Lisa A. Kihl, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and Tucker Center affiliated scholar, along with TC-affiliated scholars Vicki Schull, Ph.D. (MSU-Mankato), and Sally Shaw, Ph.D. (University of Otago, New Zealand), are authors of the recently published book, Gender Politics in US College Athletic Departments: The Case of the University of Minnesota Merger (Palgrave). Using the context of the merger of the men’s and women’s athletic departments at the U of M, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the gendered political processes involved in organizational change in the world of collegiate athletics.

The book can be used as a course text, academic/practitioner resource, or for lay readers interested in the history of the U of M athletic departments.

Co-author Schull is a 2014 alumni of the School of Kinesiology’s doctoral program and was advised by Kihl.