Here is a sneak peak into my publication, to be out soon! If you ever thought a women's wrestling team was different than a males, they seek many of the the same things! Here are some responses as to how to make a female team feel more comfortable: Chapter 5: Straight from the Wrestlers’ Mouth How do female athletes feel about wrestling “I’ve heard that women can...women in wrestling have been able--or been so strong that they can beat men actually in certain aspects... or certain specific women have beat men in the past or whatever...so I think it’s just a matter of how aware people are of wo ..read more

Research Question #2: How does Gender Validation affect female athletes who serve as females athletes in traditionally, athletically, male roles? Gender Validation and Lack of Female Space There were 193 total excerpts recorded involving gender validation and thoughts of self. As Oysermans points out, the environment can have a very strong influence on the identity we see for our possible selves. “I feel like that’s … really important to feel it yourself rather than hear it from somebody else you don’t need a guy to tell you that you are strong—you know that you are strong” (SPHS017) The inter ..read more

My dissertation explained in 15 minutes! Thank you to the University of Granada, Spain and the Journal on International Sport and Society for publishing my original research! https://video.wixstatic.com/video/78d24e_4d79de4ed9f5478ca5b2323496723dc8/720p/mp4/file.mp4 ..read more

Two years ago, the Trump administration’s Department of Education ,proposed new rules governing the way schools around the country handle sexual harassment and assault. The proposal led to an outcry among survivors and their advocates: Because it would allow direct cross-examination of people who report sexual assault, many feared the changes would stop survivors from ever coming forward Question this!: “Too many students have lost access to their education because their school inadequately responded when a student filed a complaint of sexual harassment or sexual assault,” Education Secretary ..read more

Showcased Article “Wrestling with Identity: An Exploration of Female Wreslers’ Perceptions” Written by: Macro, E., Viveiros, J., & Cipriano, N. (2009) Abstract The study explores female freestyle wrestlers’ experiences related to identity, body consciousness, (hetero) sexuality, and (conventional) femininity, and the perceptions of females participating in a traditionally male-dominated sport. Data was collected from questionnaires distributed to 47 high school, university, and club female wrestlers and from in-depth interviews with eight university wrestlers. Based on the findings, the re ..read more

"Elias’ theory of 'established-outsider' relations is used to suggest that females who participate in these sports can be described as an ‘outsider’ group, one that has lacked the organizational resources and networks of mutual assistance needed to shift significantly the uneven balance of power between the sexes" (Liston, 2005). I have been exploring this topic of the "established outsider" brought to us by Dr. Katie Liston, Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at University College Chester as well as Programme Leader for the MSc in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise, and Co-Director of the Ch ..read more

The first whistle blows, and the crowd begins to focus in on the action in the middle of the room, the first matches have begun and this means that the noise will increase, the yelling begins, the space starts to get flowered with blood and sweat, defeated and crying athletes in the bathroom stalls, and smiles from the victors. The wrestler is pacing back and forth on the mat waiting for her turn to be called up to battle. The crowds gathering on the mat are constant and the referees keep shooting them away like unwanted flies. The emotions are already running high as we enter the third round ..read more

Here is a sneak peak into my publication, to be out soon! If you ever thought a women's wrestling team was different than a males, they seek many of the the same things! Here are some responses as to how to make a female team feel more comfortable: Chapter 5: Straight from the Wrestlers’ Mouth How do female athletes feel about wrestling “I’ve heard that women can...women in wrestling have been able--or been so strong that they can beat men actually in certain aspects... or certain specific women have beat men in the past or whatever...so I think it’s just a matter of how aware people are of wo ..read more

Research Question #2: How does Gender Validation affect female athletes who serve as females athletes in traditionally, athletically, male roles? Gender Validation and Lack of Female Space There were 193 total excerpts recorded involving gender validation and thoughts of self. As Oysermans points out, the environment can have a very strong influence on the identity we see for our possible selves. “I feel like that’s … really important to feel it yourself rather than hear it from somebody else you don’t need a guy to tell you that you are strong—you know that you are strong” (SPHS017) The inter ..read more

My dissertation explained in 15 minutes! Thank you to the University of Granada, Spain and the Journal on International Sport and Society for publishing my original research! https://video.wixstatic.com/video/78d24e_4d79de4ed9f5478ca5b2323496723dc8/720p/mp4/file.mp4 ..read more