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Tucker Center’s CoachingHER online tool featured in recent CEHD Connect
The Tucker Center's "Coaching HER" online tool is highlighted in a recent CEHD Connect magazine article, "Helping girls reach their full athletic potential." [READ MORE]
Tucker Center publishes article with Center for Appearance Research.
The article examined the effectiveness of interventions that targeted body image and movement experiences among girls and women [READ MORE]
LaVoi in Gatorade video for Women’s World Cup Equity House
LaVoi appears in a video produced by Angel City FC and Gatorade for the Women's World Cup Equity House [READ MORE]
US Open names Nicole M. LaVoi a ‘Champion of Equality’
Tucker Center director honored for lifetime of dedication The 2023 US Open marks the 50th anniversary of men and women first earning equal prize money in tennis, and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) is taking the occasion to celebrate the pioneering women who have led that important fight for equality. One of those women […] [READ MORE]
State Department sponsors LaVoi workshop with Singaporean coaches
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, workshops on women in coaching and reducing gender stereotypes in coaching with a delegation from Singapore. [READ MORE]
LaVoi, Lough interviewed by CNN on equal pay for women’s sports
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, and Dr. Nancy Lough, Tucker Center affiliated scholar and professor at UNLV, were interviewed in a CNN video on the pay gap in women's sports. [READ MORE]
LaVoi quoted in Yahoo!Sports story on World Cup
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in a Yahoo!Sports story, “The World Cup for women is still largely coached by men.” LaVoi’s comments support the notion that while women’s sports have become increasingly successful, […] [READ MORE]
Antunovic’s book receives review in International Journal of Sport Communication
In a recent International Journal of Sport Communication review of the School of Kinesiology's Dr. Dunja Antunovic's book "Serving Equality: Feminism, Media and Women’s Sports" Kaja Poteko (University of Ljubljana) called the book “both a methodological and an epistemological and interpretive innovation in the field of sports media studies.” [READ MORE]
“Contexts” features Goorevich discussing gender equity and labor conditions at the Women’s World Cup
In a recent "Contexts" article, Anna Goorevich, MSc, doctoral student in the School of Kinesiology and research assistant in the Tucker Center, comments on disparate labor conditions at the FIFA Women's World Cup. [READ MORE]
LaVoi, Silva-Breen co-author study on coach-led positive body image intervention for girls in sport
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, and former Tucker Center graduate research assistant Hannah Silva-Breen, MS (West Virginia University), have co-authored a BMC Public Health article, "The co-creation, initial piloting, and protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a coach-led positive body image intervention for girls in sport." [READ MORE]
Tucker Center’s Goorevich on Madison radio discussing World Cup
Anna Goorevich, MSc, doctoral student in the School of Kinesiology and research assistant in the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, joins Keith Tiemeyer, Forward Madison FC, to discuss discuss opportunities for women in a sport model dominated by men. [READ MORE]
Emerita Professor Mary Jo Kane quoted in RetailWire on World Cup media coverage
Mary Jo Kane, PhD, School of Kinesiology professor emerita and director emerita and founder of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, is quoted in a RetailWire.com article. [READ MORE]
Boucher discussed equal pay on SiriusXM Business Radio
Courtney Boucher, PhD, assistant director for research at the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport in the School of Kinesiology, joined Randi Zuckerberg live on "Randi Zuckerberg Means Business" on SiriusXM Business Radio. [READ MORE]
Tucker Center releases 11th annual Women in College Coaching Report Card
The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport in the School of Kinesiology recently released its annual Women in College Coaching Report Card (WCCRC) in collaboration with WeCOACH. The report documents the percentage of women in all coaching positions for women’s teams within seven select NCAA Division-I conferences (BIG Ten, Big East, […] [READ MORE]
The Advocate Channel features doctoral student Anna Goorevich on World Cup
Anna Goorevich, MSc, doctoral student (Dunja Antunovic, PhD, advisor) in the School of Kinesiology and research assistant in the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, was featured in an Advocate Channel video. [READ MORE]
Antunovic interviewed on representations of women’s sport in Serbia
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, was interviewed for Suboticke.rs, an online media outlet based in Subotica, Serbia. [READ MORE]
Antunovic announced as keynote speaker at women and sport conference in Zagreb, Croatia
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, will be the keynote speaker at the International Scientific Conference on the Role of Sport in Society in Zagreb, Croatia. [READ MORE]
Goorevich presents at 2023 Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference
Anna Goorevich, MSc, doctoral student in the School of Kinesiology and research assistant in the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, attended the 2023 Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference in Washington, DC. [READ MORE]
Tucker Center research team publishes article on WNBA advocacy
A research paper conducted by scholars at the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport entitled “‘To build a more just society’: WNBA teams’ uses of social media for advocacy” has recently been published in the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ). The paper examines how WNBA teams communicated about […] [READ MORE]
Tucker Center director emerita Kane quoted in SELF.com article
Mary Jo Kane, PhD, School of Kinesiology professor emerita and director emerita and founder of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, is mentioned in a SELF.com piece, "Women in Sports Are Literally Changing the Game. This Book Takes a Look at How—And Why." [READ MORE]
Posbergh publishes in Critical Studies in Media Communication
Anna Posbergh, PhD, President's Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Kinesiology and fellow with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, has recently published an article in Critical Studies in Media Communication, titled "Caster Semenya as a “can-do” hero for “at-risk” girls: Analyzing Nike’s neoliberal postfeminist advertisements" with Dr. Samuel Clevenger (Towson University) and Caitlin Kane (University of Maryland). [READ MORE]
Antunovic publishes an article on Olympic digital media coverage in Hungary
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology at the School of Kinesiology, published a journal article entitled “Digital media routine and audience engagement during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Hungary” in Sport in Society. [READ MORE]
Tucker Center’s Coaching HER featured in CNBC article
The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, directed by Nicole LaVoi, PhD, was recently featured in a CNBC article, "Nike’s approach to solving the biggest problem for girls in sports". [READ MORE]
Antunovic and students publish article on Olympic media in US and Australia
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, and School of Kinesiology undergraduate students Meg Messer (Sport Management) and Sam Dreher (Kinesiology) published an article entitled “‘Time to award some medals’: A comparative analysis of Olympic coverage in the United States and Australia” in the International Journal of Sport Communication (IJSC). [READ MORE]
Former Tucker Center student intern, Sirek, publishes as second author
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, will give a keynote and workshop at the 2023 North American Coach Development Summit sponsored by the United States Center for Coaching Excellence on June 14 in Birmingham, AL. [READ MORE]
Boucher and Tucker Center research associates publish in Global Sport Matters
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, along with Tucker Center Assistant Director for Research & Programming Courtney Boucher, PhD, research assistant and School of Kinesiology doctoral student Anna Goorevich, publish "Be her reason to stay in sport: The importance of Coaching HER" (2023, Global Sport Matters). [READ MORE]
LaVoi gives keynote and workshop at 2023 North American Coach Development Summit
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, will give a keynote and workshop at the 2023 North American Coach Development Summit sponsored by the United States Center for Coaching Excellence on June 14 in Birmingham, AL. [READ MORE]
Kinesiology’s LaVoi on panel with Tucker Center Affiliated Scholars in Las Vegas
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, participated in a plenary panel entitled "Professional Women's Sport" at the 14th International Conference on Sport & Society in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 8, 2023. [READ MORE]
Antunovic gives plenary talk, PhD student workshop at conference
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, gave a plenary talk at the European Association for Sociology of Sport Annual Conference in Budapest. [READ MORE]
LaVoi and Tucker Center research associates publish
The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology recently published the research article, "Body confident coaching: a pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the acceptability of a web-based body image intervention for coaches of adolescent girls." [READ MORE]
Antunovic published in Sociology of Sport Journal
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, affiliated scholar with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, recently published an article entitled, “Feminist Sport Media Studies in SSJ: Mapping Theoretical Frameworks and Geographies of Knowledge Production” in the Sociology of Sport Journal. [READ MORE]
Goorevich featured on The Advocate Channel
Anna Goorevich, PhD student in the School of Kinesiology and research assistant at the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, was recently featured on The Advocate Channel to discuss contributing factors to the gender pay gap in sports. [READ MORE]
Antunovic and Goorevich publish article on gender equality in sports media
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, and Anna Goorevich, PhD student of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, published an article titled “Gender Equality in Olympic Media: A Call to Action” in Media Report to Women. [READ MORE]
