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Continued public intellectualism

On July 19, my letter to the editor was published in the New York Times. I was responding to the piece that Ben Rothenberg wrote on body image and women’s tennis, “Tennis’s Top Women Balance Body Image With Ambition.” Shortly after its publication, the article was attacked by feminists and sociologists as being racist andContinue reading “Continued public intellectualism”

Sally J. Phillips dissertation fellowship, Spring 2016

I have been selected to receive the Sally J. Phillips Dissertation Fellowship during the Spring 2016 semester from the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland. This award is meant to provide funding to assist in completing my dissertation work.

International Sociology of Sport Association’s World Congress, 2015

I presented my paper, “The Original 9, Women’s Lob Feminism, and the Social Movement That Launched Women’s Professional Tennis, 1968-1973,” which is part of my dissertation study, at the International Sociology of Sport Association’s World Congress held June 9-12 in Paris, France. To help offset the cost of attending, I received Elaine Henson Memorial FundContinue reading “International Sociology of Sport Association’s World Congress, 2015”

North American Society for Sport History annual conference, 2015

I presented my paper, “Women’s Lob: The Original 9 as a Feminist Social Movement in Women’s Professional Tennis,” which is part of my dissertation study, at the North American Society for Sport History annual conference held May 22-25 in Miami, Florida. The paper was part of a panel organized by Jaime Schultz and Rita Liberti on women’sContinue reading “North American Society for Sport History annual conference, 2015”

Induction, Lavender Leadership Honor Society of the University of Maryland

On Monday, April 20, I was inducted into the inaugural cohort for the Lavender Leadership Honor Society at the University of Maryland. Inductees are selected by a panel based on equal parts their academic scholarship and their community activism, both past and present. The principles of the honor society are: We seek to create aContinue reading “Induction, Lavender Leadership Honor Society of the University of Maryland”

William and Madeline Welder Smith Research Travel Award, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas

I have received a William and Madeline Welder Smith research travel award for 2015-2016 to fund my travel to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas. I will specifically be researching the Gladys Heldman papers which are archived there. Gladys Heldman was the marketing genius behind the Original 9 who formedContinue reading “William and Madeline Welder Smith Research Travel Award, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas”