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Alison Doherty

@AlisonDoherty1

Professor, Sport Management, Western University

 London, Ontario, Canada
uwo.ca/fhs/sportmgt/index.html
Joined June 2011
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Addressing Concussion Symptoms in Youth Sport

Addressing Concussion Symptoms in Youth Sport

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

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Sport Canada (@SportCanada_EN) profile pictureSport Canada@SportCanada_EN27 Sep 2024
Play smarter, not harder! 🧠💪 The pressure to push through injuries is real for young athletes, but playing through a concussion is never worth the risk! #ConcussionAwarenessWeek #WeAreHeadstrong @GovCanHealth @CIHR_IRSC @SIRCtweets @parachutecanada @SSHRC_CRSH
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There are several reasons why youth athletes may not speak up when they have concussion symptoms. Read about them here, and consider what you can do to make sport safer. #ConcussionAwarenessWeek #RowansLawDay #WeAreHeadStrong theconversation.com/i-just-w… @SIRCtweets @SportCanada_EN
‘I just want to keep playing:’ Why youth athletes under-report concussion symptoms

‘I just want to keep playing:’ Why youth athletes under-report concussion symptoms

Young athletes may be uncertain if they are experiencing a concussion or might not think the injury is serious or bad enough to warrant telling someone.

theconversation.com
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Ahead of #Paris2024 we invite you reflect on Canadian team athletes' voices regarding unsafe and safe sport culture, and coach/administrators' perceptions of the challenges of meaningful culture change: sirc.ca/blog/athletes-high-p… theconversation.com/fosterin… sirc.ca/blog/challenges-safe…
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New research addressing influences to #concussion symptom under-reporting and removal from play in #youth #sport: We are pleased to share our infographics (le français suit) and video youtu.be/v3c0Zrs2Uss outlining the issues and some strategies for safer sport.
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@CaronJG @med_umontreal @stephcowle @CanadaParachute @DebraGassewitz @SIRCtweets @AGreenhowLaw @Jmizz20 @OntarioIsSoccer @kaleigh_pennock @brendanRIGGIN @uwaterloohealth Parissa Safai @YorkUHealth @slsibbald @westernuFHS Brandy Tanenbaum @Sunnybrook @mercedesbwatson @coaches_ont
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Laura Misener@lmisene21 Sep 2023
Job Alert! @westernuFHS Kinesiology is looking for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Management/Leadership in Kinesiology #sportmanagement uwo.ca/facultyrelations/care…
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Pleased to be sharing our research team’s findings as part of the #RowansLawDay webinar hosted by Holland Bloorview, Sunnybrook, Parachute and CAO on Sept 27. Check below for more details and registration.
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Thank you @DrWeese and @lmisene !
Jim Weese (@DrWeese) profile pictureJim Weese@DrWeese15 Sep 2023
Congrats Alison. Great presentation. Proud to call you a colleague. @AlisonDoherty1
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Wonderful to catch up with @InamosProject team members Cecilia Stenling and Josef Fahlén from @umeauniversity and Justin Robar @Westernussirg during the #ISSA2023 World Congress of Sociology of Sport in Ottawa. (That’s a tall research team!)
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Congratulations to Dr @Swarali_Patil2 for her @NASSM 2023 Student Research Paper Finalist presentation on empowerment of women in Canadian sport leadership @WomenandSportCA @Westernussirg #proudsupervisor
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Thanks for having me! Great to meet y’all 😉 and well done on the trivia! It was an honour to spend some time as part of the outstanding @Ag_SPMTResearch program. See many of you at #NASSM2023 in Canada!
Ag_SPMT_Research (@Ag_SPMTResearch) profile pictureAg_SPMT_Research@Ag_SPMTResearch14 Apr 2023
Today our guest was Zeigler winner, Dr. Doherty! We talked all things community sport and she even brought goodies from Canada! @AlisonDoherty1 @jasamine_hill @mcculloughbrian @tamu_csmre @anne_dtrch @pauldoh
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Pleased to be sharing today, with @kaleigh_pennock, our interdisciplinary research team’s work towards a multi-level understanding of concussion reporting and removal from play in #youthsport at the @SIRCtweets virtual Concussion in Sport Symposium #HeadStrongCanada
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Laura Misener@lmisene9 Feb 2023
Understanding the relationship between physical activity and body image - Faculty of Health Sciences - Western University uwo.ca/fhs/news/2023/02_08_p…
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Congratulations to @Swarali_Patil2 on the outstanding defense of her dissertation - Building a Platform for Advancing Women’s Engagement in Sport - today! Many thanks to @WomenandSportCA and @EallianceSport for their support. @Westernussirg @WesternU
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Thank you @SMAANZBoard for the opportunity to present our work on high performance athletes’ perspectives on cultivating a #safesport culture at #SMAANZ2022 in Melbourne, with @ShannonKerwin1 @emacsays
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And thank you also @SMAANZBoard for the opportunity to share our interdisciplinary research team’s early work on mapping the landscape of managing #concussion in #youthsport. Another important effort to make sport safer in Canada. @SIRCtweets @kaleigh_pennock @AGreenhowLaw
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Pleased to join @ASandmeyer and Jenny Lim for a hybrid (London/Auckland) presentation of the @WomenandSportCA Gender Equity Playbook 🏃🏻‍♀️at #IWG2022 @IWGWomenSport Fantastic event!
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A powerful story from Canadian rowers 👇🏻 Hear more athlete voices on coach behaviour in theconversation.com/amp/fost… with @emacsays @ShannonKerwin1
Fostering a fear-based environment: Coach behaviour needs to change in high-performance sport

Fostering a fear-based environment: Coach behaviour needs to change in high-performance sport

Sport organizations have repeatedly come under fire with frequent allegations of toxic culture. This leaves sport practitioners with the question, where do we start? Our answer: The coach.

theconversation.com
Canadian Women & Sport | Femmes et sport au Canada (@WomenandSportCA) profile pictureCanadian Women & Sport | Femmes et sport au Canada@WomenandSportCA6 Oct 2022
Canada has a storied history in #rowing, with 43 Olympic medals. But athletes say beneath the surface is a toxic environment, which finally prompted a third-party investigation by Rubin Thomlinson LLP. Via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/sports/o…
Report reveals toxic culture within Rowing Canada’s high performance program

Report reveals toxic culture within Rowing Canada’s high performance program

Athletes say beneath the surface is a toxic environment in Rowing Canada’s high performance program, which finally prompted a third-party investigation by Rubin Thomlinson LLP

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