taken part in the programme. She completed
her PhD part-time in November 2006 entitled 'Tackling Gender:
Girls, football and gender identity construction'. Her research
examined the experiences of girls participation in football and
how playing affects their gender identity construction. Her main
research interests concern youth sports policy, gender and sport,
innovative ways to conduct research with children and female
identity and culture.
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Institute of
Youth Sport
Loughborough University
Loughborough LE11 3TU
01509 226319
R.Jeanes@lboro.ac.uk
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LINDSEY KILGOUR
Senior Lecturer in Exercise
and Health Sciences (Psychology) at the University of Gloucestershire.
Her main field of study is exercise and physical activity, although
many of her teaching commitments are in the area of health. These
interests include women's physical activity and health, child
obesity and contemporary issues in exercise and health. Lindsey's
research interests include women's barriers to outdoor physical
activity, children/young people's experiences of PE and physical
activity, and workplace physical activity. As well as being a
member of LSA she is also a member of the British Psychological
Society (and a section member of the Psychology of Women section),
BASES, the Feminist and Women's Studies Association and the National
Women's Transport Network. Current term expires July 2009 (Exec
member from July 2004, current term expires July 2008) >>> Top of Page
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Faculty of Sport, Exercise and
Health, University of Gloucestershire, SC120, Oxstalls Campus,
Oxstalls Lane, Gloucester GL2 9HW
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AARTI RATNA
Aarti is a lecturer in sociology
of sport and leisure at the Carnegie Institute of Sport and Education,
Leeds Metropolitan University. Her research interests centre
upon the connections between 'race', ethnicity and gender in
the context of sport and leisure. Prior to working at Leeds Met,
Aarti did a PhD at Chelsea School, University of Brighton about
British Asian females' racialised experiences of gender and identity
in women's football. She is also a Racial Equality Tutor for
the Football Association in England. (Exec member from 7/2007;
current term expires July 2010)
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Carnegie Faculty of Sport and
Education
Leeds Metropolitan University
Cavendish Hall
Headingley Campus
Leeds LS6 3QS
a.ratna@leedsmet.ac.uk
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JOHN SCHULZ
John Schulz is a Lecturer in
Sport Management at the University of Southampton. He has previously
worked at the University of Edinburgh and before that, he completed
his PhD at Griffith University in Brisbane Australia. His research
interest lies in the management of sporting clubs and associations.
In particular he is interested in understanding motivation and
how motivation relates to the recruitment and retention practices
of volunteer organizations. He is also researching the nature
of conflict in sporting organizations and how this is related
to organizational practices. (Current term expires July 2009)
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Sport and Recreation Management
School of Education
University of Southampton
Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel +44 (0) 23 8059 7458
Fax +44 (0) 23 8023 0944
Email jbs@soton.ac.uk
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IAN WELLARD
Dr Ian Wellard is based in
the Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University,
UK, where he is Head of the Centre for Physical Education Research.
He gained a MA in Qualitative Sociology at Goldsmiths and a PhD
in Sociology at the Open University which was funded by the Pavis
Centre. He has been involved in a number funded projects related
to the body, gender and sport and physical activity in education.
These include an investigation into girls' participation in physical
activities for the World Health Organisation, an exploration
into talent development in school sport, commissioned by the
DfES, and an assessment of national play policy for Play England
and the National Children's Bureau. He has published many articles
relating to his research in international journals and has recently
edited a book on 'Rethinking Gender and Youth Sport' for
Routledge. (Current term expires July 2009)
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Centre for Physical Education
Research
Canterbury Christ Church University College
Canterbury Kent CT1 1QU
i.wellard@canterbury.ac.uk
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Student Representative
DONNA WONG
Donna Wong is PhD student (Physical
Education, Sport and Leisure Studies) at the University of Edinburgh.
She received a BA (Merit) from the National University of Singapore,
earned a Masters Degree in Mass Communication at the Nanyang
Technological University (Singapore) and completed a Masters
in Sport and Recreation Business Management with the University
of Edinburgh. She is currently working on her PhD thesis on 'Sport
and New Media Leisure Technology'. Her main research areas are
in sport and mass media. She has previously worked with the Singapore
Sports Council for 9 years. (Exec member from 7/2007; current
term expires July 2010)
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University of Edinburgh
Moray House
Edinburgh
s0450588@education.ed.ac.uk
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