Thomas M. Hunt, J.D., Ph.D. Department of Kinesiology and Health Education The University of Texas at Austin 2109 San Jacinto Blvd, Stop D3700 Austin, TX 78712–1415 Email: [email protected] Office: (512) 475-6189
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007.
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Baylor University School of Law, 2003.
Bachelor of Arts in Government, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
Professional Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, September 2015–present.
Graduate Advisor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, June 2017–present.
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, October 2016–present.
Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Faculty Fellow, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, September 2017–2018.
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, September 2009–August 2015.
Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, September 2008–August 2009.
Current Major Extramural Positions
Book Series Editor, Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports, The University of Texas Press, April 2015 – present.
Board of Contributors – Stratfor, 2017 to present. Note: Stratfor is a leading geopolitical intelligence and analysis firm. It has partnerships with UT-Austin’s Clements Center for Thomas M. Hunt
National Security, Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and Intelligence Studies Project.
Treasurer – North American Society for Sport History, June 2014 – present.
Editorial Board Member – Journal of Sport History, Summer 2012 – present.
Editorial Board Member – International Journal of the History of Sport, January 2011 – present.
Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Books
1. John Gleaves and Thomas M. Hunt (eds.), A Global History of Doping in Sport: Drugs, Policy, and Politics (New York: Routledge, 2015).
2. Thomas M. Hunt, Drug Games: The International Olympic Committee and the Politics of Doping, 1960-2008 (Austin, TX: The University of Texas Press, 2011).
Peer Reviewed Scholarly Journal Articles and Book Chapters
1. Ryan Murtha, Conor Heffernan, and Thomas M. Hunt, “Building American Supermen? Bernarr MacFadden, Benito Mussolini and American Fascism in the 1930s,” Sport in Society (in press).
2. Austin Duckworth, Jörg Krieger, and Thomas M. Hunt, “Preventing the Biological Bomb: The Impact of Covid-19 on Security at Sporting Events,” in P. M. Pedersen, B. J. Ruihley, & B. Li (eds.), Sport and the Pandemic: Perspectives on Covid-19’s Impact on the Sport Industry (London: Routledge), pp. TBD.
3. Y. Andrew Hao and Thomas M. Hunt, “Sporting Exchanges Between China and the United States, 1980-1984: Inevitable Politics and Excessive Political Strings,” International Journal of the History of Sport (2019).
4. Thomas M. Hunt and Austin Duckworth, “The Russian Doping Scandal in the Context of Global Political Relations,” in Jörg Krieger & Stephan Wassong (eds.), Dark Sides of Sport (Common Ground Publishing, 2019).
5. Austin Duckworth and Thomas M. Hunt, “Espionage in the Eternal City: The CIA, Ukrainian Émigrés, and the 1960 Rome Olympic Games,” Journal of Intelligence History 18, no. 2 (2019): 233-252.
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6. Thomas M. Hunt and Austin Duckworth, “eSports: Emerging Discourses,” Journal of Emerging Sport Studies 1 (2018).
7. Austin Duckworth, Thomas M. Hunt, and Jan Todd, “Cold Hard Cash: Commercialization, Politics, and Amateurism in United States Track and Field,” Sport in History 38, no. 2 (2018): 145-163.
8. Thomas M. Hunt, “Sport and American Foreign Policy during the 1960s,” in Toby Rider and Kevin Witherspoon (eds.), Defending the American Way of Life: Sport, Culture, and the Cold War (University of Arkansas Press, 2018): 189-204.
9. Austin Duckworth and Thomas M. Hunt, “Learning the American Way: Sports International and American Soft Power,” International Journal of the History of Sport 34, no. 11 (2017): 1112-1127.
10. Thomas M. Hunt, “WADA and Doping in World Sport,” in Robert Edelman and Wayne Wilson, eds., Oxford Handbook of Sports History (Oxford University Press, 2017) pp. 415-428.
11. Austin Duckworth and Thomas M. Hunt, “Protecting the Games: The International Olympic Committee and Security, 1972-1984,” Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies 25 (2016): 68-87.
12. Thomas M. Hunt, “Anti-Doping Policy Before 1999,” in Verner Moller, Ivan Waddington, and John M. Hoberman, eds., Routledge Handbook of Drugs and Sport (New York: Routledge, 2015), pp. 209-218.
13. George Kioussis and Thomas M. Hunt, “Perceptions of the American(ized) Other in East German Elite Sport, 1966-1977: An Interpretive Analysis,” Journal of Sport History (2015): 161-178.
14. Thomas M. Hunt, Paul Dimeo, Florian Hemme, and Anne Mueller, “Doping and the Health of Athletes during the Cold War: A Comparative Analysis of the Two Sides of the Iron Curtain,” International Journal of the History of Sport 31, no. 17 (2014): 2230-2244.
15. Thomas M. Hunt, Scott R. Jedlicka, and Matthew T. Bowers, “Drugs, the Law, and the Downfall of Dancer’s Image at the 1968 Kentucky Derby: A Case Study on Human Conceptions of Domesticated Animals,” International Journal of the History of Sport 31, no. 8 (2014): 902–913.
16. Scott R. Jedlicka and Thomas M. Hunt, “The International Anti-Doping Movement and UNESCO: A Historical Case Study,” International Journal of the History of Sport 30, no. 13 (2013): 1523–1535.
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17. Paul Dimeo and Thomas M. Hunt, “Anti-Doping Policy: Historical and Contemporary Ambiguities in the Fight for Drug-Free Sport,” in Ian Henry and Ling- Mei Ko, eds., Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy (New York: Routledge, 2013).
