Office: 3M Centre, Rm 2225
Supervisor: Prof. Alison Doherty
E-mail: spatil6@uwo.ca
Pune, India
MA Kinesiology, Sport Management & Leadership (Western University)
BA (Hons) Sport Management (Coventry University)
September 2018
Doherty, A., Patil, S., Robar, J., Perfetti, A., & Squire, K. (2022). Mapping the landscape of organized sport in a community: Implications for community development. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 114. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.855798.
Deck, S., Doherty, A., Hall, C., Schneider, A., Patil, S., & Belfry, G. (2021). Perceived Time, frequency and intensity of engagement and masters athletes subjective experiences. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, 114. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.653590.
Chelladurai, P., & Patil, S. (2020). An overview of sport in modern India. In Hong, F. & Zhouxiang, L. (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia (pp. 279-288). Routledge: New York.
Doherty, A., & Patil, S. (2019). Reflections on major sport event volunteer legacy research. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure & Events, 11(s1), s34-s42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2019.1569433 [Selected for inclusion in the Olympic World Library: https://library.olympic.org/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/185245/reflections-on-major-sport-event-volunteer-legacy-research-alison-doherty-swarali-patil].
Patil, S. (2022, February 2). A collective failure: Events preceding the 2022 Australian Open. Sport and Development. Retrieved from https://www.sportanddev.org/en/article/news/collective-failure-events-preceding-2022-australian-open.
Patil, S. (2021, December 6). Facilitating learning and connections: The NASSM student engagement initiative. NASSM Blog. Retrieved from https://nassm.org/blog/2021-october-student-engagement-initiative.
Patil. S. (2021, May 27). French Open postponement serves as latest example of tennis players' struggles during COVID-19. The Conversation Canada. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/french-open-postponement-serves-as-latest-example-of-tennis-players-struggles-during-covid-19-159666. [Republished by The National Post, Yahoo! Canada, and Western News]
Patil, S. (2020, November 19). Pro tennis needs an organization that advocates for players' health, safety and prize money. The Conversation Canada. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/pro-tennis-needs-an-organization-that-advocates-for-players-health-safety-and-prize-money-149203.
Patil, S. (2018, March 14). Student corner: An international experience. NASSM Blog. Retrieved from https://nassm.org/blog/from-london-to-london-my-experience-as-an-international-student-in-canada.
Doherty, A., Greenhow, A., Caron, J., Riggin, B., Tannenbaum, B., Safai, P., Patil, S., Fischer, L., Sibbald, S., Misley, J., Cowle, S., Watson, M., Gassewitz, D., Morris, M. (2022, December). Conceptualizing youth sport concussion management: Towards a multi-level understanding of reporting and removal from play (oral presentation). Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Patil. S., & Doherty, A. (2022, November). Money matters: Understanding elite women athletes' experiences of financial wellbeing (published abstract and oral presentation). The International Working Group (IWG) Conference on Women and Sport, Auckland, NZ.
Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2022, September). An exploration of women's psychological empowerment in Canadian sport (published abstract and oral presentation). European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.
Doherty, A., Patil, S., & Robar, J. (2022, September). The contribution of private community sport to public activity goals (published abstract and oral presentation). European Association for Sport Management (EASM) Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.
Patil, S., Farr, J., Green, E., & Teare, G. (2022, June). Student memberships of professional associations: A social exchange theory perspective. (published abstract and poster presentation). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Brougham, J., Bodin, K., Gray, E., Patil, S., Evans, Z., & Wong, D. (2022, June). Mental health in Sport Management higher education: Breaking the silence (published abstract and 60-minute symposium). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Patil. S. (2021, September). Connecting equity and goal achievement: Engaging women in sport leadership (oral presentation). European Association for Sport Management (EASM), PhD Seminar, Virtual Conference.
Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2021, June). A strategic business case for women in sport leadership (published abstract and oral presentation). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), Virtual Conference.
Patil, S., Doherty, A., Squire, K., & Clausi, R. (2021, June). The landscape of participation sport in a community: Profiling the goals of sport delivery (published abstract and poster presentation). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), Virtual Conference.
Gray, E., Jeffrey, F., Green, E., Hindman, L., Bodin, K., Ryder, A., Patil, S., & Teare, G. (2021, June). An anti-racist classroom: Teaching strategies across the curriculum (published abstract and 60-minute symposium). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), Virtual Conference.
Doherty, A., Squire, K., Patil, S., & Clausi, R. (2021, February). Mapping the sport and physical activity landscape in a community (published abstract and oral presentation). 2021 Virtual Sport for Life Canadian Summit.
Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2020, June). What does it take? Influences to successful initiatives for girls and women in sport (published abstract and oral presentation). Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER) Conference, London, ON.
Patil, S., Deck, S., Doherty, A., Hall, C., Belfry, G., & Schneider, A. (2020, May). Faster, higher, stronger, older: Benefits of masters sport and implications for older adults' participation (published abstract and oral presentation). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), Virtual Conference.
Patil, S., Deck, S., Belfry, G., Doherty, A., Hall, C., & Schneider, A. (2019, October). Continuers, re-kindlers, and late Starters: A profile of masters athletes and their experiences in sport (published abstract and poster presentation). Sport Canada Research Initiative Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Deck, S., Patil, S., Belfry, G., Doherty, A., Hall, C., & Schneider, A. (2019, October). The psychological and social benefits of being a masters athlete (published abstract and poster presentation). Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2019, May). Capacity for gender equity in the national sport organization environment (published abstract and oral presentation). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference, New Orleans, LS.
St. Pierre, M., Doherty, A., & Patil, S. (2019, May). At what cost? A case study of elite athlete sponsorship (published abstract and poster presentation). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference, New Orleans, LS.
Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2018, November). Organizational capacity for gender equity: A multiple case study examination of national sport organizations (published abstract and oral presentation). Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
Doherty, A., Misener, K., & Patil, S. (2018, June). Networks of volunteer social capital: A comparative case study of sport and non-sport member-based community organizations (published abstract and oral presentation). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference, Halifax, NS.
Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2018, April). A case study of organizational capacity to promote the participation of women in sport (oral presentation). 25th Graduate Student Leisure Research Symposium, University of Waterloo, Kitchener, ON.
Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2018, April). A case Study of capacity to implement gender equity initiatives (oral presentation). 15th Annual Sport Management Student Research Colloquium, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON.
Greenough, E., McKenzie, J., Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2018, April). Volunteer social Capital in community-based organizations: A comparative case study of sport and non-sport clubs (published abstract and oral presentation). 15th Annual Sport Management Student Research Colloquium, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON.
Patil, S., Doherty, A. & Misener, K. (2017, November). The volunteer social capital network in a grassroots community membership association (published abstract and poster presentation). Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, Grand Rapids, MI).
Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2017, September). Capacity for change: Critical factors in the organizational implementation of gender equity in sport initiatives (published abstract and poster presentation). Sport Canada Research Initiative, Toronto, ON.
Patil, S., & Doherty, A. (2017, April). Bonding and bridging social capital in community sport organizations (oral presentation). Kinesiology Graduate Student Symposium, Western University, London, ON (Awarded 'Top 3 Oral Presentation').
Patil, S. (2012, May). A literature review of strategy in sport management (oral presentation). Sport and Event Conference, Coventry University, Coventry, UK (Awarded 'Best Paper' in the Governance Track).
Tennis Family Operations Staff, World Tour Finals (ATP Tennis), November 2012
Accreditation Team, LOCOG (London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games), July 2012 – August 2012
