Connor MacDonald is a researcher and lecturer based at UniSA Business. His research interests lie in sociocultural understandings of sport and physical activity, with a specific focus on LGBTQIA+ inclusion and diversity. While completing his masters thesis, which examined trans inclusion policies in the AFL and Cricket Australia and the news media and fans reactions to these policies, and since after, he has published in a number of books and journals, and has presented at a handful of conferences, including NASSS and TASA. He currently works at CERM PI as a project officer, and has worked as a tutor and course coordinator for numerous courses in UniSA Business.