Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sport

Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD, is a professor of sports media in the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College. She is internationally recognized as an expert on social justice issues in sport, including college athletes' rights, the exploitation of college athletes, gender equity and Title IX, and the misappropriation of American Indian imagery in sport. Staurowsky is coauthor of College Athletes for Hire: The Evolution and Legacy of the NCAA Amateur Myth and editor of Women and Sport: Continuing a Journey of Liberation and Celebration. She regularly works with the National College Players Association and has coauthored several of their reports, including "How the NCAA's Empire Robs Predominantly Black Athletes of Billions in Generational Wealth." She has worked with the Women's Sports Foundation on several research projects and served as lead author on "Chasing Equity: The Triumphs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sports for Girls and Women." Staurowsky is currently a senior writer for Legal Issues in College Athletics and Sports Litigation Alert. She has been a columnist with College Sports Business News and the Women in Coaching blog, and she is cofounder and editor of the LGBT Issues in Sport: Theory to Practice blog. Algerian Hart, PhD, is the associate dean of the graduate college and a professor of kinesiology at Missouri State University. He is president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) and has served on the organization's diversity and conference climate committee. He also serves on the inclusion committee for the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM). Hart is a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission, is a faculty evaluator for the American Council on Education, and serves on the editorial review boards for the Journal of Athlete Development and Experience and the Sociology of Sport Journal. He has written extensively on the topics of marginalized populations in education and student-athlete advocacy, and he is the author of The Student Athlete's Guide to College Success.

Foreword by Kevin Blackistone Part I. Foundations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sport Chapter 1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within Sport Organizations Algerian Hart Chapter 2. Engaging in Difficult Dialogues About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sport Ellen J. Staurowsky Chapter 3. Social Class and Economic Status Na Ri Shin Part II. Forms of Diversity in Sport Chapter 4. Race Matters in Sport Joseph N. Cooper Chapter 5. Power Play: Race and Ethnicity in Sports Beau Manierre Houston and Jeffrey Montez de Oca Chapter 6. Sports as a Gendered Space Amira Rose Davis Chapter 7. Sexual Diversity, Sexual Orientation, and Sexual Identity Kiera Duckworth and Luca Maurer Chapter 8. Disability: Inclusion in Action Mary A. Hums and Eli A. Wolff Chapter 9. Preserving Athlete Humanity in a Production Culture Ellen J. Staurowsky Chapter 10. The Politics of Sport and the Political Forces That Shape Sport Ellen J. Staurowsky Chapter 11. Sport, the Influence of Institutionalized Religion, and Religious Identity Timothy Mirabito and Robin Hardin Chapter 12. Coming of Age and Aging Out in Sport Ellen J. Staurowsky, Amanda L. Paule-Koba, and Michael Sachs Part III. Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Sport Organizations Chapter 13. When They See Us: Sport Leaders Moving Beyond Bias Billy Hawkins Chapter 14. Creating a Vision to Ensure Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within Sport Organizations Ketra L. Armstrong Chapter 15. Using Sport as a Platform for Lasting and Significant Social Change Akilah R. Carter-Francique