Our Mission

The purpose of the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) is to promote, stimulate, and encourage the study of the history of sport; to support, stimulate and encourage scholarly writing and research related to the history of sport; and to cooperate with local, national, and international organizations having the same purpose.

Governance

Executive Board

President: Murray Phillips, University of Queensland
Past-President: David K. Wiggins, George Mason University
President-Elect: Sarah K. Fields, University of Colorado
Secretary: Lindsay Pieper, University of Lynchburg
Treasurer: Thomas Hunt, University of Texas at Austin
Publications Board Chair: Toby C. Rider, California State University Fullerton
Members-at-Large: Johanna Mellis, Ursinus College; Matthew P. Llewellyn, California State University, Fullerton; Samuel O. Regalado, California State Stanislaus
Student Member-at-Large: Ryan T. Murtha, University of Texas at Austin

Standing Committees (updated 8/2022)

* denotes Chair of Committee

Members at Large

Johanna Mellis, Ursinus College, 2021-2023
Matthew P. Llewellyn, California State University, Fullerton, 2021-2023
Samuel O. Regalado, California State University Stanislaus, 2021-2023
Ryan T. Murtha, University of Texas at Austin, 2021-2023

Membership Committee

*Andrew McGregor, Dallas Community College, 2021-2024
Jorge Iber, Texas Tech University, 2022-2025
Tolga Ozyurtcu, University of Texas at Austin, 2022-2025

Nominations Committee

*Carly Adams, University of Lethbridge
Matthew R. Hodler, University of Rhode Island
Stephen Wenn, Wilfrid Laurier University

Publications Board

Ari de Wilde, Eastern Connecticut State University, 2019-2023
Rob Lake, Douglas College, 2019-2023
Maureen Smith, California State University, Sacramento, 2021-2023
Michelle Sikes, Pennsylvania State University, 2021-2025
Maria J. Veri, San Francisco State University, 2021-2025
*Toby C. Rider, California State University Fullerton, 2021-2025

Book Award Committee

Maureen M. Smith, California State University, Sacramento, 2021-2023
Sheldon Anderson, Miami University, 2021-2024
Kevin Witherspoon, Lander University, 2021-2023
*Adam Criblez, Southeast Missouri State University, 2021-2023
Courtney Michelle Smith, Cabrini University, 2021-2023
Heather Dichter, DeMontfort University, 2021-2023
Chris Bolsmann, California State University Northridge, 2022-2024
Synthia Syndor, University of Illinois, 2022-2024

Distinguished Lectures Committee

*David K. Wiggins, George Mason University, 2021-2023
Ornella Nzindukiyimana, St. Francis Xavier University, 2021-2023
Victoria Paraschak, University of Windsor, 2021-2023
Russell Field, University of Manitoba, 2021-2023

Dissertation Prize Committee

*Jorg Krieger, Aarhus University, 2021-2023
Erin Redihan, Bridgewater State University, 2021-2023
Sarah Teetzel, University of Manitoba, 2021-2025
Heather van Mullem, Lewis-Clark State College, 2021-2025
Erin Redihan, Salve Regina University, 2021-2023

Graduate Student Essay Committee

*Murray Phillips, University of Queensland, 2021-2023
Erin McCarthy, Columbia College, 2021-2023
Kohei Kawashima, Waseda University, 2021-2023
Jason Shurley, University of Wisconsin, 2021-2023

Budget and Fiscal Committee

*Thomas Hunt, University of Texas at Austin, 2014-2022
Ron Smith, Penn State University, 2014-2022
Gerald Gems, North Central College, 2014-2022

Time and Site Committee

Johanna Mellis, Ursinus College, 2019-2023
*Ornella Nzindukiyimana, St. Francis Xavier University, 2020-2024
Alec Hurley, University of Texas at Austin, 2021-2026
Tom Fabian, University of Ottawa, 2021-2025

Information Technology Committee

Jennifer Guiliano, IUPUI, 2017-2023
Ari de Wilde, Eastern Connecticut State University, 2018-2021
*Tom Fabian, University of Ottawa, 2017-2023
Andy Linden, California State University, Northridge, 2017-2023
Russ Crawford, Ohio Northern University, 2021-2024
Amanda Schweinbenz, Laurentian University, 2022-2025

Bylaws and Operating Code Committee

*George Kioussis, California State University, Northridge, 2021-2024
Stephen Wenn, Wilfred Laurier University, 2021-2024
Colleen English, Pennsylvania State University Berks, 2021-2025

Arbena Scholarship Committee

Stacy Lorenz, University of Alberta, 2021-2024
Evelise Amgarten Quitzau, 2021-2024
*Michael T. Wood, University of Alabama, 2021-2024

NASSH Dissertation Research Grant Committee

Scott Jedlicka, Washington State University, 2019-2025
Christine O’Bonsawin, University of Victoria, 2019-2025
*Robert Kossuth, University of Lethbridge, 2019-2022

