Julian R. Woolf | Faculty Profiles

Diplomas/Degrees

Ph.D. Kinesiology (Sport Management), The University of Texas at Austin (2007)

M.Ed. Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology and Nutrition), The University of Texas at Austin (2001)

B.Sc. (Hons) Sport Science, The University of Wolverhamption, England (1996)

Licenses and Certifications

2013 Theory and Practice of Scholarly Teaching. University Teaching Certificate (UTC) Program Centre for Teaching and Learning, University of Windsor.

2013 Learning, Teaching and Assessing. Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA).

2012 Fundamentals of University Teaching. University Teaching Certificate (UTC) Program Centre for Teaching and Learning, University of Windsor.

2012 Supporting Learning. Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA).

Personal Statement

I am interested in the ways that sport is managed and policy is set so that the health benefits we presume sport provides society can be actualized.

I focus on three areas:

• Doping in sport
• The Development of Sport
• The use of Sport for Development

Doping naturally addresses the negative side of the equation, though the Development of Sport (particularly elite sport) also involves issues of health and performance to which I am interested. In this regard I am interested in how we develop sport and those who participate by examining how people are recruited, retained, and transfer from one level of sport to another. The third area is an emergent area of interest to sport management scholars. Sport is often purported to contribute to people’s development and I question the veracity of this claim with an aim to understand under what circumstance it may be veridical.

A mantra that I use to channel my research effort is: Rigorous – Relevant – Meaningful. The research I conduct should aspire to be of the highest quality and design, be relevant to current issues in sport and to policy makers and managers of sport, and be of significance such that the practical implications are adopted by, or impact the sport world.

Recent Courses

Sport Management Personnel And Program Evaluations

Research Interests

Doping policy in sport.
Development of sport.
Management of sport for development.

Chapters

Woolf, J. (2017 in press). Drugs in Sport. In N. Schulenkorf, & S. Frawley, S. (eds). Critical issues in global sport management. New York: Routledge.

Articles

Woolf, J., & Mazanov, J. (2017). How athletes conceptualize doping, winning, and consequences: insights from using the cognitive interviewing technique with the Goldman Dilemma. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise & Health.

Woolf, J. (in press). An Analytical Autoethnographical Account of using Inquiry-Based Learning in a Graduate Research Methods Course. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Woolf, J., Mazanov, J., & Connor, J. (2016), The Goldman Dilemma is dead: what elite athletes really think about doping, winning, and death. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, In Press.

Woolf, J., Berg, B.K. Newland, B.L, & Green, B.C. (2016), So you want to be a fighter? Institutional work and sport development processes at an elite mixed martial arts gym. Journal of Sport Management, 30(4), 438-452.

Woolf, J., Rimal, R., & Sripad, P. (2014), High School Athletes’ Use of Androgenic Anabolic Steroids: The Role of Proximal Networks. Journal of Sport Management, 28, 8-20.

Woolf, J. (2014), Integrating research skills into non-research methods courses. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 7.

Connor, J., Woolf, J., & Mazanov, J. (2013), Would they dope? Revisiting the Goldman Dilemma. British Journal of Sports Medicine., bjsports-2012.

Woolf, J., Heere, B. & Walker, M. (2013), Do Charity Sport Events function as “Brandfests” in the development of Brand Community? Journal of Sport Management, 6, 95-107.

Woolf, J., & Swain. P. (2013), Androgenic anabolic steroid policy and high school sports: Results from a policy Delphi study. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 6, 89-106.

Warner, S., Chalip, L., & Woolf, J. (2008). Fan development strategy: The Austin Wranglers’ game plan. Sport Management Review, 11, 309-330.

Woolf, J. (2008). Competitive advantage in the health and fitness industry: Developing service bundles. Sport Management Review, 11, 57-75.

Conference Presentations

Woolf, J., Ballouli, K., & Heere, B. (August, 2017). Examining doping from a community of practice perspective: insights into learning, meaning and identity. International Network of Doping Research Conference, Aarhus, Denmark.

Woolf, J. & Dixon, J. (June 2017). Using simulations as teaching tools in Sport Management courses. North American Society for Sport Management 2017 annual conference, Denver, USA.

Woolf, J., & Lawrence, H. (May, 2016). Building on Community through the use of sporting events: The case of the CrossFit Open. North American Society for Sport Management 2016 annual conference, Orlando, USA.

Mazanov, J., & Woolf, J. (May, 2016). Corporate social responsibility and managing drugs in sport. European Academy of Management 2016 annual conference, Paris, France.

Anderson, J., Woolf, J, Dixon, J. C. (2015). Beg, borrow, and steal: Creating simulations and case studies in a vacuum. Ninth annual International Conference on Teaching and Learning 2015. Windsor, Canada.

Woolf, J., Berg, B., Newland, B., & Green, B.C. (Nov, 2014). Emergent sports governance: Lessons from mixed martial arts. Sport Management Association of Australia & New Zealand 2014 annual conference,
Melbourne, Australia.

Woolf, J., Walker, M., & Goldsmith, A. (Nov, 2014). The fallacy of the ‘Hollywood Effect’: How USA Archery leveraged popular cultural events into increased archery participation. Sport, Entertainment, and Venues Tomorrow conference, South Carolina, USA.

Grants

Centred on Learning Innovation Fund (CLIF) grant. $2,370 grant to develop teaching cases and simulations for sport management students.

Tri-Success Grant Program – SSHRC. $5,000 grant to investigate the development of mixed martial arts.

World Anti-Doping Agency. $17,000 grant to investigate the contemporary relevance of the Goldman Dilemma.

World Anti-Doping Agency. $16,159 grant to investigate the role of social norms on high school athletes attitudes and intentions to use anabolic androgenic steroids.

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD). $7,468 grant to investigate the effect of charity sport events on physical activity.