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RFES SIG Members Spotlight

• Dr. Jennifer Hoffman, Dr. Kirsten Hextrum, and Dr. Valyncia Raphael-Woodward are Co-Editors of a forthcoming Special Issue in the Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education titled "Separate but Equal": Women Identifying Athlete Experiences & Intersectionality in Intercollegiate Athletics - https://naspa.org/blog/separate-but-equal-women-identifying-athlete-experiences-and-intersectionality-in-intercollegiate-athletics-call-for-papers-cfp
• Dr. Ezinne Ofoegbu, Dr. Ajhanai Keaton, and Dr. Molly Harry cited in Diverse Issues in Higher Education Article -https://www.diverseeducation.com/sports/article/15668770/centuryold-institutions-paving-the-way-for-dei-in-sports-with-strategic-plan 
• Dr. Joseph N. Cooper, Dr. Cherese Fine, Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique, and Dr. Jennifer Hoffman were Co-Editors of a Special Issue in the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (JIIA) titled, "Activism in College Sports" - https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/jiia/vol16/iss2/

Scholarly Resources 

Journals for Publication Consideration 

Sport and Education Journals 

• Journal of Intercollegiate Sport (https://journals.ku.edu/jis/index) 
• Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/jiia/) 
• Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-hospitality-leisure-sport-and-tourism-education) 
• Journal of Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rqrs21/current) 
• Journal of Sport and Social Issues (https://journals.sagepub.com/home/JSS) 
• Journal of the Study of Sport and Athletics in Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/yssa20/current) 
• Leisure Studies (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rlst20) 
• Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/urqe20/current)
• Sociology of Sport Journal (https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ssj/ssj-overview.xml) 
• Communication & Sport (https://journals.sagepub.com/home/COM)
• Journal of Sport Management (https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jsm/jsm-overview.xml) 
• Sport in Society (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/fcss20) 
• International Review for the Sociology of Sport (https://journals.sagepub.com/home/IRS) 
• Journal of Amateur Sport (https://journals.ku.edu/jams) 
• Journal of Athlete Development and Experience (https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/jade/) 
• Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation (https://journals.shareok.org/jheai) 
• Sport, Education, and Society (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cses20) 
• Sport Management Review (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/sport-management-review) 

Education Journals 

• College Student Affairs Journal (https://www.sacsa.org/page/CSAJ) 
• Equity & Excellence in Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/ueee20) 
• Women and Gender in Higher Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uwhe21/current) 
• Higher Education Politics & Economics (https://ojed.org/index.php/hepe)
• Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education (https://www.informingscience.org/Journals/JSPTE/Overview) 
• Journal of College and Character (https://naspa.org/journals/journal-of-college-and-character)
• Journal of College Student Development (https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/238) 
• Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/dhe) 
• Journal of Higher Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uhej20/current) 
• Race, Ethnicity and Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cree20) 
• Studies in Higher Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cshe20) 
• Teachers College Record (https://journals.sagepub.com/home/TCZ) 

We will be announcing our 2024-2025 SIG award winners during an upcoming virtual SIG business meeting. Once this date & time have been set, the SIG will be invited!

Current SIG working groups:

• SIG Programming
• Awards Committee
• Member Engagement
• Research & Practitioner Partnerships
• Ex-Officio Leadership Advisory Group

Dr. Kristina Krupka-Navarro Scholar Practitioner Impact Award 

In honor of our late RFES SIG Chair, Dr. Kristina Krupka-Navarro (former Athletic Director and Assistant Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville), we have submitted a petition proposal for a Scholar Practitioner Impact Award to be approved. More details to come. 

2023-2024 AERA RFES SIG Webinars 

• Tips for Publication - October 25, 2023
  • Presented by Dr. Joseph N. Cooper (UMass Boston), Dr. Kirsten Hextrum (Oregon State University), and Dr. Ezinne Ofoegbu (Santa Clara University) 
• Celebrating Black Women Athletes: Champions for Social Justice in Sport and Beyond - February 8, 2024
  • Presented by Dr. Joseph N. Cooper (UMass Boston)