Legacy Committee

*Bob Barney, Western University, 2016-2024
Nancy Bouchier, McMaster University, 2016-2024
Toby Rider, California State University Fullerton, 2021-2025

Program Committee

*Sarah Fields, University of Colorado, Denver, 2019-2023
Shelley Lucas, Boise State University, 2021-2023
Christine O’Bonsawin, University of Victoria, 2021-2023
Brian Ingrassia, West Texas A&M University, 2021-2023
Sarah Eikleberry, St. Ambrose University, 2021-2023
Janice Forsyth, University of Western Ontario, 2021-2023
C. Keith Harrison, University of Central Florida, 2021-2023
Louise Moore, Grand Valley State University, 2021-2023

Book Display Committee

Mark Dyreson, Pennsylvania State University

Proceedings Editor

Amanda Schweinbenz, Laurentian University, 2019-2023

Equity, Diversity, Belonging, and Decolonization Coordinating Group

*Malcolm MacLean, University of Queensland, 2022-2025
Kate Aguilar, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2022-2025
Vicky Paraschak, University of Windsor, 2022-2025
C. Keith Harrison, University of Central Florida, 2022-2025
Sean Seidler, University of Georgia, 2022-2025
Maria Veri, San Francisco State University, St. Francis Xavier University, 2022-2025
*Ornella Nzindukiyimana, St. Francis Xavier University, 2022-2025

Ad-Hoc Committees (updated 9/2022)

* denotes Chair of Committee

Graduate Student Advisory Committee

*Ryan Murtha, University of Texas at Austin, 2021-2023
Dewitt King, University of Minnesota, 2021-2023
Dain TePoel,  Lock Haven University , 2022-2024
Kate Aguilar,  Gustavus Adolphus College, 2022-2024
Arthur Banton, Tennessee Technological University, 2022-2024
Shu Wan, University at Buffalo, 2022-2024
Ryan Singsank, Columbia University / London School of Economics, 2022-2024
Greg Johnsen,  Thunder Bay Museum, 2022-2024

Internationalism Committee

Pierre-Olaf SCHUT, Université Gustave Eiffel
Jerry Gems, North Central College
Evelise Amgarten Quitzau, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Lauren Goss, University of Oregon
Steven Lechner, North Carolina State University
Annette Hofmann, Ludwigsburg University of Education

Sponsorship Committee

Andrew Hao, University of Minnesota Morris
Sam Schelfhout, Sacred Heart University
Amanda Schweinbenz, Laurentian University
Bonnie Hagerman, University of Virginia
Mac Ross, Western University
Tanya Jones, Indiana University Bloomington

NASSH Past Presidents

1972-1975 Marvin H. Eyler, University of Maryland

1975-1977 Guy M. Lewis, University of Massachusetts

1977-1979 Maxwell L. Howell, San Diego State University

1979-1981 Mary Lou Remley, Indiana University

1981-1983 Betty Spears, University of Massachusetts

1983-1985 Alan Metcalfe, University of Windsor

1985-1987 J. Thomas Jable, William Paterson College

1987-1989 Richard C. Crepeau, University of Central Florida

1989-1991 Jack W. Berryman, University of Washington

1991-1993 Robert K. Barney, University of Western Ontario

1993-1995 Joan Paul, University of Tennessee

1995-1997 Nancy Struna, University of Maryland

1997-1999 Patricia Vertinsky, University of British Columbia

1999-2001 Don Morrow, University of Western Ontario

2001-2003 Allen Guttmann, Amherst College

2003-2005 Gerald R. Gems, North Central College

2005-2007 Mark Dyreson, Pennsylvania State University

2007-2009 Stephen Wenn, Wilfred Laurier University

2009-2011 Maureen M. Smith, California State University, Sacramento

2011-2013 Catriona M. Parratt, University of Iowa

2013-2015 Daniel A. Nathan, Skidmore College

2015-2017 Kevin B. Wamsley, St. Francis Xavier University

2017-2019 Jan Todd, University of Texas at Austin

2019-2021 David K. Wiggins, George Mason University

2021-2023 Murray G. Phillips, University of Queensland

Past Ad Hoc Committees

Committee on JSH Compensation

*Wray Vamplew, University of Sterling
Carly Adams, University of Lethbridge
Sarah Fields, University of Colorado, Denver
Matthew Llewellyn, California State University, Fullerton
Alison Wrynn, California State University

Marketing Policy and Promotion Committee

Russ Crawford, Ohio Northern University, 2021-2021
Brian Ingrassia, West Texas A&M University, 2021-2021
Michelle Sikes, Penn State University, 2019-2021
Dain TePoel, Lock Haven University, 2019-2021

Advertising Committee

Ryan Murtha, University of Texas at Austin, 2020-2021
Mark Lasota, University of New Mexico, 2018-2020

Ethics Committee

Dan Nathan, Skidmore College, 2019-2021
Maureen Smith, California State University, Sacramento, 2021-2021
*Kevin Wamsley, St. Francis Xavier University, 2019-2021

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