My research focuses on the intersections between sport and social politics in the twentieth century. My current work looks at the relationships between social movements from the late 1950s to the late 1970s and professional American football. I wrote a dissertation titled: "Political Football: Social Movements and the Professional American Gridiron, 1956-1979." I am also interested in the cultural relationships between sport and urban America and feminist sport history. Other areas of interest include:
  • Gender relations in professional sport
  • Social media and sport activism
  • The social effects of franchise relocation 
  • The cultural images of sport entrepreneurs 
  • The business of professional sports
  • Sport and body politics
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Buffalo Bills' Quarterback Jack Kemp and California Governor Ronald Reagan on July 3, 1967; AP Images; Appeared in New York Times, May 3, 2009, p. 33. (click image for more info)
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Sports Illustrated Cover, December 4, 1995. (click image for more info)
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womenSports Cover, June, 1975. (click image for more info)