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Honorary Professor and Research Fellow, Victoria University

Dr Dennis Hemphill is an Honorary Professor in Victoria University's Institute for Health and Sport and a Research Fellow in La Trobe University's Centre for Sport and Social Impact. He is a long-standing member of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, plus a member of the Victorian Sport Integrity Network.

Dennis has the capability and keen interest to develop ethics education programs and improving professional standards and industry practices related to sport, sport science, clinical exercise science, sport education and coaching, and sport management.

Recent publications:

Hemphill, D. (2020) Sport Integrity: What's in a Name? LinkedIn, 2 August.

Hemphill, D. (2019) Sporting ‘Drug Cheats’ and Justice. LinkedIn. 31 July.

Hemphill, D. (2017) Walking the Talk: Putting Integrity into Action. Australian Sport Commission – Play by the Rules. https://www.playbytherules.net.au/online-courses/mini-courses/walking-the-talk

Hemphill, D. (2017) Doping in Sport: “What Were You Thinking?” Sport Health, Vol. 34, Issue 4, 30-33.

Hemphill, D. and Wilson-Evered, E. (2016) Sport Integrity Readiness Kit. Victorian Government, Department of Health and Human Services, Sport and Recreation Victoria. http://sport.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/vusportintegrityreadinesskit2016.pdf

Hemphill, D. (2016) Integrity in sport needs to grow from the grassroots level. The Conversation, May, https://theconversation.com/integrity-in-sport-needs-to-grow-from-the-grassroots-level-58870

Hemphill, D. (2016) Their club failed them, but Essendon players can't escape blame for doping ban. The Conversation. January. https://theconversation.com/their-club-failed-them-but-essendon-players-cant-escape-blame-for-doping-ban-53097

Wilson-Evered, E. and Hemphill, D. (2015) FIFA needs top-to-bottom overhaul if it is to survive. The Age, 4 June. http://www.theage.com.au/comment/fifa-needs-toptobottom-overhaul-if-it-is-to-survive-20150604-ghgduy.html

Mazanov, J., Hemphill, D. Connor, J., Backhouse, S. and Quirk, F. (2014) “Australian Athlete Support Personnel Lived Experience of Anti-Doping”, Sport Management Review, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1441352314000424

Fry, C. and Hemphill, D. (2014) “Unofficial rules of the Tour de France matter most.” The Conversation, 10 July, https://theconversation.com/unofficial-rules-of-the-tour-de-france-matter-most-28841

Hemphill, D. and Wilson-Evered, E. (2014) ‘Sport Integrity: how best to achieve it’. Sport Business Insider, 2 June. http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/features/sport-integrity-how-best-to-achieve-it/

Hemphill, D. and Spaaij, R. (2014) ‘Are we doing enough to promote integrity in sport’. The Conversation, 29 May,
https://theconversation.com/are-we-doing-enough-to-promote-integrity-in-sport-27221#comments

Hemphill, D. and Fry, D. (2013) Bring on new values in sport, whatever it takes. The Age, 2 August. http://www.theage.com.au/comment/bring-on-new-values-in-sport-whatever-it-takes-20130801-2r1z5.html

Mazanov, J., Backhouse S., Connor, J., Hemphill, D. & Quirk, F. (2013). Athlete Support Personnel and Anti-Doping: Knowledge, Attitudes and Ethical Stance. Scandinavian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. doi: 10.1111/sms.12084

Hemphill, D. (2013) ‘Darkest Day for Human Rights in Australian Sport’, Bulletin of Sport and Culture, 39, March, pp. 3-4.

Experience

  • 1986–2019
    Associate Professor, Sport Ethics, Victoria University

Education

  • 1990 
    University of Tennessee, PhD
  • 1982 
    University of Western Ontario, MA
  • 1977 
    University of Western Ontario, BA(Honours)