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Tucker Center scholars publish on Title IX progress
February 18, 2012
Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., lecturer in the School of Kinesiology and and associate director of the Tucker Center, and Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar Cheryl Cooky have published a feature article, "Playing But Losing: Women's Sports After Title IX," in the American Sociological Association's (ASA) Contexts quarterly journal. Cooky and LaVoi explore how major inequities remain, especially in terms of media attention, distribution of institutional resources and opportunities to coach and lead in the world of sport.
TC Affiliated Scholar Dr. Steve Stovitz featured on MPR
January 25, 2012
Steven Stovitz, graduate faculty in the School of Kinesiology and a Tucker Center affliated scholar, joined with other Minnesota researchers to set up special workstations at a Minneapolis business to assess the health benefits of standing rather than sitting at a desk. Stovitz, a Family Medicine and Community Health associate professor and one of the lead investigators on the study, heads a team that will measure how standing affects muscle tone, blood pressure and an employee's sense of well-being. More ... Minnesota Public Radio, Rochester Post-Bulletin
LaVoi invited to write commentary for MPR
January 20, 2012
Dr. Nicole LaVoi, Kinesiology lecturer and associate director of the Tucker Center has been invited to write commentary for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) on gender equity in sport. Her comments expand from recent stories on injuries suffered by two Minnesota high school hockey players. Read her column here: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/19/lavoi/
LaVoi publishes articles in Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
January 4, 2012
Dr. Nicole LaVoi, Tucker Center Associate Director, and colleague Jens Omli, assistant professor at Texas Tech University, have published "Emotional Experiences of Youth Sport Parents I: Anger" in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology (2012; 24:1, 10-25). The study behind the article attempts to discern sources of anger in inappropriate sideline behavior from the perspective of parents.
LaVoi on "Sport Parent Education: Creating a Tipping Point"
January 4, 2012
Read Dr. Nicole LaVoi's blog titled, "Sport Parent Education: Creating a Tipping Point."
Tucker Center's LaVoi and Wiese Bjornstal quoted in article on concussions
January 3, 2012
Tucker Center Associate Director Dr. Nicole LaVoi and School of Kinesiology associate professor and TC Affiliated Scholar Diane Wiese-Bjornstal are quoted in a Star Tribune article about female athletes and concussions, "Girls deal with concussions, too." The article talks about signs and symptoms as well as changes in process and protection to prevent concussion in girls and boys.
