Sport in Society Launches Research Fellowship Program

(7-30-07) Boston, Mass. - The Center for the Study of Sport in Society�s Research Department has established its first ever Research Fellowship Program. The 2007 fellows, hailing from around the world, were announced on July 1, 2007.

�I think it is immensely important to advance research in the world of sport,� said Eli Wolff manager of Research at Sport in Society. �There is a wide world of opportunity for looking into issues related to sport that we can tap into with these fellows.�

Fourteen scholars from 10 universities have been named Sport in Society Research Fellows. Through collaboration with Sport in Society, their charge will be to promote and conduct research on sport and social issues. Sport in Society will work with the research fellows to support and enhance their work, and to partner on specific research projects throughout the course of the year.

Roger Abrams, Emmett Price, Alan Klein and Jessica Blom-Hoffman from Northeastern University; Keith Gilbert from Hartpury College; Douglas Hartmann from the University of Minnesota; Mary Hums and Anita Moorman from the University of Louisville; Peter Kaufman from SUNY-New Paltz; Ted Fay from SUNY-Cortland; David Legg from Mount Royal College; Jennifer Bruening from the University of Connecticut; Keith Harrison from University of Central Florida; and Eric Anderson from the University of Bath round out this year�s fellows.

�Each fellow has demonstrated a strong commitment to Sport in Society�s values of sport, healthy development, education, and social justice, through their research,� said Wolff. �By working together on projects related to these values, I believe we can make a lasting impact on the world of sport and society.�

About the Center for the Study of Sport in Society
The Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University is the world�s leading social justice organization that uses sport to create a better world. The flagship organization located in the heart of Boston, Mass. was founded in 1984 by Dr. Richard Lapchick and touts a branch in Baltimore, Md. Through research, education, and advocacy the center promotes physical activity, health, violence prevention, and diversity among young people and college and professional athletes. Sport in Society�s innovative programs are all staffed by former college or professional athletes and have been awarded America�s most successful violence prevention program by Lou Harris, the Peter F. Drucker Award as the most innovative non-profit program in the social sector, and have been cited as the National Crime Prevention Council�s 50 Best Strategies to Prevent Violent Domestic Crimes. For more information please visit http://www.sportinsociety.org.