Dr. Jordan Koch
- Physical Cultural Studies
- Ethnographic Methods
- Sport-for-Development
- Systemic Inequality and Displacement
- Community Sports
Jordan Koch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University. His research explores the social and historical dimensions of sport and physical culture, with particular attention to youth sport, Indigenous sport, and the development of sport within underserved communities. His work has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Sport Canada, and has been recognized by the Sport Information Resource Centre for its community impact. He is also Co-Director of Onkwanaktí:io, a CFI-funded research space dedicated to supporting Indigenous students and graduate researchers engaged in Indigenous-focused scholarship through critical inquiry, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the cultivation of a supportive academic environment.
- PhD, Sport Sociology, University of Alberta
- MSc, Sport History, University of Calgary
- BA, Kinesiology with a concentration in history, Western University
Mazurek, C., Koch, J., Renaud, P., & Kolopenuk, J. (in press). Implementing biomechanical analyses for Indigenous athlete development: Lessons from applying the knowledge-to-action framework with a remote First Nation hockey team. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching.
Scherer, J., Kafara, R., & Koch, J. (2025). Sport-related gentrification and the spectacle of settler colonial urbanism. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 1-18. http://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.13348
Balazs, E., & Koch, J. (2024). Sparring with femininity: An urban ethnography of mixed gender/martial arts youth programming. Journal of Emerging Sport Studies, 10, 1-22. https://journals.library.brocku.ca/index.php/jess/article/view/4547/3283
Scherer, J., Kafara, R., Koch, J. (2023). The spectacle of settler colonial urbanism, racialized policing, and Indigenous refusal of white possessive logics. Settler Colonial Studies, 13(3), 349 370. https://doi.org/10.1080/2201473X.2023.2195044
Lewis, B., Schaefer, L., Lessard, S., & Koch, J. (2022). “Nothing is gonna change if we don’t care for everyone”: A narrative inquiry alongside urban Indigenous youths in an afterschool physical activity wellness program. Front. Sports Act. Living, 4, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.822547
McKegney, S., Henry, B., Koch, J., & Rathwell, M. (2021). Manufacturing compliance with anti Indigenous racism in Canadian hockey: The case of Beardy’s Blackhawks. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 53(3), 29-50. doi:10.1353/ces.2021.0017.
Scherer, J., Davidson, J., Kafara, R., & Koch, J. (2021). Negotiating the new urban sporting territory: Edmonton’s Ice District. Sociology of Sport Journal, 38(2), 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2020-0113
Koch, J., Scherer, J., & Kafara, R. (2020). Structural inequality, homelessness, and moral worth: Salvaging the self through sport? Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 49(6), 806-831. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891241620931908
Wasyliw, D., Schaefer, L., & Koch, J., Tekwatoni-McGregor, A., & Deering, P.M. (2020). “The only thing Mohawk in the classroom was the students:” A narrative inquiry into physical health education teacher education in Canada. Thresholds in Education, 43(1), 50-65.
Koch, J., Scherer, J., & Holt, N. (2018). Slap shot! Sport, masculinities, and homelessness in the downtown core of a divided western Canadian inner city. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 42(4), 270-294. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723518773280
- M.A. Physical and Health Education, Sport Sociology & Cultural Studies
- Ph.D. in Kinesiology Sciences (Physical and Health Education, Sport Sociology & Cultural Studies)
Accepting Master's and Ph.D students for the 2025-26 academic year.
