Dr Gary Osmond, BA (Hons) (Mt Allison); BEd (Toronto); PhD (Qld)     Senior Lecturer In Sports History

	Biography

Gary has a range of research interests in the historical and contemporary dimensions of sport. These include Australian and Pacific aquatic sport, racial stereotyping, sport myth, social memory and sporting histories beyond the written word.

Gary gained his PhD in the field of sport history from the University of Queensland, following joint enrolment in the School of Human Movement Studies and the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics. His dissertation title was Nimble Savages: Myth, Race, Social Memory and Australian Aquatic Sport. Dr Osmond teaches in the socio-cultural dimensions of sport and physical activities.

	Links
	School of Human Movement Studies weblink

	Keywords
	Geographical: Solomon Islands, Other: Sports/Athletics, Humanities: History