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Tucker Center proud to announce 2016-17 scholarship & fellowship winners

May 17, 2016

Dr. Mary Jo KaneSince the Tucker Center’s inception in 1993, our generous donors and supporters have helped us establish a number of scholarships and fellowships to promote our mission. We are pleased to announce yet another wonderful group of individuals who will truly make a difference in the lives of girls and women.
—Mary Jo Kane, professor and director

Dorothy McNeill Tucker Fellowship Fund
This Fellowship provides funding for graduate students examining issues related to gender equity within a sport and physical activity context.

  • BillingL_webLauren Billing, Ph.D. student in Sport and Exercise Psychology (Beth Lewis, adviser)
    A Colorado native, Lauren Billing received her B.A. in psychology and religious studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. After completing her Master’s degree at the U of M with an emphasis in Sport and Exercise Psychology, Lauren is currently a doctoral student in the same academic area under the direction of Professor Beth Lewis. Billing also consults in mental training with local athletes, teams, and exercisers. She will use her fellowship funding for nutrition accreditation as well as travel to international conferences in order to translate her research to practice.
  • CraneH_web Holly Crane, M.S. student in Sport and Exercise Psychology (Beth Lewis, adviser)
    Holly Crane received her B.A. in Comparative Literature and Africana Studies from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Upon graduation, she became a certified personal trainer, and is currently a Master’s degree candidate in Kinesiology specializing in Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity under the direction of Professor Beth Lewis. Crane also teaches Weight Training and Conditioning and is a Teaching Assistant for History and Philosophy of Sport. Crane’s research examines unrealistic media images that damage female identity in and out of the gym. She will use her award for conference travel and to fund her research on the social and psychological factors that affect the female experience in the gym, including gender-role stress and dual identity contradictions.

Eloise M. Jaeger Scholarship
The Eloise M. Jaeger Scholarship provides funding to support important issues related to girls’ and women’s involvement in sport and physical activity.

  • BaethA_webAnna Baeth, Ph.D. student in Sport Sociology (Mary Jo Kane, adviser; Nicole M. LaVoi, co-adviser)
    Anna Baeth graduated from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania with an undergraduate degree in Sociology/Anthropology where she also founded the not-for-profit organization, Chester Neighborhood Bike Works. Baeth earned her M.S. in Exercise and Sport Studies, with a focus on coaching collegiate women, from Smith College, and most recently was the Head Field Hockey Coach at Oberlin College and Conservatory. Currently, Baeth is a doctoral student in Sport Sociology being advised by Drs. Mary Jo Kane and Nicole M. LaVoi. She also serves as a Research Assistant in the Tucker Center. She will use her scholarship for travel to professional conferences, including the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS), and to further her research on media representations of women in sport.

Edith Mueller Endowed Fund for Graduate Education
The Edie Mueller Endowed Fund for Graduate Education is used to support graduate education, including but not limited to graduate assistantships, research support, travel to research conferences.

  • Holly Crane, M.S. student in Sport and Exercise Psychology
    See her biography above.

Tucker Center’s Women Coaches Report data noted in Macalester Today

May 12, 2016

wcr_2015-16_reportData from research in the Tucker Center’s 2015-16 Women Coaches Report, authored by TC co-director Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., is noted in the 2016 Spring issue of Macalester Today, the news publication for the Twin Cities’ Macalester College. In “‘A’ for Women Coaches,” it is mentioned that Macalester  earned an “A” grade in the Tucker Center report for having female head coaches for seven out of ten women’s sports teams.

Center for Investigative Reporting story features Tucker Center’s Women Coaches Report data

May 5, 2016

wcr_2015-16_reportData from research in the Tucker Center’s 2015-16 Women Coaches Report, authored by TC co-director Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., is used in a new article from RevealNews.org from The Center for Investigative Reporting. The article, “A man’s game: Inside the inequality that plagues women’s college sports,” takes an in-depth look at coaching disparities, with particular focus on the firing of the University of Iowa’s field hockey head coach Tracey Griesbaum.

MPR News interviews Kane on sport ethics

April 27, 2016

Dr. Mary Jo KaneDr. Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center and professor in the School of Kinesiology, will be live on MPR News with Kerri Miller April 28, 2016 at 9:00am to talk about sports ethics and the ways sports teams (and schools) have to evaluate an athlete’s performance vs. their personal character.

