Graduate Student Research Profile

Koji KobayashiKoji Kobayashi

E-mail: kobko696@student.otago.ac.nz

Area of Study:
PhD: Sport Sociology

Supervisor:
Steve Jackson, Mike Sam

Thesis Title:
Globalisation, Sport and Corporate Nationalism in Japan

Education:
2005-2007 University of Memphis, M.S. (Human Movement Sciences with Concentration in Sport and Leisure Commerce)
2003-2004 University of Shenandoah, Exchange Program
1998-2002 Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts, B.A. (Liberal Arts and Science)

Publications:
N/A

Presentations:
The World Congress of Sociology of Sport (hosted by the International Sociology of Sport Association) in Kyoto, Japan from 26th  to 29th July, 2008. Title: The Transpacific Sport Gaze: Japanese Post-Industrial Management at Asics & Mizuno

Scholarships and Awards:
University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarship
University of Memphis Study Abroad Scholarship, 2006

Hobbies:
Sports in general, basketball in particular, salsa dancing or any other forms of dance, also keen to try outdoor sports just because I am in New Zealand.

Updated 22 Jun 2009

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