Nikki started following the work of Mark Sherry, The University of Toledo, Sociology and Anthropology.
Nikki started following the work of John Nauright, George Mason University, Recreation, Health, and Tourism.
Nikki started following the work of Karen Soldatic, Curtin University, Centre for Human Rights Education.
Post-Doc, Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration
Research Fellow
Faculty of Health Sciences
About
Nikki Wedgwood, PhD, is a research fellow of the Australian Family & Disability Studies Research Collaboration in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney. Her past research includes the gendered embodiment of schoolgirls, schoolboys and adult women who play Australian Rules football. Her current research focuses on the role of sports participation in the adolescent development, embodiment and social inclusion of young people with physical impairments. She is also involved in a long-term project on the oral history of women who have played Australian Rules football from the 1890s to the 1970s. Her research interests include gender, embodiment, sport, disability and life history research.
