Research Fields

Disability In Sport
Language Matters: Examining Paralympic Language in Sport. Annual Conference North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Eli Wolff, Ian Brittain & David Legg. 2007.

Aiming for Inclusive Sport: the Legal and Practical Implications of the United Nation’s Disability Convention for Sport, Recreation and Leisure for People with Disabilities. Entertainment and Sport Law Journal. Elise Roy. 2007.

Oscar Pistorius Statement. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. 2007.

Paralympic Language Open Letter. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. 2007.

Sport in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. United Nations Office of Sport for Development & Peace. Eli Wolff, Mary Hums & Elise Roy. 2007.

The Development of the Human Rights of Individuals with Disabilities in Sport at the United Nations and Beyond. Sport and Human Rights Bulletin 48. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. Elise Roy. 2006.

Sport Category or Identity Culture Model: The Relationship between Disability Sport and Mainstream Sport. Annual Conference North American Society for Sport Sociology. Colin Guthrie & Eli Wolff. 2005.

Fear Factor: Fear of Disability and the Unspoken Reality. Annual Conference North American Society for Sport Sociology. Eli Wolff, Mary Hums & Ted Fay. 2005.

A Culture of Ableism in Sports: Uncovering the Invisibility of Athletes with a Disability. Annual Conference Popular Culture Association. Eli Wolff, Mary Hums & Ted Fay. 2005.

Sports for Athletes with Disabilities. In Disability Sport, eds DePauw, K. and Gavron, S. Human Kinetics. Eli Wolff Mary Hums. 2005.

Olympians with Disabilities and the 2004 Athens Games: Triumphs, Challenges and Future Opportunities. 45th Session for Young Participants. International Olympic Academy. Eli Wolff. 2005.

Paralympic Sport: All Sports for All People. Takis Papakonstantopoulos & Mary Hums. 2004.

Relationships between International Sport Federations and International Disability Sport. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. David Legg, Eli Wolff & Mary Hums. 2004.

Sport without Disability: Understanding the Exclusion of Athletes with a Disability at All Levels of Sport. Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport Sociology. Mary Hums & Eli Wolff. 2003.

Using Sport as a Muscle for Integration. 2003. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University and Northeastern University Law School. Elise Roy. 2003.

Examining Opportunities for Athletes with a Disabilities Within and in Relationship to the International Olympic Committee: A Case Study. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. Eli Wolff, David Legg & Mary Hums. 2003.

The Inclusion of the Paralympics in the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act: Legal and Policy Implications for Integration of Athletes With Disabilities into the United States Olympic Committee. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. Mary Hums, Anita Moorman & Eli Wolff. 2002.

Paralympic Athletes: Needs and Issues. Paralympic Sport Bulletin 35. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. Kjartan Haugan & Eli Wolff. 2002.

Inclusion of Athletes with a Disability within Sport. Paralympic Sport Bulletin 35. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. David Legg & Robert Steadward. 2002.

Marketing Paralympic Sport: A Sport Management Perspective. Paralympic Sport Bulletin 35. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. Mary Hums & Anita Moorman. 2002.

Kevin W. Fitzgerald Urban Youth Sports
Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption during school lunch. American Psychological Association. Blom-Hoffman, J., Franko, D. L, Power, T. J., Stallings, V., Dai, J., & Thompson, D. 2007.

Promoting fruit and vegetable consumption in schools: A primary prevention program. National Association of School Psychologists annual meeting. Blom-Hoffman, J. 2007.

Promoting physical activity and healthy eating in urban schools. Massachusetts School Psychology Association Newsletter, 24, Summer, 4. Blom-Hoffman, J. 2006.

Teacher and Lunch Aide Acceptability of Athletes in Service 5-A-Day Program. Massachusetts Public Health Association annual meeting. Salesman, V. J. & Blom-Hoffman, J. 2006.

School-based 5-A-Day: Bringing information home. National Obesity Action Forum. Blom-Hoffman, J. 2006.

Using partnerships to address barriers: Promoting physical activity and healthy eating in urban schools. National Association of School Psychologists annual meeting, Blom-Hoffman, J. & Salesman, V. 2006.

Play Across Boston: A Community Initiative to Reduce Disparities in Access to After-School Physical Activity Programs for Inner-City Youths. Preventing Chronic Disease. Volume 3. Cynthia Hannon, Angie Cradock, Steven L. Gortmaker, Jean Wiecha, Alison El Ayadi, Linda Keefe, Alfreda Harris. 2006.

