| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | McDonald, B., McLachlan, F., & Spaaij, R. (231001). Old Rules for New Times: Sportswomen and Media Representation in the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Behavioral Scientist, 67(11), (1289-1303). |
| 2022 | Knoppers, A., McLachlan, F., Spaaij, R., & Smits, F. (221101). Subtexts of Research on Diversity in Sport Organizations: Queering Intersectional Perspectives. Journal of Sport Management, 36(6), (613-622). |
| 2021 | Schrijnder, S., van, Amsterdam., & McLachlan, F. (210501). These chicks go just as hard as us! (Un)doing gender in a Dutch CrossFit gym. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 56(3), (382-398). |
| 2021 | Gould, S., McLachlan, F., & McDonald, B. (210201). Swimming With the Bicheno Coffee Club : The Textured World of Wild Swimming. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 45(1), (39-59). |
| 2021 | Luguetti, C., & McLachlan, F. (210101). Am I an easy unit? Challenges of being and becoming an activist teacher educator in a neoliberal Australian context. Sport, Education and Society, 26(1), (1-14). |
| 2020 | Pape, M., & McLachlan, F. (200901). Gendering the coronavirus pandemic: Toward a framework of interdependence for sport. International Journal of Sport Communication, 13(3), (391-398). |
| 2019 | Spaaij, R., Broerse, J., Oxford, S., Luguetti, C., McLachlan, F., McDonald, B., Klepac, B., Lymbery, L., Bishara, J., & Pankowiak, A. (191011). Sport, Refugees, and Forced Migration: A Critical Review of the Literature. FRONTIERS IN SPORTS AND ACTIVE LIVING, 1 |
| 2019 | McLachlan, F. (190102). It s boom time! (Again): Progress narratives and women s sport in Australia. Journal of Australian Studies, 43(1), (7-21). |
| 2018 | Oxford, S., & McLachlan, F. (180901). "You have to play like a man, But Still be a Woman": Young Female Colombians negotiating gender through participation in a Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) organization. Sociology of Sport Journal, 35(3), (258-267). |
| 2017 | McLachlan, F. (170102). Being critical: an account of an early career academic working within and against neoliberalism. Sport, Education and Society, 22(1), (58-72). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Sociology of sport
- Gender
- Sociology of health
- LGBT physical activity and health
- Historical theory
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Fiona Mclachlan
Dr Fiona McLachlan is a research fellow in the Institute for Health and Sport (IHES) and a member of the ‘Sport Diversity and Social Change’ research group.
Dr McLachlan completed her PhD at the University of Otago in 2012 and her thesis investigated the cultural representations of public swimming pools and their emergence and apparent decline. Through this work she produced an innovative methodology to analyse the politics of temporality, that is, the ways that social problems and issues are framed in ways that already have the future fated and then effects of this framing for social transformation.
Since arriving at VU in 2012 Dr McLachlan has continued her work on temporality, specifically applying these theories to understand the gendered structure and culture sport, physical activity and society.
Dr McLachlan’s interdisciplinary research has been published a wide range of high quality journals and books and she has led and contributed to several funded research projects, for example:
- Netball Victoria Oral History Project
- Increasing Women’s Participation in Cycling
- Women’s Participation in Sport and Active Recreation in Melbourne’s West.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Otago, NZ, 2012
- Master of Physical Education, University of Otago, NZ, 2008
- Bachelor of Physical Education, University of Otago, NZ, 2004
Key publications
Fiona has over 39 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Fiona's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 10 of 23)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2024
|
Men as allies for gender equity in football
From: Change our Game Research Grant Program
Other investigators: Aspr Brent Mcdonald, Mr Jeffrey Bishara
For period: 2024-2025
|
$45,039 |
2023
|
Change Makers: Empowering and supporting 60 football clubs to design and implement gender equity plans
From: Football Victoria Inc
Other investigators: Aspr Brent Mcdonald
For period: 2023-2024
|
$250,066 |
2022
|
Governance
for Gender Inclusion: Levelling the Field in Australian Sport
From: Australian Research Council - Discovery Project
For period: 2022-2024
|
$126,072 |
2020
|
Empowering lives through football
From: Football Victoria Inc
Other investigators: Prof Ramon Spaaij, Dr Carla Nascimento luguetti, Aspr Brent Mcdonald
For period: 2020-2021
|
Not disclosed |
|
The Change Makers Project: Empowering Football Clubs on the Journey to 50/50
From: Change our Game Research Grant Program
Other investigators: Aspr Brent Mcdonald, Dr Carla Nascimento luguetti
For period: 2020-2021
|
$24,997 |
|
Change Makers: Empowering Sports in Melbourne's West to Provide Positive Engagement for Migrants and Refugees
From: Driving Social Inclusion Through Sport and Physical Activity
Other investigators: Prof Ramon Spaaij, Aspr Brent Mcdonald, Dr Carla Nascimento luguetti
For period: 2020-2022
|
$330,784 |
2019
|
Evaluation of Gender Inclusion Strategy and Practices
From: Wyndham Basketball Ltd.
Other investigators: Aspr Brent Mcdonald
For period: 2019-2019
|
Not disclosed |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master of Applied Research | Associate supervisor |
| 2 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 2 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| Master of Applied Research (1) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD (2) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD (2) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD Integrated (1) | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
| 1 | Masters by Research | Associate supervisor |
| 2 | Master of Research | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | Master of Research | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (4) | Associate supervisor |
| Masters by Research (1) | Associate supervisor |
| Master of Research (2) | Principal supervisor |
| Master of Research (1) | Associate supervisor |
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2012 - Present |
Lecturer
|
Victoria University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jul 2012 -
Present
|
Lecturer
Victoria University |
Professional memberships
- Professional member, The Australian Sociological Association
