Dr Laura Hills
Reader in Sociology of Sport
Heinz Wolff 219
- Email: laura.hills@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267369
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Laura is the Associate Dean (Equality and Diversity) for the College of Health and Life Sciences. Her teaching is located within Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences.
Responsibility
Administrative Acrtivities
- Associate Dean (Equality and Diversity)
- Lead for the International Exchange Programme for Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences (Sport Development) Programme Leader
Committees
- Equality and Diversity, University Strategy Group
- College Management Board
- College Education Committee
Newest selected publications
Hills, LA., Maitland, A., Croston, A. and Horne, S. (2020) '‘It’s not like she’s from another planet’: Undoing gender/redoing policy in mixed football'. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 56 (5). pp. 658 - 676. ISSN: 1012-6902 Open Access Link
Croston, A. and Hills, L. (2017) 'The challenges of widening ‘legitimate’ understandings of ability within physical education'. Sport, Education and Society, 22 (5). pp. 618 - 634. ISSN: 1470-1243 Open Access Link
Rhind, DJA., Kay, T., Hills, L. and Owusu-Sekyere, F. (2017) 'Building a system to safeguard children in sport: The 8 CHILDREN pillars'. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 41 (2). pp. 151 - 171. ISSN: 0193-7235 Open Access Link
Bradford, S., Hills, L. and Johnston, C. (2016) 'Unintended volunteers: the volunteering pathways of working class young people in community sport'. International Journal of Sport Policy, 8 (2). pp. 231 - 244. ISSN: 1940-6940 Open Access Link
Cox, R., Hills, L. and Kennedy, E. (2015) 'Myths of nation in the Champions League'. Soccer and Society, 16 (5-6). pp. 674 - 692. ISSN: 1466-0970