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 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.
Dr. Cooky has also started a new research line studying young women breast cancer survivors. Her current research projects include a content analysis of the media framing of the Don Imus incident, and a qualitative research study on survivorship among young women breast cancer survivors.She will also conduct follow-up interviews with the girl athletes she studied for her dissertation.
Selected Publication:
- *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. (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. (in press). 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. (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.
Manuscripts Accepted for Publication:
- Cooky, C., Wachs, F. L., Dworkin, S. L. and Messner, M. A. “It’s Not About the Game: Don Imus, Racism and Sexism in Contemporary Media”. Manuscript accepted pending revisions to the Sociology of Sport Journal.
Book Reviews:
- 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., Duncan, M. C. & Cooky, C. (2000). Gender Stereotyping in Televised Sports. Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles.
Recent Conference Publications:
| August 2008 |
Paper accepted at the American Sociological Association, Boston, MA. "Racism and Sexism in Contemporary Sport Media." (first author, co-authors: F.L. Wachs, S.L. Dworkin, M.A. Messner) |
| June 2008 |
Poster presentation at the Era of Hope Conference (Department of Defense, Breast Cancer Research Program). Baltimore, MA. "Disparities in State at Diagnosis in Orange County: Implications for Early Detection." (co-authors: Marshall, S.F., Tannous, C.L., Anton-Culver, H., Chingos, D., Cooky, C., Ichinose, T., Rose, S., Ryan, D., Sobero, R. Touslee, E, Wolter, L., Ziogas, A.) |
| May 2008 |
Paper presented at the Cultural Studies Association, New York, NY. "Understanding Popular Culture Images of Girl Power! and Sport." |
| April 2008 |
Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, OR. If Sporting Women, Hip Hop Culture and the Displacement of Blame in the Mainstream Media (first author, co-authors: F.L. Wachs, S.L. Dworkin, M.A. Messner) |
| November 2007 | Paper presented at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Pittsburg, PA. "It's Not About the Game: Don Imus, Racism and Sexism in Contemporary Media" (first author, co-authors: F.L. Wachs, S.L. Dworkin, M.A. Messner) |
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:
- Editorial Board member for the 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)