Internal PhD Examiner

1- Jae Woo Park (2011) Elite Sport Development in Korea: An Analysis of Policy Change (Supervisor: Prof Barrie Houlihan), Loughborough University

2- Moran Betzer-Tayar (2013) The Role of Women in Decision-making Positions in Olympic Sport: the Case of the Israeli Volley-Ball Association (Supervisor: Prof Ian Henry), Loughborough University. Internal examiner Dr Mahfoud Amara (Loughborough University) and External Examiner Prof. Jim Parry (Leeds University).

3- Mary Charalambous-Papamiltiades (2014) Sport sponsorship management practices in less mature sponsorship markets: The case of Cyprus (Supervisors: Dr Guillaume Bodet and Prof Ian Henry). Dr Mahfoud Amara internal examiner (Loughborough University), external examiner

4-ShuShu Chen (2014) The Legacy of the 2012 Olympics in a non-hosting region: A Case Study of Leicestershire (Supervisor: Prof Ian Henry), Loughborough University. Dr Mahfoud Amara, internal examiner (Loughborough University) Dikea Chatziefstathiou (Canterbury Christ Church University)

5- Donna De Haan – (2015) “Evaluating the experience of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the career histories of elite equestrian athletes“ supervised by Prof Ian Henry. Internal examiner was Dr Mahfoud Amara, Loughborough University, and external examiner Prof Vamplew Wray, University of Stirling.

6- Richard Hu – (2015) An analysis of Chinese Olympic and elite sport policy discourse in the post- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games era“ supervised by Prof Ian Henry. The internal examiner was Dr Mahfoud Amara, Loughborough University, and external Prof Fan Hong, Bangor University.

7- Jinming Zheng –(2015) “A comparative analysis of the policy process of elite sport development in China and the UK: In relation to three Olympic sports/disciplines of artistic gymnastics, swimming and cycling“ supervised by Prof Barrie Houlihan. The internal examiner was Dr Mahfoud Amara, Loughborough University, and external examiner Prof Fan Hong, Bangor University.

External PhD Examiner

A Doctor of Philosophy thesis entitled “The evolution of the National Games in China, 1910-2009: A century of change” submitted by Ms Li Liu. Supervised by Prof. Fan Hong. The University of Western Australia. 2018

External Examiner,  PhD viva Nasser Alkubaisi,  Mega Sporting Events and the influence of International Human Rights: A positioning case for Qatar, the University of the West of Scotland, 2021

External Examiner for PhD in Islamic Civilisation and Contemporary (Registration No: 15H1952). Officer Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies (SOASCIS) Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 2023