ABOUT NASSH

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. 

By Laws, Operating Codes, & Minutes

Resolutions & Statements

President’s Forum

Proceedings

Privacy Statement

Governance

Executive Board

President: Sarah K. Fields, University of Colorado
Past-President: Murray Phillips, University of Queensland
President-Elect: Russell Field, University of Manitoba
Secretary: Lindsay Pieper, University of Lynchburg
Treasurer: Thomas Hunt, University of Texas at Austin
Publications Board Chair: Michelle Sikes, Pennsylvania State University
Members-at-Large: Heather L. Dichter, De Montfort University; Christine O’Bonsawin, University of Victoria; Kevin Witherspoon, Lander University   
Student Member-at-Large: Cam Mallett,  Pennsylvania State University

Standing Committees (updated 7/2023)

* denotes Chair of Committee

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
Phil Hatlem, Saint Leo University, 2023-2026
Eileen Narcotta-Welp, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, 2023-2026

Publications Board

*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
Janice Forsyth, University of Western Ontario, 2023-2027 
Matthew Llewellyn, California State University, Fullerton, 2023-2027
Cat Ariail, Middle Tennessee State University, 2023-2027

Book Award Committee

*Chris Bolsmann, California State University Northridge, 2022-2024
Sheldon Anderson, Miami University, 2021-2024
Chris Bolsmann, California State University Northridge, 2022-2024
Synthia Syndor, University of Illinois, 2022-2024
Patrick Moser, Drury University, 2023-2025
Dan Nathan, Skidmore College, 2023-2025
Erin Redihan, Salve Regina University, 2023-2025
Jason Shurley, UW-Whitewater, 2023-2025
Jean Williams, University of Reading, 2023-2025

Distinguished Lectures Committee

*Murray Phillips, University of Queensland, 2023-2025
Colleen English, Pennsylvania State University, Berks, 2023-2025
Maria Veri, San Francisco State University, 2023-2025

Dissertation Prize Committee

*Sarah Teetzel, University of Manitoba, 2021-2025
Heather van Mullem, Lewis-Clark State College, 2021-2025
Dan Covel, Western New England University, 2023-2027
Rick L. Woten, Pearson Education, 2023-2027

Graduate Student Essay Committee

Sarah K. Fields, University of Colorado
Samuel Clevenger, Towson University, 2023-2025
Lauren Goss, University of Oregon, 2023-2025
Gabe Logan, Northern Michigan University, 2023-2025

Time and Site Committee

*Ornella Nzindukiyimana, St. Francis Xavier University, 2020-2024
Alec Hurley, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2021-2026
Tom Fabian, University of Ottawa, 2021-2025
Colleen English, Pennsylvania State University Berks, 2023-2027
Rita Liberti, California State University, East Bay, 2023-2027 
Y. Andrew Hao, University of Minnesota Morris, 2023-2027

Information Technology Committee

*Andy Linden, California State University, Northridge, 2023-2026
Russ Crawford, Ohio Northern University, 2021-2024
Amanda Schweinbenz, Laurentian University, 2022-2025
Matthew Jungsuk Howard, Loyola University Chicago, 2023-2026
Joseph Thompsom, University of Houston, 2023-2026

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
Nicholas Villanueva, University of Colorado Boulder, 2023-2026

NASSH Dissertation Research Grant Committee

*Robert Kossuth, University of Lethbridge, 2022-2025
Linda J. Borish, Western Michigan University, 2023-2026
Alexandra Giancarlo, University of Calgary, 2023-2026

Legacy Committee

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

Program Committee

Russell Field, University of Manitoba, 2023-2025
Kate Aguilar, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2023-2024
Chris Bolsmann, California State University Northridge, 2023-2024
Jennifer Guiliano, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, 2023-2024
Matthew Hodler, University of Rhode Island, 2023-2024
Amanda Schweinbenz, Laurentian University, 2023-2024
Samantha White, Manhattanville College, 2023-2024

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
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
Tanya Jones, Indiana University, 2022-2025

Ad-Hoc Committees (updated 9/2022)

* denotes Chair of Committee

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