2019 - Present | Associate Professor, San Jose State University ‐ African-American Studies | |
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2019 - Present | Executive Director, San Jose State University ‐ Institute for the Study of Sport, Society, and Social Change | |
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2016 - 2019 | Assistant Professor, Prairie View A&M University ‐ Department of Health & Kinesiology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2017 - 2017 | Examining the role of social support in the academic success of Black student athletes at HBCUs |
Prairie View A&M University | |
Colleague(s): Jasmine Hamilton, PhD and Algerian Hart, PhD | |
$20,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2021 - Present | Associate, Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) | 2020 - Present | Social Change Co-Convener, International Working Group on Women & Sport | 2020 - Present | Member of Research Council USA, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation | 2019 - Present | Member, National Council of Black Studies (NCBS) | 2019 - Present | Past President of Executive Board Committee, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) | 2018 - Present | Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Intercollegiate Sport | 2018 - Present | Member, Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) | 2016 - Present | Member of Sociology of Sport Journal Editorial Board, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) | 2012 - Present | Member of Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics Editorial Board, College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) | 2007 - Present | Member, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) | 2021 | Member of Academic Advisory Council, Athlete Voices | 2021 | Member of Gender Equity Advisory Board, Canadian Women & Sport | 2021 | Member of Sports Humanitarian Awards, ESPN | 2018 - 2019 | President of Executive Board Committee, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) | 2017 - 2018 | President-Elect of Executive Board Committee, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) |
Honors and Awards
- Public Voices Fellowship (2021-Present)
Courses
- Race, Sport, Activism, and Social Movements
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Black Athlete in the United States: 2000 to Present
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Black Athlete in the United States: 1850 to 1999
2008 | Ph.D., Sports Studies, University of Georgia ‐ Kinesiology | |
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2004 | M.Ed., Exercise Science, University of Georgia ‐ Kinesiology | |
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2000 | B.S., Kinesiology, Emphasis: Exercise Science, University of Houston | |
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2000 | B.S., Psychology, University of Houston ‐ Department of Psychology | |
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