ORCID Profile
0000-0001-5264-0163
Current Organisation
Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Topics
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Top 5 Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Community Planning | Commercial Services | Social Policy | Policy and Administration | Counselling, Welfare and Community Services | Health Promotion | Sport and leisure management | Commercial services | Sport and Leisure Management | Health promotion
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) | Social Class and Inequalities | Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis | Communication not elsewhere classified | Comparative Structure and Development of Community Services | Recreational Services |
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Publications
Olympic Sport Governance Structures: The Case of Two National Governing Bodies in Gymnastics
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 2012
DOI: 10.1123/CSSM.1.1.47
Abstract: This case explores the complex multi-layered governance structure in the international Olympic sport of gymnastics, describing in detail the governance structures and operations of each layer – the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which is the international federation for gymnastics, and the national governing bodies (NGB) of gymnastics in the United States and Australia, USA Gymnastics and Gymnastics Australia. While both NGBs highlighted in this case are deemed to be successful on an international level, the case reveals many subtle differences between the two, which can be discussed in both governance and organizational behavior contexts. Finally, the timely issue of age fraud in gymnastics and the response from each level of governance are presented and provide an opportunity for further in-depth discussion.
Measuring global and sport-specific well-being of Australian Para and Olympic sport athletes
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2017
Olympic Sport Governance Structures: The Case of Two National Governing Bodies in Gymnastics
Publisher: Human Kinetics, Inc.
Date: 2012
Social capital and sport events: spectator attitudinal change and the Homeless World Cup
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2011
Measuring season ticket holder satisfaction: Rationale, scale development and longitudinal validation
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2013
Channel Preferences Among Sport Consumers: Profiling Media-Dominant Consumers
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 07-2019
Sport Consumer Behavior Research: Improving Our Game
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 03-2016
Abstract: Sport consumer behavior (SCB) research continues to grow in both popularity and sophistication. A guiding principle in much of this research has focused on the nature of sport-related experiences and the benefits sport consumers derive from these experiences. This emphasis has generated new knowledge and insights into the needs and wants of sport consumers. Although these efforts have contributed to the field’s understanding of SCB, the vast majority of this research has centered on psychological phenomena and the evaluative and affective components of these sport experiences. Approaches to this work have also narrowed, with SCB research predominately relying on cross-sectional studies and attitudinal surveys to collect information. This has resulted in limited findings that seldom account for how various situational or environmental factors might influence attitudinal data patterns at the in idual and group level. This special issues seeks to deepen our understanding of SCB by providing seven papers that demonstrate or validate findings using multiple studies or data collections.
Predicting individual event attendance with machine learning: a ‘step-forward’ approach
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-11-2022
The Effect of Digital Integrated Marketing Communications on Not-for-Profit Sport Consumption Behaviors
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 09-2020
Abstract: Relationship marketing through digital forms of integrated marketing communications can provide sport organizations with a range of positive outcomes. Given decreasing participation, membership and funding pressures, sport organizations need to engage with current and prospective consumers to alleviate these concerns. Drawing on existing research in the digital communications setting, a framework illustrating the end to end integrated marketing communications function as implemented by governing bodies as a form of not-for-profit sporting organizations is presented and tested. Satisfaction with integrated marketing communications was shown to have a direct effect on relationship quality and behavioral intentions, including revenue raising, increasing participation, raising awareness, and enhancing public perception providing practical and theoretical benefits.
Built to last: relationship quality management for season ticket holders
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-05-2019
Predicting Season Ticket Holder Retention Using Rich Behavioral Data
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 09-2021
Abstract: Season ticket holders are a vital source of revenue for professional teams, but retention remains a perennial issue. Prior research has focused on broad variables, such as relationship tenure, game attendance frequency, and renewal intention, and has generally been limited to survey data with its attenuate problems. To advance this important research agenda, the present study analyzes team-supplied behavioral data to investigate and predict retention as a loyalty outcome for a single professional team over a 3-year period. Specifically, the authors embrace a broad range of loyalty measures and team performance to predict retention and employ novel data mining techniques to improve predictive accuracy.
The Utility of a Single-Item Self-Perception Fandom Measure for Sport Consumer Segmentation and Predicting Behavior
Publisher: FiT Publishing
Date: 06-2022
Abstract: Effective consumer segmentation is crucial to accurately address target markets and develop marketing c aigns. Sport industry practitioners increasingly segment their consumers using behavior and attitudinal measures. To accommodate the need for ease and speed of responses, practitioners generally employ single- item attitudinal measures to examine the level of fandom of their consumer base. Th e current research bridges a gap between academia and industry by examining the utility of a single-item self-perception fandom measure. Findings of three studies indicate that the single-item self-perception fandom measure is correlated with academic measures of consumer attitude (i.e., involvement, identification, commitment, and loyalty) and that its ability to predict behavioral outcomes is comparable to established multi-item scales. Consequently, findings endorse its use for practitioners in segmenting their consumer base and for academics in supplementing their measures.
