Area of Expertise: gender

The following NASSS members serve as contributors for Engaging Sports. This contributors list may be of use to media members seeking sources/quotes for news stories or anyone else with questions about sociological aspects of sport. You can use the drop-down menu below to view a list of contributors by area of expertise.

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Jason Laurendeau

University of Lethbridge

colonialism, gender, physical culture, settler colonialism

Kenneth Sean Chaplin

John Carroll University

culture, education, gender, race, race & ethnicity

Kristine Newhall

SUNY Cortland

ethics, fitness cultures, gender, gender equality, sexual orientation, Title IX, transgender atletes, transgender policy, violence

Nida Ahmad

University of Waikato

action sports, gender, Muslim women, new media, social media, sport diplomacy

Travis R. Bell

University of South Florida

broadcasting, gender, media, media framing, race, recruiting, social construction

Cheryl Macdonald

University of Alberta

gender, ice hockey, LGBTQ, masculinity, You Can Play

Rachel Allison

Mississippi State University

gender, sexuality, soccer, women's sports, young adulthood

Jennifer McGovern

Monmouth University

baseball, campus sexual violence, ethnicity, gender, immigration, race, student-athletes

Emily Houghton

Fort Lewis College

gender, media, race

Katelyn Esmonde

University of Maryland

digital technologies, fitness tracking, gender, sexism, sports fandom, The Quantified Self, women sports fans