School of Public Health

Education

• Ph.D. in Kinesiology at University of Minnesota, 1984
• M.S. in Kinesiology at Mankato State University, 1979
• B.S. in Sociology at SUNY Buffalo, 1973

Background

HPER Teaching Excellence Recognition Award

Lilly Foundation Grant ($40,000)

Chair, Sport Sociology Academy (NASPE)

Editor, Journal of African American Men

Editorial Board, Sport Sociology Journal

EAHPERD Research Council

President, DAHPERD

Scholarship

Sport Sociology: (The socio-cultural expericences of African Americans in sport.)

Research

2013 - Sport and Higher Education: Issues and Controversies, Cognella Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa

2013- "An Examination of the Factors Impacting the Academic Performance of the African American Student Athlete: An Examination of Institutional Variables and Self-handicapped Behavior!" in Essays on Race & Sport, James Conyers. (ed.), McFarland & company, Inc.

2012 - "Commercialism in College Sports" in Sport in Higher Education: Issues & Controversies in College Athletics edited by Sailes, Gary A., Cognella Publishers: Dubuque, Iowa.

2011 - Living the Dream or Awakening from the Nightmare: Race and Athletic Identity. Race, Ethnicity and Education, Vol. 14, No. 1, January, pp. 91-103

2011 - Review of "Sport, Race, Activism and Social Change: The Impact of Dr. Harry Edwards' Scholarship and Service." International Journal of Sport Communications, Volume 4, Issue 4, December. pp. 532-534.

2010 - Modern Sport and the African American Experience, Cognella Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.

2010 - "The African American Athlete: Social Myths and Stereotypes," in Modern Sport and the African American Athlete, Gary Sailes (ed.), Cognella Publishers: San Diego, p 55-68.

2010- "An Examination of Baskerball Performance Orientations among African Amercian Males," in Modern Sport and the African American Athlete, Gary Sailes (ed.), Cognella Publishers: San Diego, p. 107-116.

2010 - "Brown Sugar: Media Images of African American Female Professional Athletes," in Modern Sport and the African Amercan Athlete, Gary Sailes (ed.), Cognella Publishers: San Diego, p. 217-230.

2010 - "Talented Genetics or Genetically Talented: The Historical Raionale for Black Athletics Success," in Modern Sport and the African American Athlete, Gary Sailes (ed.), Cognella Publishers: San Diego, p. 137-154.

2003 - African Americans in Sport: Contemporary Themes, Transaction Publications, Rutgers, New Jersey.

Grants

2013 - Indiana University, Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning, Writing-Teaching Program Grant, $1,500

2010-2013 - Indiana Sport Management Group, Indianapolis Sports Industry Career Conference, $45,000

2010-2013 - NCAA/Horizon League, Student Athlete Performance and Leadership Development at IUPUI, $45,000

2011 - NCAA/City University of New York Athletics, Student Athlete Captains Leadership Conference, $2,000

2009 - Minority Achievers Program (Indiana University), Minority Student Leadership Program, $2,000

2007 - Telluride Foundation Teaching Program Grant, $16,000

Publications

Books

Sport and Higher Education: Issues and Controversies (2013), Cognella Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa

Modern Sport and the African American Experiences (2010), Cognella Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa

African Americans in Sport: Contemporary Themes (2003), Transaction Publications, Rutgers, New Jersy

Mental Training for Tennis (1995), Brown Publishers: Dubuque, Iowa

Facts & Figures on the Black Athlete (1994), Investigative report for the Black Congressional Caucas, Washington, D.C.

Championship Tennis Drills for Coaches and Advanced Players (1984), Chicago State University Press, Illinois

Book Chapters (most recent)

"An Examination of the Factors Impacting the Academic Performance of African American Student: An Examination of Institutiutional Variables & Self-handicapping Behavior!" (2013) in Essays on Race & Sport, James Conyers (ed.), McFarland & company, Inc.

"Commercialism in College Sports" (2012) in Sports in Higher Education: Issues & Controversies in College Athletics edited by Sailes, Gary A., Cognella Publishers: Dubuque, Iowa.

