Steve Gelder

Biographical Summary

Steve is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure. He is the Undergraduate Course Leader for BA (hons) Sport Management BA (hons) Event and Venue Management BA (hons) Tourism Management BA (hons) International Hospitality Management in the UK and the BA (hons) Sport Management at Asia Pacific School of Sport and Business in Singapore.

Steve is a former Principal Officer for Wolverhampton City Council where he gained experience in operational management on a range of leisure venues. Steve’s Master’s degree is in Business administration.

Teaching responsibilities

Steve teaches across the Leisure Industries disciplines: with a primary expertise and interest in Sport and Event management. This subject expertise is delivered in both UK and the South East Asia industries.

Steve has developed expertise in the Employability III consultancy project module through his links with the local leisure industry. This engages students in working directly with the leisure industry employers to resolve particularly problems facing their organisation.

More recently Steve has taught on four modules delivered in Singapore as part of the departments pioneering venture into Trans national Delivery.

Non teaching responsibilities

Steve’s primary role for 2011-2 is the Undergraduate Course Leader for all Leisure Industry programmes. Steve represents the department on a number of cross school committees which include work with the Positive Working Environment group; TNE operations team, and the Work based Learning forum.

Research Interests

Steve’s research interests range from the study of pedagogic external learning environments and Student employability within the HE curriculum, through to subject expertise in event operations and Community Sport. Areas include strategies to address social exclusion through sport and physical activity, and the importance of urban allotments in achieving wider social benefits.

Current work involves an investigation into sports development/coaching to assess the level of integration of developmental assets.

Steve’s latest research projects surround the perceptions of UK football fans’ on the F.A. Cup

External Responsibilities

• University Wales Institute Cardiff: External Examiner HND/BA (Hons) Event Management. 2007- 2010
• External Industry advisor for UCLAN Franchised BA(Hons) Event Management
• External Industry advisor for UCLAN Franchised BA(Hons) Golf Management
• Peer Evaluation report For Bridgnorth District Council Undertaken March 2007-05-21
• Appointed to the Board of Trustees for Wolverhampton Leisure Trust March 2012
• University of Worcester: External Examiner BSc (Hons) Sport Business Management 2013-7

Qualifications

2005 PGCert in Higher Education: University Wolverhampton

2001 Masters in Business Administration: University Wolverhampton

1991 BA (hons) Sport and Recreation Studies: Staffordshire University

Publications & Conferences

• Wale, D & Ridal, A (2010) Events Marketing in Robinson, P; Wale, D & Dickson, G (eds) Events Management. Oxford: CABI
• Gelder,S. (2009) Operations Management in Robinson, P (ed) Managing Operations in the Travel Industry, Oxford: Cabi
• Gelder S, McCarthy, P. ‘Stay Away Sports’ published in the Institute of Sports and Recreation Managers (ISRM) journal ‘Recreation’ Vol. 63 No 6. September 2003,
• Gelder, S. & McCarthy, P., “Identification of themes contributing to non- usage of public sector sport and recreation facilities”. European Association of Sports Managers conference. Stockholm.
• Gelder S, Oriade. A. Employer engagement: Use of real life consultancy projects in developing students’ employability in the leisure industries. ATHE conference 2010 Canterbury
• Robinson P, Gelder, S, Wale D, (2011) Future-Proofing Students Through Employability In Valuing Tourism In Higher Education: Capitalising on HE-industry Links, 8-9th December 2011, The Subject Association for Tourism in the UK, St Anne’s College Oxford
• Dale, C. Gelder, S. Robinson, N. Working class stereotypes in comedy and the consumption of humour as leisure
• Recording leisure Lives LSA conference, Bolton Art Gallery, April 2012