Lu and Antunovic receive Janet B. Parks NASSM Research Grant
Landy Lu, Ph.D., along with colleague, Dunja Antunovic, Ph.D., both assistant professors in the School of Kinesiology, received the Janet B. Parks NASSM Research Grant. [READ MORE]
LaVoi on Project Play Summit panel
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, will be serving as a panelist at the, "Recruiting Coaches to Serve their Community" session at the 2023 Project Play Summit on May 18th in Colorado Springs. [READ MORE]
LaVoi keynotes Barcelona conference on women’s sport
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, gave a keynote address, "Women in Sport Coaching," at the Congress Equality on the Move conference on April 28 in Barcelona. [READ MORE]
LaVoi interviewed for Gatorade’s “Women in Sports Careers” content series
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, was interviewed for Gatorade's "Women in Sports Careers" content series. [READ MORE]
Posbergh publishes open access article in the Sociology of Sport Journal
Anna Posbergh, PhD, President's Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Kinesiology and fellow with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, has recently published a single author article in the Sociology of Sport Journal, titled "Contradiction or Cohesion? Tracing Questions of Protection and Fairness in Scientifically Driven Elite Sport Policies." [READ MORE]
Antunovic’s book “Serving Equality” reviewed in the Nordic Sport Science Forum
In an online book review, titled "Women’s sports in the media: From ‘sex sells’ to ‘feminism sells’," the Nordic Sport Science Forum has reviewed Dr. Dunja Antunovic and Dr. Cheryl Cooky's Purdue) groundbreaking book, "Serving equality: Feminism, media and women's sport," [READ MORE]
Kinesiology’s Antunovic quoted on rise of interest in women’s sports
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in a Twin Cities Business piece titled "Women’s Sports Sponsorships on the Rise." [READ MORE]
KARE-11 interviews LaVoi on popularity of women’s college basketball
Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, was interviewed for a KARE-11 piece, "Women's college basketball sees higher TV ratings than NBA; women's sports leaders aren't surprised." [READ MORE]
LaVoi co-author on most downloaded paper
A paper co-authored by Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport and senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, has been cited as among the most downloaded papers published in the journal Gender, Work & Organization. [READ MORE]
Posbergh presents at the CSSOR annual conference
Anna Posbergh, PhD, President's Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Kinesiology and fellow with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, presented at the Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research (CSSOR) annual conference hosted by the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton, CA on March 17. [READ MORE]
Trans hockey team article quotes Posbergh
Anna Posbergh, PhD, President's Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Kinesiology and fellow with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, was interviewed for a recent Star Tribune article, "Meet Team Trans, The Pioneering Hockey Team for Transgender and Nonbinary Athletes in the Twin Cities." [READ MORE]
Tucker Center/NIKE launch Coaching HER
The Tucker Center and NIKE today announced the launch of the Coaching HER tool designed to help coaches keep girls in sport by addressing the unconscious gender biases and stereotypes that negatively impact girls' performance, self-perceptions, sport choices, and experiences. [READ MORE]
Ithaca College women’s sport media panel features Kinesiology’s Antunovic
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, was a panelist on an Ithaca College School of Communications women’s sports media panel on March 7, 2023. [READ MORE]
Lewis quoted by KSTP
Beth Lewis, PhD, professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology in and director of the School of Kinesiology, and director of the Exercise and Mental Health Lab (EMHL), was recently quoted in a KSTP article, "For seniors, strength training is a key element to longevity, quality of life." [READ MORE]
Lewis, Schuver publish on home-based high-intensity training for low-active adults
Beth Lewis, PhD, professor of Physical Activity and Health Promotion in and director of the School of Kinesiology, and director of the Exercise and Mental Health Lab (EMHL), and Katie Schuver, PhD, post-doctoral fellow and member of the EMHL, have published an article in PLOS ONE, "Evaluating the Feasibility and Efficacy of a Home-Based Combined High Intensity Interval and Moderate Intensity Training Program for Increasing Physical Activity among Low-Active Adults: A Randomized Pilot Trial." [READ MORE]
Schull quoted in Mpls.St.Paul Magazine article
Vicki Schull, PhD, a lecturer in sport management in the School of Kinesiology and and an affiliated scholar with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, was recently quoted in a Mpls.St.Paul Magazine article entitled, "Why St. Paul Parks and Rec Made Youth Sports Free." [READ MORE]
Antunovic announced as plenary speaker at the 2023 EASS conference
Dunja Antunovic, PhD, assistant professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, will be a plenary speaker at the European Association for Sociology of Sport annual conference in 2023. [READ MORE]