Biography
Dr Katie Rowe is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management in Deakin Business School and is a member of the Centre for Sport Reserach and the Women in Sport and Exercise group.
Katie's research focuses on sport and active recreation participation and community development through sport, with a particular emphasis on issues of relevance to women and girls. She has published her research in top sport management journals including the Journal of Sport Management and Sport Management Review. Katie also acted as a guest editor for a recent special issue entitled 'managing sport for health', published in the journal Sport Managment Review, in February 2019. Katie has presented her research at sport management and physical activity conferences nationally and internationally. She has also been successful in securing funded projects with organisations including Sport and Recreation Victoria, The Office for Women in Sport and Recration and Netball Australia and takes pride in conducting industry relevant and engaged research.
Katie has gained extensive teaching experience in disciplines including sport management, health and psychology. Within the Deakin sport management program, she has taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in subjects spanning topics such as sport management, sport marketing, sport development, sport performance and work integrated learning. She is also Course Director for the Bachelor of Sport Development. Katie has also supervised Honours and PhD students to completion.
Katie served on the board of the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) from 2014-2018, undertaking the role of Secretary from 2016-2018. Katie is also a current director on the board of Basketball Victoria (2017-present).
Read more on Katie's profileResearch interests
- Sport, recreation and physical activity participation
- Women and girls in sport
- Community development through sport
- Health promotion through sport
- Inclusion in sport
Affiliations
- Member, Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ).
- Member, North American Society of Sport Management (NASSM).
- Member, Vicsport Professionals Network.
Teaching interests
- Sport development
- Sport participation
- Women in sport
- Work integrated learning
Units taught
- MMS202 - Management of Sport Performance
- MMS314 - Planning for Sport Policy and Development
- MMS713 - Sport Development
Knowledge areas
- Sport and recreation participation
- Sport for development (community development through sport)
- Women in sport
- Diversity and inclusion in sport
- Physical activity
- Health promotion
Conferences
Selection of examples:
- Hoeber, L., Shaw, S. & Rowe, K. (2018). “Twitter’s paradoxes: A feminist critical discourse analysis of women’s professional cycling tweets. Presented at the 2018 North American Society for Sport Management Conference (NASSM), Halifax, Canada.
- Rowe, K., Karg, A. & Robertson, J. (2018). Examining the community practices of professional sport teams: Strategic rationales and design choices. Presented at the 2018 North American Society for Sport Management Conference (NASSM), Halifax, Canada.
- Raw, K., Sherry, E. & Rowe, K. (2017). Sport for social cohesion: Impacts and challenges. Presented at the 2017 Sport Management of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
- Taylor, C., Rowe, K. & Karg, A. (2017). Differentiated approaches to organisational change: The impact of a new women’s league on participant clubs. Presented at the 2017 Sport Management of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ). Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
- Curgenven, D., Ferkins, L., Dickson, G., and Rowe, K. (2016). 'Alternate delivery models for women's particiaption in sport: The case of mountain biking', Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference, New Zealand, 2016.
- Karg, A., and Rowe, K. (2016). 'An exploration of community-oriented practice by professional sport teams', North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference, USA, 2016.
- Rowe, K., and Murdoch, T. (2015). 'Adult netball participation in Victoria: Non-traditional structures', Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference, Australia, 2015.
- Schulenkorf, N., Sherry, E. and Rowe, K. (2015). 'Conceptualising Sport-for-Development: an integrative literature review', Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference, Australia, 2015.
- Pelchan, D., Karg, A. and Rowe, K. (2015). Measuring Career-Success in The Australian Football League. Presented at the 2015 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference, Hobart, Tasmania.
- Schulenkorf, N., Sherry, E. and Rowe, K. (2015). 'Sport-for-development: Reviewing the field', North American Society for Sports Management (NASSM) Conference, Canada, 2015.
- Rowe, K., Shilbury, D., Ferkins, L., and Hinckson, E. (2014). 'Supporting women's cycling in Australia', Annual Conference of the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ), New Zealand, 2014.
