Core expertise
Sport and international development
Social policy and sport
Coaching and community development
Gender, sport and physical education
Research methodologies and young people
Young people with disabilities, family and leisure
Biography
Ruth heads the School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education, and is Interim Dean at the Faculty of Education. She’s a sociologist whose research interests focus on the use of sport and active recreation as a community development resource, particularly to address social exclusion amongst acutely marginalised groups.
