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About Laura Misener

Dr. Laura Misener is a Professor and Director of the School of Kinesiology.

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Laura Misener's research focuses on how sport and events can be use as instruments of social change, with an emphasis how sport for persons with a disability can positively impact community accessibility and social inclusion. Her research program is interdisciplinary in nature and pushes the traditional boundaries of her field to emphasize the importance of critical scholarship for innovation. Her work emphasises safe sport practices through good governance, strategic policy making, and an emphasis on human rights and social justice. She serves as a research and policy advisor to a number of disability sport organizations focused on broadening the role of sport in positive social outcomes. Examples of organizations that professor Misener has worked with include the Canadian Paralympic Committee, Commonwealth Games Federation, International Paralympic Committee, Ontario Parasport Collective, and the Greater Toronto Hockey League.

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Present Associate Professor, Western University
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