Examinations / Supervision
Examinations:
Dr Georgios Thoma (PhD – UCLan, Cyprus). A sociological analysis of organised football fandom in Cyprus. (Passed 18/10/22).
Dr David Meir (PhD - University of the West of Scotland, UK). Sport for development and education: Addressing inequity through participant engagement, inclusive practice, and transformational pedagogy. (Passed 08/06/22).
Dr Isaac Canadell (PhD – University of Vic / Central Catalunya, Spain). Small-scale sport events, participant satisfaction and destination image. (Passed 27/05/22).
Dr Thomas Hampson (PhD – UCLan, UK). Professionalism in outdoor education. (Passed 29/11/21).
David Forrest (Master of Creative Arts – University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia). Goal nets as a symbolic representation of changing football culture. (Passed 03/02/21).
Dr Lloyd Parsons (Professional Doctorate – UCLan, UK). Decision Making in Business Leadership. (Passed 24/01/21).
Dr David Rotherham (Professional Doctorate – UCLan, UK). Talent identification in rugby league. (Passed 04/11/19).
Dr Barrie-Jon Mather (Professional Doctorate – UCLan, UK). Grassroots culture in Australian rugby league. (Passed 05/05/19).
Dr Jack Sugden (PhD – University of Technology Sydney, Australia). Group identity and relations in Fiji. (Passed 04/08/17).
Emmanuel Defever (MPhil – Nottingham Trent Uni, UK). Physical activity and sedentary behaviour. (Passed 13/02/17).
Dr Jessica Richards (PhD – University of Sydney, Australia). A conceptual model of football fans. (Passed 06/08/16).
Dr Robert Bevan (PhD – Cardiff University, UK). Football fandom and Celtic border identity. (Passed 06/07/16).
Brianna Harvey (MPhil – Liverpool Hope University, UK): Football clubs, media and control. (Passed 12/12/15).
Supervision:
Dr Alex Culvin (PhD – UCLan, UK). An examination of women’s professional football in England. (Passed 17/03/19).
Simay Kanan (PhD – UCLan, Cyprus). Structural inequality and identity politics within international football: The impacts of exclusion from the international arena on the KTFF Süper Lig Cyprus (Passed 22/09/24).
Joanne Keeling (PhD – University of Liverpool, UK). An insider’s take on grass-roots rugby league culture (Passed 11/09/24).
Robert Wright (PhD – UCLan, UK). The NASL collapse and the emergence of the MLS and USL (ongoing).
Tiernan Harris (PhD - University College Dublin, Ireland). An examination of sporting leadership, football strategy and recruitment in elite football (ongoing).
Joshua Smith (PhD – UCLan, UK). The history of basketball archives (ongoing).