"The African American Athlete: Social Myths and Stereotypes" (2010) in Modern Sport and the African American Athlete, Gary Sailes (ed.), Cognella Publishers: San Diego, pp. 55-68.

"An Examination of Basketball Performance Orientations among African American Males" (2010) in Modern Sport and the African American Athlete, Gary Sailes (ed.), Cognella Publishers: San Diego, pp.107-116.

With Hinton, K., Jenkins, Z., & Gregg, E. "Brown Sugar: Media Images of African American Female Professiional Athletes" (2010) in Modern Sport and the African American Athlete, Gary Sailes (ed.), Cognella Publishers: San Diego, pp. 217-230.

With Hunt, T.& Ivery, I. "Talented Genetics or Genetically Talented: The Historical Rationale for Black Athletes Success" (2010) in Modern Sport and the African American Athlete, Gary Sailes (ed.), Cognella Publishers: San Diego, pp. 137-154.

Refereed Publication (most recent)

Living the Dream or Awakening from the Nightmare: Race and Athletic Identity (2011). Race, Ethicity and Education. Vol. 14, No. 1, January, pp. 91-103.

Review of "Sport, Race, Activism and Social Change: The Impact of Dr. Harry Edwards' Scholarship and Service" (2011). International Journal of Sport Communications, Volume 4, Issue 4, December, pp. 532-534.

Social Issues of Sports in Advising Student Athletes: A collaborative Approach to Success (2008) by eds. Leslie-Toogood, A. & Gill, E. Monograph Series Number 18, National Academic Advising Association, pp. 13-22.

"March Madness, May Sadness: Graduation Rates and Team Success Among NCAA Final Four Men's Basketball Teams" (2007). Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 1:1, Spring, pp. 89-102.

"Betting Against the Odds: An Overview of Black Sports Participation (2002). Shades of Diversity: Issues and Strategies Monograph Series, ASHPERD, Volume X.

Research Presentation (most recent)

"An examination of the Factors Impacting the Academic Performance of the African American Student: An Examination of Institutional Variables & Self-handicapping Behavior!" (2012). Paper presented at the national conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, New Orleans, LA., November 7-12.

"The Sport Sociology Scholar as Student Athlete Mentor" (2011), Paper presented at the national conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Minneapolis, MN., November 2-5.

"The Experience of the Black Athlete in College Sports" (2011). Chaired two sessions at the annual conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Minneapolis, MN., November 2-5.

"Strategies for Teaching Large Classes in Sport Sociology" (2007). Paper presented at the national conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Pittsburgh, PA., October 31 - November 3.

"Student Athletes' Perceptions of Campus Racial Climate" (2007). Paper presented at the national conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Pittsburgh, PA, October 31 - November 3.

"March Madness & May Sadness: An Investigation of the Graduation Rates among Final Four Basketball Teams" (2006). Paper presented at the national conference fot the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1-4.

"The Old Boy's Network in Professional Football and Baskerball" An Examination of Hiring Tendencies Among Black and White Head Coaches in the NFL and the NBA" (2006). Paper presented at the national conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1-4.

"Social Mobility, Athletes, and Black Athletes in Collegiate Sport" (2006). Paper presented at the national conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1-4.

"Applied Sport Sociology in Teaching and Sport Management Contexts" (2005). Panelist at the national conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Winston-Salem, NC, October 26-29.

"Bringing Sport Sociolgy to Life in the Classroom" (2004). Paper presented at the national conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Tucson, AZ, November 2-5.

"Keynote: No Teacher Left Behind" (2003). Appalachia Intermediate Unit * Teachers' In-service annual meeting, Altoona, PA, October 20.

"21st Century Leadershp" (2003). Purdue University North Central Student Leadership Conference, Westville, IN, April 12.

"Sellout: the State of Collegiate Sports" (2003). Panel Moderator, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, April 8.

Courses Recently Taught

HPER A264 History of Sport and the Afro American Experience

HPER A265 Modern Sport and the Afro American Experience

HPER P211 Introduction to Sport Management

HPER P392 Sport and American Society

HPER K500 Race and Ethnicity in Sport

HPER K512 Topics in Commercial Sport

HPER K522 The Role of Sport in Society