Dr Katherine King
- Senior Lecturer
- Dorset House D113, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
Biography
Katherine King is a Senior Academic in the Department of Sport and Event Management. Her research interests focus on the geographies of sport and leisure, in particular the inter connections between identities, lifestyles and green space. She specialises in qualitative research and is an emerging thought leader on young people's use of green spaces and nature connectivity through her publications and invited presentations in Sport, Leisure and Policy.
Katherine completed her PhD research in the School of Environment at the University of Brighton in 2009. Her PhD research, supported by the Forestry Commission, explored young people's informal use of green space. She has also worked as a youth researcher at Brunel University on an AHRC funded research project investigating youth people's religious experiences and identities in multi faith settings and as a researcher on several projects focused on participation in sport, tourism and events in both the UK and Australia.
Katherine's research has featured in a variety of sport, leisure and event journals for example Leisure Studies, Tourism Geographies, Event Management and International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.
Research
My current research interests focus on the interconnections between leisure, identity and space, and the ways in which we can create more inclusive, equitable and diverse environments for experiences of sport and leisure. My work explores the relationship between youth, policy and nature connectivity through their engagement with informal sport. I have also publish work on cycling communities, and sport tourism event spaces.
I am currently Membership Officer for the Leisure Studies Association and the administrator for the Journal Leisure Studies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:
Good health and well-being
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"
Sustainable cities and communities
"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"
