Ruth Sibson

Biography

Ruth Sibson is a Senior Lecturer within the Sport, Recreation Event Management program in the School of Business and Law. Ruth is the Academic Discipline Coordinator: Business Services (Tourism and Hospitality Management, Sport, Recreation and Event Management, and Marketing). Dr Ruth Sibson is a Senior Lecturer within the Sport, Recreation Event Management program in the School of Business. She is currently the Academic Discipline Coordinator: Business Services. Ruth has been teaching and researching in the area of sport and recreation management for the past 20 years, and has worked at the University of Newcastle, Stirling University (Scotland) and at ECU over this time. Her research interests focus upon developing sport, recreation, event and tourism opportunities for all citizens and business education, and she has conducted a number of recent research projects in these areas. Ruth maintains strong industry links through her teaching and research interests and is an invited member of the Recreation Advisory Panel of the Department of Sport and Recreation (WA) and the North Metropolitan Regional Recreation Advisory Group.

Research Interest

Sport business development, tourism and event management, Business Education, Community sport and recreation development and equity, Globalization, gender and social change within sport, Leisure, recreation and physical activity.