18. Thomas M. Hunt, Paul Dimeo, Matthew T. Bowers, and Scott R. Jedlicka, “The Diplomatic Context of Doping in the Former German Democratic Republic: A Revisionist Examination,” International Journal of the History of Sport 29, no. 18 (2012): 2486–2499.
19. Brennan Berg, Seth Kessler, and Thomas M. Hunt, “A Realist Perspective of Sport and International Relations: U.S. Governmental Perceptions of Olympic Boycott Movements, 1936 to 2008,” International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 4, no. 3 (2012): 307–320.
20. Thomas M. Hunt, Paul Dimeo, and Scott R. Jedlicka, “The Historical Roots of Today’s Problems: A Critical Appraisal of the International Anti-Doping Movement,” Performance Enhancement and Health 1, no. 2 (2012): 55–60.
21. Thomas M. Hunt and Paul Dimeo, “The History of IOC Anti-Doping at the Olympics, 1960-1976,” in Vivienne Lo, ed., Perfect Bodies: Sports, Medicine and Immortality (London: British Museum Press, 2012), pp. 91-96.
22. Paul Dimeo and Thomas M Hunt, “The Doping of Athletes in the Former East Germany: A Critical Assessment of Comparisons with Nazi Medical Experiments, International Review for the Sociology of Sport 47, no. 5 (2012): 581–593.
23. Thomas M. Hunt (invited author – major review essay), “Robert Edelman’s Serious Fun and the History and Historiography of Soviet Sport,” Test of Time Series, Journal of Sport History 38, no. 3 (2011): 465–474. Note: The Test of Time Series features major review essays regarding key works and themes in the field of sport history. Articles published in the series are by invitation only.
24. Matthew T. Bowers and Thomas M. Hunt, “The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and the Systematization of Children’s Play in America,” International Journal of the History of Sport 28, no. 11 (2011): 1496–1511.
25. Paul Dimeo, Thomas M. Hunt, and Richard Horbury, “The Individual and the State: A Social Historical Analysis of the East German ‘Doping System’,” Sport in History 31, no. 2 (2011): 218–237.
26. Paul Dimeo, Thomas M. Hunt, and Matthew T. Bowers, “Saint or Sinner?: A Reconsideration of the Career of Prince Alexandre de Merode, Chair of the International Olympic Committee’s Medical Commission, 1967-2002,” International Journal of the History of Sport 28 (2011): 925–940.
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27. Paul Dimeo and Thomas M. Hunt, “Leading Anti-Doping in the IOC: The Ambiguous Role of Prince Alexandre de Merode,” Journal of Olympic History 17, no. 1 (2009): 20–22. We were invited by the editors of this journal to submit a short article of original research on the legacy of Prince Alexandre de Merode. Given the extent of the research that went into this undertaking, we decided to publish a much more extensive study on the subject in the International Journal of the History of Sport. See above for the more extensive article’s citation information.
28. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Lessons of Crisis: Olympic Doping Regulation during the 1980s,” Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture 10, no. 2 (2008): 12–25.
29. Thomas M. Hunt, “Sport, Drugs, and the Cold War: The Conundrum of Olympic Doping Policy: 1970-1979,” Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies 16 (2007): 19–42.
30. Thomas M. Hunt, “Countering the Soviet Threat in the Olympic Medals Race: The Amateur Sports Act of 1978 and American Athletics Policy Reform,” International Journal of the History of Sport 24 (2007): 796–818.
31. Thomas M. Hunt and Jan Todd, “Powerlifting’s Watershed: Frantz v. United States Powerlifting and the Downfall of a Sport,” Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture 9, no. 7 (2007): 7–19.
32. Thomas M. Hunt, “American Sport Policy and the Cultural Cold War: The Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Years,” Journal of Sport History 33 (2006): 273–297. Note: Winner of the Best Article of Year Award from the North American Society for Sport History.
33. Thomas M. Hunt, “Warriors on the Gridiron: The G.I. Bill, World War II Veterans, and Football at Sul Ross State Teachers College,” Journal of Big Bend Studies 17 (2005): 157–192.
Invited Reprints of Journal Articles in Book Chapter Form
1. Brennan Berg, Seth Kessler, and Thomas M. Hunt, “A Realist Perspective of Sport and International Relations: U.S. Governmental Perceptions of Olympic Boycott Movements, 1936 to 2008,” in Daniel Bloyce and Andy Smith, eds., The “Olympic and Paralympic” Effect on Public Policy (Routledge, 2015), pp. 7-20.
2. Thomas M. Hunt and Jan Todd, “Powerlifting’s Watershed: Frantz v. United States Powerlifting and the Downfall of a Sport,” in Sport and the Law: Historical and Cultural Intersections (University of Arkansas Press, 2015). Note: This chapter is a greatly expanded and revised version of a peer-reviewed journal article originally
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published in Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture 9, no. 7 (2007). The new version underwent another round of peer-review before publication as a chapter.
3. Thomas M. Hunt, Scott R. Jedlicka, and Matthew T. Bowers, “Drugs, the Law, and the Downfall of Dancer’s Image at the 1968 Kentucky Derby: A Case Study on Human Conceptions of Domesticated Animals,” in John Gleaves and Thomas M. Hunt, eds., A Global History of Doping in Sport: Drugs, Policy, and Politics (Routledge, 2015).
4. Thomas M. Hunt, “Defining the Problem,” in Vassil Girginov, ed., Olympic Studies, volume 5 (Routledge, 2014). Originally published as a chapter in Thomas M. Hunt, Drug Games: The International Olympic Committee and the Politics of Doping, 1960–2008 (Austin, TX: The University of Texas Press, 2011), pp. 6–27.
