Guy deBrun
Hart School Lecturer Guy B. deBrun, SSLS Associate Professor Ben Selznick and co-author of “Exploring Impact on Students’ Attitudes and Awareness as a Result of Participation in an Undergraduate Sociology of Sport Class” had their work published in the American Sociological Association Journal Teaching Sociology.
Their study explores whether a sports sociology course changed college students’ views and awareness of social issues in sports. Surveys taken before and after the course showed that students developed a better understanding of topics such as gender equality, Native American mascots, athletes with disabilities and the idea that sports are not always fair or equal. Overall, students’ attitudes changed during the semester, suggesting the course helped them think more critically about social issues in sports.
Tony Kim
Tony Kim, associate professor and interim assistant director of the Hart School, was named to the J.W. and Alice S. Marriott Professorship in Hospitality Management.
This endowed professorship is an outgrowth of the Eminent Scholars Program, which aims to attract and retain outstanding scholars at institutions of higher education. Kim was nominated by peers in his department. The final selection was made by a committee which took into account scholarly achievement and research, teaching and service.
Stephanie West
Director of the Hart School, Stephanie West, was recently elected as a Fellow into The Academy of the Leisure Sciences. Fellows of the academy are recognized as outstanding performers and leaders in the leisure profession, and have a minimum of ten years of experience.
The Academy’s main purpose is to promote intellectual advancement of the leisure sciences by inducting outstanding scholars as Fellows, holding meetings and activities and encouraging the scholarly study of leisure.
