Dr
Greg DingleProfile page
Senior Lecturer, Tourism, Events & Sport
Tourism and Events
- Senior Lecturer, Tourism, Events & SportTourism and Events
- +61 3 9479 5743 (Work)
- La Trobe University, Management & Marketing, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Victoria, 3086, Australia
BIO
Greg Dingle, Ph.D., is a science-informed researcher and educator at La Trobe University focused on sport and climate change, and business. Greg is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Management in the Department of Organizations, Work and Capabilities in the La Trobe Business School, and a Member of the La Trobe Centre for Sport and Social Impact.
Greg's research and teaching focuses on climate impacts on sport, and climate change adaptation. Greg began his career in industry as a manager of sport programs, and as a sports coach in schools.
Greg was the first Australian researcher to join the Sport Ecology, Group, an international collective of sport researchers specializing in sport and the natural environment. He is also a board member of the Climate Change Exchange, an NGO focused on integrating research, policy and practice for transformative adaptation. Greg is also a founding member of the La Trobe University Climate Network.
You can find his websites at the sidebar on the left of this page.
Post-graduate students interested in PhD or Masters research examining climate change risks, impacts and adaptation are welcome to contact me.
I do consulting for organizations with climate change adaptation challenges. Examples of my consulting work that articulate a pathway to adoption of my research are the United Nations Introduction to Sports for Climate Action online course, and the United Nations Sports for Climate Action [advanced] online course.
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
- Senior LecturerLa Trobe University, Management & Marketing, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2024 - present
- Head of Sport Management Major (undergraduate)La Trobe University, La TrobeBusiness School, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2023 - present
- Course Coordinator, Diploma of Elite Sport Business (Carlton College of Sport)La Trobe University, Management & Marketing, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2022 - present
- Lecturer, Sport ManagementLa Trobe University, Management & Marketing, Melbourne, Australia1 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2023
MEDIA
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Lecturer – Sport & Recreation ManagementVictoria University, Australia, College of Sport and Exercise Science, Melbourne, Australia2005 - 2013
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Executive OfficerMelbourne Phoenix Netball Club Inc., Melbourne, Australia2000 - 2001
DEGREES
- PhDVictoria University, Melbourne, Australia1 Mar 2006 - 2 Jun 2014
- BA (Hons) (Sports Administration)Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia1 Mar 2004 - 1 Nov 2004
- BA (Sports Administration)Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia7 Jul 1997 - 30 Jun 2001
CERTIFICATIONS
- World Bank Climate and Disaster Risk Screening: Identifying Risk to Enhance Resilience Online CourseWorld Bank Group, Washington D.C., United States20 May 2021 - presentClimate and Disaster Risk Screening is a process for identifying short and long term climate and disaster risks to build resilience in development projects, policies, and programs. Identifying risks and proactively incorporating resilience measures – at an early stage of project design – can help projects achieve their development objectives. The Climate and Disaster Risk Screening Tools available on this website, can be used by development practitioners for high-level screening at an early stage of project design or in national level planning processes.
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Introduction to Graduate Research SupervisionLa Trobe University, La Trobe Research Education Team, Melbourne, Australia10 Dec 2020 - 10 Dec 2020Research supervisionOther
AVAILABILITY
- Collaborative projects
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Media enquiries
- Membership of an advisory committee
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 13 Climate Action
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities