Eric Anderson
Department of
Sport Sciences University of Winchester
EDUCATION
2000-2004 PhD Sociology, University of California, Irvine.
1998-2000 MA Sociology, University of California, Irvine.
1992-1994 MA Sport Psychology, California State University, Long Beach.
1991-1992 HSTC Teaching Credential, California State University Long Beach.
1986-1990 BS Health Science, California State University, Long Beach.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2011-present Professor, Department of Sport Sciences, University of Winchester.
2005-2011 Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Bath.
2004-2005 Lecturer, Department of Sociology, State University of New York, Stony Brook.
1999-2004 Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine.
2001-2002 Part-time Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Long Beach.
1998-2001 Part-time Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences, Saddleback College, California.
HONOURARY and VISITING ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2009-present Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine.
2007-2010 Visiting Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Sport in Society, Northeastern University, MA.
HONOURS and AWARDS
Research
2010 CHOICE, Recommended Title, Inclusive Masculinity: The Changing Nature
of Masculinities. This award is given to less than 1% of academic books.
2010 Book of the Year, Honorable Mention, Inclusive Masculinity: The Changing Nature
of Masculinities. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.
2005 CHOICE, Outstanding Academic Title Award, In the Game: Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity. This is a highly prestigious award in the United States.
2004 Outstanding Dissertation. American Sociological Association, Sexualities Section.
2003 Honourable Mention. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Barbara Brown Student Paper Award.
2003 Robin Williams Jr. Award. University of California, Irvine.
2002 Honourable Mention: Robin Williams Jr. University of California, Irvine.
2000 Booklist, Starred Review, Trailblazing: The True Story of America’s First Openly Gay Track Coach.
Teaching
2010 Recognition as Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.
2007 John Willis Award for outstanding research, teaching and student support. University of Bath. This is a university-wide teaching award.
2003 Outstanding Teaching Award. University of California Irvine, Department of Sociology.
2003 Commendation for Outstanding Teaching. University of California Irvine, School of Social Sciences.
2002 Outstanding Teacher Award. University of California Irvine, Department of Sociology.
Citizenship
2001 Feminist Activism Award. University of California Irvine.
1996 Outstanding Gay and Lesbian Leadership. Project Ten, Los Angeles, Model of Pride.
EXTERNAL EXAMINER
2007 -2010 University of Birmingham, School of Education, Sport Physical Education and Community Studies.
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
2010-present Journal of Homosexuality
2008-present Gender & Society
2006-present Men and Masculinities
GUEST EDITOR
Forthcoming Men and Masculinities
“Sport and Masculinities”
2011 Journal of Homosexuality
“Sport, Men and Sexualities”
Issue 58, Volume 5
ACADEMIC BOOKS
Forthcoming Anderson, Eric & Hargreaves, J. (eds.). Routledge Handbook: Sport, Gender, and Sexualities. London: Routledge.
2012 Anderson, Eric. The Monogamy Gap: Men, Love, and the Reality of Cheating.
New York: Oxford University Press.
2010 Anderson, Eric. Sport, Theory and Social Problems: A Critical Introduction.
London: Routledge.
2009 Anderson, Eric. Inclusive Masculinity: The Changing Nature of Masculinities. New York: Routledge.
-Published in softback in 2011
-Recommended by the American Library Association (CHOICE) given to less than 1% of books.
-Awarded by the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
-Reviewed in Contemporary Sociology, 39(1): 271-272.
-Reviewed in American Psychological Association, online.
-Reviewed in Men and Masculinitie, 14(4): 55-507.
-Reviewed in Gender & Society, 25(1): 124-125.
-Reviewed in Sociology of Sport Journal, 27(3): 319-322.
-Reviewed in Qualitative Sociology, 33:111-115.
-Reviewed in Journal of Men’s Studies, 18(1): 109-112.
-Reviewed in Gender Forum: An Internet Journal for Gender Studies 2010 (iss 30).
2005 Anderson, Eric. In the Game: Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity.
State University of New York Press.
-Outstanding Academic Title, Awarded by The American Library Association (CHOICE) given to less than 1% of books.
-Reviewed in Contemporary Sociology, 36(4): 337-338.
-Reviewed in Gender & Society, 25(3): 391-394.
-Reviewed in Men and Masculinities, 10(2): 260-262.
-Reviewed in Journal of Sport History, 33(1): 45-95.
Academic Books under Construction
Anderson, Eric, McCormack, M. and Adams, A. Bisexual Men’s Lives
Forewords to Books
2012 Anderson, Eric. Foreword to Mark McCormack, The Declining Significance of Homophobia: How teenage boys are redefining masculinity and heterosexuality. New York: Oxford University Press.
2011 Anderson, Eric. Foreword to Jorge Knijnik and Daryl Adair’s, Embodied Masculinities in Global Sport. West Virginia University Press.
2007 Anderson, Eric. Foreword to David Nylund’s, Beer, Babes, and Ball: Masculinity and Sports Talk Radio. State University of New York Press.
TRADE BOOKS
2009 Anderson, Eric. The Runner’s Textbook: A Comprehensive Approach to Distance Running. Charleston, SC: Book Surge.
2000 Anderson, Eric. Trailblazing: America’s First Openly Gay Track Coach. Los Angeles: Alyson Press.
-Booklist gave this title their most prestigious award, a “Starred Review.”
-Subject of Sociology of Sport Journal review symposium, 18(4): 450-478.
-Subject of an “Author Meets Critics” session at National Association for the Sociology of Sport, 2001.
-Reprinted in 2003 with Identity Press: Fountain Valley, Ca.
1993 Anderson, Eric. Training Games: Coaching Runners Creatively. Palo Alto, CA: Track & Field News Press.
- 2nd edition, 1998.
- 3rd edition, 2000.
- 4th edition, 2006.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
*co-authorship with a graduate student (not part of their dissertation)
** co-authorship with an undergraduate student
5 year Impact Factor / ERA Rank
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In Press |
Anderson, Eric, *Adams, A., & Rivers, I. “You Wouldn’t Believe what Straight Men are Doing with Each Other”: Kissing, Cuddling and Loving. Archives of Sexual Behavior |
Impact 3.87
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Forthcoming |
**Ripley, M., Anderson, Eric, McCormack, M. & *Rockett, B. Heteronormativity in the University Classroom: Novelty Attachment and content substitution among gay friendly students. Sociology of Education
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Impact 2.4 |
A* |
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Forthcoming |
Anderson, Eric Inclusive Masculinities of University Soccer Players in the American Midwest. Gender and Education
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Impact 1.1 |
B |
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Forthcoming |
Peterson, G. & Anderson, Eric Queering Masculine Peer Culture: Softening Gender Performances on the University Dance Floor. Journal of Men’s Studies
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Forthcoming |
Anderson, Eric I9 and the Transformation of Youth Sport Journal of Sport and Social Issues
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Impact 1.3 |
B |
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Forthcoming |
Anderson, Eric The Rise and Fall of Western Homohysteria Journal of Feminist Studies
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Invited Submission
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Forthcoming |
*Adams, A. & Anderson, Eric Homosexuality and Sport: Exploring the Influence of Coming out to the Teammates of a Small, Midwestern Catholic College Soccer Team. Sport, Education and Society
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Impact .86 |
B |
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Forthcoming |
Bush, A., Anderson, Eric & Carr, S. The Declining Existence of Men’s Homophobia in British Sport. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education.
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Invited Submission
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Forthcoming
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Anderson, Eric; *McCormack, M. & *Lee, H. Male Team Sport Hazing Initiations in a Culture of Decreasing Homohysteria. Journal of Adolescent Research |
Impact 2.25 |
B |
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Forthcoming |
McCormack, M.; Anderson, Eric & Adams, A. Taking it to the Streets: The Benefits of Spontaneous Methodological Innovation in Participant Recruitment. Qualitative Research
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Impact 1.24 |
B |
2011 |
**Ripley, M., Anderson, Eric, McCormack, M., *Adams, A. & *Pitts, R. The Decreasing Significance of Stigma in the Lives of Bisexual Men. Journal of Bisexuality, 11(2): 195-206.
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Invited Submission
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2011 |
Anderson, Eric & *Adams, A. “Aren’t We All a Little Bisexual?”: The Recognition of Bisexuality in an Unlikely Place Journal of Bisexuality, 11(1): 3-22.
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2011 |
Anderson, Eric |
Guest Editor |
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2011
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Masculinities and Sexualities in Sport and Physical Cultures: Three Decades of Evolving Research. Journal of Homosexuality, 58(5): 1-14.
Southall, R., Anderson, Eric, Southall, C., Nagel, M. & Polite, F. An Investigation of Ethnicity as a Variable Related to US Male College Athletes’ Sexual-Orientation Behaviors and Attitudes. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34(2): 293-313. |
Impact .85
Impact 1.9
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2011 |
Anderson, Eric Updating the Outcome: Gay Athletes, Straight Teams, and Coming Out at the End of the Decade. Gender & Society, 25(2): 250-268.
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Impact 2.87 |
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2010 |
*McCormack, M. & Anderson, Eric The Re-production of Homosexually Themed Discourse in Educationally-based Organised Sport. Culture, Health, & Sexuality, 12(8): 913-927.
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Impact 1.61 |
B |
2010 |
*McCormack, M. & Anderson, Eric “It’s Just not Acceptable Any More”: The Erosion of Homophobia and the Softening of Masculinity at an English Sixth Form. Sociology, 44(5): 843-859.
-Reprinted in Men’s Lives (9th edition). |
Impact 2.11 |
A* |
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2010 |
Anderson, Eric ‘‘At least with cheating there is an attempt at monogamy’’: Cheating and Monogamism Among Undergraduate Heterosexual Men. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 27(7): 851-872.
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Impact 1.4 |
B |
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2010 |
Anderson, Eric & *McCormack, M. Intersectionality, Critical Race Theory and American Sporting Oppression: Examining Black and Gay Male Athletes. Journal of Homosexuality, 57, 949-967. |
Impact .85 |
A |
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2010 |
Anderson, Eric & *McGuire, R. Inclusive Masculinity and the Gendered Politics of Men’s Rugby. The Journal of Gender Studies, 19(3): 249-261.
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Impact .51 |
B |
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2010 |
*Adams, A., Anderson, Eric &*McCormack, M. Establishing and Challenging Masculinity: The influence of Gendered Discourses in Football (soccer). Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 29(3): 278-300.
- The most downloaded article for this journal for 2009 – 2010.
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Impact 1.17 |
C |
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2010 |
Anderson, Eric &*McCormack, M. Comparing Black and Gay Male Athletes: Patterns in American Oppression. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 18(2): 145-158.
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Invited Submission
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2009 |
Southall, R., Nagel, M., Anderson, Eric, Polite, F. & Southall, C. An Investigation of the Relationship between College Athletes’ Gender and Sexual-Orientation Attitudes. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics 2(62-77)
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2009 |
Kian, T. & Anderson, Eric John Amaechi: Changing the Way Sport Reporters Examine Gay Athletes. Journal of Homosexuality, 56(7):1-20.
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Impact .75 |
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2009 |
Anderson, Eric The Maintenance of Masculinity Among the Stakeholders of Sport. Sport Management Review, 12(1): 3-14.
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Invited Submission |
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2008 |
Anderson, Eric “Being Masculine is not about who you Sleep with…”: Heterosexual Athletes Contesting Masculinity and the One-Time Rule of Homosexuality. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 58(1-2): 104-115.
-An earlier version of this paper won an award for Outstanding Dissertation by the Sexualities Section of the American Sociological Association.
-One of the top 50 downloaded articles from this journal.
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Impact 1.4 |
A |
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2008 |
Anderson, Eric Inclusive Masculinity in a Fraternal Setting. Men and Masculinities, 10(5): 604-620.
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Impact .8 |
A |
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2008 |
Anderson, Eric ‘I used to think women were weak:’ Orthodox Masculinity, Gender-Segregation and Sport. Sociological Forum, (23)2: 257-280. -Reprinted in (2009) Michael Kimmel & Michael Messner (eds.), Men’s Lives. New York: Macmillan Publishing.
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Impact 1.02 |
C |
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2006 |
Anderson, Eric Using the Master’s Tools: Resisting Colonization through Colonial Sports. International Journal of the History of Sport, (26)2: 247-266.
-Reprinted in (2008) Richard King (ed.), Native Americans and Sport in North America: Other People’s Games. London: Routledge.
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Invited Submission |
B |
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2005 |
Anderson, Eric Orthodox & Inclusive Masculinity: Competing Masculinities among Heterosexual Men in a Feminized Terrain. Sociological Perspectives, 48(3): 337-355. -Reprinted in (2009). Peter Adler & Patti Adler (eds), Sociological Odyssey: Contemporary Readings in Introductory Sociology. New York: Wadsworth. -Reprinted in (2007). Michael Kimmel & Michael Messner (eds.), Men’s Lives. New York: Macmillan Publishing.
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Impact 1.09 |
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2002 |
Anderson, Eric Gays in Sport: Contesting Hegemonic Masculinity in a Homophobic Environment. Gender & Society, 16(6): 860-877.
-Reprinted in (2009). Paul Davis & Charlene Weaving (eds.), Philosophical Perspectives on Gender in Sports. London: Routledge. -Reprinted in (2006). Stephen Whitehead (ed.), Men and Masculinities: Critical Concepts in Sociology (5 volumes). Volume III 'Identity, Association and Embodiment,’ Part 3 ‘Gay Masculinities,’ 200 -219. London: Routledge. |
Impact 2.4 |
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ARTICLES IN PROCESS
5 year Impact Factor / ERA Rank
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First Review |
Anderson, Eric; McCormack, M. & Cox, E. The Reproduction of Sexism in Sport Social Problems |
Impact 2.6 |
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Under Construction |
Anderson, Eric & Pitts, R. Charlie is so Cool Like. Men and Masculinities
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Impact .8 |
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Under Construction
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McCormack, M., Adams, A & Anderson, Eric. Street corner conversations: Bisexuality, race and place. Social Problems
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Impact 2.6 |
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Under Construction
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Adams, A., McCormack, M, & Anderson,
Eric. Bisexuality, youth and the changing nature of openness. |
Impact 2.2 |
B |
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Under Construction
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McCormack, M., Adams, A., & Anderson, Eric. Evolving methods, bisexuality and the benefits of inductive inquiry. Qualitative Inquiry |
Impact 1.3 |
B |
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First Review |
*Adams, A.; McCormack, M. & Anderson, Eric. Cohort Effect on the Age of Coming out. Journal of Sex Research |
Impact 1.48 |
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First Review |
Anderson, Eric & Kian, T. ‘This is just a game…’ Contesting Violence, Masculinity, and Head Trauma in the National Football League. Men and Masculinities |
Impact .8 |
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EDITED CHAPTERS and CONTRIBUTIONS
Forthcoming Anderson, Eric, McCormack, M. & Ripley, M. Sexual Stigma, Prejudice and Homophobic Language in Sport. In Melanie Sartore (Ed.) Sexual Stigma and Prejudice in Sport.
Forthcoming Anderson, Eric. Running for Equality. In Ian Rivers & Neil Duncan (eds.), Bullying: Experiences and Discourses of Gender and Sexuality. London: Taylor and Francis.
Forthcoming Anderson, Eric. Sport, Hegemonic Masculinity, and the End of Homophobia. In Ben Carrington & David Andrews (eds.), Blackwell Companion to Sport. Oxford: Blackwell.
2011 *Peterson, G. & Anderson, Eric
Queering Masculine Peer Culture: Softening Gender Performances on the University Dance Floor. In Nelson Rodriguez (ed). Queer Masculinities: Explorations of Educational Purpose.
2007 Anderson, Eric. Sport on the Navajo Nation. In Richard King (ed.), Native Americans and Sport in North America: Other People's Games. London: Routledge.
Chapter 10: 110-129.
2007 Anderson, Eric. Coaching Identity and Social Exclusion. In Jim Denison (ed.), Coaching Knowledges: Understanding the Dynamics of Sport Performance. London: A&C Black.
2006 Anderson, Eric. Varieties of Masculinities in Male Cheerleading. In Adler, Patricia & Adler, Peter (eds). Sociological Odyssey: Contemporary Readings in Introductory Sociology. Wadsworth Cengage: New York. Chapter 32: 253-262.
- Reprinted in the 4th volume, 2013.
2006 Anderson, Eric. Pitching for Equality: Gay Athletes and Homophobia. In Prettyman, Sandra and Lampman, Brian (eds.), Learning Culture through Sports: Exploring the Role of Sport in Society. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Chapter 8: 89-102.
2004 Anderson, Eric. The Construction of Masculine Identity in Contemporary America. In Susan Zeiff (ed.) Sport as a Vehicle for Social Transformation. Fountain Valley, CA: Identity Press.
OTHER ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
2011 Anderson, Eric. Homophobia, Encyclopedia Britannica.
2007 Anderson, Eric. Compulsory Heterosexuality, in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. (ed.), G. Ritzer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, Volume II:638-9.
2006 Anderson, Eric. Multiple entries: Arthur Ashe, Babe Dierkenson, Billie Bean, Coaching and Homophobia, Figure Skating, Football, Magic Johnson, Dave Kopay, Patricia Nell Warren, Rugby, Soccer, Sport and Queer Culture, Swimming. Encyclopedia of Contemporary and International Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Culture. Gerstner, David (ed.), London: Routledge.
2004 Anderson, Eric. Jock. Encyclopedia of Studies on Men and Masculinities, (ed.) Michael Kimmel. Oxford: ABC-Clio Press.
2003 Anderson, Eric. Sport Sociology Syllabus. Guide to Teaching Sport Sociology, (ed.), James Steele. American Sociological Association Publication.
2001 Anderson, Eric. Review Symposium Response. Trailblazing: America’s First Openly Gay Track Coach.
Sociology of Sport Journal, 18(4): 478-450.
ACADEMIC BOOK REVIEWS
2011 Ripley, M. & Anderson, Eric. Michael Jackson’s Dangerous Liaisons by Carl Toms. Sexualities,
2011 Anderson, Eric. The Gay Games: A History by Carolyn Symons.
Sport in Society, 14(1): 126-128.
2008 Anderson, Eric. Cultures of Masculinity by Tim Edwards.
Men and Masculinities, 7(2): 228-9.
2003 Anderson, Eric. Taking the Field: Women and Men in Sport by Michael Messner.
Sociology of Sport Journal, 20(3): 287-288.
2003 Anderson, Eric. Paradoxes of Youth and Sport, (eds.), Gatz, Messner & Ball- Rokeach.
Sociology of Sport Journal, 20(2): 172-174.
2002 Anderson, Eric & Cancian, Francesca. Masculine Domination by Pierre Bourdieu.
American Journal of Sociology, 107(5): Mar 1381-1383.
1999 Anderson, Eric. A Season on the Reservation by Kareem-Abdul Jabbar.
Sociology of Sport Journal, 18(3): 361-363.
RESEARCH GRANTS
2011 Anderson, Eric & Mark McCormack.
Heterosexual Men’s Friendships
American Institute of Bisexuality.
$13,500
2010 Anderson, Eric & Mark McCormack. The Contemporary Experiences of Bisexual Youth in British Schools.
American Institute of Bisexuality.
$17,500
2009 Anderson, Eric. The Influence of Decreasing Homohysteria on Bisexual Youth. American Institute of Bisexuality.
$25,000
2009 Anderson, Eric. Bisexual Men’s Body Image. Co-recipient with Shaun Filault. American Institute of Bisexuality.
$1,000
2008 Anderson, Eric. Bisexual, Metrosexual or What? AIB–U.S.
This research examines the intersection of same-sex behaviors and sexual/gender identity construction among university male football players in England, the United States, and Canada.
American Institute of Bisexuality
$30,000
2008 Anderson, Eric. You wouldn’t believe what straight men are doing these days! Center for the Study of Sport in Society. This research examines the changing nature of the significance of straight men kissing in English culture.
$12,000
Under Construction/Review
Rivers, I., Anderson, Eric & McCormck, M. European Research Council.
Decision Making in the Coming out Process: Examining the Influences on coming out for gay youth in British Schools.
Unfunded
2011 Anderson, Eric & McCormack, Mark. Leverhulme.
The Development of Inclusive Masculinities: Examining the Cause and Effect of Decreasing Levels of Homophobia among Male Students.
£97,000
The Development of Inclusive Masculinities: Examining the Cause and Effect of Decreasing Levels of Homophobia among Male Students. RES-000-22-4246 £93,000
DOCTORAL SUPERVISION and COMPLETIONS
Completed
2005-2008 Committee. William Bridel.
School of Kinesiology & Health Studies Queen's University, Ontario, Canada.
-appointed Assistant Professor at Queen’s University, Canada.
2006 -2008 Committee. Leanne Norman.
Department of Education, University of Bath.
-appointed Research Officer at Leeds University
2007- 2009 Committee. Shaun M. Filiault.
Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia.
-appointed Senior Lecturer at Flinders University after graduating
-published 6 articles before graduating
2007- 2010 Lead. Mark McCormack.
Department of Education, University of Bath.
- appointed Lecturer at Brunel University
- awarded ESRC post-doc at Cardiff University
-published 8 articles and one monograph before graduating
Current
2008 - present Lead. Adrian Adams. Social and Policy Science, University of Bath.
-published 5 articles by his second year of his doctoral studies
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2009 - present Lead. Benjamin Rockett. Department of Education, University of Bath.
2011 - present Lead. Rachel Bullingham. University of Winchester.
2011 - present Lead. Rory McGrath. University of Winchester.
2011 – present Lead. Stuart Booth. University of Winchester
Doctoral External Examining
2011 Alexander Channon, University of Loughborough
KEYNOTES ADDRESSES
2010 Keynote. “Inclusive Masculinity in the Beautiful Game.” Gender, Sexualities, and the World of Football. Melbourne, Australia.
2009 Keynote: “A Century of Homophobia in Sport.” Sexualities and Sport Conference.
Ithaca, New York.
2008. Keynote: “Gays in Sport: Where we have been and where we are at.” Power of Sport Summit. Northeastern University. Boston, Massachusetts.
2006 Keynote: “Hoist the Anchor: How Sports Stymie Social Progress.”
Pacific Sociological Association. Los Angeles, California.
2005 Keynote: “Breaking the Silence: Gay and Lesbians in Sport.” USA Women’s Lacrosse National Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2004 Keynote: “Sport, Men and the Gender Order.” Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation. Boston, Massachusetts.
2003 Keynote: “Our Place in History: Gays and Lesbians in Sport.” Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation. Boston, Massachusetts.
2003 Keynote: “Queering Sport in the New Millennium.” Gays in Sport Conference. California State University, San Francisco.
ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2011 The Use of the Internet in Eroding Sexual Hegemony. Brighton Sussex Sexualities Network, University of Brighton.
2011 “I kiss them Because I love them.” International Academy of Sex Research. University of California, Los Angeles.
2011 The Use of the Internet in Eroding Sexual Hegemony. Sexualization of Culture. Institute of Education, London.
2011 “I kiss them because I love them.” International Association for the Sociology of Sport. Havana, Cuba.
2011 “Heterosexual Men Kissing.” Softer Masculinities Symposium. University of East London.
2010 “Qualitative Methods in Sport Studies.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, San Diego.
2010 “Sports and Young Gay Lives.” LGBT Lives, Sexual/Gender Dissidence over the Life Course. Edinburgh, UK.
2009 “Inclusive Masculinity Theory.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Canada.
2009 “Intersections of Sport and Race.” Sexualities and Sport Conference. Ithaca, New York.
2008 “The Changing Nature of Heteromasculinity.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Denver, Colorado.
2008. “Rethinking Sex-Segregation in Sport.” Revisioning Sport. Center for the Study of Sport Conference. Boston, Massachusetts.
2008 “You Wouldn’t believe what Straight Men are Doing These Days.” London Sexualities Forum, July.
2007 “Decreased Homophobia in Masculine Settings.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
2006 “How Coaches Abuse.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Vancouver, Canada.
2005 “Gender-Desegregating Sport.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
2004 “Disentangling Sexuality from Masculinity.” American Sociological Association. San Francisco, California.
2004 “Competing Cheers: Masculinity among College Cheerleaders.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Tucson, Arizona.
2003 “Resisting Change: American Sporting Culture and Homophobia.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Montreal, Canada.
2003 “The Reconstruction of Sex and Gender.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Montreal, Canada.
2003 “The Construction of Masculine Identity in an Arena of Decreased Homophobia.” Contemporary Qualitative Research Conference. University of California, Los Angeles.
2003 “Sport as a Vehicle for Social Transformation.” Research Group for Studies in Sport and Physical Culture. San Francisco State University, California.
2003 “Male Gender Transgression in an Era of Decreased Homophobia.” Pacific Sociological Association. Pasadena, California.
2003 “Openly Gay Athletes: Contesting Hegemonic Masculinity in a Homophobic Environment.” Pacific Sociological Association. Pasadena, California.
2002 “Problematizing Monogamy.” Queer in all Directions. University of California, Berkley.
2002 “Lesbians in Sport.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Indianapolis, Indiana.
2001 “The Construction of Masculine Identity in an Era of Decreasing Homophobia.”
University of California Queer Conference. University of California, Riverside.
2001 “Sport and the Construction of Gender on the Navajo Nation.” The North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. San Antonio, Texas.
2001 “Gay Athletes, Bargaining with Heterosexism and Homophobia.” Pacific Sociologist Association. San Francisco, California.
2001 “Out at the D.1 Level.” University of California Queer Conference. University of California, Santa Barbara.
2000 “Author Meets Critics: Trailblazing.” National Association for the Sociology of Sport. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
2000 “Gays in Sport: Dealing with Hegemonic Masculinity and Homophobia.” National Association for the Sociology of Sport. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
2000 “Gays in Sport: Dealing with Hegemonic Masculinity and Homophobia.” California Sociological Association. Riverside, California.
2000 “Queer Athletes: Masculinity and Homophobia.” Queer Masculinities Conference. Mount Ida College, Boston, Massachusetts.
1999 “Youth Violence in Sport.” National Association for the Sociology of Sport. Cleveland, Ohio.
1999 “Comparing the History of the Black and Gay Male Athlete.” National Association for the Sociology of Sport. Cleveland, Ohio.
SELECT INVITED ACADEMIC LECTURES at OTHER UNIVERSITIES
2011 “Why Gay Sex is Best.” Oxford University, England.
2011 “Decreasing Homophobia and Heterosexuality.” University of Glasgow, Scotland.
2011 “Heterosexual Men’s Friendships.” Surrey University, England.
2010 “The Recognition of Bisexuality among Teamsport Athletes.” Harvard University.
2010 “Kissing Homophobia Away.” Brunel University, England.
2010 “Why Men Cheat.” Bath Spa University, England.
2009 “Being Straight is so Gay.” California State University at Long Beach.
2009 “Inclusive Masculinity Theory.” University of California, Irvine.
2009 “Inclusive Masculinity Theory.” Cardiff University, Wales.
2009 “You Wouldn’t Believe What Straight Men are Doing these Days.” St. Michael’s College, Vermont.
2009 “Gay and Lesbian Kinship Structures.” Rollins College, Florida.
2008 “Gender Segregation in Sport.” Northeastern University. Boston,
Massachusetts.
2008 “Understanding Heterosexism as Homophobia.” Cardiff University, Wales.
2008 “You Wouldn’t Believe What Straight Men are Doing these Days.” Hamilton College, New York.
2007 “Gay Men in Sport.” University of Brighton, England.
2007 “Challenging Heterosexism.” Wartburg College, Iowa.
2006 “Gay Athletes and Masculinity.” Central Missouri State University.
2006 “How Homophobia Hurts Heterosexuals.” Central Missouri State University.
2006 “The Social Construction of Reality TV.” University of Warwick, England.
2005 “Gay Athletes and Straight Teams.” Hunter College, New York.
2005 “Homophobia in Sport.” State University of New York, Stony Brook.
2005 “Breaking the Silence: Gay and Lesbians in Sport.” Green Valley College, Michigan.
2005 “How Homophobia Hurts Heterosexuals.” Ithaca College, New York.
2005 “How Homophobia Hurts Heterosexuals.” D’Youville College, New York.
2005 “Whose Game is it?” University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
2005 “The Social Construction of Reality TV.” Ithaca College, New York.
2004 “Straight But… Reconstructing Heterosexual Masculinity.” Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts.
2003 “Monogamy and Monogamism.” California Institute of Technology. Pasadena, California.
2003 “The Use of Homophobia in the Construction of Masculine Identity.” University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
2003 “Openly Gay Athletes: Contesting Hegemonic Masculinity in a Homophobic Environment.” San Francisco State University, California.
2003 “The Evolution of Love: From Lust to Love.” Queer Conference. University of California, Riverside.
2002 “Queer Sex and Love.” Pasadena City College, California.
2002 “Masculinity and Sexual Assault.” Center for Women and Men Speakers Series. University of California, Irvine.
2001 “Decreasing Homophobia in Sport.” University of California, Riverside.
2000 “Gays in Sport.” Duke University. Durham, North Carolina.
2000 “Gays in Sport.” Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Lecture Series. University of Wisconsin, Madison.
2000 “Our Queer History: Gay History You Didn’t Know.” Chapman University. Orange, California.
2000 “Gays in Sport.” Loyola Marymount University. Los Angeles, California.
1999 “The Gay Movement: Our Place in History.” Chapman University. Orange, California.
1998 “Coming Out in Sport.” California State University, Fullerton.
SELECT INVITED COMMUNITY and ORGANISATION LECTURES (Last five years only)
2011 Wellsway School, England. “The state of Gay in England today.”
2010 Bristol City Council. “The Belly of the Beast.”International Day Against Homophobia.
2009 Bath and North East Sommerset Council. “The Relationship between Gays and Sport.”
2008 OutFest Film Festival: “You wouldn’t believe what straight men are doing these days!” Los Angeles, California.
2008 Brighton Gay and Lesbian Film Festival: “Gay Athletes in Straight Sports.” Brighton, England.
2007 Election Committee County of Orange: “Following England, Decreasing Homophobia in Politics. Anaheim, California.”
2007 Commercial Closet Annual Banquet: “Gay Athletes and their Sponsors.” New York, New York.
2007 Parents, Friends, Lesbians and Gays, Orange County. “Coming out to come in: Gay kids and their parents.” Los Alamitos, Orange County.
2006 Gay and Lesbian Broadcasters Association. “Gay Athletes and Sports Media.” San Francisco, California.
2006 New York Pride “Taking it to the pitch.” New York, New York.
PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC SERVICE
2011 Guest Editor: Journal of Homosexuality.
2010 Session Organizer: Masculinities. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. San Diego, California.
2009 Session Organizer: Masculinities. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Ottawa, Canada.
2009 Moderator: Intersecting Identities. Sexualities and Sport Conference. Ithaca New York.
2008 Session Organizer: Changing Masculinities. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Denver, Colorado.
2008 Session Organizer: Intersections of Race and Gender. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Denver, Colorado.