5. Paul Dimeo, Thomas M. Hunt, and Richard Horbury, “The Individual and the State: A Social Historical Analysis of the East German ‘Doping System’” in Wray Vamplew, ed., Sports History, vol. 2, Critical Concepts in Sports Studies 2 (Routledge, 2014). Originally published as a journal article in Sport in History 31 no. 2 (2011).
6. Thomas M. Hunt, “Sport, Drugs, and the Cold War: The Conundrum of Olympic Doping Policy: 1970-1979,” in Bob Barney, ed., Rethinking the Olympics: Cultural Histories of the Modern Games (Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology, 2009). Originally published in Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies 16 (2007): 19–42.
Book Reviews in Peer-Reviewed Journals
1. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Erin Elizabeth Redihan, The Olympics and the Cold War, 1948-1968: Sport as Battleground in the U.S.-Soviet Rivalry for Sport History Review 50, no. 1 (2019).
2. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Toby C. Rider, Cold War Games: Propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. Foreign Policy for Journal of Sport History 45, no. 1 (2018).
3. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Stephen Wenn, Robert Barney, and Scott Martyn, Tarnished Rings: The International Olympic Committee and the Salt Lake City Bid Scandal for Journal of Sport History 40, no. 1 (2013).
4. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Kay Schiller and Christopher Young, The 1972 Munich Olympics and the Making of Modern Germany for Political Studies Review 11, no. 1 (2013).
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5. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Jeremi N. Duru, Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL for Journal of Sport History 39, no. 3 (2012).
6. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Roger I. Abrams, Sports Justice: The Law and Business of Sports for Journal of Sport History 39, no. 2 (2012).
7. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Joseph M. Turrini, The End of Amateurism in American Track and Field for Sport in History 32, no. 3 (2012).
8. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, Dropping the Torch: Jimmy Carter, the Olympic Boycott, and the Cold War for SAIS Review 31 (2011).
9. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Ian Warren, Football Crowds and Cultures: Comparing English and Australian Law and Enforcement Trends for Sport in History 28, no. 1 (2008).
10. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Daryl Adair, Bruce Coe, and Nick Guoth (eds.). Beyond the Torch: Olympics and Australian Culture for Sport in History 27, no. 1 (2007).
11. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Mark Armour (ed.). Rain Check: Baseball in the Pacific Northwest for Journal of Sport History 33 (2006).
12. Thomas M. Hunt, Review of Frank Zarnowski, All-Around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport for Journal of Sport History 32 (2005).
Encyclopedia Articles
1. Thomas M. Hunt and Laurence H. Chalip, “Amateur Sports Act,” in Linda E. Swayne and Mark Dodds, eds., Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing (Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2011).
2. Thomas M. Hunt and Jan Todd, “Drugs, Performance-Enhancing,” in Steven A. Riess, ed., Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2011).
Other Publications
1. Thomas M. Hunt, “How is Russia’s Compliance with Anti-Doping Rules Coming Along?” Stratfor, March 4, 2019.
2. Thomas M. Hunt, “Tracking the Military’s Hands-on Approach to Exercise Science,” Stratfor, December 24, 2018.
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3. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Cultural Stew of Rodeo in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands,” Stratfor, November 19, 2018.
4. Thomas M. Hunt, “The ‘Fairway Theory of History’ Appears to Hit the Mark,” Stratfor, October 15, 2018.
5. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Sports World is Keeping an Eye on Drones,” Stratfor, September 11, 2018.
6. Thomas M. Hunt, “War and Peace and International Sports,” Stratfor, August 6, 2018.
7. Thomas M. Hunt and Austin Duckworth, “The Balkan Wars Revisited at the World Cup,” Stratfor, July 9, 2018.
8. Thomas M. Hunt, “Not Fit to Fight? Rethinking Military Recruitment Standards,” Stratfor, May 4, 2018. Reprinted May 7, 2018, on realcleardefense.com website.
9. Thomas M. Hunt, “Watching the Skies: The Lucrative World of the Air Show,” Stratfor, April 6, 2018.
10. Thomas M. Hunt, “Performance Enhancers: From Battlefield to Playing Field,” Stratfor, March 6, 2018.
11. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Dark Side of the American Sports Success Story,” Stratfor, February 5, 2018.
12. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Digital Games that Militaries Play,” Stratfor, January 8, 2018. Reprinted January 8, 2018 on realcleardefense.com website and in Opinions section of January 16, 2018 edition of the Philippine Star newspaper.
13. Thomas M. Hunt, “A Filmmaker’s Journey into the Heart of an Olympic Drug Scandal,” Stratfor, December 11, 2017.
14. Thomas M. Hunt, “The European Difference in Collegiate Athletics,” Stratfor, November 13, 2018.
15. Thomas M. Hunt, “In a Hole in the U.S., Golf Drives Forward Abroad,” Stratfor, October 9, 2017 (available at: https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/hole-us-golf- drives-forward-abroad).
16. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Big Bout and the Evolution of Sporting Tastes,” Stratfor, September 18, 2017 (available at: https://www.stratfor.com/article/big-bout-and- evolution-sporting-tastes).
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17. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Olympics: A Parasite to Host Cities,” Stratfor, August 14, 2017 (available at: https://www.stratfor.com/article/politics-pageantry).
18. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Living Legacy of the GI Bill” Stratfor, July 24, 2017 (available at: https://www.stratfor.com/article/living-legacy-gi-bill).
19. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Kremlin’s Weapon of Mass Distraction,” Stratfor, July 3, 2017 (available at: https://www.stratfor.com/article/kremlins-weapon-mass- distraction).
20. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Politics of Pageantry,” Stratfor, May 22, 2017 (available at: https://www.stratfor.com/article/politics-pageantry).
21. Thomas M. Hunt, “A Cold War Echo Reverberates in Rio,” Stratfor, May 8, 2017 (available at: https://www.stratfor.com/article/cold-war-echo-reverberates-rio).
22. Thomas M. Hunt, “Russia: Playing to Win, No Matter the Cost,” Stratfor, April 10, 2017 (available at: https://www.stratfor.com/article/russia-playing-win-no-matter- cost).
23. Thomas M. Hunt, “Introducing the Geopolitics of Sports,” Stratfor, March 27, 2017 (available at: https://www.stratfor.com/article/introducing-geopolitics-sports).
24. Thomas M. Hunt and Anne Mueller, “O’Bannon Case Could Mean a Number of Changes for University Athletes,” Daily Texan (student newspaper at The University of Texas at Austin), June 16, 2014, p. 7.
25. Thomas M. Hunt and Anne Mueller, “The Dr. Steven Ungerleider GDR Collection in Honor of Professor Werner Franke and Brigette Berendonk at the University of Texas at Austin: A Research Note,” International Network of Humanistic Doping Newsletter (December 2013).
26. Thomas M. Hunt, “Institute for Olympic Studies,” Stark News: The Newsletter of the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports 3 (August 2012): 4.
27. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Stark Center’s Newest Addition – The Institute for Olympic Studies,” Stark News: The Newsletter of the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports 2 (August 2011): 4.
28. Thomas M. Hunt, “Doping: De Struisvogelpolitiek van het IOC” (translation: “The Ostrich Policy of the IOC”), Sport & Strategie 4, no. 1 (2010).
29. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Sul Ross Warriors,” College Football Historical Society Newsletter 18 (February 2005): 1–5.
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Podcasts
1. “The Geopolitics of Baseball,” Stratfor, June 2, 2017.
2. “Geopolitics and the 2016 Olympics,” Stratfor, September 2, 2016.
3. “Performance-Enhancing Drugs,” Cold War International History Project, Woodrow Wilson Center International Center for Scholars, November 10, 2015.
Research-Based Academic Websites
1. “Longhorn Legacy: 100 Years of Football Programs,” Research-based historical website available at: http://utopia.utexas.edu/project/football_covers/index.html. With Jan Todd and Jarrod Schenewark. Funded by $5500 grant from The University of Texas at Austin UTOPIA Project.
Oral Histories
Director: 1968 U.S. Olympic Team Oral History Project Completed Oral Histories:
1. Anderson, Gary, Shooting 30. Evans, Lee, Track & Field 2. Ashleigh, Dave, Water Polo 31. Farrell, Tom, Track & Field 3. Atwood, Susie, Swimming 32. Fiechter, Jake, Rowing 4. Baldwin, John, Boxing 33. Foreman, George, Boxing 5. Balla, Tom, Fencing 34. Fortner, Nancy Owen, Volleyball 6. Barkman Brown, Jane, Swimming 35. Foster, John (Jack), Shooting 7. Bartholomew, Robert, Weightlifting 36. Freeman, Ron, Track & Field 8. Baughman, Wayne, Wrestling 37. Gambril, Don, Swimming 9. Beckner, Jack, Mens Gymnastics 38. Gautschi, Lynn Vidali, 10. Bell, Wade, Track & Field Track & Field 11. Berk, Brent, Swimming 39. Gilbert, Rick, Diving 12. Billingsley, Hobbie, Diving 40. Goodridge, Francie Kraker, 13. Bissell, Patricia , Gymnastics Track & Field 14. Boston, Ralph, Track & Field 41. Greff, Kaye Hall, Swimming 15. Bradley, Bruce, Water Polo 42. Haluza, Rudy, Track & Field 16. Brecht, Kimla, Swimming 43. Harper, Esther Story, Track & Field 17. Brown, Reynaldo, Track & Field 44. Hartigan, John, Rowing 18. Brown, Doris Heritage, 45. Havel, Laurie Lewis, Volleyball Track & Field 46. Henn, John (Jack), Volleyball 19. Burton, Mike, Swimming 47. Henry, Jim, Diving 20. Bush, Lesley, Diving 48. Hoffman, Paul, Rowing 21. Cantillon, Dan, Fencing 49. Holmes, Carolyn Pingatore, 22. Cervantes, Toni, Swimming Gymnastics 23. Cluff, Wendy, Gymnastics 50. Holzer , Werner, Wrestling 24. Cohen, Herb, Fencing 51. Howard, John, Cycling 25. Coleman, Leon, Track & Field 52. Hug, Steve, Gymnastics 26. Condon, Catie, Swimming 53. Jachter, Kathy Gleason, 27. Corcione, Cathy, Swimming Gymnastics 28. Dube, Joe, Weightlifting 54. Jahncke , Bart, Sailing 29. Durbin, Brice, Track & Field 55. James, Robert Lee, Sailing 10 Thomas M. Hunt