Multiple partnerships: A school psychologist and the Athletes in Service 5-2-1 program. Coalition Organized for Health Education in Schools (COHES) annual meeting. Blom-Hoffman, J. & Czesniuk, D. 2005.

Athletes in service 5-2-1 program. 3rd National Prevention Summit, Washington, DC. Blom-Hoffman, J., Franko, D., Roby, P., O’Brien, J., Czesniuk, D., Leff, S. S., Power, T. J. 2005.

Play Across Boston: Summary Report. Harvard School of Pubic Health. Cynthia Hannon, Angie Cradock, Steven L. Gortmaker, Jean Wiecha, Alison El Ayadi, Linda Keefe, Alfreda Harris, Dan Finkelstein, Kevin Fitzgerald, Arthur Sobol. 2002.

Men's Violence Against Women in Sport
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program Three Year (1999-2002) Evaluation Summary

The MVP Program -Focus on Student-Athletes. In Sexual Violence on Campus: Policies, Programs, and Perspectives, eds. Allen J Ottens & Kathy Hotelling. Jeff O'Brien. 2001.< br>
Arrest and conviction rates for athletes accused of sexual assault. Sociology of Sport Journal, 14, 86 – 94. Jeff Benedict & Alan Klein. 1997.

Public Heros Private Fellons: Athletes And Crimes Against Women. Northeastern University Press. Jeff Benedict. 1997.

Male student athletes and violence against women: A survey of campus judicial affairs offices. Violence Aainst Women, 2, 163-179. Todd Crossett, Jack Ptacek, Mark McDonald, and Jeff Benedict. 1996.

Checklist: 10 things men can do to end men's violence against women. In D. Goelman, F. Lehrman & R. Valente (Eds.), The impact of domestic violence on your legal practice: A lawyer's handbook. Washington, D.C.: American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence. Jackson Katz. 1996.

Masculinity and sports culture. In R. Lapchick (Ed.), Sport in society: Equal opportunity or business as usual? Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Jackson Katz. 1996.

The Image of the Black Athlete. In R. Lapchick (Ed.), Sport in society: Equal opportunity or business as usual? Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Byron Hurt. 1996.

Male student athletes reported for sexual assault: Survey of campus police departments and judicial affairs offices. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 19, 126-140. Todd Crossett, Jeff Benedict, and Mark McDonald. 1995.

Advertising and the construction of violent white masculinity. In G. Dines & J. Humez (Eds.), Gender, race and class in media: A text reader. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Jackson Katz. 1995.

Reconstructing masculinity in the locker room: The Mentors in Violence Prevention Project. Harvard Educational Review, Vol. 65, No. 2. Jackson Katz. 1995.
Sport & Human Rights
Sport and Human Rights. International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education. Mary Hums, Eli Wolff & Meghan Mahoney.

Humanism Instead of Human Rights?: The Challenge of Beijing 2008 to Olympic Idealism. Annual Conference North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Doug Hartmann and Christopher Isett. 2007.

Introducing Sport and Human Rights in the Classroom. Annual Conference North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Peter Kaufman, Mary Hums & Eli Wolff. 2007.

Promoting Human Rights Through Sport: Can it Make a Difference? Play the Game Conference. Mary Hums & Eli Wolff. 2007.

Sport and Social Entrepreneurship. Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. 2007.

United Nations International Day of Sport. Sport & Development International Platform. Eli Wolff, Whitney Brown, Mary Hums & Dorian Burton. 2007.

Olympism & Human Rights: Ideals in Action. Sport and Human Rights Bulletin. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. Mary Hums & Eli Wolff. 2006.

Sport and Human Rights Bulletin. International Council Sport Science Physical Education. Eli Wolff & Mary Hums. co-editors 2006.

Sport and human rights. The National Association of Kinesiology & Physical Education in Higher Education, 17(2), 3-4. Eli Wolff & Mary Hums. 2006.

Sport in Society
NEW GAME PLAN FOR COLLEGE SPORT: HISTORY, ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS. New York: Praeger Publishers. Richard Lapchick. 2005.

SMASHING BARRIERS: RACE AND SPORT IN THE NEW MILLENIUM. New York: Madison Books. Richard Lapchick. 2001.

NEVER BEFORE, NEVER AGAIN: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF EDDIE ROBINSON. New York: St. Martin’s Press. Richard Lapchick. 1999.

SPORT IN SOCIETY: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OR BUSINESS AS USUAL? Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Richard Lapchick. 1996.

FIVE MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: RACE AND SPORT IN THE 1990s. New York: Madison Books. Richard Lapchick. 1991.