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Krystal K Beamon

[Krystal Kashe Beamon]

Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology
Last Updated: May 7, 2021
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Education

Education

    • 2005 PhD in Sociology
      Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
    • 2001 MS in Sociology
      Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
    • 1999 BA in Sociology
      Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
      (Distinction: Summa cum laude)

Appointments

Appointments

    • 2005 to 2008 Assistant Professor
      Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma (OK)
    • 2001 to 2005 Teaching Associate
      Department of Sociology, Oklahoma State University (OK)

Awards and Honors

    • Oct  2017 Rising Star Award sponsored by Oklahoma State University Diversity Hall of Fame
    • Apr  2015 Community Achievement Award sponsored by Sigma Gamma Rho Dallas Area Community Service Sorority
    • Apr  2015 Outstanding Faculty Member sponsored by Collection of Brothers, UTA
    •  2014 Outstanding Teaching Award sponsored by UT Board of Regents
    • Apr  2014 Dean's Accolade Endowment Award, Teaching and Resarch Excellence sponsored by CoLA, UTA
    • Apr  2014 Outstanding Faculty Affiliate sponsored by Center for African-American Studies
    •  2013 Nominee, Outstanding Teaching Award sponsored by UT Board of Regents
    •  2013 Research Fellowship sponsored by Center for African-American Studies
    •  2012 Service Learning Faculty Member of the Year sponsored by UT Arlington
    •  2011 UTA Service Learning Faculty Fellowship sponsored by UT Arlington
    •  2010 Freshman Leaders on Campus Honored Professor sponsored by UT Arlington
    •  2008 Summer Research Fellowship sponsored by College of Arts & Sciences, University of Oklahoma
    •  2007 Summer Research Fellowship sponsored by College of Arts & Sciences, University of Oklahoma
    •  2003 Sociologist for Women in Society Minority Fellowship sponsored by Sociology
    •  2001 Phoenix Award for Most Outstanding Graduate Student at Oklahoma State University sponsored by Oklahoma State University Graduate College
    •  2001 Richard Dodder Award for Research Excellence sponsored by OSU
    •  2000 American Sociological Association Pre-doctoral Minority Fellowship sponsored by ASA
    •  1999 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Postgraduate Fellowship sponsored by NCAA
    •  1999 National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American, Track and Field sponsored by NCAA

News Articles

News Articles

    • Jan 2013
      Buffalo News
      “Ray Lewis’ glory story is haunted by killings.”
    • July 2012
      CBS Channel 11 News
      “Media coverage to blame for public outrage after shooting?”
    • June 2012
      The Shorthorn
      “UTA faculty and staff reflect on the changes Title IX meant for female athletes”
    • Oct 2011
      The Shorthorn
      “Speaker talks life after sports.”

Publications


      2014
      • Book
        The Enduring Color Line in U.S. Athletics
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Messer, Chris ]. New York, NY: "Routledge".

      2014
      • Book Chapter
        Against All Odds: African-American Male Athletes’ Pursuit of Professional Sports Careers
        Hyper Sexual-Hyper Masculine?: Gender, Race and Sexuality in the Identities of Contemporary Black Men
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Spates , K. , Slatton , B.]. 45-58. Williston, VT: "Ashgate Publishing".

      2009
      • Book Chapter
        Used Goods: Former African American Student-Athletes’ Perception of Exploitation by Division I Universities
        College Men and Masculinities: Theory, Research and Implication for Practice
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Harper , S. , Harris, III, F. ]. 504-522. "Jossey-Bass Publication".

      2008
      • Book Chapter
        Used Goods: Former African American Student-Athletes’ Perception of Exploitation by Division I Universities
        Race, Gender, and Crime
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe]. 3-16. Island Park, NY: "Whittier Publication".

      2013
      • Book Review
        Discipline and Indulgence: College Football, Media, and the American Way of Life during the Cold War
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Montez de Oca, Jeffery]. American Journal of Sociology. New Brunswcick, N.J: "Rutgers University Press".

