| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Pankowiak, A., Casey, M., Eime, R., & Westerbeek, H. (240101). A socio-ecological approach to understanding the experiences of women and girls playing male-dominated sports. Sport in Society, |
| 2024 | Eime, R., Harvey, J., Charity, M., Pankowiak, A., Westerbeek, H., & Mesagno, C. (240101). The motivations to play organised club-based sport in Australia. Leisure Studies, |
| 2024 | Sherry, E., Bowell, P., Symons, K., & Pankowiak, A. (240101). Researching women in sport development: an intersectional approach. Sport in Society, 27(5), (820-842). |
| 2024 | Woessner, M. N., Pankowiak, A., Kavanagh, E., Parent, S., Vertommen, T., Eime, R., Spaaij, R., Harvey, J., & Parker, A. G. (240101). Telling adults about it: children s experience of disclosing interpersonal violence in community sport. Sport in Society, 27(5), (661-680). |
| 2024 | Constandt, B., Vertommen, T., Cox, L., Kavanagh, E., Kumar, B. P., Pankowiak, A., Parent, S., & Woessner, M. (240101). Quid interpersonal violence in the sport integrity literature? A scoping review. Sport in Society, 27(1), (162-180). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Child abuse & child protection in sport
- Violence in sport
- Sport participation
- Sport policy
- Social inclusion/exclusion in sport
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Aurelie Pankowiak
Dr Aurélie Pankowiak is a postdoctoral research fellow within the Institute for Health and Sport and is a current recipient of a VicHealth Research Fellowship (May 2023 – May 2026). Aurélie completed her PhD at Victoria University in 2020 (National Paralympic Sport Policies).
As part of her VicHealth fellowship, Aurélie leads a program of research on the prevention and response to interpersonal violence in sport (also known as safeguarding or Safe Sport), with as a specific focus on child abuse in community sport. Her work draws from the disciplines of public health and sport management/ policy. She closely collaborates with expert researchers from the fields of psychology, criminology, socio-cultural studies and legal studies, as well as practitioners (sport and specialist services), recognising that child abuse is a very complex social problem that requires multiple perspectives and expertise.
Aurélie is a co-founder and member of the International Research Network on Violence and Integrity in Sport (IRNOVIS).
As a leading survivor-advocate of persistent child sexual abuse in sport, Aurélie is passionate about activism for safer sporting environment and is regularly invited to join advisory committees for research/ policy/ advocacy projects. E.g. The Army of Survivors (USA), Sport & Rights Alliance (International network in Europe), Sport and Recreation Victoria - Preventing Violence Through Sport (Australia), The In Good Faith Foundation (Australia), The French National Inquiry into Sport Federation Failures (France).
Email: aurelie.pankowiak@vu.edu.au
Qualifications
- PhD (Paralympic Sport Policy), Victoria University, Australia, 2020
- M.S (Erasmus Mundus Master, Adapted Physical Activity), K.U. Leuven University, Belgium, 2013
- B.S (Sport & Exercise Sciences), Paris Nanterre University, France, 2011
Key publications
Aurelie has over 85 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Aurelie's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Commissioned research report (showing 5)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Pankowiak, A., Woessner, M., & Parker, A. (241104). Trauma informed care in sport: two-part workshop series report. Melbourne, Victoria: Institute for Health and Sport. doi: 10.26196/5jjr-jr35 |
| 2024 |
Pankowiak, A., Woessner, M., & Parker, A. (241001). Applying Trauma-Informed Principles to Your Sport Organisation. Melbourne, Australia: Victoria University. doi: 10.26196/3pjh-5g29 |
| 2024 |
Woessner, M., Pankowiak, A., McLachlan, F., & Parker, A. (241001). Recognising and responding to abuse in sport - Office of Sport NSW. Melbourne, Australia: Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University. doi: 10.26196/3d0r-8852 |
| 2024 |
Woessner, M., Pankowiak, A., Hamer, J., & Parker, A. (240101). Victoria University Safe Sport Community Workshop Summary and Resource Pack. Melbourne, Victoria: Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University. doi: 10.26196/GJRY-5F49 |
| 2024 |
Woessner, M., Pankowiak, A., Hamer, J., & Parker, A. (240101). Let kids be kids - Safe Sport Community Workshop Summary and Resource Pack. Melbourne, Victoria: Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University. doi: 10.26196/5F1X-BZ79 |
Journal article (showing 5 of 19)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2023
|
Engaging youth in fun, safe and inclusive sport environments for health
and wellbeing
From: VicHealth Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
For period: 2023-2026
|
$234,472 |
2022
|
Report on literature review and document analysis
From: Australian Sports Foundation Limited
Other investigators: Aspr Rochelle Joyce, Prof Hans Westerbeek
For period: 2022-2022
|
Not disclosed |
|
Sport Participation Research Project
From: VicHealth
Other investigators: Aspr Rochelle Joyce, Prof Hans Westerbeek, Ms Melanie Charity
For period: 2022-2025
|
$340,000 |
2021
|
A research study in sports clubs’ volunteer capacity to drive women and girls’
participation in community sport
From: Australian Football League
Other investigators: Prof Hans Westerbeek, Aspr Rochelle Joyce
For period: 2021-2022
|
Not disclosed |
|
Sports-clubs volunteer capacity to drive community-sport VU Contact
From: Change our Game Research Grant Program
Other investigators: Aspr Rochelle Joyce, Prof Hans Westerbeek
For period: 2021-2022
|
$24,720 |
2020
|
Yarra Ranges - Participation in sport
From: Yarra Ranges Shire Council
Other investigators: Aspr Rochelle Joyce
For period: 2020-2021
|
Not disclosed |
|
Sport participation benchmarking: Activate 2020-2030 proposal
From: City of Ballarat, Cricket Victoria
Other investigators: Prof Hans Westerbeek, Aspr Rochelle Joyce
For period: 2020-2024
|
Not disclosed |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Careers
Details of this Researcher's career are currently unavailable.
