Leanne Norman

Professor Leanne Norman is a leading scholar in sport management and Director of the Centre for Social Justice in Sport and Society at Leeds Beckett University. Her work focuses on gender equity, organizational culture change, and intersectional inclusion within sports leadership and coaching.

• Academic Leadership: Professor of Sport Management
• Research Centres: Director, Centre for Social Justice in Sport and Society
• Teaching: BSc Sport Coaching, MSc Sport Coaching, PhD supervision

Her research interrogates systemic inequalities through critical feminist sociology, examining:

• Gender dynamics in coach-athlete relationships
• Intersectionality of gender with race/ethnicity in coaching
• Organizational barriers to inclusive leadership
• Strategic interventions for workforce diversification

Recent research trends include:

• Global BME coaching representation challenges
• Football governance equity frameworks
• Workshop-based cultural transformation
• Intersectional policy development
• Leadership pipeline creation
• Work-life integration in coaching

Professor Norman's work bridges academia and practice through:

• Consultancy for national/international sports bodies
• Knowledge exchange programs for women coaches
• Evidence-based organizational change models
• Public engagement through parliamentary outreach
• Coaching education resources
• Global educational movement development