Publications

  1. Bauer, P., Majisik, A. D., Mitter, B., Csapo, R., Tschan, H., Hume, P. A., Martínez-Rodríguez, A., & Makivic, B. (2023, accepted August 31, 2021). Body composition of competitive bodybuilders: A systematic review of published data and recommendations for future work. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 37(3), 726–732.
  2. Hume, P. A. (2023). Changing body composition and anthropometry. In R. Belski, A. Forsyth, & E. Mantzioris (Eds.), Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Performance (Vol. 2, pp. 12). Routledge, . Read more .
  3. Hume, P. A., Lewis, G., Brown, S., Rashid, U., Theadom, A., & Taylor, D. (2023). NZ-RugbyHealth study: Current postural control ability of former rugby union and non-contact sport players. Sports Medicine, 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01864-7
  4. McGeown, J., Pedersen, M., Hume, P. A., Theadom, A., Kara, S., & Russell, B. (2023). A novel method to assist clinical management of mild traumatic brain injury by classifying patient subgroups using wearable sensors and deep learning: A pilot study. Biomechanics, 3, 231–249. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/
  5. O’Brien, D., Parent, M., Ferkins, L. & Gowthorp, L., (2019). Strategic management in sport. New York: Routledge.
  6. Shilbury, D., & Ferkins, L. (Eds.) (2020). The Routledge handbook of sport governance. New York: Routledge.
  7. Piggot-Irvine, E., Ferkins, L. Rowe, W., & Sankaran, S. (Eds.) (2020). The evaluative study of action research: Rigorous findings on process and impact from around the world. New York: Routledge.
  8. Shilbury, D., & Ferkins, L. (in press). Sport governance. In C. Anagnostopoulos, M. Kim, M. Dowling, & G. Zeimers(Eds.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Sport Studies(pp. X-X). New York: Routledge.
  9. McLeod, J., Ferkins, L., & O’Boyle, I. (2022). Reflecting, prioritising and energising for a new generation of sport governance research. In D. Shilbury (Ed.), A Research Agenda for Sport Management(pp. 75–92). Routledge.
  10. Shilbury, D., & Ferkins, L. (2020). Overview of sport governance scholarship. In D. Shilbury & L. Ferkins (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance (pp. 3-17). New York: Routledge.
  11. Ferkins, L. & Shilbury, D., (2020). Theoretical underpinnings of sport governance. In D. Shilbury & L. Ferkins (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance (pp. 18-32). New York: Routledge.
  12. Ferkins, L. (2020). Strategy and strategic function of sport boards. In D. Shilbury & L. Ferkins (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance (pp. 185-195). New York: Routledge.
  13. Molloy, T., Ferkins, L. & Dickson, G. (2020). Sport board Performance: A contribution to the Integrated Board Performance model. In D. Shilbury & L. Ferkins (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance (pp. 318-332). New York: Routledge.
  14. Molloy, T., Dickson, G. & Ferkins, L. (2020). Director selection, development, and evaluation. In D. Shilbury & L. Ferkins (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance (pp. 333-350). New York: Routledge.
  15. Shilbury, D., & Ferkins, L. (2020). Sport governance: A point in time for reflection. In D. Shilbury & L. Ferkins (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Sport Governance (pp. 410-418). New York: Routledge.
  16. Bryham, G., Ferkins, L., Dee, K., & Mueller, J. (2019). Women’s involvement in sport governance - a case study of New Zealand Rugby. In N. Lough & A. Geurin (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of the Business of Women’s Sport (pp. 316-328). NYC: Routledge.
  17. Meiklejohn, T., O’Boyle, I., & Ferkins, L. (2019). Sports governance models around the world. In J. Maguire, M. Falcous, & K. Liston (Eds.), The Business and Culture of Sports: Society, Politics, Economy, Environment (pp. 353-368).CA: Macmillan Reference.
  18. O’Boyle, I., Shilbury, D., & Ferkins, L., (2019). Breaking down barriers: Collaboration in sport governance networks. In M. Winand & C. Anagnostopoulos (Eds.), Research Handbook on Sports Governance (pp. 216-235). London: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  19. Smith, M., Ikeda, E., Hinckson, E., Duncan, S., Maddison, R., Meredith-Jones, K., Walker, C., & Mandic, S. (2018). Results from New Zealand's 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(S2), S390-S392. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0463

Our research

Our research programme comprises of five inter-related themes of research that together represent a comprehensive approach to physical activity and sport research.

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