I enjoy the collegiality of a small liberal arts school environment, the opportunities for travel, and the close connection with students in the mass communication major and women's studies minor.
Education
B.A. University of North Carolina; M.A. University of Maryland; PhD,University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Fields of Expertise
Gender, sport, and the mass media. Media studies and criticism.
Professional Highlights
Appointment as Lin Rong San Chair in Communication.
Recent scholarship includes articles published in the Journal of Sport Management and the Journal of Sports Media.
Appointment to the editorial board of the Sociology of Sport Journal (sponsored by the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport).
Co-director of the Center for Sport and Media Studies.
Personal Highlights
Serving on the boards of the Magic Lantern Theater, a cinema group whose mission is to bring foreign and art house films to Winchester, and the Laurel Center, the Shelter for Abused Women.