Dr David Holland-Smith

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David.holland-smith.perth@uhi.ac.uk

Research Interests

My broad research interests are related to Sport Policy and International politics, Sport and consumption, Sociology of voluntary risk-taking, Gender and Identity, Sustainability, Pedagogy, Production, Reproduction, and Transition in Higher Education, Constructivist Grounded Theory. I am a member of the  Scottish Centre for Olympic Research and Education (SCORE).

Publications

  • A comprehensive list is available via Research Gate and Google Scholar with index and citations ( h-index 6).
  • Holland-Smith, D. (2021). Habitus and practice: social reproduction and trajectory in outdoor education and higher education. Sport Education and Society, DOI:10.1080/13573322.2021.1964460
  • Holland-Smith, D. (2017). Social Capital, social media, and gender class reproduction: women, subcultures, and the changing patterns of participation in climbing. In Price, J & D. Kilvington (Eds.), Sport and Discrimination. Routledge: London, pp230-244.
  • Holland-Smith. D. (2017) Social capital, social media, and the changing patterns of participation in climbing, Sport in Society, 20:9, 1101-1117, DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2016.1269078
  • Holland-Smith. D. (2016) ‘All the places we were not supposed to go’: a case study of formative class and gender habitus in adventure climbing, Sport, Education and Society, 21:8, 1176-1192, DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2014.994177
  • Whittaker, C.G., & Holland-Smith, D. (2014). Exposing the dark side, an exploration of the influences of social capital has upon sports volunteers, Sport Education and Society. 21:3, 356-373, DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2014.923832
  • Holland-Smith, D., & Olivier, S. (2013). ‘You don't understand us!’ An inside perspective on adventure climbing, Sport in Society, 16:9, 1091-1104, DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2013.790889
  • Holland-Smith, D., A, Love, & Lorimer, R. (2013). British surfers and their attitude toward the environment. Ecopsychology. 5(2) 103-109. .http://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2013.0020
  • Lorimer, R., & Holland-Smith, D. (2012). Why Coach? A Case Study of the Prominent Influences on a Top-Level UK Outdoor Adventure Coach. The Sport Psychologist, 26: 571-583.

Publications in progress and under peer review

  • Holland-Smith, D. (Under review).Sociology of  Risk-taking and Risk management in Adventure Sports.
  • S. Ka-Chun Au., & Holland-Smith. D. (2023). A Case Study of international Athlete and Coach Immigration.

Other Publications

  • Holland-Smith, D. (2018). Class, gender and habitus : a 'Bourdieuian' perspective of social reproduction and change in the contemporary sports field, with a focus on adventure climbing.
  • A Samuel., & Holland-Smith, D., et al. (2016) Embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) In the  Abertay Curriculum.

Conference Presentations

  • Holland-Smith .D. (2014). Gender and the somatised body in adventure climbing. Women’s History Scotland Annual Conference. Gender Fitness and Sport. September 27th  2014.
  • A. Samuel, D. Holland-Smith, & D, Gilmour. (2014). “Unlocking new ideas in Teaching and Learning.” Teaching and Learning Enhancement Conference (1/10/14). Abertay University, Dundee. Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in the Abertay Curriculum.
  • Holland-Smith. D. (2018). Hysteresis and social change in the contemporary climbing field. Sport and Discrimination Conference 2018, Oxford, United Kingdom.
  • Holland-Smith. D. (2015). Tackling discrimination and barriers to participation in outdoor adventure sports through design thinking and new technological innovations. Sport and Discrimination Conference 2015, London, United Kingdom.

Research Seminars (Presentations)

  • David Holland-Smith (2012). An inside perspective of risk in adventure climbing. 2012, University of Abertay Dundee, School of Health and Social Science.
  • David Holland-Smith (2012). Research and Practice: Adventure and outdoor education 2012, University of Abertay Dundee.
  • David Holland-Smith (2013). Research and Practice: Barriers to participation in education and physical activity. 2013, University of Abertay Dundee.

Cited editorial contribution

  • David Holland-Smith (2020).
    Bateman, J. E., Lovell, G., Burke, K. J., & Lastella, M. (2020). Coach education and positive youth development as a means of improving Australian Sport. Frontiers in Sports and active Living, 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.591633

Peer Reviewer (Academic Journals)

  • Sport and Society
  • Sport Education and Society
  • Leisure
  • Journal of Adventure and Experiential learning
  • Frontiers