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Pirkko Markula-Denison is a Professor and Associate Dean/Research in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. She holds a PhD in Kinesiology, specializing in sport sociology, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States. Markula-Denison has a rich teaching history, having served as a lecturer at various institutions, including the University of Waikato in New Zealand, Brunel University in the United Kingdom, and Exeter University in the United Kingdom. Her academic interests lie in the physical cultural studies of physical activity, with a focus on dance, exercise, and contemporary culture viewed through poststructuralist perspectives. Her current research projects explore themes such as dance, aging, physical activity, and the body, drawing from the works of theorists like Foucault and Deleuze. Markula-Denison is also a co-founder of the Body, Movement, Culture Research Group and contributes to the dialogue on fitness and femininity through her blog 'Fit Femininity.'
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management