56. Johnson, Tony, Rowing 87. Russell, Doug, Swimming 57. Jones, Al, Boxing 88. Russell, Keith, Diving 58. Kelly, Diane Bolin, Gymnastics 89. Ryun, Jim, Track & Field 59. King, Micki, Diving 90. Saulters, Glynn, Basketball 60. Kinsella, John, Swimming 91. Schreck, Gerald, Sailing 61. Laird, Ron, Track & Field 92. Schroeder, Joyce Tanac, 62. Lambert, Art, Water Polo Gymnastics 63. Larkin, Andrew, Rowing 93. Scott, Jarvis, Track & Field 64. Latzko, Bill, Fencing 94. Seagren, Bob, Track & Field 65. Latzko, Connie, Fencing Staff 95. Sharp, Donnan, Equestrian 66. Liquori, Marty, Track & Field 96. Silvester, Jay, Track & Field 67. Lough, Tom, Modern Pentathlon 97. Smith, Tracy, Track & Field 68. Manning Mims, Madeline, 98. Smoke, Marcia, Kayak Track & Field 99. Steketee, Scott, Rowing 69. Martin, Oliver, Cycling 100. Strenk, Andrew, Swimming 70. Matson, Randy, Track & Field 101. Suwara, Rudy, Volleyball 71. May, Butch, Volleyball 102. Swagerty Hill, Jane, Swimming 72. McFadden, Miki, Volleyball 103. Thompson, Lois Drinkwater, 73. McKniff, Sharon Callahan, Track & Field Track & Field 104. Toomey, Bill, Track & Field 74. Meyer, Debbie, Swimming 105. Treadway, Ken, Swimming 75. Moore, Jim, Modern Pentathlon 106. Van Boven, Jim, Cycling 76. Muniz, Armando, Boxing 107. Vitarbo, Arnold, Shooting 77. Nelson, Van, Track & Field 108. Wales, Ross, Swimming 78. Nelson, John, Swimming 109. Watson, Martha Rae, 79. Netburn, Stephen, Fencing Track & Field 80. O'Brien, Ron, Diving 110. Watson, Keala O'Sullivan, Diving 81. Patterson, Danny, Volleyball 111. Weigand, Andreas, Kayak 82. Pedersen Pankey, Susan, 112. Wessberg , Walt [Wes], Cycling Swimming 113. White, JoJo, Basketball 83. Purdy, Bill, Rowing 114. Wigger , Lones, Shooting 84. Questad, Larry, Track & Field 115. Willeford, Dean, Water Polo 85. Rallins, Mamie, Track & Field 116. Wrightson, Bernie, Diving 86. Romansky, David, Track & Field 117. Young, Larry, Track & Field
Invited Lectures
1. Thomas M. Hunt, “Drug Games: The International Olympic Committee and the Politics of Doping,” Global Sport and Olympic Studies Center, University of Lausanne, June 2016.
2. Thomas M. Hunt, Invited Lecture, “Sport and International Relations,” Penn State University, March 24, 2016.
3. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Performance-Enhanced Body,” invited lecture sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar’s Cold War Sports Project, New York, October 2015.
4. Thomas M. Hunt, “Drug Games: The International Politics of Doping,” Anderson Sport Performance Lecture, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, September 24, 2014.
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5. Thomas M. Hunt, “Sport and the Cold War,” McCraw Lecture Series, Department of Kinesiology and Heath Education, The University of Texas at Austin, October 25, 2013.
6. Thomas M. Hunt, Tom Lough, and Desiree Harguess, “Update on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team Legacy Project,” Board Meeting of United States Olympians and Paralympians Association at 2013 Assembly of the United States Olympic Committee, October 11, 2013, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
7. Thomas M. Hunt, “The 1968 U.S. Olympic Team in Historical Context: A Legacy Worth Preserving,” Team Reunion of the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team, October 2012, Austin, TX.
8. Thomas M. Hunt and Tom Lough, “The 1968 U.S. Olympic Team Legacy Project,” Board Meeting of United States Olympians and Paralympians Association at 2012 Assembly of the United States Olympic Committee, September 19-21, 2012, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
9. Thomas M. Hunt and Jan Todd, “The 1968 Oral History Project and the Institute for Olympic Studies at the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, The University of Texas at Austin,” First International Colloquium of the Olympic Studies and Research Centres, Centre for Olympic Studies and Research, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, July 25-26, 2012.
10. Thomas M. Hunt, “Health Policy and Texas High School Sports,” Spotlight Series, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, October 12, 2011, Austin, TX.
11. Thomas M. Hunt and Tom Lough, “Preserving the Legacy of the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team,” Board Meeting of United States Olympians and Paralympians Association at 2011 Assembly of the United States Olympic Committee, September 22-25, 2011, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
12. Thomas M. Hunt, Invited Lecture, “Doping and Performance Enhancement in Sport,” The University of Texas Freshman Signature Course: “Organizational Corruption and Control,” September 26, 2011.
13. Thomas M. Hunt, “Doping and the Olympic Games: Historical Lessons for Contemporary Policymakers,” Penn State University, Department of Kinesiology Colloquium Series, October 2008.
14. Thomas M. Hunt, “American Sport History,” for The American Sports Brand Fusion Arts Exchange Program, Center for Sport Management, Research, and Education, Texas A&M University, July 2008.
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15. Thomas M. Hunt, “Doping and the Olympic Movement,” for Sport & Society Bridging Disciplines Undergraduate Seminar, The University of Texas at Austin, August 18, 2007.
16. Thomas M. Hunt, “American Sport History,” for The American Sports Brand Fusion Arts Exchange Program, Center for Sport Management, Research, and Education, Texas A&M University, July 2007.
Conference Presentations & Other Conference Activities
1. Thomas M. Hunt and Austin, Duckworth, “Balkan Memories at the 2018 World Cup,” Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport History, May 2019, Boise, Idaho.