Kinesiology doctoral student Greg Rhodes named to ski instructor’s national team

April 22, 2016

formal portrait image of Greg Rhodes in a dress shirt and tie, smilingSchool of Kinesiology exercise physiology doctoral student Greg Rhodes, M.Ed., has been named to the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) National Team for 2016-20 in Nordic Cross Country. The PSIA-AASI Team is formed every four years following a rigorous selection process that enables PSIA-AASI to select the nation’s best instructors to represent the association at the highest level and working with ski and ride schools throughout the country, conducting clinics, and representing PSIA-AASI as the public face of the organization. Rhodes is currently a faculty lecturer with Fort Lewis College, Colorado, ski instructor at Aspen Skiing Company, and Head Coach and Owner at Endurance Athlete.

LaVoi contributes to volume on “Youth Sport and Spirituality”

April 17, 2016

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Nicole LaVoi, Ph.D., faculty in the School of Kinesiology and co-director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, is noted as a contributor to Patrick Kelly’s “Youth Sport and Spirituality: A Catholic Perspective” in a review in CatholicPhilly.com, “Collection explores ‘playing ball’ from Catholic viewpoints.”

LaVoi presents on college women coaches at NCAA Inclusion Forum

April 16, 2016

LaVoiN-2010Nicole LaVoi, Ph.D., faculty in the School of Kinesiology and co-director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, is presenting with the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Marge Snyder at the NCAA Inclusion Forum in Indianapolis, IN, April 16-18.

In their presentation, “Behind the Numbers: Recent Research on Women Coaches,” LaVoi will provide data on the current climate of the workplace for women college coaches, placing the data in context with focus on common narratives that place the blame for the lack of women coaches on women, and strategies for recruiting and retaining women coaches. Snyder will describe Beyond Xs and Os (BXO), a research project that measures NCAA coaches of women’s sports’ perceptions and experiences with gender bias, discussing how research findings will be used to build awareness about the gender bias faced by women in collegiate coaching and administration, educate policymakers, coaches and administrators.

Kinesiology participates at 2016 Athletic & Educational Equity conference

April 14, 2016

image of logos from 2016 Conference on the Intersection of Athletic & Educational Equity (AE)Several School of Kinesiology faculty—Lisa Kihl, Ph.D., Chelsey Thul, Ph.D., Daheia Barr-Anderson, Ph.D., and Yuhei Inoue, Ph.D.—and a doctoral student—Andrew White, sport psychology—will be presenting at the 2016 Conference on the Intersection of Athletic & Educational Equity (AE) on Thursday, April 21 at the University of Minnesota’s Recreation and Wellness Center. The conference is sponsored by the Alliance for Athletics and Academic Access.

The conference agenda and brochure are available: agenda | brochure

Kihl named to Gophers’ athletic director search committee

March 23, 2016

KihllL-prefLisa Kihl, Ph.D., associate professor of sport management in the School of Kinesiology and Tucker Center affiliated scholar, has been named to the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Athletic Director Search Committee, as reported in a Star Tribune article, “Minnesota athletes, Twin Cities business leaders will help in Gophers athletic director search.” The 16-member committee will be using the Turnkey Search firm to “surface the highest quality candidates,” according to President Kaler, and hopes to finalize the hire by July 1.

Tucker Center director Mary Jo Kane quoted in UHM’s “Ka Leo O Hawai’i”

March 15, 2016

Dr. Mary Jo KaneDr. Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center and professor in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in “Women’s athletics: The media needs to tread carefully,” an opinion piece in Ka Leo O Hawai’i, the student newspaper of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. The article references the Tucker Center’s Emmy Award-winning documentary, “Media Coverage and Female Athletes.”

