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Professor Kevin Hylton

Emeritus Professor

Kevin Hylton PhD is Emeritus Professor of Equality and Diversity in Sport, Leisure and Education. Kevin is the first Black Professor to hold this honour in Carnegie history.

Kevin’s research is world leading in regard to 'race' research in sport and education. Kevin authored ‘Race’ and Sport: Critical Race Theory (Routledge, 2009) and Contesting ‘Race’ and Sport: Shaming the Colour Line (Routledge, 2018). Kevin is Chair of the Sheffield Race Equality Commission, Special Advisor to the Sport Monitoring Advisory Panel and Co-Editor of the Routledge Critical Series on Equality and Social Justice in Sport and Leisure.

Kevin was bestowed an Honorary Doctor of Science for an inspirational career in race relations, equality and social justice (University of Kent) and is an Honorary Fellow (Leeds Trinity). Kevin is Patron of the Advance HE Race Equality Charter, Visiting Professor at the University of South Wales, Visiting Professor at KU Leuven (Belgium) and was previously Head of the Research Centre for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (LBU), and Interim Pro Vice Chancellor Culture Equality and Inclusion at the University of Sussex.

Current Teaching

Kevin is supervising a range of postgraduate researchers on PhD/EdD programmes across a range of topics and areas of social science.

Research Interests

Kevin worked closely with Sport England on their report focusing on Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic communities' And the Royal Yachting Association on their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy. Kevin is also working closely with Devon Malcolm (ex-England pace bowler) to develop a national Caribbean Cricket Association. Kevin has conducted thought leadership work with Nike and English Heritage.

Kevin's work in the area of social justice and critical race studies has helped to broaden the lexicon and understanding of ‘race’ in sport and leisure related contexts, while also building on the university's legacy of work on gender relations. His development of Critical Race Theory in the UK and its application across professions has underpinned his work with national governing bodies and national organisations where issues of under-representation, racial inequalities, individual, cultural and institutional racism, and intersectional issues in coaching and sport have required new perspectives to explain and disrupt them.