Graduate Student Research Profile
Annie Dignan
E-mail: adignan@pooka.otago.ac.nz
Area of Study:
The Outdoors': Sociocultural perspectives
Supervisor:
Lisette Burrows,
Mike Boyes, John Hughson
Thesis Title:
Women's Stories of Joy in the Outdoors (provisional)
Education:
BA in Outdoor Education, La Trobe University, Australia, 1992
Publications:
Dignan, A.(2002) Outdoor Education and the Reinforcement of Heterosexuality, New
Zealand Journal of Outdoor Education 1(1) 33-37.
Presentations:
13th National Outdoor Education Conference,
April 2003. Adelaide, Australia
Presentation title: "This is as good as it gets". Women's Stories of joy in the
outdoors.
Researching in Sport, Physical and Health Education,
May 2003,
University of Wollongong, Australia
Presentation title: How do you spell that? Women's stories of joy and the perils
of methodology.
Scholarships and Awards:
Otago University PhD Scholarship
Hobbies:
Being in the outdoors, house renovation, training my dog.
