Department of Health and Kinesiology
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Cheryl Cooky
Assistant Professor
| Education: | Ph.D. (2006), Sociology; Gender Studies Certificate, University of Southern California, Los Angeles M.A. (2004), Sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles M.S. (1998), Sport Studies, Miami University, Oxford, OH B.S. (1995), Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Office: | LAMB 114 |
| Office Phone: | (765) 49-42503 |
| Office Fax: | (765) 49-61239 |
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| Specializations: | Sociology of Sport women’s studies; girls' participation and experiences in sport and physical activity; gendered media representations of sport/athletes; qualitative research methods |
| Courses: | Purdue University Other Institutions |
Academic Appointments:
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Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2009-present)
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Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton (2006-2009)
Research Interests:
Dr. Cooky’s research interests include the sociological aspects of urban recreation sport programs for low-income minority girls; the role of popular culture and the media in shaping social understandings of gender and sport; the construction of gendered athletic identities among girls who play sport; and qualitative methods in sport.
Selected Publication:
- Cooky, C., Wachs, F. L., Messner, M. A., and Dworkin, S. L. (2010) It's Not About the Game: Don Imus, Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Media. Sociology of Sport Journal, 27, 139-159.
- Cooky, C. (2009). "Girls just aren’t interested": The social construction of interest in girls' sport. Sociological Perspectives, 52(2), 259-283.
- Cooky, C. & McDonald, M. (2005). "If You Let Me Play: Young Girls 'Insider-Other' Narratives of Sport". Sociology of Sport Journal, 22(2), 158-177.
- Messner, M. A., Duncan, M. C. & Cooky, C. (2003). "Silence, Sports Bras, and Wrestling Porn: The treatment of women in televised sports news and highlights". Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 27(1), 38-51.
Invited, Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters:
- Cooky, C. (2010). Do Girls Rule?: Understanding Popular Culture Images of "Girl Power!" and Sport. In S. Spickard Prettyman & B. Lampman (Eds). Learning Culture Through Sports: Exploring the Role of Sports in Society, 2nd. edition. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Cooky, C. (2009). Getting Girls in the Game: Negotiations of Structure and Agency in a Girls’ Recreational Sport Program. In E. Smith (Ed.). Sociology of Sport and Social Theory. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers.
- Cooky, C. (2006). "Strong Enough to be a Man, But Made a Woman: Discourses of Sports And Femininity in Sports Illustrated for Women". In L. K. Fuller (Ed.), Sexual Sports Rhetoric. New York: Haworth Press.
Book Reviews:
- Cooky, C. (2010). "Sports and Their Fans: The History, Economics and Culture of the Relationship Between Spectator and Sport, by Kevin G. Quinn." The Sport Psychologist, 24, 119-121.
- Cooky, C. (2006). "In the Game: Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity". Sociology of Sport Journal, 23, 314-323.
Policy Publications:
- Messner, M. A. & Cooky, C. (2010). Gender in Televised Sports: News and Highlights Shows, 1989-2009. Los Angeles: USC Center for Feminist Research -- http://www.usc.edu/dept/cfr/html/home.htm
Recent Conference Publications:
- Cooky, C., Dycus, R., & Dworkin, S. (2010, August). Race, Sex, Gender, and Intersexuality Injustice: South Africa's Response to the Caster Semenya Case. Paper presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Atlanta, GA. Oral.
- Cooky, C., Dycus, R., & Dworkin, S. (2010, April). Sport, Sex & Gender (In) Justice: The Case of South African Track Star Caster Semenya. Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Association, Oakland, CA. Oral.
- Cooky, C., Mesnner, M. A., & Schumacher, J. (2009, November). Gender in Televised NCAA Final Four Tournaments: A 10 Year Comparison (1999-2009). Paper presented at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Ontario, Canada. Oral
Honors and Awards:
- Honorable Mention, Sociology of Sport Journal, Article of the Year Award for "If You Let Me Play: Young Girls' Insider-Other Narratives of Sport."
- Dorothy Harris/Women's Sports Foundation Dissertation Scholarship
- Haynes Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Editorial Board Service:
- Sociological Perspectives (2010)
- Sociology of Sport Journal (2007-2010)
Professional Organization Memberships:
- Member (since 2004) of the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA)
- Member (since 2002) of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)
- Member (since 1999) of the American Sociological Association (ASA)
- Member (since 1999) of the Society of Women Sociologists (SWS)
- Member (since 1996) of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS)