| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 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). |
| 2020 | Schrijnder, S., van, Amsterdam., & McLachlan, F. (200101). These chicks go just as hard as us! (Un)doing gender in a Dutch CrossFit gym. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, |
| 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). |
| 2019 | Spaaij, R., Broerse, J., Oxford, S., Luguetti, C., McLachlan, F., McDonald, B., Klepac, B., Lymbery, L., Bishara, J., & Pankowiak, A. (190101). Sport, Refugees, and Forced Migration: A Critical Review of the Literature.. Frontiers in sports and active living, 1 |
| 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). |
| 2016 | McLachlan, F., & Curtin, J. (161121). Introduction: Women, sport and history in Australia and New Zealand. International Journal of the History of Sport, 33(17), (2069-2070). |
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 28 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Fiona's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Book chapter (showing 1)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Knoppers, A., & McLachlan, F. (170101). Reflecting on the use of feminist theories in sport management research (pp. 163-179). |
Journal article (showing 9 of 18)
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.
2020
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Empowering lives through football
From: Football Federation Victoria
Other investigators: Prof Ramon Spaaij, Dr Carla Nascimento luguetti, Aspr Brent Mcdonald
For period: 2020-2021
|
Not disclosed |
2019
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Evaluation of Gender Inclusion Strategy and Practices
From: Wyndham Basketball Ltd.
Other investigators: Aspr Brent Mcdonald
For period: 2019-2019
|
Not disclosed |
2017
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Enhancing Female Participation in Cycling
From: CYCLING GRANT
For period: 2017-2018
|
Not disclosed |
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Towards a Digital History of Disability Sport and Recreation
From: Disability Sport and Recreation
Other investigators: Dr Robert Hess, Dr Matthew Klugman
For period: 2017-2018
|
Not disclosed |
2015
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Towards a digital history of netball Victoria.
From: Netball Victoria
Other investigators: Dr Robert Hess, Dr Matthew Klugman
For period: 2015-2016
|
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 | PhD | Withdrawn - Associate supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (1) | Withdrawn - Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masters by Research | Associate supervisor |
| 4 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
| 2 | Master of Research | Principal Supervisor supervisor |
| 1 | Master of Research | Withdrawn - Associate supervisor |
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Principal Supervisor supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| Masters by Research (1) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD (4) | Associate supervisor |
| Master of Research (2) | Principal Supervisor supervisor |
| Master of Research (1) | Withdrawn - Associate supervisor |
| PhD Integrated (1) | Principal Supervisor supervisor |
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2012 - Present |
Lecturer - College of Sport and Exercise Science
|
Victoria University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jul 2012 -
Present
|
Lecturer - College of Sport and Exercise Science
Victoria University |
Professional memberships
- Professional member, The Australian Sociological Association
