Expert publications
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All (32) Book (2) Journal Article (12) Other Outputs (9) Conference Publication (5) Book Chapter (4)
| 2025 Book Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport Stephen Townsend, Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond and Rebecca Olive eds. (2025). Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press. Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport |
| 2024 Other Outputs Why a portrait of a former NRL great could spark greater concussion awareness in Australia Townsend, Stephen and Pearce, Alan J. (2024, 10 07). Why a portrait of a former NRL great could spark greater concussion awareness in Australia The Conversation Why a portrait of a former NRL great could spark greater concussion awareness in Australia |
| 2024 Journal Article Punch-drunk murderer: boxing, brain trauma, and the murder of Hilda Meek Townsend, Stephen (2024). Punch-drunk murderer: boxing, brain trauma, and the murder of Hilda Meek. Journal of Sport History, 51 (2), 119-133. doi: 10.5406/21558450.51.2.10 Punch-drunk murderer: boxing, brain trauma, and the murder of Hilda Meek |
| 2024 Journal Article Concussion’s Past: An Introduction Townsend, Stephen, Phillips, Murray G., Osmond, Gary and Olive, Rebecca (2024). Concussion’s Past: An Introduction. Journal of Sport History, 51 (2), 2-14. doi: 10.5406/21558450.51.2.02 Concussion’s Past: An Introduction |
| 2023 Other Outputs Australian researchers confirm world’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in a female athlete Townsend, Stephen, Pearce, Alan and Olive, Rebecca (2023, 07 04). Australian researchers confirm world’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in a female athlete The Conversation Australian researchers confirm world’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in a female athlete |
| 2021 Journal Article “‘The Tragedy of the Punch Drunk': Reading Concussion in Australian Sporting Newspapers, 1843–1954” Townsend, Stephen (2021). “‘The Tragedy of the Punch Drunk': Reading Concussion in Australian Sporting Newspapers, 1843–1954”. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3 676463, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2021.676463 “‘The Tragedy of the Punch Drunk': Reading Concussion in Australian Sporting Newspapers, 1843–1954” |
| 2018 Journal Article 'Where Cassius Clay Ends, Muhammad Ali Begins': sportspeople, political activism, and methodology Townsend, Stephen, Osmond, Gary and Phillips, Murray G. (2018). 'Where Cassius Clay Ends, Muhammad Ali Begins': sportspeople, political activism, and methodology. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 35 (11), 1-27. doi: 10.1080/09523367.2018.1523146 'Where Cassius Clay Ends, Muhammad Ali Begins': sportspeople, political activism, and methodology |
| 2017 Journal Article From "Pitifully Ignorant" to the "People's Champion”: Shifting Perceptions of Muhammad Ali in the Louisville Defender, 1964–1971 Townsend, Stephen (2017). From "Pitifully Ignorant" to the "People's Champion”: Shifting Perceptions of Muhammad Ali in the Louisville Defender, 1964–1971. Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 115 (4), 611-643. doi: 10.1353/khs.2017.0080 From "Pitifully Ignorant" to the "People's Champion”: Shifting Perceptions of Muhammad Ali in the Louisville Defender, 1964–1971 |
| 2025 Other Outputs Yes, cricket is a contact sport. We have safety gear – but we need to do more Townsend, Stephen and Pearce, Alan (2025, 10 30). Yes, cricket is a contact sport. We have safety gear – but we need to do more The Conversation doi: 10.64628/AA.hquktp49m Yes, cricket is a contact sport. We have safety gear – but we need to do more |
| 2025 Conference Publication "She'll be right mate": collisions of science and masculinity in the Australian Concussion Crisis Townsend, Stephen (2025). "She'll be right mate": collisions of science and masculinity in the Australian Concussion Crisis. International Congress of the History of Science and Technology, Dunedin, New Zealand, 29 June-5 July 2025. "She'll be right mate": collisions of science and masculinity in the Australian Concussion Crisis |
| 2025 Book Chapter Introduction: (Re)Setting the field: understanding brain trauma in sport Townsend, Stephen, Osmond, Gary, Phillips, Murray G. and Olive, Rebecca (2025). Introduction: (Re)Setting the field: understanding brain trauma in sport. Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport. (pp. 1-31) edited by Stephen Townsend, Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond and Rebecca Olive. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press. Introduction: (Re)Setting the field: understanding brain trauma in sport |
| 2025 Book Chapter Conclusion: Flagging the future: what will brain injury mean for sport? Stephen Townsend, Phillips, Murray G., Osmond, Gary and Olive, Rebecca (2025). Conclusion: Flagging the future: what will brain injury mean for sport?. Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport. (pp. 295-302) edited by Stephen Townsend, Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond and Rebecca Olive. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press. Conclusion: Flagging the future: what will brain injury mean for sport? |
| 2025 Book Chapter Reading the silences: history, concussion and Australian sport Phillips, Murray G. and Townsend, Stephen (2025). Reading the silences: history, concussion and Australian sport. Head in the game: sociocultural analyses of brain trauma in sport. (pp. 189-205) edited by Stephen Townsend, Murray G. Phillips, Gary Osmond and Rebecca Olive. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press. Reading the silences: history, concussion and Australian sport |
| 2025 Conference Publication Between the lines: uncovering concussion narratives in Australian sporting biogrpahies Townsend, Stephen (2025). Between the lines: uncovering concussion narratives in Australian sporting biogrpahies. Bond Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Sport, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 14 February 2025. Between the lines: uncovering concussion narratives in Australian sporting biogrpahies |
| 2024 Other Outputs A year on from the Senate inquiry into concussion, what’s changed and what comes next? Greenhow, Annette and Townsend, Stephen (2024, 10 21). A year on from the Senate inquiry into concussion, what’s changed and what comes next? The Conversation A year on from the Senate inquiry into concussion, what’s changed and what comes next? |
| 2024 Conference Publication Playing the brain game: The case for public histories of sports concussion Townsend, Stephen (2024). Playing the brain game: The case for public histories of sports concussion. International Federation of Public History, Lisbon, Portugal, 3-6 September 2024. Playing the brain game: The case for public histories of sports concussion |
| 2024 Other Outputs Will AFL and NRL protect players as finals fever hits? Pearce, Alan and Townsend, Stephen (2024, 09 04). Will AFL and NRL protect players as finals fever hits? 360 Info Will AFL and NRL protect players as finals fever hits? |
| 2024 Other Outputs Are 2 mid-career AFL retirements a sign Australian athletes are taking brain health more seriously? Pearce, Alan and Townsend, Stephen (2024, 04 19). Are 2 mid-career AFL retirements a sign Australian athletes are taking brain health more seriously? The Conversation Are 2 mid-career AFL retirements a sign Australian athletes are taking brain health more seriously? |
| 2024 Other Outputs Will introducing independent doctors at games help the AFL tackle its concussion problem? Townsend, Stephen and Rynne, Steven (2024, 04 08). Will introducing independent doctors at games help the AFL tackle its concussion problem? The Conversation Will introducing independent doctors at games help the AFL tackle its concussion problem? |
| 2023 Journal Article The golden ratio in baseball: the influence of historical eras on winning percentages in major league baseball Cairney, John, Townsend, Stephen, Brown, Denver M. Y., Graham, Jeffrey D., Richard, Veronique and Kwan, Matthew Y. W. (2023). The golden ratio in baseball: the influence of historical eras on winning percentages in major league baseball. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5 1273327, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1273327 The golden ratio in baseball: the influence of historical eras on winning percentages in major league baseball |