Professional activities
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tS1XrMwAAAAJ&hl=en
Research groups
- Centre for Sport Research (CSR)
- Women in Sport and Exercise (WISE)
Awards
- 2017: Vice Chancellor’s Award for ‘Value' - member of the women in sport and exercise group.
- 2017: Faculty of Business and Law Award for Outstanding Value/Contribution - member of the sport management team.
- 2015: Vice Chancellor's (WJC Banks) Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning - member of the sport management team.
- 2014: Faculty of Business and Law Award for Effectiveness, Excellence and Exemplar Practices in Teaching and Learning - member of the sport management team.
- 2014: Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Industry Engagement Award, Rowe, K. & Murdoch, T. Adult netball participation in Victoria: Examining the appeal of non-traditional structures.
Projects
- Rowe, K., Phillips, P., Robertson, J., Wear, H. 'Empowering women and girls to shine through netball - Creating inclusive netball communities', Netball Australia, $29,844, 2018.
- Phillips, P., Rowe, K., Salmon, J., Robertson, J., Schoenberg, G., Naraine, M., Wear, H. 'Evaluation of the Supporting Victorian Sport and Recreation (SVSR) Program', Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services, $87,753, 2018.
- Rowe, K., Phillips, P., Brown, H. 'Identifying strategies to facilitate women’s participation in sport and recreation', Victorian Office for Women in Sport and Recreation, $9,000, 2018.
- Karg, A. & Rowe, K. 'Community-oriented-practices in professional sport', Deakin University Central Research Grant, $20,000, 2016.
- Rowe, K. & Murdoch, T. 'Netball participation in Victoria - Challenges of traditional structures', SMAANZ Industry Engagement Grant, $3,000, 2014.
- Rowe, K. & Sherry, E. 'Girls’ Participation in Table Tennis', Faculty of Business and Law Research Grant, $10,000, 2014.
Publications
Introduction to Sport Development
E Sherry, N Schulenkorf, P Phillips, K Rowe
(2024), pp. 3-12, Managing Sport Development: An International Approach, Second Edition, B1
K Rowe, P Phillips, K Raw
(2023), pp. 59-70, Handbook of Sport and International Development, Cheltenham, Eng., B1
Jonathan Robertson, Adam Karg, Katie Rowe, Katherine Raw
(2023), Vol. 26, pp. 1-21, Sport Management Review, London, Eng., C1
Chelsey Taylor, Michael Naraine, Katie Rowe, Jonathan Robertson, Adam Karg
(2023), Vol. 13, pp. 470-488, Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, Bingley, Eng., C1
Advancing women's cycling through digital activism: a feminist critical discourse analysis*
L Hoeber, S Shaw, K Rowe
(2023), pp. 1-20, European Sport Management Quarterly, London, Eng., C1
Sport Management in Australia Organisation, Development and Global Perspectives
David Shilbury, Pamm Phillips, Adam Karg, Katie Rowe, Hunter Fujak
(2023), London, Eng., A7
Safety and Relational Continuity in Sport for Development with Marginalized Young People
K Raw, E Sherry, K Rowe, S Turner
(2022), Vol. 36, pp. 369-382, Journal of Sport Management, Champaign, Ill., C1
Sport for social cohesion: exploring aims and complexities
K Raw, E Sherry, K Rowe
(2021), pp. 1-22, Sport Management Review, C1
Promoting health for women and girls through sport
Katherine Rowe, Emma Sherry
(2020), pp. 161-171, Developing Sport for Women and Girls, Abingdon, Eng., B1
M Drehlich, M Naraine, K Rowe, S Lai, J Salmon, H Brown, H Koorts, S Macfarlane, N Ridgers
(2020), Vol. 22, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Canada, C1
National sporting organizations and women's sport participation: an Australian focus
Katherine Rowe
(2019), pp. 292-302, Routledge handbook of the business of women's sport, Abingdon, Eng., B1
K Rowe, A Karg, E Sherry