 

Impressive stats for Tucker Center’s “Media Coverage & Female Athletes” video

March 10, 2016

Media Coverage and Female Athletes DVD coverSince October of 2014, the Tucker Center/tptMN Productions‘ Emmy Award-winning “Media Coverage and Female Athletes” video has run over 650 times on more than 100 nationwide television channels covering 30+ states and was available to over 50% of the nation’s population. In the top 25 television markets alone it reached over 70% of the viewing public. #TCImpact #HERESPROOF

WWD quotes Kane on Sharapova

March 9, 2016

Dr. Mary Jo KaneMary Jo Kane, Ph.D., director of the Tucker Center and professor in the School of Kinesiology, is heavily quoted in a March 9 Women’s Wear Daily article, “Brands Seek to Distance Themselves From Maria Sharapova.” Kane’s comments focus on the tennis star’s—and her sponsor’s—options in the wake of Sharapova failing a recent test for a newly banned drug.

Visiting scholar Dr. Victor J. Rubio gives lecture on sport injury psychology

March 2, 2016

Victor-Rubio-2016Víctor J. Rubio, Ph.D., CCP, a School of Kinesiology Fulbright visiting scholar from the University Autonoma Madrid in Spain, is giving a lecture, “Psychological Aspects Involved in Sustaining and Recovering from a Sport Injury,” on March 21 from 12-1:00pm in Burton Hall, rm 227. His talk, part of the CEHD International Speaker Series, will speak to the psychological variables related to recovery in the pre- and post-injury phases of sport injury.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette highlights LaVoi keynote at Girls and Women in Sports Symposium

February 5, 2016

ppg-intense-LaVoi-20160205An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette features Tucker Center co-director and School of Kinesology senior lecturer Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D. “‘Flickers of hope’ for women’s athletics, but work remains” highlights LaVoi’s keynote at the second annual Girls and Women in Sports Symposium hosted by Robert Morris University’s School of Education and Social Sciences.

Inoue on “Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans”

February 4, 2016

InoueYuhei-2014Yuhei Inoue, Ph.D., assistant professor of sport management in the School of Kinesiology, provided his perspective on the status and social impact of professional football in a WalletHub article, “2016’s Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans.”

Kihl panelist in inaugural sport, ethics and leadership symposium

February 4, 2016

KihllL-prefLisa Kihl, Ph.D., associate professor of sport management in the School of Kinesiology, was a panelist on the inaugural “Winning with Integrity: Sports, Ethics and Leadership” symposium sponsored by the University of St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business Department of Ethics and Business Law’s Center for Ethical Business Cultures. Kihl, one of four leaders in sport and the business of sport who served as panelists, participated in the panel discussion on how leaders can develop a commitment to ethical conduct in sports and business and build a culture that aligns individuals and organizations around core values. Approximately 200 attendees listened and asked questions during the 90 minute panel held Thursday, January 28 at the Schulze Hall Auditorium and Atrium on University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis Campus.

Read the press article “Five Observations From ‘Winning With Integrity‘” and watch the panel video.

 

NGWSD Breaking Barriers award to Thul and colleagues for GIRLS initiative

February 3, 2016

girlsOn National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), February 3, 2016, the Girls’ Initiative in Recreation and Leisurely Sports (GIRLS) was presented with a 2016 Breaking Barriers Award. The award is sponsored by the Minnesota Coalition for Women in Athletic Leadership, and was given to the GIRLS founder and director Fatimah Hussein, MA, past GIRLS participant and current volunteer Salma Hussein, MSW (both U of M graduates), the Apparel Design Program’s Elizabeth Bye, Ph.D., and Chelsey Thul, Ph.D., School of Kinesiology lecturer and Tucker Center affiliated scholar, for their work in dismantling barriers to physical activity programming with East African adolescent girls through the co-design of activewear that is functional, culturally sensitive, and aesthetically appealing.

Elizabeth Bye, Salma Hussein and Chelsey Thul receive 2016 Breaking Barriers Award with Sarah Eisenhauser
Elizabeth Bye, Salma Hussein and Chelsey Thul receive 2016 Breaking Barriers Award with Sarah Eisenhauser

Hoffman awarded 2016 GPS Alliance travel grant

January 28, 2016

Brandi HoffmanMs. Brandi Hoffman, director Physical Activity Program (PAP) in the School of Kinesiology, has been named a recipient of the University’s new Global Programs and Strategy (GPS) Alliance International Travel Grants for 2016. Hoffman’s plans include traveling to the Netherlands in the summer of 2016 to develop new programming related to Physical Activity.