E.L. Morris │1
Erin Leah Morris
78 Evergreen St. Cortland, NY 13045
E-mail:
Phone: 952-594-9068
EDUCATION
Ph.DUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign December 2016
Major: Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Emphasis Area: Sport & Recreation Management
Certificates: Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning Certificate in Foundations of Teaching
Dissertation:The impact of structural systems on perceptions of legitimacy and the experiences of female hockey players
M.S.Clemson University May 2012
Major: Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
Emphasis Area: Community Recreation
Thesis: Head coaching motivation of millennial generation female assistant coaches
B.A. Whitman College May 2009
Major: Sociology
Minor: Sports Studies, Recreation, and Athletics
Honors Thesis: Acceptance of female coaches: Bringing athletics into the 21st century
PROFFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor (2017-Present). SUNY Cortland, Cortland NY.
Sport Management Department
Visiting Assistant Professor (2016-2017). SUNY Cortland, Cortland NY.
Sport Management Department
Graduate Teaching Assistant (2014-2016). University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Graduate Research Assistant (2012-2015). University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Graduate Assistant (2010-2012). Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor Fall 2017-Present
Sport Management, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
SPM 647 – Intercollegiate Athletics Management Fall 2017
- 21 students
- Graduate online course
- Theory and practice to prepare future intercollegiate athletic managers
SPM 455 – Applied Sport Event Management Fall 2017
- 11 students
- Designed and coordinated an on-campus climbing competition
SPM 247 – Introduction to Intercollegiate and Scholastic Sport Fall 2017
- 27 Students
- Discussion of broad principles of intercollegiate and interscholastic sport management and the issues faced by athletic directors
Visiting Assistant Professor Fall 2016-2017
Sport Management, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
SPM 450 – Disability and Sport Spring 2017
- 17 students
- Taught as discussion based seminar with component of applied experience
SPM 285 – Ticket Operations in Sport Spring 2017
- 30 students
- Examination of principles and components of ticket operations
SPM 247 – Introduction to Intercollegiate and Scholastic Sport Spring 2017
- 30 students
- Discussion of broad principles of intercollegiate and interscholastic sport management and the issues faced by athletic directors
SPM 227 – Stadium and Arena Management Spring 2017
- 20 students
- Examination of the principles and practices of facility management including budgeting, design, staffing, and management
SPM 647 – Intercollegiate Athletics Management Fall 2016
- 22 students
- Graduate online course
- Theory and practice to prepare future intercollegiate athletic managers
SPM 455 – Applied Sport Event Management Fall 2016
- 7 students
- Designed and coordinated an on-campus climbing competition
SPM 255 – Sport Event Management Fall 2016
- 35 Students
- Theoretical and practical applications of event management
SPM 247 – Introduction to Intercollegiate and Scholastic Sport Fall 2016
- 16 Students
- Discussion of broad principles of intercollegiate and interscholastic sport management and the issues faced by athletic directors
Instructor Spring 2016
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
RST 242 – Nature and American Culture – Online second 8-week course Spring 2016
Instructor: Erin Morris
- Maintain online site and answer student questions
- Grade assignments and discussion board posts
Co-Instructor 2014-2016
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
RST 199 – Facility Tours Spring 2014, 2015, 2016
Co-Instructor: Jarrod Scheunemann
- Facilitated student learning at Chicago area recreation, sport, and tourism related facilities
- Communicated with facility managers and staff during the event
- Communicated with Alumni board that helped organize the facility tours
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2014-2016
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
RST 242 – Nature and American Culture – Online first 8-week course Spring 2016
Instructor: Clinton Lum
- Grade assignments and discussion board posts
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST Fall 2015
Instructor: Dr. Toni Leichty
- Grade assignments and exams
- Conduct one-on-one student meetings
RST 300 – Leisure Programming Fall 2015
Instructor: Lori-Kay Paden
- Grade assignments
- Serve as point of contact for 4 of 8 student groups for final program plans
- Attend and assess final student programs
RST 429 – Contemporary Issues in RST Spring 2015
Instructor: Dr. Lynn Barnett-Morris
- Conducted weekly one-on-one student meetings
- Provided feedback regarding student presentation topics
- Graded weekly reflection papers
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Instructor: Dr. Jon Welty-Peachy Fall 2014
