Education
- BA, MFA, University of Arizona
- MA, PhD, University of California at Irvine
Research Interests
- Sports studies
- 20th-century literature
- feminist and critical theory
- creative writing
- Gender Studies
- Science Studies
- Third Wave Feminism
- Globalization & the Environment
Awards
- SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities: 2009
- SUNY Chancellor's and University Award for Excellence in Teaching: 1997
- Poetry twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize
- Lost Arts nominated for the CNY Book Award
- Built to Win received Honorable Mention
- North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Book Award: 2004.
- Lingua Franca named Pretty Good for a Girl a “Breakthrough Book” in the February: 2000 issue
- The Nation named Third Wave Agenda a “Notable Book” in 1998
- Election to Trustee and Executive Vice-President of the Women's Sports Foundation, 2002
- The Women's Sports Foundation, founded by Billie Jean King in 1973 is the world's largest foundation devoted to women's sports
- American Association of University Women Community Action Grant: 1999–2000
- “Strong Girls: Strong Women: Community Outreach and Education to Encourage Participation and Ethics in Girls' and Women's Sports”
- State of New York/UUP Campus Grant: Spring 1999
- “Exploring Possibilities for the Establishment of The Nell Jackson Center for the Study of Female Athletes”
