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Simon Darnell is a professor at the University of Toronto, specializing in Sport Development and Peace. With a robust academic background, including a PhD from the Faculty of Physical Education and Health at the University of Toronto and post-doctoral fellowship training from Dalhousie University, his work primarily focuses on the sociology of sport and physical activity within the contexts of international development. Darnell has been involved in various research initiatives supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, notably an Insight Grant examining the historical and policy aspects of sport for environmental sustainability. Additionally, he received an Early Researcher Award for his participatory action research aimed at understanding sport's role in social development in Toronto. His research interests encompass a range of topics including social movements and activism in sport, public policy implications, global citizenship through sport, and the influences of race, post-colonialism, and consumer culture in sports.
Department of Sociology