8 August 2008
Victoria University experts in sports science are available for interview to comment on the Olympic Games.
Areas of expertise include: sports ethics, drug use and control, athlete's rights, sports violence and injury, applied sport psychology, anxiety and choking (eg: Sally Robbins), sport finance, sport and globalisation, and sport policy and planning.
Experts and contact details:
Dr Richard Baka
Director, Active Living Unit
Areas of expertise: the Olympics in total - especially the politics of the games; history; issues; and controversies.
Richard is currently in Beijing presenting at an Olympics conference.
Richard was previously a fitness columnist for the Melbourne Age and the Melbourne Herald-Sun newspapers. He has attended numerous Olympic and Commonwealth Games, other major international sports events and in the 2000 Sydney Olympics worked for the Coca-Cola Hospitality Program.
His Phone number in Beijing until August 14 is: 0011 860 10 82099923.
The best times to call him are in the early morning China time 6am to 8am (8am to 10am in Melbourne).
After August 15 please call Richard's mobile: 0403 031 295;
Email: Richard.Baka@vu.edu.au
Dr Bob Stewart
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Organisational culture; sport policy; and sport management.
Teaching interests: sport finance; sport evaluation; sport policy and planning; sport and globalisation; and international sport studies.
Research interests: organisational culture and change in sport; sport policy; the commercial development of sport with a focus on cricket, rugby and Australian football.
Phone: W (03) 9919 3263; Mobile: 0407 564 471; Email : bob.stewart@vu.edu.au
Dr Daryl Marchant
Senior Lecturer
Areas of expertise: applied sport psychology; anxiety and choking - eg:. Sally Robbins; psychometrics; and personality.
Phone : W (03) 9919 4035; Mobile: 0403 065 358; Email: daryl.marchant@vu.edu.au
Mr Michael Burke
Senior Lecturer
Areas of expertise: drugs in sport or any other ethical dimension.
Research interests: sociology of sport; drugs in sport; HIV athletes; professional ethics; and feminism in sport
Phone: W (03) 9919 4238; H (03) 9555 0163; Email: michael.burke@vu.edu.au
Dr Dennis Hemphill
Sport Ethicist
Areas of expertise: Technology and Sport: drug use and control in sport; virtual reality technology and sport; computer games and fitness; computer games and ethics. Human Rights and Athlete Protection: children's rights in sport; athlete rights in professional sport; and sport violence and injury.
Teaching interests: critical thinking in sport studies; and diversity and inclusive curriculum in sport studies.
Phone: W (03) 9919 4486; Mobile: 043 000 6652; Email: Dennis.Hemphill@vu.edu.au
Media Contacts:
Ms Christine White, Media Manager,
Marketing & Communications Department, Victoria University
Ph: (03) 9919 4322; mobile: 0434 602 884
Andy Gash, Snr. Media Officer,
Marketing & Communications Department, Victoria University
Ph: (03) 9919 4950; mobile: 0411 255 900
