Meg Hancock

Meg Hancock

Associate Professor
Department of Health & Sport Sciences
Room SAC 105 J
502-852-3237
meg.hancock@louisville.edu

Meg Hancock's curriculum vitae [PDF]

Educational Background

  • PhD, (May 2012) Educational Leadership and Organizational Development, Specialization: Sport Administration
  • MS, College Student Personnel/Student Development Theory, Miami University, 2005
  • BA, Sociology and Anthropology, Randolph-Macon Women's College, 2003

Teaching Areas

  • Sport Management and Leadership
  • Topics on Intercollegiate Athletics
  • Gender and Sport

Research Areas

  • Gender and diversity in sport organizations
  • career development in sport
  • sport and social change

Honors & Awards

  • 2024 Ascending Star Fellow
  • Two-time "UofL Student Champion," as nominated by students for faculty “who went above and beyond their duties to provide exceptional or critical support”
  • “Champion for Diversity,” an award that recognizes exceptional dedication and outstanding contributions to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the College of Education and Human Development
  • Eight-time "Faculty Favorite" nominee
  • Two-time nominee for "Provost’s Award for Exemplary Director of Graduate Studies"

Publications and Presentations

  • Kluch, Y., Hancock, M. G., Siegfried, N., Brown, L. E. C., Ferguson, T. L., & Frederick, E. L. (2024). “You always had to be very careful:” Mapping civil leisure constraints for collegiate athletes engaging in social media activism. Leisure Sciences, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2024.2372798
  • Hancock, M.G., Pitcock, B., & King, K.M. (2024). Inclusive programs, places, and policies for LGBTQ+ youth in sports. ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal.
  • Hancock, M.G. (2024). Tackling Bias in Sport. Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law (JETLaw), 26(2), 329-346.
  • Green, E.,* & Hancock, M. G. (2023). “Is he my boss? I don’t know:” The role of the sport supervisor in NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 16, 557-580.
  • Darvin, L., & Hancock, M. G., & Williams, S.* (2021). Perceptions of the sport leadership labyrinth through the career pathways of intercollegiate women administrators. SN Social Sciences, 1(12), 1-23.