• Dr. Courtney Cox discusses how sports, gender, and social science work together

  • Aug 5 2021
  • Length: 49 mins
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Dr. Courtney Cox discusses how sports, gender, and social science work together

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  • Dr. Courtney Cox, an Assistant Professor in Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon, joins Sasha Spencer Atwood to discuss how sports, gender and social science all work together. The two also dive into the mental health of athletes and the relationships that athletes have with teams and the fans they represent.

    1:00 Excitement around the Olympics 

    2:15 How sports, race, and social science all work together

    5:00 Balancing fandom and research

    7:00 The important role that sports play in society

    10:00 Mental health of athletes

    15:00 The relationship between athletes and the fans they represent

    18:20 The challenges female athletes face around pregnancy 

    21:40 Technologies role in sports and advance analytics

    28:00 Training is becoming more scientific to max out the potential of athletes

    33:00 How the work Courtney does impacts the culture and life of the athletic department

    35:00 Care for the athlete

    39:00 Care for female and non-binary athletes vs care for male athletes

    42:00 Importance of athletes using their platforms for social change

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