Dr. Matt Llewellyn, Ph.D. was born in Cardiff, South Wales, United Kingdom, and has been actively involved in sport and physical activity throughout his life. After completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Matthew enrolled at the California State University, Long Beach where he pursued a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology. He earned a Ph.D. in the Historical and Philosophical Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity at the Pennsylvania State University. Matt has successfully published over 30 papers in refereed journals including the Journal of Sport History, Contemporary British History, Journal of Southern African Studies, Sport in History, and the International Journal of the History of Sport, as well as numerous textbook chapters. He has published several books and edited collections, including “The Rise and Fall of Olympic Amateurism” (University of Illinois Press, 2016) and “Rule Britannia: Nationalism, Identity and the Modern Olympic Games” (Routledge Press, 2012). Matt is also an energetic member of the professional academic community in both sports history and Kinesiology. Matt is a father of two young boys and a life-long supporter of Liverpool Football Club.

He currently serves as Editor of the Journal of Olympic Studies and oversees CSSOR’s curricular development efforts.