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 363-378, Sport management review, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Sport-for-development organizational hybridity: from differentiated to dysfunctional
Katherine Raw, Emma Sherry, Katie Rowe
(2019), Vol. 33, pp. 467-480, Journal of sport management, Champaign, Ill., C1
Recruiting and retaining girls in table tennis: participant and club perspectives
K Rowe, E Sherry, A Osborne
(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 504-518, Sport management review, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
N Schulenkorf, E Sherry, K Rowe
(2017), pp. 176-191, Critical Issues in global sport management, Abingdon, Eng., B1
Sport for development: An integrated literature review
N Schulenkorf, E Sherry, K Rowe
(2016), Vol. 30, pp. 22-39, Journal of Sport Management, C1
Challenges for sport development: women's entry level cycling participation
K Rowe, D Shilbury, L Ferkins,, E Hinckson,
(2016), Vol. 19, pp. 417-430, Sport management review, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Rowe, D Shilbury, L Ferkins, E Hinckson
(2013), Vol. 16, pp. 364-377, Sport management review, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
E Potter, S McKenzie
(2007), pp. 1-7, Fresh water: new perspectives on water in Australia, Carlton, Vic., B1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Evaluation of Small Grants Programs - Athlete Pathway Travel Grants & Sporting Club Grants Agreement.
A/Prof Katie Rowe, Prof Pamm Phillips
Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
- 2019: $45,290
Balancing the Board: Women in Sport Leadership in Victoria
Prof Pamm Phillips, A/Prof Katie Rowe, A/Prof Steve Swanson, Dr Joshua McLeod
Office for Women in Sport and Recreation Change Our Game Research Grants
- 2023: $2,274
- 2022: $20,473
Developing an AW&E Toolkit: A qualitative study of athlete wellbeing and engagement (AW&E) management in Australian high-performance sport.
Dr Jonathan Robertson, A/Prof Steve Swanson, A/Prof Katie Rowe, Dr Lisa Olive, A/Prof Severine Lamon, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Dr Timothy Piatkowski
AIS Grant - Research - Australian Institute of Sport
- 2023: $44,400
Beyond Balanced Boards: Improving Community Sport Clubs' Gender Diversity Management
Dr Jordan Bakhsh, A/Prof Katie Rowe, Prof Pamm Phillips
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (Vic)
- 2023: $21,041
The coach-athlete wellbeing nexus: A qualitative study of wellbeing in Australian high-performance sport
A/Prof Steve Swanson, Dr Jonathan Robertson, Dr Lisa Olive, A/Prof Severine Lamon, A/Prof Katie Rowe, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, Dr Tim Piatkowski
AIS Grant - Research - Australian Institute of Sport
- 2024: $35,798
Industry and Other Funding
EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS TO SHINE THROUGH NETBALL: CREATING INCLUSIVE NETBALL COMMUNITIES
A/Prof Katie Rowe, Prof Pamm Phillips, Dr Jonathan Robertson, Dr Henry Wear
Netball Australia Limited
- 2019: $27,131
Basketball Victoria: Positive Start Program Evaluation.
A/Prof Katie Rowe, Prof Pamm Phillips, A/Prof Steve Swanson, A/Prof Helen Brown
Basketball Victoria
- 2023: $11,118
- 2022: $11,118
Tennis Australia - Women and Girls Initiative Evaluation
Prof Pamm Phillips, A/Prof Katie Rowe
Tennis Australia Ltd
- 2023: $20,000
- 2022: $20,000
Exploring Women's Bowls Participation in Victoria.
A/Prof Katie Rowe, Prof Pamm Phillips, Dr Jordan Bakhsh
Bowls Victoria Ltd
- 2023: $35,688
Courage and Confidence to Lead.
A/Prof Katie Rowe, Prof Pamm Phillips, Dr Jordan Bakhsh, Dr Sarah Reddan
Basketball Victoria
- 2023: $8,175
Supervisions
Daniel Thomas Pelchen
Thesis entitled: Quantifying Draft Value in Prospective Australian Football League Draftees
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Management