2. Thomas M. Hunt, Paper Commentator and Session Moderator: Session on Oral History, Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport History, May 27, 2018, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
3. Thomas M. Hunt, “Digital Gaming, eSports, and Military Affairs: An Historical Perspective,” Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport History, May 27, 2018, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
4. Thomas M. Hunt, “Return to the Past: The New Cold War in Sport,” Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport History, Cal State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, May 27, 2017.
5. Thomas M. Hunt, Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport History, “A Critical Historical Analysis of Texas High School Anti-Doping Initiatives”, George Tech University, Atlanta, GA, May 28, 2016.
6. Thomas M. Hunt, “Historians in Colleges of Education,” Roundtable: Academic Jobs for the Ph.D. Outside a History Department, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Conference, Lexington, KY, June 2014.
7. Thomas M. Hunt, Panelist, “Graduate Student Employment Panel,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Glenwood Springs, CO, May 30–June 2, 2014.
8. Thomas M. Hunt, “Bad Guys and Victims: U.S. Olympian Narratives of Interactions with Cold War Rivals at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Glenwood Springs, CO, May 30–June 2, 2014.
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9. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Continuing Relevance of the Cold War in America’s Olympic Thinking: A Critical Assessment,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 2013.
10. Moderator, Andrew Hettinger, “A Moneyball Analysis of Major League Baseball Salary Arbitration,” 13th Annual Symposium Graduate Portfolio Program in Dispute Resolution, April 25, 2014, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
11. Paul Dimeo and Thomas M. Hunt (Session Co-Panelists), “Historical Aspects of Doping and Anti Doping: The Failure of Policy and Morality,” International Convention on Science, Education & Medicine in Sport, July 19-24, 2012, Glasgow, UK.
12. Brennan Berg, B. Christine Green, and Thomas M. Hunt, “Sport Development and the 1968 Olympics: A Case Study of the US Sport System Prior to Title IX and Intense Commercialization,” North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, May 2012.
13. Thomas M. Hunt, “Physical Culture Studies and Sport History: A Panel Discussion,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Berkeley, CA, June 2012.
14. Panel Moderator, “Sport History and the Law,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Berkeley, CA, June 2012.
15. Scott R. Jedlicka and Thomas M. Hunt, “Taking a Phenomenological Approach to Defining ‘Doping’,” Annual Conference of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, Rochester, New York, September 8-11, 2011.
16. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Assumption of Public Powers by International Athletic Organizations: An Ethical Analysis of Doping Regulation in Sport, Conference: Anti- Doping: Rational Policy or Moral Panic, International Network of Humanistic Doping Research, Aarhus, Denmark, August 18-19, 2011.
17. Brennan K. Berg, Seth Kessler, and Thomas M. Hunt, “‘This Powerful Signal of World Outrage’: International Relations Theory and Sport Governance,” North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, June 2011, London, Ontario.
18. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Diplomatic Context of Doping in the GDR: A Revisionist History,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, May 2011.
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19. Panel Moderator, “Anti-Doping: Ideology from Horses to Humans: Arguments from NGOs, Athletes, and Bookmakers,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Austin, TX, May 2011.
20. Thomas M. Hunt and Paul Dimeo, “Rethinking the East German Doping System: Conceptual and Methodological Issues,” British Society of Sports History Annual Conference, London, UK, September 2010.
21. Thomas M. Hunt, “Sport was a ‘Military Affair’: A Statist Interpretation of Doping in International Athletics,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 2010.
22. Scott Jedlicka and Thomas M. Hunt, “Olympic Justice?: A Review of the IOC’s Medal Forfeiture Policy,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 2010.
23. Thomas M. Hunt, “‘This Powerful Signal of World Outrage’: The U.S. Government’s Perception of the Olympic Boycott, 1936-2008,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Asheville, North Carolina, May 2009.
24. Thomas M. Hunt, “The End of the Cold War and Olympic Doping Regulation: Towards a Universal Approach, 1990-1999,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Lake Placid, New York, May 2008.
25. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Evolution of Olympic Doping Policy,” American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention, Fort Worth, Texas, April 2008.
26. Thomas M. Hunt, “American Sport Policy and the Cultural Cold War: The Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Years,” Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Conference, Chantilly, Virginia, June 2007.
27. Thomas M. Hunt, “Olympic Doping Policy during the 1960s: Defining the Problem,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Lubbock, Texas, May 2007.
28. Thomas M. Hunt, “The Cold War and American Sport Policy, 1956-1978: A Political History,” British Society of Sport History Annual Conference, Lancaster, Great Britain, September 2006.
29. Thomas M. Hunt, “Countering the Soviet Threat on the Olympic Fields: The Amateur Sports Act of 1978 and the Restructuring of American Athletics,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, May 2006.
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30. Thomas M. Hunt, “Doping, the Law, and the Downfall of Dancers Image at the 1968 Kentucky Derby: The Strange Case of Kentucky State Racing Commission v. Peter Fuller,” Academics in Action Spring 2006 Symposium, The University of Texas at Austin, April 2006.
31. Thomas M. Hunt, “Broken Weights: The Tragic Tale of Powerlifting,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Green Bay, Wisconsin, May 2005.
32. Thomas M. Hunt, “Warriors on the Gridiron: World II Veterans and Western Collegiate Football,” North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, Pacific Grove, California, May 2004.
Grants/Awards
2015 Teaching Excellence Award, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin
Deans Fellow, 2014–2015 Academic Year, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin
Summer Research Assignment, 2013 Summer Research Assignment, The University of Texas at Austin Graduate School Faculty Development Program.
Nominee – The University of Texas at Austin Senate of College Councils Professor of the Year Award, Spring 2010.
