2010 Sport and Society Conference – Plenary Speaker Added

Patricia Vertinsky, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada www.SportConference.com
Patricia Vertinsky is a Professor in the School of Human Kinetics, with the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Her specializations include social and cultural history of the body: gender, race, aging and disability; gender relations, health, sport and exercise; social history of women and health; social and cultural aspects of sport and physical activity; health education; health promotion; and health policy She received her B.A. (Hons) and Dip.Ed. in History and Physical Education from Birmingham University, UK; her M.Sc. in Sociology and Kinesiology at the University of California at Los Angeles, USA; and her Ed.D in Social Foundations of Education from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.