Associate ProfessorSteve Swanson

Steve Swanson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management in the Deakin Business School, and Co-Director of the Centre for Sport Research. He teaches Sport Leadership, Governance, and Organisational Behaviour and has supervised several PhD and Masters students to completion. Steve is an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Global Sport Management and serves as a Director on the Basketball Victoria Board. He has also co-authored a book called Fostering Innovative Cultures in Sport and served as Guest Co-Editor of a special issue of the Journal of Sport Management, entitled Sport Leadership: A New Generation of Thinking.

Dr Swanson's research focuses on leadership, innovation, and well-being with a particular focus on the sport environment. In addition, he is also a member of multiple national and international research projects relating to topics such as athlete and employee well-being, women in sport leadership, sport for development, social networks, foreign ownership, and community identity. Additional projects include work on unity in diversity through the Olympics and drivers of sport employee job attraction and engagement. Dr Swanson's research has been funded by prestigious organisations such as the Australian Institute of Sport, The British Academy, and the Olympic Studies Centre. He is a Fellow in the UK Higher Education Academy, the recipient of multiple teaching awards, and has been a guest speaker for several international universities and sporting bodies. Dr Swanson has also been a successful basketball coach at both the professional and intercollegiate levels.

Research Groups
* Centre for Sport Research - Deakin University