      2011
      • Book Review
        Tarnished Rings: The International Olympic Committee and the Salt Lake City Bid Scandal
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Stephen, Wenn , Barney, Robert, Martyn, Scott]. Sports Literature Association.
        http://www.uta.edu/english/sla/br120202.html

      2017
      2014
      • Journal Article
        Not Just a Game
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe]. Inquiry Research Magazine. 32.
      • Journal Article
        Racism and Stereotyping on Campus: Experiences of African American Male Student Athletes
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe]. Journal of Negro Education. 83(2), 121-134.

      2013
      • Journal Article
        Professional Sports Experiences as Contested Racial Terrain
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Messer, Chris ]. Journal of African American Studies. 18(2), 181-191.
      • Journal Article
        The Tulsa Riot of 1921: Collective Violence and Racial Frames.
        [Messer, Chris , Bell, Patricia , Beamon, KrystalKashe]. The Western Journal of Black Studies. 37(1), 50-60.

      2012
      • Journal Article
        I’m a Baller”: Athletic Identity Foreclosure among African-American Former Student-Athletes
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe]. Journal of African American Studies. 16(2), 195-208.

      2011
      • Journal Article
        A Dream Deferred: Narratives of African-American Male Former Collegiate Athletes’ Transition out of Sports and into the Occupational Sector
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Bell, Patricia]. Journal for Sport and Student-Athletes in Education. 5(1), 29-44.

      2010
      • Journal Article
        Are Sports Overemphasized in the Socialization Process of African American Males?: A Qualitative Analysis of Former Collegiate Athletes’ Perception of Sports Socialization
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe]. Journal of Black Studies. 41(2), 281-300.

      2008
      • Journal Article
        Used Goods: Former African American Student-Athletes’ Perception of Exploitation by Division I Universities
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe]. The Journal of Negro Education.(77), 352-364.

      2006
      • Journal Article
        Academics versus Athletics: An Examination of the Effects of Background and Socialization on African American male Student Athletes
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Bell, Patricia A.]. The Social Science Journal.(43), 393-403.

      2002
      • Journal Article
        “Going Pro”: The Differential Effects of High Aspirations for a Professional Sports Career on African-American Student Athletes and White Student Athletes
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Bell, Patricia A. ]. Race and Society.(5), 179-191.

      2019
      • Manuscript
        Voices from the Field: A Qualitative Exploration of Community Partners’ Definitions of Service-Learning
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe, Davis, JayaBolestridge, Cronley, CourtneyMarie]. Partnerships: A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement . 10(1), 146-155. Greensburo, North Carolina: "University of North Carolina-Greensburo".
        http://libjournal.uncg.edu/prt/article/view/1774

      In Process
      • Manuscript
        Athletics and Schooling: Are team sports a resource for all?
        [Beamon, KrystalKashe]. Submitted.