Dendritic spikes in apical oblique dendrites of cortical layer 5 pyramidal neurons
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 15-08-2020
DOI: 10.1101/2020.08.15.252080
Abstract: Dendritic spikes in layer 5 pyramidal neurons (L5PNs) play a major role in cortical computation. While dendritic spikes have been studied extensively in apical and basal dendrites of L5PNs, whether oblique dendrites, which ramify in the input layers of the cortex, also generate dendritic spikes is unknown. Here we report the existence of dendritic spikes in apical oblique dendrites of L5PNs. In silico investigations indicate that oblique branch spikes are triggered by brief, low-frequency action potential (AP) trains (~40 Hz) and are characterized by a fast sodium spike followed by activation of voltage-gated calcium channels. In vitro experiments confirmed the existence of oblique branch spikes in L5PNs during brief AP trains at frequencies of around 60 Hz. Oblique branch spikes offer new insights into branch-specific computation in L5PNs and may be critical for sensory processing in the input layers of the cortex.
A systematic review of the wellbeing benefits of being active through leisure and fitness centres
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-08-2023
Motivations to be active in club-based sport compared to fitness centres
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-08-2023
Localized two-photon photoswitching of Optovin in rat cortical neurons
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 12-04-2019
Framing the Ultimate Fighting Championship: an Australian media analysis
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 23-10-2015
New Brands: Contextual Differences and Development of Brand Associations Over Time
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 03-2019
Sport and social media research: A review
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2015
Fantasy sport participation as a complement to traditional sport consumption
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2011
The impact of a new women's professional sport league on pre-existing sport organisations: a modified, integrative approach to examining change
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 21-07-2023
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the process of change in existing professional sport organisations as they initiate a women's team. Three Australian Football League clubs with licenses for professional women's teams were examined, with semi-structured interviews held with three key department managers from each club. The findings suggest organisations adopt either a community-focused or commercially focused approach, the selection of which is a response to the interplay of institutional pressures (e.g. league demands), resource demands (e.g. human and financial) and the strategic choices of a few, key “idea ch ions”. This study provides insight into the approach change taken by clubs as they introduce a women's team into their existing organisational structure.
Female season ticket holders: how their satisfaction is derived differently from males
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-06-2017
Extending CSR Accreditation Brands It May Not Always Work
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 2022
Prospecting non-fungible tokens in the digital economy: Stakeholders and ecosystem, risk and opportunity
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2021
Managing co-creation in professional sports: The antecedents and consequences of ritualized spectator behavior
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-2014
“My definition of community is community, and their definition is more around fan engagement”: balancing business and social logics of professional sport teams’ community activities
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-09-2022
An exploration of management perspectives on wellbeing outcomes in the aquatic and recreation industry
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-12-2022
Editorial: The Future of Sport Business
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 24-01-2022
Predicting which season ticket holders will renew and which will not
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 15-08-2014
Sport media has an audience measurement problem
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-12-2018
The Effects of Sport Organization Messaging Bias on Consumers: A Gender Focus
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 09-2022
Abstract: Little research has investigated gender bias of organization communications, effects of bias on consumer perceptions and intentions, and resulting behaviors. A data scrape of social media and website content and a member survey of Australian not-for-profit sporting organizations provided data for this study. Variances were identified in content and consumer perceptions of messaging, with this shown to be related to gender. Influence of consumer perceptions on satisfaction, relationship quality, behavioral intentions, and consumer behaviors was observed. This highlights that gender bias impacts perceptions of organizational communications, presenting a barrier to engagement. In addition, gender-balanced messaging was shown to lead to greater participation, increased consumption of media, longevity of tenure of sport membership, increased instances of engagement, and higher levels of volunteerism. As such, strategies displaying gender equity can assist organizational efficiency and effectiveness in addition to providing community and participant benefits.
The (un)level playing field: sport media during COVID-19
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 19-05-2022
Professional team ownership models in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 06-12-2019
Understanding Season Ticket Holder Attendance Decisions
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 05-2021
Abstract: Predicting attendance at events is important for efficient facility management and marketing to maximize crowds. Most work to date is conducted at the aggregate level however, the large crowd size being predicted often means important in idual decisions are masked. In many markets, increased nonattendance by season ticket holders (STHs) is being reported, which is troubling given they have prepaid and are expected to be highly loyal. To understand who attends, rather than just how many, the authors analyze the “no-show” behavior of over 5,900 in idual STH of one professional team over a season. Results show that in addition to game viewing and quality conditions, age, tenure, expenditure, and prior game attendance are predictors of in idual attendance decisions, with differences in how in iduals are influenced by winning and uncertainty of outcome. The paper expands understanding of drivers of STH attendance decisions and provides guidance toward managerial strategies for STH management.
Community-oriented practice: Examining corporate social responsibility and development activities in professional sport
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-2019
Exploring e-promotion in sport national governing bodies
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Date: 2018
Engineering Highly Interconnected Neuronal Networks on Nanowire Scaffolds
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Date: 04-05-2017
‘Game, Set, Match’: An exploration of congruence in Australian disability sport sponsorship
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2014
Exploring e-promotion in sport national governing bodies
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Date: 2018
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Related Funding Activities
Activating Social Connection To Address Isolation In Australia
Start Date: 2021
End Date: 2024
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityExploring Wellbeing Outcomes In The Aquatic And Recreation Industry
Start Date: 2020
End Date: 2022
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityLinkage Projects - Grant ID: LP220100351
Start Date: 2023
End Date: 12-2025
Amount: $557,080.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityLinkage Projects - Grant ID: LP200301335
Start Date: 03-2022
End Date: 02-2025
Amount: $484,777.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityLinkage Projects - Grant ID: LP190100376
Start Date: 07-2020
End Date: 06-2023
Amount: $389,261.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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