- Graded assignments and exams
- Facilitated the collaboration with the graduate level HRM course students for the joint interview assignment
- Conducted one-on-one student meetings
RST 300 – Leisure Programming Fall 2014
Instructor: Lori-Kay Paden
- Graded assignments
- Served as point of contact for 3 of 8 student groups for final program plans
- Attended and assessed final student programs
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Fall 2008
Department of Sports Studies, Recreation, and Athletics, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Ice Skating
Instructor: Jodi Alden
- Aided in instruction of basic ice skating – generally in charge of half of the class (5-8 students) as class was divided by skill level)
Invited Lectures
Employee Supervision Spring 2016
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Legal Issues in Personnel Management Fall 2015
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Workplace Spring 2015
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Volunteer Motivation and Retention Fall 2014
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Earned Media Channels Fall 2014
RST 199SLS – Communication in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Equal Employment Opportunity Laws Fall 2014
RST 512 – Managing Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Organizations
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sex/Gender in Leisure and Consumer Culture Fall 2014
RST 330 – Leisure and Consumer Culture
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
LGBT Issues in Leisure Fall 2014
Leisure Services and Diversity
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sex and Sexual Orientation Issues Fall 2014
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Legislation Spring 2014
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Volunteer Management in RST Fall 2013
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Legislation Fall 2013
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Volunteer Management in RST Spring 2013
RST 420 – Human Resource Management in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sport in RST Spring 2013
RST 110 – Service Delivery in RST
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sexual Orientation and Leisure Programming Spring 2012
PRTM 325 – Global Perspectives in Recreation
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson SC
Value of Sport Spring 2011
PRTM 241 – Introduction to Community Recreation, Sport, and Camp Management
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Government Roles in Recreation Spring 2011
PRTM 241 – Introduction to Community Recreation, Sport, and Camp Management
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Social Class and Leisure Spring 2010
PRTM 325 – Global Perspectives in Recreation
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson SC
Certificates & Courses Taken to Improve Teaching Skills
CITL Teaching Assistant Academy Fall 2014
Using Undergraduates as Research Assistants—Possibilities and Pitfalls Fall 2014
CITL Certificate in Foundations of Teaching Spring 2014
RST 580 - Teaching in the Professoriate Fall 2013
PRTM 911 – Teaching/Professional Issues Fall 2011
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Journals
Morris, E., van Riper, C.J., Kyle, G.T., Wallen, K.E., Absher, J. (2017). Accounting for gender in a study of the motivation-involvement relationship. Leisure Sciences Online.
Morris, E., Arthur-Banning, S., McDowell, J.(2016). Constraints to millennial generation female assistant coaches pursuing head coaching careers.International Journal of Sport Management.
McDowell, J., Deterding, R., Elmore, T., Morford, E., Morris, E. (2016). Title IX and campus recreation: guidelines to increase gender equity in club and intramural sport programs. Recreational Sports Journal40(2): 133-151.
Morris, E., Arthur-Banning, S., McDowell, J.(2014). Career strategies of millennial generation female assistant coaches. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 7: 175-197.
Technical Reports
Morris, E., & van Riper, C.J. (2015). A summary of past research on environmental messaging. Prepared for the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.
Morris, E. (2015). Lack of Growth in Women’s Club Rugby in the U.S. Prepared for USA Rugby.
Arthur-Banning, S. G., Morris, E. (2010). Evaluating the Fall Programs. Prepared for Greenville County Recreation District.
Molitor, S., Morris, E.(2009). Whitman College Club Sports Handbook. Prepared for Whitman College Department of Sport Studies, Recreation, and Athletics.
Book Chapters
Morris, E. (Expected 2017). Sexual Orientation and Inclusion in Sport. In S. Arthur-Banning, M.S. Wells, & B. Greenwood (Eds.), Youth Sports In America: The 50 Most Important Issues in Youth Sports Today. ABC-CLIO.
Morris, E. (Expected 2017). Gender Identity and Inclusion in Sport. In S. Arthur-Banning, M.S. Wells, & B. Greenwood (Eds.), Youth Sports In America: The 50 Most Important Issues in Youth Sports Today. ABC-CLIO.
In Progress
Morris, E., Green, B.C. (In Progress). Enhancing girls’ participation in youth sports through coed and single-sex teams: An analysis of organizational structures in girls’ hockey
Morris, E., Green, B.C. (In Progress). Player perceptions of organizational legitimacy of organizations supporting girls’ hockey.
Morris, E.,McDowell, J., Robinett, J. (In Progress). A liberal feminist analysis of youth player perceptions of female players and coaches on predominantly boys’ hockey teams
Morris, E., McDowell, J. (In Progress). Feminist Attributes and Identity of Roller Derby Participants
RESEARCHEXPERIENCE
Research Investigator 2015
Van Riper, C, BouFajreldin, L. Understanding the effects of educational outreach on conservation behaviors that minimize the spread of aquatic invasive species.
- Designed and implemented recruitment strategies of interview and focus group participants
- Conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 participants
Research Investigator 2015
Green, C., Welty Peachey, J. & Chalip, L. Player Transitions in American Rugby, Grant funded by World Rugby.
- Conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 participants
- Coded interviews in NVIVO for themes relating to continued participation or sport exit
Graduate Research Assistant 2012-2015
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
- Collaborated with faculty and campus recreation professionals to design Title IX Guidelines for Intramural and Club Sports
- Collaborated with faculty in analyzing and writing research on recreational water user motivations
- Conducted literature reviews
Graduate Research Assistant 2010-2012
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
- Analyzed program evaluations for Greenville County Recreation District
- Conducted literature reviews
- Designed and implemented study on youth flag football participants
- Collaborated with faculty and other graduate students on Waterpark Feasibility Study
Summer Research Intern 2008-2008
Tucker Center for the Study of Girls and Women in Sport, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Analyzed open ended survey responses on Youth Sport Parent Anger
Grant Funded Projects
Toward the Development of NationalIntramural and Club Sport Gender Equity Guidelines 2013
NIRSA Grant, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL $2000
Parent-Player Interaction during Youth Sport 2011
Greenville County Recreation District, Greenville, SC $500
Whitman Internship Fund 2008
Summer internship at the University of Minnesota’s Tucker Center for the Study of Girls and Women in Sport, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA $2,000
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Youth Perceptions of the Organizational Legitimacy of Youth Hockey 2017
Supporting Girls Hockey
Morris, E. North American Society for Sport Management, Denver, CO
Responding to the Kaepernick Effect: Exploring Potential Legal Issues and 2017
Challenges in the New Age of Athlete Activism
Levine, J., Morris, E., Kobritz, J., Paolino, N. Sport and Recreation Law Association, Las Vegas, NV
Non-Traditional Sport Options for Youth Sport Participation 2016
Morris, E. Part of roundtable: Socio-Cultural Trends that Influence Youth Motivation and Enjoyment in Sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Tampa, FL
The Use of Coed and Single-sex Teams in Enhancing Girls’ Partipcation in Youth 2016
Sport: An Analysis of Organizational Structures in Girls’ Hockey
Morris, E. Rockin’ The Research, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
Managing a Sport by Managing Its Culture: Lessons from USA Rugby 2016
Green, B.C., Chalip, L., Welty Peachey, J., Choi, W., Greenberg, M., Musser, A., Morris, E. North American Society for Sport Management, Orlando, FL
Women’s Participation in Ruby: Constraints and Suggestions for Growth 2015
Morris, E. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Santa Fe, NM
Sense of Community and Persistence in Rugby Sport Participation 2015
Musser, A., Green, B.C., Morris, E., Welty Peachy, J. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Santa Fe, NM.
