2013 NCAA Convention

The Effects of the Economic Model of College Sport on Athlete Educational Experience

This keynote session is a component of the Scholarly Colloquium on College Sports.

Moderator: Nicole LaVoi, Lecturer, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Nicole LaVoi is an instructor in the area of social and behavioral sciences in the School of Kinesiology at the Univerity of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where she is also associate director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport.  She also co-founded the Minnesota Youth Sport Research Consortium.  

LaVoi’s research falls within the social psychology of sports, in which she seeks answers to critical questions that can make a difference in the lives of sport stakeholders, particularly girls and women.  LaVoi has focused on the relational qualities of the coach-athlete relationship, the effect of adult behaviors (parents and coaches) in youth sport on children and youth, the emotional experiences of youth sport parents, the physical activity of underserved girls, the structural and personal barriers experienced by female coaches in youth sport, and media representations of girls and women in sport.

Due to her particular research interests and expertise, LaVoi is serving by invitation on the espnW National Advisory Board and has recently been added to the teaching faculty of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy and the Alliance of Women Coaches.  She is frequently asked to deliver research-based coach and sport parent education workshops in the United States and abroad.  She helped develop and launch two educational programs – the Play Like A Champion Educational Series with colleagues at the University of Notre Dame, and Minnesota PLAYS (Parents Learning About Youth Sports).

LaVoi has published work in these research areas, including her role as a contributing author and editor of the “2007 Tucker Center Research Report, Developing Physically Active Girls: A Multidisciplinary Evidence-based Approach,” in addition to publishing more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and technical research reports.

LaVoi received her doctoral degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in sport psychology/sociology from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.  Before returning to Minnesota for her graduate work, LaVoi worked in the Center for Sport and Character at the University of Notre Dame from 2002 to 2005, and was the head women’s tennis coach at Wellesley College.

Panel:

Billy Hawkins, Associate Professor, University of Georgia

University of Georgia kinesiology professor Billy Hawkins has served as program coordinator for the sport management and policy program for several years. His teaching and research has contributed to a greater understanding of the sociology of sport, sport management and sport for development.  His recent book, “The New Plantation: Black Athletes and College Sports and Predominantly White NCAA Institutions,” examines the role of black male student-athletes.  He is also co-author of “Sport, Race, Activism, and Social Change: The Impact of Dr. Harry Edwards’ Scholarship and Service.”

Hawkins received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Webber International University, a master’s degree in human performance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a doctorate in sport and cultural studies from the University of Iowa.

Jason Lanter, Assistant Professor, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Jason Lanter is an assistant professor of psychology at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where his research focuses on the intersection of sport and social issues.  Specifically, he examines the attitudes and behaviors of sport fans, as well as perceived social roles for men and women.

Before completing his doctorate, Lanter was an academic advisor, leading to his concern about the roles of athletics and academics in higher education and his involvement with The Drake Group, an organization that helps faculty and staff defend academic integrity.  He has served as president of The Drake Group and as an executive committee member since 2004.

Lanter earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from St. Lawrence University, a master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Maryland, College Park and a doctorate in psychology from Miami University, Ohio.  His publications include articles in Athletic Insight, Journal of Sport Behavior, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Teaching of Psychology.  Lanter’s comments about issues in intercollegiate athletics and college sport reform have been featured in various media outlets, such as Athletic Business, The New York Times, Time magazine, USA Today and National Public Radio.

Jeff Orleans, Senior Associate, Alden & Associates, Inc.

Jeff Orleans was executive director of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents from 1984 to 2009 and currently advises institutions and conferences about athletics planning and gender equity.  Orleans was special assistant to University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, president William Friday from 1975 to 1984.  As a federal civil rights attorney from 1971 to 1975, he was a major contributor to the regulation implementing Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments.

Orleans graduated from Yale University and Yale Law School and is a former CORO Foundation Public Affairs Fellow.  He spoke about antitrust and related financial topics at the 2010 Scholarly Colloquium on College Sports and regularly addresses these issues in other forums, including a March 2011 telecast of HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.”  He has been a consultant to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics about financial and governance topics since 2009.

Orleans’ NCAA governance service includes the Division I Leadership and Management Councils and Restructuring Task Force and the Association-wide Gender Equity Task Force and Financial Aid and Amateurism Committee.  He has been an officer of both the University and the Collegiate Commissioners Associations.  Orleans speaks and writes frequently about athletics and other higher education topics, planned and moderated the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Convention “Environmental Sustainability” sessions, was a member of the 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Expert Panel on Student Risky Drinking, and has taught at Princeton University in the areas of athletics values and admissions.  He has been a member since 1979 of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, which honored him a “Fellow” in 1990, having served on its Executive Board, edited its Journal of College and University Law, and made numerous presentations at NACUA annual conferences.