Personal profile
Overview
Dr Briony Sharp is a Lecturer in the Marketing, Innovation, Tourism and Events division at UWS. Her most recent research focuses on the social impacts and legacies from events, event governance, volunteering and engagement and critical event management. Briony is an Executive Board Member of the Leisure Studies Association (LSA) and Social Media Editor for the Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events. She is also an Associate Board member of the journal on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equality and Diversity (IPED) and of the Association for British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO).
Current research activities
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Critical event studies
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Events and community engagement
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Volunteering at mega/major events
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Event legacies
Desired research direction
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The future of event management
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Education philosophies and pedagogies
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Curriculum design and methods
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Digital pedagogy
Target collaborative companies
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Companies involved / responsible for / interested in event design, delivery and evaluation
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Event / Tourism / Destination marketing companies
- Higher education design / delivery companies
Target collaborative organisations
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VisitScotland
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EventScotland
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The Scottish Government
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The (in)visibility of equality, diversity, and inclusion research in events management journals
Calver, J., Dashper, K., Finkel, R., Fletcher, T., Lamond, I. R., May, E., Ormerod, N., Platt, L. & Sharp, B., 3 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events. 17, 2, p. 424-448 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creative Research Methods for Critical Event Studies
Platt, L. (Editor), Finkel, R. (Editor) & Sharp, B. (Editor), 13 Dec 2024, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 214 p. (Routledge Critical Event Studies Research Series)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Transformations and transgressions: explorations of 'restricted' leisure during COVID-19
Sharp, B., Finkel, R. & Dashper, K., 6 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annals of Leisure Research. 27, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Poetic engagement for developing ethical leadership as a force for positive change: reimagining your ethical voice in found poetry
Reynolds, K., Sharp, B. (Contributor) & Ukeni, I. G. (Contributor), 5 Jun 2023, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
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Introduction
Sharp, B., Finkel, R. & Dashper, K., 22 Dec 2022, Transforming Leisure in the Pandemic: Re-imagining Interaction and Activity During Crisis. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript › peer-review
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