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Joseph Cooper

Department:
Counseling & School Psychology
Title:
Professor

Area of Expertise

Sport management, gender and race in sport, racism and other forms of oppression, higher education, qualitative research

Degrees

PhD, Kinesiology, Sport Management and Policy, University of Georgia

MA, Exercise and Sport Science, Sport Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

BA, Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

BA, Recreation Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Professional Publications & Contributions

Additional Information

Joseph N. Cooper is the inaugural Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston. Prior to UMass Boston, Cooper served as an associate professor at the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the Sport Management program in Department of Educational Leadership and Neag School of Education. Cooper earned his undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Recreation Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), master's degree in Sport Administration in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science from UNC-CH, and doctorate in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Management and Policy from the University of Georgia (Athens, GA). His research agenda focuses on the intersection between sport, education, race, and culture with an emphasis on sport involvement as a catalyst for holistic development. He is also the faculty founder of Collective Uplift (CU), an organization designed to educate, empower, inspire, and support individuals to maximize their holistic potential both within and beyond athletic contexts. He has presented research at international, national, and regional conferences and published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, edited books, and op-ed contributions. As a result of his research, he has been cited in various media outlets including the New York TimesBoston Globe, ESPN, Le Monde, ABC News, Yahoo, and Diverse Issues in Higher Education. He is the author of From Exploitation Back to Empowerment: Black Male Holistic (Under)Development Through Sport and (Mis)Education (Peter Lang).

Honors/Awards

  • 2019 UConn National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth and College Chapter Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2018 Sociology of Sport Journal (SSJ) Outstanding Early Career Research Award
  • 2018 50th Anniversary H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center University Faculty Award
  • 2016-2017 UConn National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth and College Chapter Image Awards Faculty of the Year
  • 2016 Outstanding Early Career Scholar Award – UConn Neag School of Education
  • 2014-2016 Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (JIIA) Article of the Year Finalist

Editorial Boards

  • Coeditor – Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (JIIA) (2017-present)
  • Member – International Journal of Sport Communication (IJSC) (2018-present)
  • Member – Journal of Athlete Development and Experience (JADE) (2018-present)
  • Member – Journal of Intercollegiate Sport (JIS) (2016-present)
  • Member – Sport Management Education Journal (SMEJ) (2014-2017)

Associations/Committees/Outreach

  • North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS)
  • North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM)
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)