Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Kinesiology - Physical Culture and Sport Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Award Date: 22 Jul 2022
Master, Sport Management, Washington State University
Award Date: 13 May 2017
Master, World History, Villanova University
Award Date: 12 May 2012
Bachelor, Broadcast Communication, History, & Philosophy, Marquette University
Award Date: 15 May 2010
External positions
Reviews Editor, Sport in History
Aug 2024 → …
English Language Journals Editor, H-Sport
Dec 2020 → …
Assistant Reviews Editor, Sport in History
Aug 2020 → Jul 2024
Time & Site Committee Member, North American Society for Sport History
Jun 2020 → …
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin
Aug 2017 → Aug 2022
Graduate Researcher & Coach, Washington State University
Aug 2015 → May 2017
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An Eventful Experience: Measuring student voice and satisfaction through co-designed work-integrated learning in sport management education
Napieralla, M., Hurley, A. S., Farrell, C. & Bailey, J., 2026, In: International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning. 27, 1, p. 183-198 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Not in our back yard: Exploring the emerging and fraught relationship between right-wing English sport clubs and recreation excursions in the Welsh countryside
Hurley, A. S., 29 Apr 2026, In: International Journal of Sport Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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American Sport in International History: The United States and the World Since 1865
Hurley, A. S., 1 Apr 2024, Journal of Sport History, 51, 1, p. 124-125 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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Celebrity and Spectacle: Adolf von Guretzki's Influence on Berlin's Early Twentieth-Century Sports Writing
Hurley, A., Sept 2024, Berlin Sports: Spectacle, Recreation, and Media in Germany's Metropolis. Dichter, H. L. & Johnson, M. W. (eds.). University of Arkansas Press, 25 p. (Sport, Culture & Society Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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On the Origins of the Young Men’s Catholic Association as a Response to the Protestant Recreation Ethic in the United States, 1854–1909
Hurley, A. S., 5 Feb 2024, In: International Journal of the History of Sport. 41, 5, p. 398-417 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Strongmen of the Valleys: Uncovering the influence of Eugen Sandow in the Welsh Valleys during the early 20 th century
Hurley, A. (Speaker)
8 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Policing the Field: exploring historical tensions between the South Wales Police and Cardiff's Tiger Bay through community football initiatives
Hurley, A. (Speaker)
22 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Publishing in 'Sport in History'
Lake, R. (Invited speaker), Oldfield, S.-J. (Invited speaker) & Hurley, A. (Invited speaker)
22 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Power of a Name: Tiger Bay FC and Somali-Welsh Identity
Hurley, A. (Speaker)
3 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Learned Society of Wales' Early Career Researcher Colloquium 2025
Hurley, A. (Member of programme committee)
3 Jul 2025 → 4 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...