$4,000 Grant from Humanities Texas (with Jan Todd), “Not Just A Game: A Film Screening and Discussion With Sports Commentator Dave Zirin,” May 2011, Austin, TX.
Dickson, Allen, Anderson Graduate Fellowship in United States History, Department of History, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007 – 2008.
Baylor Law School Dean’s Scholarship, 2000 – 2001.
Ph.D. Mentoring
1. Supervisor – Ph.D. Student Austin Duckworth, “Guards at the Games: The International Olympic Committee and Security, 1972-1996” (Graduated Summer 2018).
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2. Supervisor – Ph.D. Candidate – Scott Jedlicka, “The Politicization of an Ideal: American Sport Policy and the History of the Anti-Doping Movement in the United States” (The University of Texas at Austin: Graduated 2014).
3. Dissertation Committee Member – Ben Pollack Member, “Becoming Jack LaLanne: Beginning the American Fitness Television Industry, 1914-1963” (The University of Texas at Austin; Graduated 2018.
4. Tolga Ozyurtcu, “Flex Marks the Spot: Histories of Muscle Beach” (The University of Texas at Austin: Graduated 2014.
5. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Baker Harrell, “A Cultural Study of Obesity in the United States” (The University of Texas at Austin: Graduated 2014).
6. Member – Ph.D. Committee – David William Walsh, “‘Sport as a Resource Caravan’: Examining the Role and Efficacy of Sport as a Resource Provider for Adults in Transition” (The University of Texas at Austin: Graduated 2014).
7. Supervisor – Ph.D. Student Seth Kessler, “Globalization Within the Sport Media: A Mixed Method Content Analysis of the 1984, 2000, and 2008 Olympic Games’ Newspaper Coverage (The University of Texas at Austin: Graduated December 2015).
8. Supervisor – Ph.D. Student – George Kioussis, “Exceptions and Exceptionalism: The United States Soccer Football Association in a Global Context, 1950–74” (The University of Texas at Austin: Graduated Summer 2015).
9. Supervisor – Ph.D. Student – Gloria Wu, “Understanding Consumer Response to the Olympic Visual Identity Designs” (The University of Texas at Austin; Graduated Summer 2016).
10. Supervisor – Ph.D. Student – Lauren Osmer (The University of Texas at Austin; student in doctoral candidacy).
11. Supervisor – Ph.D. Student – Steven La Brutta (The University of Texas at Austin; student in doctoral candidacy).
12. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Dominic Morais, “Strength in Numbers: Strength & Health Brand Community from 1932-1964” (The University of Texas at Austin; Graduated Summer 2015).
13. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Jeffrey Graham, “In Search of Understanding: Examining the Life Role Management Approach of Fathers Who are Coaches” (The University of Texas at Austin; Graduated 2015).
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14. Supervisor – Ph.D. Student Ryan Kim, “Assessment and Analytical Framework for Sport Literacy: A Case of College Basketball” (The University of Texas at Austin; Graduated 2016).
15. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Yen-Chun Lin, “Sport for Integration: Inter-Ethnic Interaction of Immigrants in Informal Sport” (The University of Texas at Austin; Graduated 2015).
16. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Jörg Krieger, “Cleaning Up Sport: The History of Anti-Doping Science” (German Sport University – Cologne; Graduated December 2015).
17. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Jeannette Vaught, “Our Science, Ourselves: Veterinary Science, Rodeo, and Nation-Making in Post-Vietnam America” (Department of American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin; Graduated 2015).
18. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Amy Rundio, “Don’t Let This Be Your Greatest Adventure: Extraordinary Experiences and Personal Transformation” (The University of Texas at Austin, Graduated 2014).
19. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Kyu-soo Chung, “The Role of Immigrant Parents in Childrens’ Sport Development” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2014).
20. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Jason Shurley, “Strength for Sport: The Development and Impact of the Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach” (The University of Texas at Austin, Graduated 2013).
21. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Darren Kelly, “Constructing the Framework for Mentoring African American Male Student-Athletes at Predominately White Institutions of Higher Education” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2012).
22. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Brennan K. Berg, “Toward Sustainable Health Programs: A Case Study of Local Physical Activity Approaches” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2012).
23. Member – Michael Julius Newhouse-Bailey, “Understanding the Impact of Youth Participation in Organized Sport on Family Functioning” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2012).
24. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Matthew T. Bowers, “Finding a Place for Play: Assessing the Role of Settings in Sport Development” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2011).
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25. Member - Ph.D. Committee – John Gleaves, “The Ethics of Performance Enhancement: An Investigation into the Justification for Bans on Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport” (Penn State University, completed 2011).
26. Member – Ph.D. Committee – Stacy Warner, “Sport and Social Structures: Building Community on Campuses” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2010).
Master’s Degree Mentoring: Thesis Option
1. Master’s Thesis Supervisor, Yiming Chen, “Analyzing The Policy Impact of The Olympic Strategy on The Soccer Professionalization in China” (Master’s Thesis: The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2018).
2. Master’s Thesis Supervisor, Cole Martin Story, “How the Globalization of Video Games is Changing the Way Militaries Operate” (Master’s Thesis: The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2018).
3. Master’s Thesis Supervisor, Yuxiang “Andrew” Hao, The IOC Faced with Political Interference: Winning the Battle Between the PRC and the ROC” (Master’s Thesis: The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2015).
4. Master’s Thesis Supervisor, Desiree Harguess – “Preserving Sports Legacies: A Case Study on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team Oral History Project” (Master’s Thesis: The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2012).
5. Member – Master’s Thesis Committee – Eric Michael Pickhartz, “Look Good, Play Good: The World of American Sports Uniforms” (Master’s Thesis: University of Texas at Austin, completed 2011).
