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“Media Coverage and Female Athletes,” new Tucker Center video airs this Sunday, Dec 1

November 27, 2013

mcfa-dvd-coverForty percent of all athletes are women, but only 4% are represented in the media—and too often how they look is more important than their skills. This Sunday, December 1, at 7:00pm CST, the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport in partnership with tptMN – The Minnesota Channel, will air “Media Coverage and Female Athletes,” an hour-long video program that explores these issue through interviews with scholars, the media, coaches at collegiate, Olympic and professional levels; and the female athletes themselves. Tune in to coverage via the Tucker Center’s Web site, and watch the trailer here …

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An Inside look at “Media Coverage and Female Athletes” with Nicole LaVoi

November 25, 2013

LaVoiN-2010For the Sunday, December 1, 7:00pm premier of the Tucker Center & tptMN’s documentary “Media Coverage & Female Athletes: Women Play Sports, Just Not in the Media”, tptMN interviewed Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, teaching faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center. Part of a 3-part series, “An Inside Look at Media Coverage and Female Athletes with Nicole LaVoi,” looks at LaVoi’s personal experience in relation to discrepancies between male and female athletes and reveals why she is such an advocate for making a difference in the lives of girls and women in sport.

LaVoi attends DC conference on safety in youth sport

November 8, 2013

LaVoiN-2010Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, teaching faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center, is attending the Protecting Athletes and Sports Safety (PASS) National Conference on Youth Sports Safety in Washington, DC [watch live]. The focus of the conference is on concussion and youth sport culture. PASS was launched by the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and the Department of Global Health at George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services to address and combat the incidence of catastrophic brain injuries among youth who participate in organized sports.

Kane article re-published in SAGE volume

November 7, 2013

KaneMJ-2005A 2011 Journal of Sport Management article authored by School of Kinesiology professor Mary Jo Kane and her former Ph.D. student Dr. Heather Maxwell-Murray, has been selected by the editors of the forthcoming SAGE publication, Sport & Leisure Management. “Expanding the Boundaries of Sport Media Research: Using Critical Theory to Explore Consumer Responses to Representations of Women’s Sports” will be reprinted in December 2013 as part of a four volume series of the SAGE Library of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure.

LaVoi featured in New York Times discussion on children’s athletics

October 11, 2013

LaVoiN-2010Joining five other experts, Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, teaching faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center, speaks out in a New York Times “Room for Debate” piece, “Can Playing Ball Be Bad for Children?” LaVoi addresses opportunities for girls in athletics in the context of some parents’ “winning at all costs” attitude.

Wiese-Bjornstal & LaVoi present at Mayo Clinic Ice Hockey Concussion Summit

October 3, 2013

Bjornstal-2011LaVoiN-2010Drs. Diane Wiese-Bjornstal and Nicole M. LaVoi, both School of Kinesiology faculty and researchers in the Tucker Center, are presenting at the Mayo Clinic’s Ice Hockey Summit II: Action on Concussions conference, October 8-9, in Rochester, MN. Wiese-Bjornstal and LaVoi are both featured in the Tucker Center’s “Concussions and Female Athletes: The Untold Story” video. [see related link]

Tucker Center “Concussions and Female Athletes” video rebroadcast

October 3, 2013

concussion-video-coverThe Emmy-award nominated Tucker Center video “Concussions and Female Athletes: The Untold Story” will be rebroadcast as a companion piece to the PBS FrontLine documentary, “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis.” “Concussions and Female Athletes” will air Sunday, October 20 at 7:00pm, and Sunday, October 27, at 1:00am, 7:00am, and 1:00pm on tptMN. The Tucker Center video examines the causes underlying concussions among female athletes and offers practical solutions to help prevent and treat their sports-related concussion injuries. The video will also be rebroadcast on tptLIFE on Sunday, October 27 at 11:00am followed at noon by “Concussion Dilemma: Minnesota Reacts,” a local follow-up program to “League of Denial” featuring HealthPartners & Mayo Clinic. [see related link]

Kane keynotes at Grinnell Title IX symposium

October 2, 2013

KaneMJ-2005Professor Mary Jo Kane, School of Kinesiology faculty and Director of the Tucker Center, delivered a keynote address at the “Legacy of Title IX” Symposium, taking place at Grinnell College, September 16-20. Kane’s lecture, “Title IX at 40 and Counting: Changing the Landscape in Women’s Sport,” examines the significance and impact, myths and stereotypes surrounding this groundbreaking federal law. The symposium was sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights.

LaVoi comments on intermittent fasting regimen

September 24, 2013

LaVoiN-2010Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, teaching faculty in the School of Kinesiology and associate director of the Tucker Center, comments on gender differences in adherance to a protocol of intermittent fasting in a WCCO online article, “Fasting: The Key To Quick, Healthy Weight Loss?”

Kaler names Kane to University Strategic Planning Workgroup

September 13, 2013

KaneMJ-2005President Eric Kaler has named Professor Mary Jo Kane, School of Kinesiology faculty and Director of the Tucker Center, to his University-wide Strategic Planning Workgroup. This 27-member, faculty-led workgroup will develop the vision, mission, values, goals, and strategies for the U’s next strategic plan and help set priorities. Kane and Dr. Elizabeth Lightfoot of the School of Social Work were those named representing the College of Education and Human Development.

Kane & LaVoi on selling sex in surfing’s The Inertia

September 5, 2013

KaneMJ-2005LaVoiN-2010finkAn article in The Inertia online surfing magazine on “Does Sex Actually Sell Surfing?” extensively quotes Drs. Mary Jo Kane and Nicole M. LaVoi, School of Kinesiology, and director and associate director, respectively, of the Tucker Center, along with Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar Janet Fink (University of Massachusetts—Amherst).

MPR’s “Daily Circuit” features Mary Jo Kane on the question of character in professional sports

September 5, 2013

KaneMJ-2005With the NFL season just getting underway, Minnesota Public Radio’s (MPR) “Daily Circuit” radio show with host Kerri Miller will broadcast a 9:00am roundtable discussion this Friday, September 6, on the question, “Should character matter in sport?” with Dr. Mary Jo Kane sport sociology faculty in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, Dr. John Tauer, professor of psychology and head of the men’s basketball team at St. Thomas University, and Esera Tuaolo, former NFL player and author of the book “Alone in The Trenches: My Life as a Gay Man in the NFL.” The roundtable is a follow-up on an early-July New York Times article, “Room for Debate.”

HSCL’s Heggernes and Holst earn their MS degrees this August

August 30, 2013

karen-heggernesJessica-holstTwo students in the Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory (HSCL) have earned their master of science degrees this August.
Karen Heggernes received an MS in kinesiology after defending her thesis in August. Heggernes completed her degree in two years while working in the HSCL. Her research explored if the precision of arm proprioceptive sense can be improved by wearing an elbow brace providing a concurrent source of tactile stimulation.
Jessica Holst is a PhD student also in the HSCL. She received an MS in mechanical engineering from the University also in August and will continue her studies in kinesiology.

Buysse inducted into Montana Tech’s Hall of Fame

August 29, 2013

BuysseJA-0000This fall the University of Montana, Montana Tech will induct the U of M School of Kinesiology’s Dr. Jo Ann Buysse (sport management undergraduate coordinator and senior lecturer) into the Montana Tech Hall of Fame. Buysse, a 4-time Conference Coach of the Year, led the Orediggers basketball and volleyball teams to four consecutive Frontier Conference championships from 1982-86, also with regional and national appearances. In addition to this record, Buysse’s team GPAs were never below 3.1 at the mineral sciences engineering college. She is only the fifth woman to be inducted.

Kihl and colleagues to publish in Journal of Sport Management

August 29, 2013

KihlL-2012Lisa Kihl, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Kinesiology, and her colleagues, Dr.’s Kathy Babiak (University of Michigan) and Scott Tainsky (University of Illinois), have had an article accepted for publication in the Journal of Sport Management. The article, entitled “Evaluating the implementation of a professional sport team’s corporate community involvement initiative,” examines the quality and process of a professional sport team’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. This research highlights challenges in quality of program implementation within the partnership agreement, the ecological context, protocol and implementation, and target population. An iterative model of program evaluation was proposed to help professional sport teams in evaluating the delivery of CSR initiatives.

espnW article on changing attitudes toward “sex sells” quotes LaVoi & Fink

August 28, 2013

LaVoiN-2010finkDr. Nicole M. LaVoi, School of Kinesiology faculty and associate director of the Tucker Center, and Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar Janet Fink, University of Massachusetts—Amherst, are quoted extensively in an espnW.com story on sex selling women’s sport, “Sex Sells? Trend May Be Changing.” LaVoi, Fink, and Kinesiology faculty and Tucker Center director Dr. Mary Jo Kane‘s groundbreaking research on the presentation of female athletes in the media and the disconnect between marketing’s message and the target audience response. In sum, sex sells sex, not women’s sports.

Dengel publishes in Bone Marrow Transplantation

August 22, 2013

Professor of kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP), Dr. Donald Dengel, has had an article accepted for publication in Bone Marrow Transplantation. The article, “Bone mineral deficits in recipients of hematopoietic cell transplantation: the impact of young age at transplant,” describes the effect of pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation on bone mineral health in childhood cancer patients.

Tucker Center affiliated scholar Cheryl Cooky publishes in Communication & Sport

August 20, 2013

cooky-cheryl-2012Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar Dr. Cheryl Cooky, has published an article with co-authors Mike Messner and Robin Hextrum in Communication & Sport. The article, “Women Play Sport, But Not on TV: A Longitudinal Study of Televised News Media,” is free to access for a period of time via a write-up in the SAGE Insight blog. The article draws on longitudinal data to produce another important report that documents the lack of televised media coverage for female athletes.