Dr Clayton J Hawkins is a Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator for all Applied Business programs in University College and the Academic Integrity Advisor for the College. Clayton is a current member of the University College Learning and Teaching Committee and the University of Tasmania's Technology-Enhanced Learning and Teaching (TELT) Governance Group. He has served terms on the UTAS-wide Academic Senate and the University Learning and Teaching Committee. Clayton’s teaching and research interests include leisure planning and management, sport and recreation participation and governance, volunteering, event design and management, place management, and lean thinking.

Biography

Clayton joined the University of Tasmania in 2007 with a passion for regional development and education pathways. Prior to joining UTAS, Clayton gained extensive experience working in local government in the fields of sport and recreation, cultural and community development, community arts and event management and won numerous state and national awards for his practitioner work. He has also worked in the banking, hospitality, entertainment, and mining industries.

He was a national board member for six years for the Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS) and previously held Ministerial appointments as a member of the Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board and as Chair of Arts Tasmania's Assistance to Organisations Panel. Clayton is a former elected representative in local government having served almost four years with the Waratah-Wynyard Council, a Fellow (FIPM) of the Institute for Place Management at the UK, and a founding member of the World Leisure Organization's Leisure Management Special Interest Group.

Clayton was the Conference Co-chair of the 2017 Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies conference held in Hobart Tasmania that the theme of Leisure for Social Change.  He was also a member of the scientific committee, and a co-editor of a special edition of the Annals of Leisure Research that was published from the conference in 2019.

Outside of UTAS, Clayton is an enthusiastic sports coach and administrator, musician, and event manager having over twenty-five years of professional and amateur experience in these fields. He is the current President of the Wynyard and Districts Cricket Club.

Career summary

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (2014), 'Informal Leisure as a Source of Social Capital Formation: A Festival Case Study', University of Tasmania, Australia
• Master of Business Administration (2007), Southern Cross University, Australia - specialisations in Tourism Management and Sport Management
• Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Higher Education) (2016), University of Tasmania, Australia
• Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching (2015), University of Tasmania, Australia
• Graduate Certificate in Research (2014), University of Tasmania, Australia
• Graduate Certificate in Arts and Entertainment Management (2004), Deakin University, Australia
• Advanced Diploma in Management (2007), National Business Institute of Australia, Australia - specialisation in Recreation Planning
• Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training (2005), TAFE Tasmania, Australia
• Certificate II in Hospitality Operations (1996), Drysdale, Tasmania, Australia

Memberships

Professional practice

• Fellow: Institute of Place Management (UK) - current
• Founding Member: World Leisure Organization’s Leisure Management Special Interest Group - current
• President: Wynyard and Districts Cricket Club - current
• Member: Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies - current
• Member: World Leisure Organization - current
• Board Member: Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies
• Member: Cricket Tasmania - Regional Development Council (North West)
• Member: Cricket Tasmania - Junior Development Committee (North West)
• Member: Cradle Coast Authority - Regional Events Strategy Working Group
• Board Member: Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board
• Elected Representative: Waratah-Wynyard Council
• Chair: Arts Tasmania - Assistance to Organisations Panel
• Chair: Waratah-Wynyard Council - Recreation Advisory Special Committee
• Board Member: Tasmanian Music Industry Association
• Board Member: Womens' Cricket Tasmania
• Member: Arts Tasmania - Amplified Festival Advisory Panel
• Member: Premier's Physical Activity Advisory Council - Local Government Advisory Group
• Member: Cradle Coast Authority - Recreation Advisory Group
• Member: Burnie Arts Council
• Member: Burnie City Council - Burnie Positive Ageing Committee
• Member: Burnie City Council - Burnie Community Safety Committee
• Member: Burnie City Council - Burnie Sports Centre Committee
• Member: Burnie City Council - Burnie Historical Society
• Board Member: Tasmanian Music Industry Association
• Board Member: Womens' Cricket Tasmania

Committee associations

• Member: University of Tasmania - University College Learning and Teaching Committee (2016-current)
• Member: University of Tasmania - Technology-Enhanced Learning and Teaching Governance Group (2021-current)
• Member: University of Tasmania - Academic Senate (2018-2019)
• Member: University of Tasmania - University Learning and Teaching Committee (2018-2019)
• Acting Member: University Course and Unit Proposals Sub-Committee – as required since 2019
• Deputy Director: University of Tasmania - Tourism Research and Education Network (2016-2020)
• Member: University of Tasmania - Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Learning and Teaching Committee

Teaching

events, festivals, leisure, sport, recreation, tourism, community development, community engagement, lean management, lean thinking, local government, regional development, work integrated learning, SoTL

Teaching responsibility

Coordinating Responsibilities

• Associate Degree in Applied Business

Teaching Responsibilities

• ZAA136 The Business of Leisure - Unit Coordinator
• ZAA138 Organisation of Sport and Recreation - Unit Coordinator
• ZAA144 Designing Events -  Unit Coordinator
• ZAA242 Leisure Facility Management -  Unit Coordinator
• ZAA243 Digital Tourism Visitor Economy – Teaching Team Member
• ZAA244 Valuing the Volunteer - Unit Designer
• ZAA249 Industry Project – Unit Coordinator and Project Supervisor
• ZAA256 Leading Sport and Recreation - Unit Coordinator

Research Appointments

• Founding Member: World Leisure Organization's Leisure Management Special Interest Group - current
• Graduate Research Complaints Panel - current
• Board Member: Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies
• Deputy Director (Cradle Coast): University of Tasmania - Tourism Research and Education Network
• Assistant Graduate Research Coordinator: IRD