Below you can see examples of previous research of selected Sport Management faculty
Professor Eleni Theodoraki
Finalist of the 2021 UCD Research Impact Case Study Competition
Promoting Policies for sustainable mega-sport events
PhD completions
As main supervisor:
- Sustainable development? A critical realist analysis of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park's decision to approve the Cononish goldmine application. 2016. Stephen Taylor (conducted at Edinburgh Napier University)
- Collective memory and identity in commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall: Narratives of the 2009 and 2014 anniversary events. 2016. Maren Viol (conducted at Edinburgh Napier University)
- Community participation and mega sport event planning: The case of the London 2012 Olympic Games. 2015. Sarah Snell (conducted at Edinburgh Napier University)
- The significance of hosting the 2008 Olympic Games for elite sport and sport for all in China. 2010. Weiming Wang (conducted at Loughborough University)
- An analysis of the organisational configurations over the life cycle of the Sydney organising committee for the Olympic Games. 2003. Maximos Malfas (conducted at Loughborough University)
As co-supervisor:
- Challenges and critical success factors in the adoption of sustainability footprints by Scottish SMEs. 2015. Lowellyne James (conducted at Edinburgh Napier University)
- Festival images - Defining the brand relationships between the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and its primary stakeholders. 2011. Louise Todd (conducted at Edinburgh Napier University)
- The evolution of Modern Olympism and Olympic Values. 2005. Dikaia Chatziefstathiou (conducted at Loughborough University)
- Olympic solidarity: global order and the diffusion of modern sport between 1961 to 1980. 2003. Mansour Al-Tauqi (conducted at Loughborough University)
Dr. Seamus Kelly
PhD Completions:
As main supervisor:
- An exploration of risk awareness and attitudes to long-term wellbeing in elite rugby from an occupational safety and health perspective. 2021. Yanbing Chen
Dr. Joel Rookwood
Keynote address delivered at the 2022 Future of Football Conference - Solent University
(opens in a new window)The Paris Champions League Final - Key Lessons For Football Events
(opens in a new window)Global Sport, Development and Peace Conference
This conference was jointly hosted by the European School of Political and Social Sciences in Lille, in partnership with University College Dublin
PhD Completions:
As main supervisor:
- Football as Work: The New Realities of Professional Women Footballers in England. 2019. Alex Culvin (conducted at the University of Central Lancashire)