Dr. Meghan Casey
Senior Lecturer, Sport Management
Dr Meghan Casey specialises in sport management. Dr Casey is a member of the Sport and Recreation Spatial research team, providing the industry with information that informs management, policy and practice. Meghan is internationally recognised for her expertise in understanding sport participation trends and influences, as well as organisational capacity to improve sport participation levels.
Meghan works closely with industry to align her research with their needs, as well as national sport and public health priorities. She has over 50 industry reports, 24 research articles, three book chapters, and many presentations at conferences, in the media and to organisations to translate research into practice.
Meghan has managed a large and complex Australian Research Council Linkage Grant, supervises research students and is Program Coordinator of the undergraduate sport management program. She is involved in developing the new International Sport Management online undergraduate program in collaboration with the World Academy of Sport.
A socio-ecological approach to understanding the experiences of women and girls playing male-dominated sports
Socioecological factors influencing physical activity engagement for women across the menopausal transition: a systematic review
Understanding volunteer motivations and concerns in coaching and officiating basketball: implications for sport policy
Editorial: Engaging Women and Girls in Community Sport: Building an Equitable and Inclusive Future
Women and girls’ participation in male-dominated sports: research outcomes
Developing Sport for Girls and Adolescents
The implications of female sport policy developments for the community-level sport sector: a perspective from Victoria, Australia
This study examined trends in sport participation among females over a six-year period...
The influence of a Healthy Welcoming Environment on participation in club sport by adolescent girls: A longitudinal study
Background: This study investigated the perceived influence of a Healthy Welcoming Environment...
The relationship of sport participation to provision of sports facilities and socioeconomic status: a geographical analysis
Objective: Ecological models have been applied to investigate multiple domains influencing...
Age profiles of sport participants
Background: Participation in sport has many health benefits, and is popular amongst children....
Patterns of time use among regional and rural adolescent girls: Associations with correlates of physical activity and health-related quality of life
Objectives: To describe patterns of time use among regional and rural adolescent girls and...
Piecing the puzzle together: case studies of international research in health-promoting sports clubs
This paper seeks to review the current international health-promoting sports club (HPSC)...
'Power, regulation and physically active identities': the experiences of rural and regional living adolescent girls
Drawing on interpretations of Foucault's techniques of power, we explored the discourses and...
Integrating public health and sport management: Sport participation trends 2001-2010
In order to inform strategies to increase levels of physical activity (PA) for a healthier...
Participation in modified sports programs: a longitudinal study of children's transition to club sport competition
Background: Many children are not physically active enough for a health benefit. One avenue of...
Socioecological factors potentially associated with participation in physical activity and sport: A longitudinal study of adolescent girls
Objectives: Many adolescents are not physically active enough to receive associated health...
Sport and Health
The contribution of sport participation to overall health enhancing physical activity levels in Australia: a population-based study
Background: The contribution of sport to overall health-enhancing leisure-time physical activity...
Effectiveness of a school-community linked program on physical activity levels and health-related quality of life for adolescent girls
Background: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-community program on...
Linking secondary school physical education with community sport and recreation for girls: a process evaluation
Background: The purpose of this study was to undertake a process evaluation to examine the reach,...
Where has class gone? The pervasiveness of class in girls' physical activity in a rural town
This paper seeks to animate discussion around how social class operates with adolescent girls...
'Girls get going': Using Game Sense to promote sport participation amongst adolescent girls in rural and regional contexts
Linking Physical Education With Community Sport and Recreation: A Program for Adolescent Girls
The engagement of adolescent girls in physical activity (PA) is a persistent challenge....
Examining changes in the organisational capacity and sport-related health promotion policies and practices of State Sporting Organizations
Organisational readiness and capacity building strategies of sporting organisations to promote health
This paper explored the readiness of Victorian State Sporting Organisations (SSOs) in Australia...
'You're no-one if you're not a netball girl': rural and regional adolescent girls' negotiation of physically active identities
Despite the widely articulated health implications of physical inactivity, declines in youth...
Characteristics of physically active and inactive men from low socioeconomic communities and housing estates: a qualitative study using the socioecological model
The test-retest reliability of a health promotion assessment tool in sport
Evaluation tools for measuring health promotion (HP) policies, practices, and organizational...
It's not just about competition! Building sport's capacity for population-focused physical activity promotion and development of healthy settings
Transition in participation in sport and unstructured physical activity for rural living adolescent girls
Adolescent physical activity during school lunch breaks - same thing, different day
Applying self-determination theory to understand the motivation for becoming a physical education teacher
Building the health promotion capacity of sport and recreation organisations: A case study of Regional Sports Assemblies
Engaging community sport and recreation organisations in population health interventions: factors affecting the formation, implementation, and institutionalisation of partnerships efforts
Partnership and capacity-building strategies in community sports and recreation programs
Sustaining health promotion programs within sport and recreation organisations
Using a socioecological approach to examine participation in sport and physical activity among rural adolescent girls
A preliminary analysis of barriers, intentions, and attitudes towards moderate physical activity in women who are overweight.
Physical activity is important for the health of all individuals, however, the determinants of...
Participation by girls in community sport and physical activity during the transition to secondary school: A rural Australian perspective
Participation in sport and physical activity for rural adolescent girls: a socio-ecological approach
Primary school teacher perceived self-efficacy to teach fundamental motor skills.
Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) are a part of the school curricula, yet many Australian...
A critical evaluation of methods used to evaluate a large scale health promotion program in the sport and recreation sector
Implementing physical activity programs in new environments: Lessons learned from Out of School Hours Care.
The development of regional sports assemblies as health promoting organisations
Transferring organizational partnerships to physical activity participation: What works and why
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project. Phase 1 evaluation report no.30 volume three: Active participation grant scheme
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project. Phase 1 evaluation report no.30 volume two: Participation in community sport and active recreation scheme
Physically active Koori communities: The results of a partnership approach
Skill based modified sports programs for younger participants: The risk of boredom and drop out
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 10. Yarrum community learning centre - Strength training for the over fifties project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 11: Chadstone lacrosse club - Develop community involvement in junior lacrosse project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 12. City of Yarra - Women making waves project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 13. Tullamarine country club - Tulla women's golf project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 14. Brunswick Dragons fencing club - Swordplay project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no.15: Victorian amateur fencing association: New club development program
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 17. Moe golf club - Life through golf clinics project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 18. Anglicare youth sailing project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 19. Chinese and Vietnamese neighbourhood centre - Breaking isolation, Chinese elderly health activities project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no.20. Helenic sporting club Midura United - healthy leisure activities for Kooris project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no.21. Council on the aging Victoria - Strength training, training the trainer project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no.22. City of Kingston - Girls in recreation, leisure and sport project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no.23. Warragul community house - Physical activities through community house project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no.24. Victorian state council of YMCA - Community soccer project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no.25: Gymnastics Victoria: Cheerleading program
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 27: Gippsport-Gippsland women's physical activity strategy project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no.7: Yachting Victoria: Sailing on the move program
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no.8: Winda Mara active recreation and health project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 9. Rochester community house - Tai chi classes project
Sport safety policies and practices in two Victorian rural communities
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 16. Victorian Little Athletics Association: On track program
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 2. Views of selected VicHealth staff on the partnerships for health and participation in community sport and active recreation schemes
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 3: Realist evaluation methodology
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 4. Tatura community house: Be better - be active project
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 5: Evaluation report format and timeline
VicHealth sport and active recreation schemes evaluation project report no. 6. Netball Victoria: The FunNet program