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Matthew Nicholson

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 Matthew Nicholson
Associate Professor, School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of. Ballarat, Australia

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School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of. Ballarat, Australia

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Presentation

Alcohol Advertising and Youth in Sport - Play the Game 2009 (PP Pdf.) (With Russel Hoye)

CV

Matthew Nicholson is an Associate Professor in Sport Management within the School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences.

Matthew’s work has been based in the areas of sport policy, sport media, sport management, football studies and the relationship between sport and social capital.

Matthew’s current research focuses on the contribution of sport and active recreation to community wellbeing (using social capital as a theoretical framework), the development of Australian and international sport policy, the extent and impact of alcohol advertising, sponsorship and promotion through sport and the commercial and cultural development of Australia’s football codes.

One of Matthew’s priorities is to translate research into practice and have his research influence teaching practices - his co-authored Sport Management text is one of the world’s most widely prescribed texts in the area.

Matthew’s research has been funded by the Australian Research Council, Sport and Recreation Victoria, VicHealth, RecLink, Sport Knowledge Australia and Country Racing Victoria.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • Bachelor of Arts, Honours

Research Awards and Fellowships

  • Dean’s Scholarship for PhD study, Victoria University
  • Australian Postgraduate Award for PhD study, University of Melbourne/Victoria University
  • Felix Raab prize for European History, University of Melbourne

Reseach Topic Areas

  • Sport and government policy, government regulation and government intervention
  • Sport and its social impact, including the relationship between sport and social capital at organisational, community and individual levels
  • Sport and the media, including the way in which sport is represented in the media and the way in which sport uses the media
  • The culture, commercialisation and nationalisation of football
  • The management of sport organisations