2008 Outstanding Article Committee. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.
2007 Session Organizer: Sexualities in Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
2007 Session Organizer: Masculinities in Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
2006 Session Organizer: Sexualities in Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Vancouver, Canada.
2006 Session Organizer: Masculinities in Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Vancouver, Canada.
2006 Session Organizer: Sex/Gender and Sport. Pacific Sociological Association, Los Angeles, California.
2005 Session Organizer: Gender-Desegregating Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
2005 Session Organizer: Masculinities. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
2004 Session Organizer: Masculinities. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Phoenix, Arizona.
2003 Session Organizer: Masculinities and Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Montreal, Canada.
2002 Session Organizer: Masculinities and Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Boulder, Colorado.
2001 Session Organizer: Sex and Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. San Antonio, Texas.
MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER, ACADEMIC PRESSES
Springer Press 2011
Oxford University Press 2010
Routledge 2008 - 2010
State University of New York Press 2008 - 2009
Temple University Press 2007
University of Toronto Press 2008
RESEARCH COUNCIL/FOUNDATION REVIEWS
Social Science Research Council (United States)
Economic and Social Research Council
National Research Foundation (South Africa)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Current
Sociologists for Women in Society
International Academy of Sex Research
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
Previous
American Sociological Association
Society for the Study of Social Problems
Pacific Sociological Association
Women’s Sports Foundation, United States
Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation
GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
Social Theory Sport in Cultural Context
Gender and Occupations Gender and Sexuality
Small Group Dynamics
Sport Psychology
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
Gender Innovations in Coaching
Men and Masculinities Coaching Psychology
Sociology of Sexualities History of Sport
Research Methods
Introduction to Sociology
Sociology of Sport
Sociology of Small Groups
Coaching Psychology
Sport Psychology
Sociology of Health
DISSEMINATION
Select Television
2010 Canadian Broadcasting Channel
2007 Good Morning America, Central Broadcasting Channel, United States.
2005 Rodgers Sports Network, Canada.
1998 Outside the Lines, ESPN.
Select Radio
2011 BBC, Radio 3
2011 BBC, Radio 3, Manchester, United Kingdom
2010 The Broadway Show, Michigan
2010 BBC, Radio 4 News, United Kingdom
2010 BBC, Five Live, United Kingdom
2010 BBC, Vanessa Feltz, United Kingdom
2010 Australian Broadcasting Network.
2010 Joy Radio, Australia
2009 Heart Radio, Bristol
2008 GWR, Bath
2007 GWR, Bristol
2007 Sirius Satellite Radio, United States.
2006 National Public Radio, United States.
2005 Fox Sports Radio, United States.
2005 National Public Radio.
2005 Sirius Satellite Radio, United States.
* Over a hundred syndicated radio shows within the United States.
A select portion of these can be viewed at my website www.EricAndersonPhD.com
Appearances in Documentary Movies
Forthcoming Sport and Gay Men
Forthcoming The Bisexual Brain
Forthcoming The Male Attraction, Lawrence Ferrara.
2008 Brighton Bandits, Ian McDonald.
Select Newspaper, Magazine and Internet
2011 ABC News, United States
2011 Inside Higher Education, United States
2011 Cosmo, Australia
2011 The Guardian, United Kingdom
2010 The Independent, United Kingdom
2010 The Telegraph, United Kingdom
2010 The Daily Mirror, United Kingdom
2010 Melbourne Community Voice, Australia
2010 The Globe and Mail, Canada
2010 CNN.com, United States
2009 The Globe and Mail, Canada
2009 Edge.com, Boston
2009 Vice Magazine
2008 Scientific America
2008 Evening Standard
2007 Science Daily
2007 Harpers Magazine, United States
2007 Saloon.com
2007 Metro, New York.
2006 Times Higher Education Supplement, United Kingdom.
2006 AP Press, United States.
2005 Los Angeles Times, United States
2005 Toronto Star, United States
2005 Washington Post, United States
2004 Orange County Register, United States
2001 Newsweek, United States
*Dozens of other local, national and international news and magazine publications.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2010 – 2011 Volunteer. Saltford Church of England Primary School.
2008 – 2009 Mentoring. Wellsway School, Keynsham.
2005 – 2007 Coach. University of Bath Athletics.
2003 – 2005 Consultant. Women’s Sport Foundation.
2002 – 2003 Volunteer. Big Brother/Big Sisters of Orange County, California.
2001 – 2003 Faculty Advisor. Sigma Phi Epsilon. University of California, Irvine.
2001 – 2004 Coach. Irvine Valley College, California.
2001 – 2002 Founder. Front Runners of Orange County, California.
2000 – 2001 Coach. Pacifica High School, California.
1997 – 2004 Consultant. University of California, Irvine, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Resource Center.
1997 – 2003 Founder, Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network of Orange County, California.
REFEREES
Professor Ian Rivers. Brunel University.
Professor Debbie Epstein. Cardiff University.
Professor Michael Kimmel. State University of New York, Stony Brook.
Professor Michael Messner. University of Southern California.
Professor Judith Treas. University of California, Irvine.
Professor Jay Coakley. Colorado State University.