Presentations

    • January  2016
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Author & Presenter), "N/A", UT Austin, Austin, TX. (January 7, 2016).
    • April  2015
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Author & Presenter), "N/A", Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. (April 18, 2015).
    • December  2013
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Author & Presenter), "Service Learning as a tool for Teaching Inequality". (December 17, 2013).
    • September  2013
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Author & Presenter), "Life Skills". (September 3, 2013).
    • August  2013
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "Professional Sports Experiences as Contested Racial Terrain", New York, NY . (August , 2013).
    • April  2013
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Author & Presenter), "Professional Development". (April , 2013).
    •  2012
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "African-American Student-Athletes’ Perception of Racism and Stereotyping on Campus", Denver, CO. ( , 2012).
    •  2012
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Author & Presenter), "Understanding Institutional Discrimination in Education through Service Learning: An Exercise in Transformative Learning", Denver, CO. ( , 2012).
    • August  2012
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Author & Presenter), "N/A". (August , 2012).
    •  2011
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Discussant), "N/A". ( , 2011).
    • August  2011
      Messer, Chris , Beamon, KrystalKashe, Bell, P.A. , "Collective Violence and Racial Frames". (August , 2011).
    • August  2011
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "The dichotomous Role of Athletics in the Inner city: Hindrance or “Way Out”?", Las Vegas, NV. (August , 2011).
    • August  2010
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "Athletic Identity Foreclosure among African-American former Student-Athletes". (August , 2010).
    • August  2010
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "Cognitive Dissonance and African-American Male Athletes’ Expectations For Professional Sports Careers". (August , 2010).
    • October  2009
      Bell, P.A. (Author), Beamon, KrystalKashe, "Race Categorization and Public Health Policy: Some recent discussion and implications for sociological research", San Antonio, Texas. (October , 2009).
    • August  2009
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "A Dream Deferred: Narratives of African-American Males Former Collegiate Athletes Transition out of Sports and into the Occupational Sector", San Francisco, CA. (August , 2009).
    • August  2009
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "Are Sports Overemphasized in the Socialization process of African-American Males?: Narratives of Their Perceptions of Sport Socialization", San Francisco, CA. (August , 2009).
    •  2008
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Author & Presenter), "N/A", University of Oklahoma Athletic Department. ( , 2008).
    • August  2003
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "Academics versus Athletics: The Effects of Background and Socialization on African-American Male Student-Athletes". (August , 2003).
    • August  2002
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Moderator), "N/A", MOST Program Undergraduate Research Session. (August , 2002).
    • August  2002
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "The Belief in “Going Pro” and Academic Achievement: How African-American Student Athletes Differ from Other Student Athletes". (August , 2002).
    •  2001
      Beamon, KrystalKashe (Author & Presenter), "N/A". ( , 2001).
    • March  2001
      Beamon, KrystalKashe, "Football is My Only Chance: An Examination of Society and Socialization on the Aspirations of Black American Males". (March , 2001).

Students Supervised

    • 2015
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Kelsey Wilson,
    • 2015
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Sharnese Thompson,
    • 2015
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Sabuna Timilsina,
    • 2015
      Dissertation Committee Member
      Brandon Jones,
    • 2015
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Timothy Bielik,
    • 2014
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Richard Cordrey,
    • 2014
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Veronika Terrian,
    • 2014
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Venessa Arebalo,
    • May 2014
      Directed Individual/Independent Study
      Maya Warnock,
      Inequalities in Public Education
    • May 2014
      Directed Individual/Independent Study
      Randell Brown,
      Inequalities in Public Education
    • Aug 2013
      Directed Individual/Independent Study
      Allison Guillen,
      Inequalities in Public Education
    • Aug 2013
      Directed Individual/Independent Study
      Valerie Anderson,
      Inequalities in Public Education
    • May 2013
      Directed Individual/Independent Study
      Christina Carney,
      Inequalities in Public Education
    • May 2013
      Directed Individual/Independent Study
      Estefania Rodriguez,
      Inequalities in Public Education
    • 2012
      Undergraduate Supervised Research
      Ceola Brown,
      Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
    • 2011
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Ramon Phillips,
    • 2011
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Scott Jackson,
    • 2010
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Heather Champeau,
    • 2010
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Sastra Bour,
    • 2009
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Lauren London,
    • 2008
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Meredith Denney, University of Oklahoma
    • 2006
      Master's Thesis Committee Member
      Sunny Hedgewood, University of Oklahoma