Master’s Degree Mentoring: Internship (ie. Non-Thesis) Option
1. Supervisor – Shanay Briscoe – Anticipated Graduation Spring 2015.
2. Supervisor – Chad Zimmerman, Anticipated Graduation Spring 2015.
3. Supervisor – Jesús Alejandro Salazar Peña, Anticipated Graduation Spring 2015.
4. Supervisor – James Giliberto, Anticipated Graduation Fall 2014.
5. Supervisor – Victor Spinelli, Anticipated Graduation Fall 2014.
6. Supervisor – Nathan Lanham, Anticipated Graduation Summer 2014.
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7. Supervisor – Allison Fredin, Anticipated Graduation Summer 2014.
8. Supervisor – Yunyue Lin, Graduating Spring 2014.
9. Supervisor – Chris Clements, Graduating Spring 2014.
10. Supervisor – Steven La Brutta, Graduated Fall 2013.
11. Supervisor – Cambrey Oehler, Graduated Fall 2013.
12. Supervisor – Joey Beauchamp, Graduated Spring 2013.
13. Supervisor – Clara Lilley, Graduated Spring 2013.
14. Supervisor – Abigail Whitling, Graduated Spring 2012.
15. Supervisor – Trinity Gibbons, Graduated Spring 2012.
16. Supervisor – Nicholas Lebo, Graduated Spring 2011.
17. Supervisor – Ben Phillip, Graduated Spring 2011.
18. Supervisor – Yoon Ji Ryu, Graduated Summer 2011.
Undergraduate Senior Thesis Mentoring
1. Second Reader – Senior Thesis – Adam Roossien, A Sociological Study of Snow Skiing (The University of Texas at Austin, completed May 2017).
2. Supervisor – Plan II Senior Thesis – Varun Voruganti, “Sustainable Development in the Aftermath of an Olympic Bid: An Analysis of Toronto’s Failed Bid for the 2008 Olympics” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2014).
3. Second Reader – Center for European Studies Capstone Thesis – Ross McLauchlan, “World Cup 2010: Victory for Catalonia” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2011).
4. Second Reader – Plan II Senior Thesis – Anthony Ho, “Measuring NBA Player Productivity Using Box Scores and Markov Models” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2010).
5. Second Reader – Plan II Senior Thesis – Madison Griffin, “A Political, Social and Economic Analysis of the Necessity and Success of Title IX” (The University of Texas at Austin, completed 2010).
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Service to Profession (Note: my current major extramural appointments are also listed on p. 1-2 above)
Book Series Editor – Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports, The University of Texas Press, May 2015 – present.
Member - United States Olympic Committee, U.S. Olympic Academic Advisory Council, 2014–present.
Treasurer – North American Society for Sport History, June 2014 – present.
Advisory Council Member – Olympism and Development Center at the Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, February 2011 – present.
Editorial Board Member – Journal of Sport History, Summer 2012 – present.
Editorial Board Member – International Journal of the History of Sport, January 2011 – present.
Member – Book Award Committee, North American Society for Sport History, 2013 – May 2016.
Dissertation Abstracts Editor, Journal of Sport History, May 2008 – Summer 2012 (moved to editorial board of journal).
Journal Surveys Editor, Journal of Sport History, January – May 2008 (moved to dissertations abstracts editor of journal).
Assistant Editor, Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture, 2007 – present.
Member of Journal of Sport History contract subcommittee investigating electronic publication of journal (Reviewed tendered contracts and offered opinions as to their appropriateness for the journal; Summer 2009).
Co-Host and Co-Bid Coordinator (with Jan Todd and Scott Jedlicka), 2011 North American Society for Sport History Annual Conference, University of Texas at Austin, May 2011.
Ad Hoc Peer Reviewer – Journal Articles
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
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Journal of Cold War Studies
Journal of Sport History
International Journal of the History of Sport
Journal of Sport Management
Sport and Society
Performance Enhancement and Health
Sport Management Education Journal
Departmental/University Service
Graduate Assembly, The University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2018 to present. Am also member of subcommittee on international issues.
Faculty Council, The University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2018 to present. Am also member of subcommittee on administrative issues.
Graduate Advisor – Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2017 to present.
Chair – Departmental Review Committee, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2016 to 2017.
Chair – Recreational Sports Committee (Student Services and Activities Committee of the Standing Committee of the General Faculty), The University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2012 to Summer 2013.
Vice-Chair – Recreational Sports Committee (Standing Committee of the General Faculty), The University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2011 to Summer 2012.
Regular Member – Recreational Sports Committee (Standing Committee of the General Faculty), The University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2010 to Summer 2011.
Assistant Director for Academic Affairs – H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, 2009 – present.
Member – Department of Kinesiology Graduate Studies Committee, 2009 – present.
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Chair – Department of Kinesiology Undergraduate Major Advisory Committee (Physical Culture and Sports), 2009 – 2015.
Member – Department of Kinesiology Sport Management Standing Committee, 2009 – present.
Member – Department of Kinesiology Undergraduate Advisory Committee, 2010 –2015.
Member – Department of Kinesiology Merit Evaluation Committee (Scholarship), 2010 – present (Scholarship, 2010/2011 Academic Year; Teaching/Department Teaching Award, 2011/2012 Academic Year).
Member – Department of Kinesiology Subvention Fund (Continuing) Subcommittee, Fall 2011 to present.
Professional Memberships
North American Society for Sport History
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
British Society of Sports History
International Society of Olympic Historians
International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport
State Bar of Texas
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