Extending the Motivation-Involvement Relationship and Gender in Adventure 2015
Recreation
Morris, E., van Riper, C., Kyle, G., Wallen, K., Absher, J. National Recreation and Parks Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Derby-Life Balance: Negotiating Everyday Life as a Roller Derby Girl (Poster) 2015
Morris, E., McDowell, J. National Recreation and Parks Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Injury, Aging, and a Culture of Physicality:Retention Challenges in Rugby 2015
Welty Peachy, J., Green, C., Chalip, L., McCann, D., Morris, E., Musser, A., Smith, N., Pratt-Clarke, R. The World in Union: Rugby’s Past, Present, and Future, Brighton, UK
Recommended Club and Intramural Sport Gender Equity Guidelines 2015
McDowell, J., Deterding, R., Elmore, T., Morford, E., Morris, E.L. NIRSA Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas
Feminist Attributes and Identity of Roller Derby Participants 2014
Morris, E.L., McDowell, J. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Portland, OR
Keep It Clean: The Views on Physical Play in Women’s Collegiate Club Hockey 2014
Morris, E.L.The Hockey Conference: Putting it on Ice IV: Visioning and Revisioning Hockey Arenas, London, Ontario, Canada
“That Whole Baby Thing”: Constraints to Millennial Generation Female Coaches 2014
Morris, E.L., Arthur-Banning, S. (Advisor), McDowell, J. (Advisor). North American Society for Sport Management, Pittsburgh, PA
A Liberal Feminist Analysis of the Effects of Gendered Rules in Ice Hockey
on Youth Players Perceptions of Female Players and Coaches 2013
Morris, E.L.,McDowell, J. (Advisor), Robinett, J. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Career Strategies of Millennial Generation Female Assistant Coaches 2012
Morris, E.L., Arthur-Banning, S. (Advisor), McDowell, J. (Advisor). North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, New Orleans, LA
Coaching Motivation of Millennial Generation Female Assistant Coaches (poster) 2012
Morris, E.L. College of Health, Education, and Human Development Research Forum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Acceptance by Athletes of Female Coaches 2009
Morris, E.L. Pacific Sociologic Association Conference, San Diego, CA
Acceptance by Athletes of Female Coaches 2009
Morris, E.L. Whitman Undergraduate Conference, Whitman College,Walla Walla, WA
Getting Girls Involved in Hockey and Teaching Proper Skills 2008
Morris, E.L. International Skating Institute Pacific District Fall Conference, Portland, OR
SERVICE
Member, Hiring Committee for New Faculty 2017
Sport Management Department, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
Member, Graduate Advisory Committee 2017
Sport Management Department, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
Member, Curriculum Committee 2017
Sport Management Department, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
Member, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Committee 2017
Sport Management Department, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
Member, Hiring Committee for New Faculty 2016
Sport Management Department, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
Co-organizer,National Girls and Women in Sport Day Event 2014
Collaboration with Division of Intercollegiate Sports, and Women’s Basketball
University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Student Representative, Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Graduate Committee 2013-2014
University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Member, University Library Student Advisory Board 2013-2014
University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
President, Women’s Studies – Student Advisory Board 2011-2012
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Member, HEHD Graduate Advisory Board 2011-2012
College of Health, Education, and Human Development, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Student Representative, Club Sports Committee 2008-2009
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
AWARDS
NIRSA’s President’s Award for the Article of Distinction in 2017
Recreational Sports Journal
Article: Title IX and Campus Recreation: Guidelines to Increase Gender Equity in Club and Intramural Sport Programs
Christine Ziebarth Howe Graduate Student Award 2015
Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Graduate Student Award of Excellence 2012
College of Health, Education, and Human Development, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Recreation Assistant 2009-2010
City of Walla Walla Department of Parks and Recreation, Walla Walla, WA
- Planned and facilitated summer sports camps
- Assisted with summer food program
- Assisted in organization, scheduling, and facilitation with fall soccer league of 1000 participants
- Assisted in the organization of youth and adult arts class
- Designed, planned, and facilitated youth cooking classes
Women’s Hockey Coordinator 2008-2010
Blue Mountain Hockey School, Walla Walla, WA
- Ensured girls enrolled in the hockey school were included and well supported
Hockey Coach 2006-2010
Mite, Squirt, and Peewee levels, Blue Mountain Hockey School, Walla Walla, WA
- Planned and ran practices for 8U, 10U, and12U age groups
Student Athletic Trainer 2008-2009
Department of Sports Studies, Recreation and Athletics, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
- Attended team practices and serve as point person for players who may need assistance
- Assisted in pre- and post- event player needs
General Counselor 2006-2006