Emma Sherry

Emma Sherry specialises in the area of sport for development. Emma has completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne and a Masters of Business (Sport Management) and PhD at Deakin University. Emma's PhD studies investigated conflict of interest in the Australian Football League.

Emma’s current research interests include community development through sport activities, undertaking a broad range of research projects with national and regional sport organisations in Australia and globally including the Commonwealth Secretariat, Victorian Government, VicHealth, Netball Australia, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, and Tennis Australia. Other recent research has included access and equity in sport participation, sport in correctional facilities, and sport and recreation for at-risk and marginalised communities. Emma is currently supervising a number of PhD students in the areas of: sport and environmental sustainability, digital tracking of athletes, open space exercise equipment, sport leadership, sport innovation, and social impact of sport for Australian Indigenous communities.

Emma is on the editorial board of Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review, European Sport Management Quarterly, and Communications and Sport Journal.

Outside of her academic career, Emma has worked in roles in the area of sport facility and event management and recreation management within the local government and university sport sectors. Emma has extensive sport industry experience as a board director, including roles with Vicsport, Tennis Victoria and the Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust. Emma currently sits on the Advisory Board of the Australian Sport Innovation Centre of Excellence, and as a director for the National Disability Sport Organisation - Sport Inclusion Australia.