Jim Lusted

Dr. Jim Lusted is a Lecturer in Sport and Fitness at The Open University. He joined the department in September 2020 having previously worked in the Faculty of Business and Law as a Student Experience Manager.

Prior to joining the OU, Jim was Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Sport Studies at University of Northampton for eight years and a Lecturer in Sociology of Sport at University of Lincoln. He has also worked as a Learning Designer at Northampton and a Professional Development Advisor at University of Leicester.

Jim's area of specialism is in the sociological study of sport, focusing particularly on social inequalities and equality policies in sport settings.

Research interests
Jim's research interests revolve around a critical examination of social inequalities in sport, focusing particularly on the structural and institutionalised barriers to participation for minoritised social groups. He has undertaken commissioned research for several institutions including The Football Association, The England and Wales Cricket Board, The Youth Sport Trust, Sporting Equals, Northamptonshire Sport and the Northampton Leisure Trust.

He has a particular interest in grassroots, recreational sport, developed from his PhD thesis completed in 2009 which investigated the implementation of The FA's equality policy into grassroots football. More recently he has turned attention to the social barriers to sport coaching, having recently co-edited the Routledge collection ''Race', Ethnicity, Racism and Sport Coaching'.

Jim's full list of publications can be found on his Google Scholar profile and his ORCID ID - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8916-4524