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Dr. Todd Crosset

Todd Crosset

Associate Professor Sport Management


Telephone: 413-545-5060

Email: tcrosset@sportmgt.umass.edu

Office: SOM 236


Education:

Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1992
M.A., Brandeis University, 1985
B.A., University of Texas-Austin, 1982

Research/Teaching Interests:

Racism and Sport
Sport in the Community
Gender Issues in Sport

Sociology of Sport
History of Sport
Community Relations in the Sport Industry


Publications/Presentations:

Longley, N, Crosset, T, and  Jefferson, S, "The Migration of African-Americans to the Canadian Football League During the 1950s: An Escape from Racism?" International Journal of the History of Sport, 25(10): 1374-1397, 2008

 

Davis-Delano, L.  and  Crosset, T. Using Social Movement Theory to Study Outcomes in Sport-Related Social Movements International Review for the Sociology of Sport. Vol. 43, No. 2, 115-134 (2008)

 

Crosset, T and Masteralexis, L. The Changing Collective Definition of Collegiate Sport and the Potential Demise of Title IX Protections. The Journal of College and University Law. Vol. 34, No. 3, 2008

 

Using Social Movement Theory to Study Outcomes in Sport-Relates Social Movements

Davis-Delano, L. and  Crosset T. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting Boston MA, August 2008

 

When underfunded, rag tag coalitions, beat the power elite:  Why some citizen groups derail stadium developments. Todd Crosset, Laurel Davis, Jessica Willis. To remember is to resist: 40 years of sport and social change. University of Toronto, Toronto Canada  May 2008

 

Crosset, T. "Capturing Racism: An analysis of racial projects within the Lisa Simpson vs. University of Colorado football rape case." International Journal of the History of Sport, Feb, 2007

 

The changing collective definition of collegiate sports and the potential demise of Title IX protections. Girls and Women Rock: Celebrating 35 years of sport and Title IX. (Cleveland Ohio, Cleveland State University March 29, 2007).

 

Applying Social Movement Theory to Sport, with Laurel Davis-Delano.  North American Society for Sociology of Sport (Pittsburgh PA, November 3, 2007)

 

Putting anti-racism practice into practice: lessons from an experiential learning course North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 29, 2006)

 

Capturing Racism: An analysis of racial projects within the Lisa Simpson vs. University of Colorado rape case. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2006)

 

A Preliminary Moral Inventory: Thoughts on a Reparation Movement in American Professional Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. (Montreal, Quebec, CANADA November 1, 2003)

Grants:

RI/MACampus Compact, Faculty Fellow for Youth (2007) $3000

Periodic Post Tenure Review teaching grant (2007)  $2960

Key Players Project/youth summit, University Public Service Grant (2006) $15,000

 


Academic and Professional Activities:

RICC and MACC Faculty Fellow for Youth Retreat, August 11-12 Newport RI 

Consultant, Turnkey NFL task force: The future of the NFL at-event experience, Feb 27, 2008

Expert Witness, Hutchinson, Black and Cook, 9/2003 to present