In this episode we have the wonderful opportunity to visit with Coach Becky Carlson, the head coach of women’s rugby at Quinnipiac University about an article she recently published on LinkedIn entitled “Flag Football: The Double Standard, the Money, and the Death of Non-Revenue Sports”. Coach Carlson has been the head coach of women’s rugby at Quinnipiac since its inception in 2011, building the program from the ground up and creating a Division I women’s rugby program that in short order won three back to back NIRA championships and has won 70% of its games in the last 13 years.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Becky Carlson (Head Coach of Women’s Rugby at Quinnipiac University)

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In this episode we’ll speak with Renee Carlineo (IC ‘07), who is director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation at Buffalo State University about her professional journey to the AD’s chair, how her early work as a strength and conditioning coach and lacrosse coach and back in sport psychology has advised her approach to leadership and management. We’ll also get into some details on how to develop an approach to Title IX compliance and promoting gender equity within an athletic department.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Renee Carlineo (IC ‘07; Director of Athletics at Buffalo State University)

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In this episode we have the wonderful opportunity to speak with Dr. Stephen Gambescia who is a Professor, Health Services Administration & Director, Doctor of Health Science College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University. He recently published an article in the Delta Epsilon Sigma Journal entitled A Research Agenda for Combined Men and Women Sports Competition.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Dr. Stephen Gambescia (Professor, Health Services Administration & Director, Doctor of Health Science College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University)

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In this episode we learn about the powerful and affecting journey of Raisa Tolchinsky, a boxer and poet who delivers in her collection of poems, Glass Jaw, the complexities so many women boxers and women athletes encounter in a space where liberation and empowerment is often abused.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Raisa Tolchinsky (Boxer and Poet, Author of Glass Jaw)

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In this episode we discuss the perceptions of women working in leadership roles in the sports industry, the experiences they have with the glass ceiling and glass cliff and the perceptions aspiring women professionals have of their prospects for becoming leaders in sport.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Meg Hancock (Professor at University of Louisville)

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In this episode we discuss ongoing concern about women college athletes and mental health.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Rick Eckstein (Professor of Sociology at Villanova University and Author of How College Athletics Are Hurting Girls’ Sports: The Pay-to-Play Pipeline)

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This episode focuses on initiatives college athlete departments can take to cultivate investment in women’s sports by reconnecting and celebrating the accomplishments of women athletes from previous eras with current women athletes. The University of Oregon’s Women in Flight serve as case examples of what can be accomplished by reframing promotional efforts and embracing past, present, and future generations of women college athletes.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Colleen Dibble (Academic Coach and Doctoral Student, University of South Carolina)

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In our interview with one of the most prolific women’s sports writers in the United States, we explore the amnesia and neglect sports writers often have about women’s sports history through the little known story of the National Women’s Football League, brought to light by sports writer Lyndsey D’Arcangelo and their co-author, Frankie De La Cretaz.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Lyndsey D’Arcangelo (Sports Writer)

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In the Season 3 premiere of Talking Title IX and College Sports, we focus on steps women college athletes can take to advocate for their rights under Title IX within their own athletic departments.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Emlyn Patry (Graduate of Trinity College, Who Advocated for Equal Treatment for Women Athletes on Her Campus)

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In this episode, we are visiting with Molly Peters to talk about her work advocating for equal treatment for women athletes in the sport of cross country. At present, in 2023, men run distances between 8 to 10K and women run distances between 5-6 K. Why is this? Molly Peters is founder of Equal Distance and head coach at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont and is here to help us answer that question.

Host: Dr. Ellen Staurowsky

Guest: Molly Peters (Founder of Equal Distance; St. Michael’s Head Nordic Ski and Cross Country Coach)

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