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Item Head coaches of women's collegiate teams: A report on select NCAA Division-I FBS institutions, 2014-15.(Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, 2015-02) LaVoi, Nicole M.Item The status of women in collegiate coaching: A report card, 2014-15 [Infographic](Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, 2015-02) LaVoi, Nicole M.Item Tucker Center Talks: S1E1 - Introducing the Tucker Center(2019-10-03) LaVoi, Nicole M.In this first episode of Tucker Center Talks, Nicole LaVoi, Director of The Tucker Center for Research of Girls and Women in Sport introduces the work of the Tucker Center, in terms of who we are and what we do in our research, outreach and educational programming. Nicole outlines some of the topics we have lined up for you in the coming months. We’d also like to hear from you! What topics about research on girls and women in sport would you like for us to cover? What issues, research, ideas or topics would like the Tucker Team to discuss on this podcast. We are open to your suggestions. As the leading research center for girls and women in sport in the world, we want to leverage our knowledge, data and network of scholars and practitioners to inform a wider audience about women and girls in sport.Item Tucker Center Talks: S1E2 - Dr. Mary Jo Kane, Founder of the Tucker Center(2019-11-06) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Kane, Mary JoIn this episode Tucker Center director Dr. Nicole LaVoi talks to the founder and first director of the Tucker Center, Dr. Mary Jo Kane who explains the original story of the Tucker Center. They also discusses her seminal piece of research known as the “sport as continuum” paper. If you want to brush up, read the original 1995 paper (and you should because it’s a good one) or the 2017 reflection piece that she wrote on the impact of her sport continuum theory. We also hear how the sport continuum theory may be applied to the current topic of, and debate surrounding, inclusion of transgender athletes. You can read Dr. Austin Stair Calhoun’s, TC affiliated scholar, 2017 OpEd on her perspective on the complexities on applying and revisiting the sport as continuum theory.Item Tucker Center Talks: S1E3 - Profile on Collegiate Coaches(2019-11-20) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Calhoun, Austin StairIn this episode of Tucker Center Talks, Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi talks with Dr. Austin Stair Calhoun, a Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar and currently the Chief of Staff at the University of Minnesota Medical School Education. We talk about our research together pertaining to family narratives in online coaching biographies of collegiate coaches and her dissertation on the gatekeepers who decide what and how online coaching biographies are written. We discuss new data 10 years later, why erasing same-sex family narratives matters in perpetuating homophobia and heterosexism, and the implications for athletic administrators.Item Tucker Center Talks: S1E4 - The Lessons Of Coaching Science After Mary Cain(2019-12-05) LaVoi, Nicole M.; McCleery, JulieOn this week’s episode Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sports has a conversation with Dr. Julie McCleery about revelations pertaining to elite runner Mary Cain. Julie is Director of Research-Practice Partnerships & Lecturer, University of Washington Center for Leadership in Athletics, and Emily Stets, Program Associate, Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program and fellow Minnesotan. Drawing on their collective knowledge of coaching science, human development and passion for girls and women in sport, we discuss how and why this happened and what can be done to prevent to from happening again. Spoiler alert…change the system & value females.Item Tucker Center Talks: S1E5 - The Business of Women in Sport(2019-12-19) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Lough, NancyIn this episode of Tucker Center Talks, Dr. Nicole LaVoi talks to Dr. Nancy Lough, Professor in the Higher Education Program, Director of Marketing for the UNLV College of Education who has studied marketing, sponsorship, and gender equity in women’s sports since the 1990s. She is a longtime Title IX consultant and author of the newly published “Routledge Handbook of the Business of Women’s Sport” and a Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar. They discuss the business model of women’s sport and what needs to be done to advance equity in women’s sport.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E1 - Dr. Caroline Heffernan on Gender Allyship in Sport(2020-01-30) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Heffernan, CarolineOn the first episode of season two, Dr. Nicole LaVoi, director of the Tucker Center, talks with Dr. Caroline Heffernan who is an assistant professor of Sport and Recreation Management at Temple University. Her groundbreaking research is on gender allyship in sport contexts. We’ll talk about what she found in her research, what individuals can do to be gender allies, and why professional sport is leading the way in hiring women coaches.