Courses

      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Summer - Five Week - Second - 2021
      • SOCI 5305-001 RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 113449)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2021 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2021 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 3360-001 TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
        (Topic: Racial & Ethnic Groups | Course Id: 112717)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2021
      • AAST 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020
      • SOCI 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 1311-002 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 1311-005 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020
      • AAST 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Summer - Five Week - Second - 2020
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Summer - Five Week - Second - 2020 Download Syllabus
      • AAST 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2020
      • MAS 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2020
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus
      • AAST 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2019
      • SOCI 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 1311-005 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 5322-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 113464)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus
      • AAST 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Summer - Five Week - Second - 2019
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Summer - Five Week - Second - 2019 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 4391-002 CONFERENCE COURSE
        (Course Id: 106717)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2019
      • SOCI 1311-004 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 1311-005 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus
      • SOCI 4195-002 SERVICE LEARNING INDEP STUDY
        (Course Id: 112357)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2019
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2019 Download Syllabus
      • AAST 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • SOCI 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • SOCI 5330-001 SEM IN SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION
        (Topic: Race and Ethnicity | Course Id: 106748)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Summer - Five Week - Second - 2018
      • SOCI 4391-002 CONFERENCE COURSE
        (Course Id: 106717)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • SOCI 1311-002 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • SOCI 1311-005 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2018
      • AAST 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • SOCI 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • AAST 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • MAS 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Summer - Five Week - Second - 2017
      • SOCI 3346-001 21ST CENT AMER
        (Course Id: 106675)
        Spring - Winter Intersession - 2017
      • SOCI 1311-001 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • SOCI 1311-002 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2017
      • AAST 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • SOCI 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • AAST 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • MAS 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Summer - Summer Intersession - 2016
      • SOCI 3346-001 21ST CENT AMER
        (Course Id: 106675)
        Spring - Winter Intersession - 2016
      • SOCI 4391-002 CONFERENCE COURSE
        (Course Id: 106717)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • SOCI 1311-001 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • SOCI 1311-007 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • AAST 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • MAS 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2016
      • AAST 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • SOCI 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • SOCI 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Summer - Summer Intersession - 2015
      • AAST 3339-001 RACE, SPORT AND MEDIA
        (Course Id: 111939)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • SOCI 3339-001 RACE, SPORT AND MEDIA
        (Course Id: 111939)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • AAST 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • MAS 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2015
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Spring - Winter Intersession - 2015
      • AAST 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • SOCI 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • SOCI 1311-001 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • SOCI 1311-002 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • SOCI 2312-001 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES
        (Course Id: 106639)
        Summer - Summer Intersession - 2014
      • SOCI 4391-002 CONFERENCE COURSE
        (Course Id: 106717)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • SOCI 1311-001 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Winter Intersession - 2014
      • AAST 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • MAS 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2014
      • SOCI 4341-001 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUC
        (Course Id: 111940)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • SOCI 1311-001 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • SOCI 1311-002 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • SOCI 4391-002 CONFERENCE COURSE
        (Course Id: 106717)
        Summer - Eleven Week - 2013
      • SOCI 1311-001 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Summer - Summer Intersession - 2013
      • SOCI 4391-002 CONFERENCE COURSE
        (Course Id: 106717)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • SOCI 1311-004 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • SOCI 3339-001 RACE, SPORT AND MEDIA
        (Course Id: 111939)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2013
      • MAS 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • SOCI 4365-001 TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
        (Topic: Inst. Discrimination in Educ. | Course Id: 106713)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2012
      • SOCI 1311-001 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Summer - Summer Intersession - 2012
      • SOCI 1311-004 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • SOCI 4365-001 TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
        (Topic: Inst. Discrimination in Educ. | Course Id: 106713)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • SOCI 1311-001 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Summer - Summer Intersession - 2011
      • SOCI 1311-001 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2011
      • SOCI 3337-001 RACIAL & ETHNIC GROUPS IN US
        (Course Id: 111288)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • SOCI 4365-002 TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY
        (Topic: Race, Class, Sport, Media | Course Id: 106713)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • SOCI 1311-002 INTRO TO SOCIO
        (Course Id: 106634)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • MAS 4310-001 MINORITIES
        (Course Id: 106695)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • SOCI 4310-001 MINORITIES
        (Course Id: 106695)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • SOCI 3341-001 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
        (Course Id: 106672)
        Spring - Regular Academic Session - 2010
      • SOCI 4310-001 MINORITIES
        (Course Id: 106695)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009
      • SOCI 5319-010 SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS & CHANGE
        (Topic: Sociology of Sports | Course Id: 106737)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2009

