Dr Michael McDougall

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science

Sport Stirling

Dr Michael McDougall

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I have an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Stirling, and an MSc and PhD in sport psychology from Liverpool John Moores University. My thesis offered a critical perspective on organisational culture research and practice in sport.

I mainly research organisational culture and social issues in sport and traditional work domains, using deep cultural analysis, critical approaches and various methods to surface what is socially significant to people and groups, and to suggest alternative forms of sensemaking and organising. My research is both interdisciplinary and applied, drawing on qualitative, critical and interpretative traditions in psychology, anthropology, sociology, and organisation and management to ground and develop ideas. In recent years, these interests have overlapped and expanded into several topic areas including meaningful work, narrative, generational communication, sense of place, craftsmanship, organisational sensemaking and strategy.

Before joining the University of Stirling, I spent six years working at Keystone College, a small liberal arts university in Pennsylvania, USA, as an Assistant Professor of Psychology. I was also a visiting fellow at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, supporting the "Winning in the Long Run" project, focusing on athlete construction of life trajectories and psychosocial development in the context of youth sport culture.

Outside academia, I have several years of experience working at the intersections of non-profit and community mental health. Reflecting my research interests, I intermittently provide specialist consulting services in areas of culture (analysis, coaching, advisory, re-positioning, change), sensemaking, and strategy.

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Organisational Culture, Organising, Meaning & Meaningfulness in Work, Sport, and Leisure, Sport and Social Issues, Mental Health, Cultural Psychology, Place

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