Beth Cavalier

TOP CLAW RECIPIENT
Dr. Beth Cavalier
Professor of Sociology
Biography
Dr. Cavalier graduated with a Ph.D. in sociology from Georgia State University in December 2009. Her dissertation,Working it Out: Employee Negotiations of Sexual Identity in Sport Organizations examines the experiences of gay, lesbian and bisexual employees in professional, collegiate and co-ed sport. She primarily studies sport, with a particular focus on gender and sexuality. She has a wealth of college teaching experience at both the introductory and upper levels and earned a certificate of excellence in teaching in higher education as a graduate student. Her current research projects examine community sports, aging and sexuality.
Education
- Doctorate sociology Georgia State University
- Master's sociology Georgia State University
- Bachelor's sociology Ithaca College
Academic Interests
- Sport sociology
- Sexuality and gender
- Teaching and learning
- Social inequality
Publications
- Cavalier, Elizabeth. 2012. I Dont Look Gay: Sexual Identity Disclosure Differences in Mens, Womens, and Co-Ed Sport. Chapter in Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality, Edited by Jennifer Hargreaves and Eric Anderson, Routledge.
- Cavalier, Elizabeth. 2011. Men at Sport: Gay Mens Experiences in the Sport Workplace. Journal of Homosexualities 58 (5): 626-646.
- Cavalier, Elizabeth and Elisabeth Burgess. 2009. Too Young to Consent. Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader (3rd Edition), Edited by Mindy Stombler, Dawn M. Baunach, Elisabeth O. Burgess, Denise Donnelly, Wendy Simonds, and Elroi J. Windsor. Pearson Education.
Distinctions
- Certificate of Teaching Excellence Georgia State University
- Hybrid Teaching Fellow 勛圖tv
- Dr. Jacqueline Boles Teaching Fellowship Georgia State University