Service to the University

    • Feb 2019 to  Present Panelist and Organizer
      Center for African-American Studies Annual Research Conference
    • 2013 to  Present Advisory Board member
      Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board
    • 2013 to  Present Committee Member
      University of Texas-Arlington Intercollegiate Athletic Council
    • 2012 to  Present Faculty Associate
      CAAS
    • 2012 to  Present Attendee, Meeting
      Graduate Assembly, UT Arlington
    • 2009 to  Present Committee Member
      Student Awards Banquet Committee
    • 2008 to  Present Committee Member
      African-American Faculty and Staff Association
    • 2008 to  Present Committee Member
      Sociology Area Committee: Social Diversity
    • 2008 to  Present Committee Member
      Student Awards Committee
    • 2013 to  2019 Faculty Advisor
      Alpha Kappa Delta
    • 2010 to  2016 Faculty Advisor
      Sociology Student Association
    • Past to  Feb 2016 Guest Speaker
      CAAS Annual Research Conference, Student Development Symposium
    • Past to  2014 Committee Member
      Search Committee for the Vice President for Research
    • 2012 to  2014 Committee Member
      Committee on Graduate Students
    • Jan 2014 to  May 2014 Committee Member
      Ad Hoc Committee on Absentia Graduation
    • Jan 2014 to  May 2014 Committee Member
      Center for Community and Service Learning Director Hiring Committee
    • Feb 2014 to  Apr 2014 Reviewer - Abstracts
      Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) Research Symposium
    • Past to  Feb 2014 Guest Speaker
      CAAS Annual Research Conference, Student Development Symposium
    • Past to  Nov 2013 Guest Speaker
      UTA Engaging Students Conference
      Inequalities In Public Schooling: Service Learning as a Tool for Transformative Learning
    • Past to  Aug 2013 Guest Speaker
      MavsMeet Convocation
    • Jan 2013 to  Apr 2013 Judge
      Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) Research Symposium
    • 2010 to  2012 Committee Member
      Retention and Recruitment Committee
    • 2008 to  2012 Committee Member
      CAAS Advisory Committee
    • 2008 to  2010 Committee Member
      Professional Development Committee
    • 2008 to  2009 Committee Member
      Hiring Committee

Service to the Profession

    • 2014 to  Present
      Editorial Review Board Member
      Journal of Negro Education
    • 2013 to  Present
      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
    • 2012 to  Present
      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Journal of Negro Education
    • 2012 to  Present
      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
    • 2010 to  Present
      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Journal of Culture, Health, and Sexuality
    • 2010 to  Present
      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Journal of Culture, Health, and Sexuality
    • 2013 to  2015
      Committee Member
      Association of Black Sociologist Graduate and Undergraduate Paper Award Committee
    • Past to  2011
      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Comparative Sociology
    • Past to  2011
      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Critical Sociology
    • 2010 to  2011
      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Special Edition of Critical Sociology on Afrocentric Sociology
    • Past to  2010
      Reviewer, Book
      Society in Focus

Service to the Community

Service to the Community

    • 2015 to  Present
      Volunteer (Dallas, TX,
      Skyline High School Cheerleaders
    • Past to  Dec 2012
      Volunteer (Dallas, TX,
      Heart of Dallas Bowl Charitable Organizations Chaperone, Two-wins Foundation
    • 2010 to  2012
      Board Member
      Generation Texas/ROOTS College GoCenter Advisory Board Member, Tarrant County
    • Past to  2010
      Committee Member
      Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities Committee