Jennifer Bruening

Collaboration will focus on research presentations & publications in the areas of sport & social responsibility, youth sport & community service, and diversity in sport. Work will intersect primarily with the UYS & PTW areas of the Center

Bruening earned her B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame (1992), her M.A. in English from Morehead State University (1994), and her PhD from The Ohio State University (2000). Bruening spent four years as collegiate student-athlete playing volleyball at the University of Notre Dame. She spent eight years as an athletic administrator and volleyball coach at Kenyon College in Ohio, including two years as athletic director. She has been an assistant professor of Sport Management and Sociology at the University of Connecticut since January of 2002 and serves as the Director of the Laboratory for Sport Management and Sociology. Dr. Bruening�s research line has focused primarily on the barriers and supports for women and minorities in sport. Dr. Bruening is also the program founder and director for Husky Sport receiving funding from the USDA and the City of Hartford to conduct research with adolescent African American females through a program that provides mentors as program planners, emphasizes exposure and access to sport, and advocate healthy lifestyles.