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E10 - Global Research on Culture of Sport & Elite Level Women Coaches(2020-06-04) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Norman, Leanne; Donna, deHaanOn this episode, Nicole talks with two colleagues, Dr. Leanne Norman, Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University in the UK and Dr. Donna deHaan, Faculty of Health, Nutrition and Sport, at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. They discuss their collective work related to changing the system of sport to be more gender inclusive and favorable for women coaches, including work with UEFA and interviews we did with elite women soccer coaches from around the world.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E11 - Representation of Women in Sports Media(2020-06-18) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Antunovic, DunjaNicole talks to her new colleague and fellow college tennis player Dr. Dunja Antunovic, who will join her in the Tucker Center in the fall of 2020. Dunja is currently finishing out her stint in Sports Communication at the Charley Steiner School of Sports Communication at Bradley University. They discuss her areas of research around representation of women in sports media, women in sport journalism and Dunja’s new forthcoming book (with TC affiliated scholar Dr. Cheryl Cooky) which in part covers narratives of progress and failure for women’s sport. We end with three ‘sticky’ ideas from her research.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E12 - Inequalities for Black Women in Coaching, Mentorship and Academia(2020-07-17) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Olushola-Ogunrinde, Joyce; Carter-Francique, AkilahIn this episode, Nicole talks to colleagues Dr. Joyce Olushola-Ogunrinde (U of Houston) & Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique (San Jose State U) about their work as scholars, advocates, activists and mentors as black women in academia. Specifically they discuss barriers for black women in coaching, lack of representation, the power of being fully and authentically seen, and the untold stories of the women that came before them. They also discuss their current and upcoming research projects, that you won’t want to miss. And they conclude with a call to action for everyone, and advice to young women who may want to pursue a similar career path; we are all here to uplift you.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E13 -Tucker Center Interns Share their Perspectives(2020-07-30) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Benzig, Sam; Kaufmann, Cecelia; Richmond, Paige; Sirek, Greta; Boucher, CourtneyOn this episode, Nicole talks to an impressive group of women, the summer ‘Tucker Team’, which consists of the Summer Gender Equity Interns: Sam Benzig, Cecelia Kaufmann, Paige Richmond, Greta Sirek and The Pam Borton Fellow for the Promotion of Girls and Women in Sport Leadership, Courtney Boucher. They discuss the projects they have been working on this summer, what they have learned, and advice they give to future interns.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E14 - Disruptions in Women's Sport(2020-08-13) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Pegoraro, AnnOn this episode, Nicole talks to Dr. Ann Pegoraro, the Lang Chair in Sport Management at the University of Guelph in Canada. Her research focuses mainly on sport consumers, marketing and communication, including all forms of media. Dr. Pegoraro is also the co-director of the newly formed Canadian national research network for gender equity in sport. They announce an initiative; #disruptHERS, a social media campaign in women’s sport. #disruptHERS will highlight why disruptions to the normative male model of sport matters, and they will discuss with each other and colleagues the most current issues of disruptions.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E15 - Disruptions in Women’s Sport II(2020-08-27) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Lough, Nancy; Pegoraro, Ann; Lebel, KatieOn this week’s episode, Nicole talks to three advocates, scholars, collaborators and colleagues about disruptions in women’s sport as part of the #disruptHERS series. Nicole welcomes back Dr. Nancy Lough (@dr_nlo) from S1E5 & Dr. Ann Pegoraro (@SportMgmtProf) from S2E14 and a new guest Dr. Katie Lebel (@katelebel). They discuss why women’s teams have been more successful in return to play than their male counterparts and current disruptions in women’s sport, including Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe, WNBA, LPGA and TitleIXSchools.com and why it matters. Listeners are invited to provide their own thoughts on disruptions by participating in a brief survey.