
Dr Stephen Townsend
@historycrab
Lecturer and researcher in the history and culture of sport at the University of Queensland.
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https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/24538 07-05-2013 03:38:23
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Further eroding Australian humanities to prop up finances elsewhere. This is the neoliberal university model in action. Sign below to support Australian Catholic University staff. act.newmode.net/action/nteu/ac…



How did a 16th century Italian anatomist come up with the word ‘placenta’? #UQ’s Dr Paige Donaghy’s research aims to uncover the cultural significance of the placenta to help understand its history. Read via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand: uq.au/8da8f7


University of Queensland researchers John Cairney and Dr Stephen Townsend outline the crucial role of paradoxical leadership and the dynamics of ambidextrous organisations sportspromedia.com/insights/opini… #SportsBiz #research #leadership


Will introducing independent doctors at games help the AFL tackle its concussion problem? #UQ's Dr Stephen Townsend and Associate Prof Steven Rynne discuss why independent doctors are needed. 🔗The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand brnw.ch/21wID2k Dr Stephen Townsend Steven Rynne UQ Health

A great piece by @alanpearcephd about the recent spate of #concussion retirements in the AFL. I was glad to contribute some thoughts. theconversation.com/are-2-mid-care… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand





Why a portrait of a former NRL great could spark greater concussion awareness in Australia. Dr Stephen Townsend wrote for The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand. Read the article below⬇️ #Health #Research Dr Stephen Townsend

I’m very proud of this one: Rebecca Olive Murray Phillips, Gary Osmond and me co-edited a special issue of the @JournSportHist with some outstanding #concussion researchers.


Best of 2024 Part 1 of 3, features podcast guest. History of Concussion, What is a Concussion and CTE, featuring guest @TheNeuroTimes Dr Stephen Townsend Kristen Quigley @kmitchell_atpt Jason Tabor, PhD Julie Stamm, PhD, ATC @alanpearcephd Helen Murray, PhD and Dr Rowena Mobbs podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hea…

Congratulations to Reece Head First Concussion for the growth of this podcast project, it’s an important example of public advocacy and I was pleased to have contributed.

Hot off the press - Head In The Game #concussion #sport Manchester University Press featuring School of Sport & Exercise Science doctoral researcher, Matt Nesbitt, with me & Conor Heffernan/@physcstudy.bsky.social, + host of other great writers, who disentangle sociocultural elements. Social science is important science too 👏👏👏
