Dr Kevin Dixon is a social scientist specialising in the sociology of sport, exercise, leisure, and health. He has authored / edited six books:

• Consuming Football in Late Modern Life (Routledge, 2013)
• The Impact of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Diminishing contrasts increasing varieties (Palgrave, 2015) 
• Studying Football (Routledge, 2016) 
• Screen Society (Palgrave, 2018)
• Online Research Methods in Sports Studies (Routledge, 2020).
• Sport and Crime (Routledge, 2025)

Kevin’s research focuses broadly on the theme of Sport and Civic Responsibility, which encompasses a wide range of significant social issues. These include the role of sport, for better or worse, in public health, criminal justice, education, identity formation and maintenance, and social inclusion. To find out more about Kevin’s previous and current research click here

As a measure of research quality, Dr Dixon has been returned in the Research Excellence Framework on two occasions. In 2014, he was returned under unit 22 Social Work and Social Policy. This Teesside University submission was ranked joint 5^th in the country from 62 submissions. In 2020, Kevin was returned under unit 24 Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure, and Tourism. This submission placed 12^th from 61 submissions.

Dr Dixon is currently supervising several PhD candidates and is always happy to discuss future applications.