Alison Doherty

Professor Alison Doherty’s research focuses broadly on the capacity and management of nonprofit and community-based organizations for safe and inclusive sport and physical activity. She is leading or involved in projects aimed at advancing recognition and reporting of concussion in the youth sport context, a safer sport culture in high performance sport, women and gender equity in sport leadership, and the integration of newcomers through organized sport. Professor Doherty engages in qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method approaches to research. Her work is framed by meaningful knowledge mobilization.