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E16 - When History, Politics, Gender and Race Meet(2020-09-10) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Jackson, Victoria; Lough, Nancy; Pegoraro, Ann; Lebel, KatieIn the first segment, Nicole talks Dr. Victoria Jackson, Clinical Assistant Professor of History at Arizona State University (ASU), affiliated faculty with the Global Sport Institute at ASU and former NCAA 10,000m national championship runner about the intersection of history, politics, gender and race. In the second segment Nicole talks with fellow #disruptHERS, Dr. Lough, Lebel and Pegoraro, on U.S. pro teams striking in protest of racial injustice, and how female athletes have a leading disruptive role in this movement and moment.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E17 - Women in College Coaching Report Card(2020-09-24) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Lough, Nancy; Pegoraro, Ann; Lebel, KatieIn this week’s episode’s first segment, Nicole outlines top level and interesting findings of the latest Women in College Coaching Report Card. And then later in the show she discusses with fellow #disruptHERS, Drs. Lough, Lebel and Pegoraro, the latest disruptions to the male model of sport.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E18 - Gender and Leadership in Sport(2020-10-08) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Wells, JanelleIn this podcast, Nicole talks to a colleague Dr. Janelle Wells, faculty member at the University of South Florida at the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program, within the School of Marketing and Innovation. They discuss her career pathway, areas of research on gender and leadership in sport, the difference between and importance of mentors and sponsors, and advice to young women who want to pursue a career in the sport industry. Her framework of Love, Learn, Lead, Lift is a good roadmap for us all to embrace.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E19 - Gender Barriers in Sport(2020-10-22) LaVoi, Nicole M.; McGarry, Jennifer (Bruening)In this episode, Nicole talks to colleague Dr. Jennifer (Bruening) McGarry who is a professor of sport management and department head in Educational Leadership in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut and Executive Director of Husky Sport. They discuss Jennifer’s career pathway, which includes stints as a coach and athletics director, her research related to gender and sport, which is focused primarily on barriers and supports for women, and those from minoritized ethnic and socio-economic groups. Jennifer also offers advice to women who want to pursue a career in sport.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E2 - Physical Activity for Adolescent Girls(2020-01-13) LaVoi, Nicole M.; Thul, ChelseyThis week’s guest is Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar and Lecturer in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Chelsey Thul. They discuss her groundbreaking research pertaining to the development, implementation, and evaluation of culturally relevant physical activity programming for underserved adolescent girls which was designed with girls, using the voices of girls.Item Tucker Center Talks: S2E20 - Women of Color in Sport's Leadership(2020-11-05) LaVoi, Nicole M.; George-Williams, GyasmineOn this week’s episode, Nicole talks to colleague Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams “Dr. G” who is an activist, socio-cultural higher education practitioner, and Assistant Professor at the University of La Verne. She earned her bachelor’s in Psychology from California State University, Los Angeles, a Masters in College Counseling and Student Development and Masters in Educational Counseling, both from the University of La Verne, and a PhD in Higher Education from Azusa Pacific University. She serves on the Black Scholars Advisory Board, Black Faculty and Staff Association, and is a faculty partner to La Verne’s Intercollegiate Athletics Committee. Her research and passion includes athlete and student activism, student-faculty interaction among students of color, women of color in leadership, and critical race theory in higher education. Dr. George-Williams is the founder of GGW Consulting and has created evidenced-based models to honor and center the experiences and leadership of activists of color and disenfranchised groups. Dr. G. was part of a scholarly panel for the Fall 2020 Tucker Center Distinguished Lecture Series where she talked about the Activism Growth Model (AGM). We explore the development and theoretical underpinning of the AGM and the Black Athlete Activist Leadership (BAAL) Model.
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