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Biography
After careers in accounting, finance and then outdoor education, Tracey joined the world of academia where she has taught in management, human resources, outdoor education and now events and tourism. Tracey's teaching is informed by her industry eperience and the nexus between theory and real world issues. This interest in real world issues is reflected in her research and roles with the International Ski Safety Society and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council.
Research interests
Drawing upon her industry background, Tracey's research interests are in areas such as moutain tourism, snowsport safety, risk management, mega sport event volunteer motivations and management, accessibility for all and active healthy ageing.
Tracey's research has applied methods across the spectrum including an autoethnography in her PhD to large scale online surveys of Olympic and Paralympic volunteers.
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 SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Public Health, Monash University
… → Dec 2012
PhD, Facilitating Learning: Yours, mine and others, University of Wollongong
… → Jan 2004
Master, Commerce (HRM), University of Wollongong
… → Jun 1999
Master, Education (Adult Education), University of Technology Sydney
… → Jun 1993
Bachelor, Commerce (Accounting, Finance and Systems)
… → Jun 1984
External positions
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council - Chair
2018 → …
International Society for Skiing Safety - International Board
Apr 2015 → …
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council
2014 → …
International Society for Skiing Safety - National Secretary
Apr 2005 → …
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Projects
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Barriers to Volunteering for identified groups: First Nations / New Migrants / People living with disability
DICKSON, T., SHARPE, S., Dickson, G., Darcy, S., Farivah, F. & Amankwaa, A.
31/01/23 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Share a Yarn Initiative Evaluation
DICKSON, T., WADDINGTON, G. & Perkins, P.
1/01/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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The Perisher Brace Study: an investigation into the effectiveness of wrist guard use for upper limb injury prevention in snowsports
WADDINGTON, G., Adams, R., DICKSON, T. & TRATHEN, S.
4/09/10 → 30/06/11
Project: Other
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Investigating risk factors in paediatric snowboarding injuries: Characterisation of head impacts
DICKSON, T., TRATHEN, S. & WADDINGTON, G.
7/07/09 → 30/11/11
Project: Research
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A strategic human resource management approach to facilitating volunteer legacies from mega-sport events: the moderating impact of gender and experience in the case of Rio 2016
Dickson, T. J., Darcy, S., Saleh, A. & Fontes, F., 2024, In: Event Management. 28, 3, p. 379-400 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-designing accessible tourism with the disability community for embodied choice
Dickson, T. J., Darcy, S. & Schweinsberg, S., 2024, In: Tourism Geographies. p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How is the Australian tourism and hospitality curriculum and assessment quality framework perceived elsewhere? A Taiwanese Case Study
Wang, M-J. S., Le Minh, T., Tham, A., Dickson, T. J. & Le, A., 2024, In: Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism. 24, 3, p. 211-235 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mountain Bike Injuries in Snowsport Resort Mountain Bike Parks: Research Insights and a Research Agenda for the Future
Dickson, T. J. & Terwiel, F. A., Mar 2024, p. 1-1. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference (non-published works) › Paper › peer-review
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Paris is adding another page to Paralympic history but what will its legacy be?
Darcy, S., Almond, B., Legg, D. & Dickson, T. J., 4 Sept 2024, The Conversation, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Bulletin › Article
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Injuries and Design of Bike Park Experiences
Tracey DICKSON (Speaker) & Nick Emerson (Speaker)
26 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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2023 SMAANZ Conference
Stirling SHARPE (Chair), Hannah Campbell-Pegg (Organiser), Tracey DICKSON (Organiser) & Charles Mountifield (Organiser)
29 Nov 2023 → 2 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Inclusive accessibility policy development: An example from an Australian protected area organisation
Tracey DICKSON (Invited speaker) & Simon Darcy (Invited speaker)
23 Aug 2022 → 25 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Trauma in skiing and snowboarding - an update on latest evidence
Tracey DICKSON (Keynote speaker)
12 Jan 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Looking beyond injuries, will a ‘social licence to operate’ benefit snowsports?
Tracey DICKSON (Speaker)
12 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation