Lindsay Parks Pieper
[email protected]
434-544-8475
Work:
1501 Lakeside Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Home:
221 Dove Court
Lynchburg VA, 24501
EDUCATION:
Doctor of Philosophy
Physical Activity and Educational Services
Sport Management/Humanities
Ohio State University
May 2013
Master of Arts
Women’s History
Graduate Specialization: Sexuality Studies
Ohio State University
May 2010
Bachelor of Arts
History
Virginia Tech
May 2007
Bachelor of Arts
Communication
Virginia Tech
May 2007
Honors Scholar
EMPLOYMENT:
Assistant Professor, Sport Management
Lynchburg College
August 2012 to Present
Graduate Teaching Associate, Sport Humanities
Ohio State University
September 2010 to June 2012
Graduate Teaching Assistant, History
Ohio State University
September 2008 to June 2010
PUBLICATIONS:
Book:
Pieper, L.P. Sex Testing: Gender Policing in Women’s Sports. Urbana: University of
Illinois Press, 2016.
o An American Library Association Choice Outstanding Academic Title
o A North American Society for Sport History Distinguished Title
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Chapters in Edited Books:
Pieper, L.P. “‘Wolves in Skirts?”: Gender and Sexuality in Cold War Women’s Sport.”
In Defending the American Way of Life: Sport, Politics, and the Cold War. Fayetteville:
University of Arkansas Press, expected 2018.
Pieper, L.P. “Babe Didrikson at the 1932 Olympics.” In Playing it Again: Historians
Revisit Twenty-Four Dramatic Moments in America’s Sport Past. Urbana: University of
Illinois Press, expected Spring 2017.
Pieper, L.P. “Advantage Renee? Renee Richards and Women’s Tennis.” In Playing
Against Gender: Transgender Athletes in Competitive Sport. New York: Routledge,
June 2017.
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Pieper, L.P. (November 2015). “‘Preserving la Difference’: The Fallacy of SexSegregated Sport.” Sport in Society.
Pieper, L.P. (July 2014). “Sex Testing and the Maintenance of Western Femininity in
International Sport.” International Journal of the History of Sport.
Pieper, L.P. (November 2013). “Mike Penner ‘or’ Christine Daniels: The U.S. Media
and the Fractured Representation of a Transgender Sportswriter.” Sport in Society.
Pieper, L.P. (April 2012). “Gender Regulation: Renée Richards Revisited.” International
Journal of the History of Sport.
Scholarship in Progress:
Pieper, L.P., Krieger, J., and Ritchie I. Sex, Drugs, and Science: The IAAF’s and IOC’s
Attempt to Control Fairness in Sport (accepted, Sport in Society).
Linden, A.D. & Pieper, L.P. Writing Sports Online: An Analysis of the Pitfalls and
Potential of Academic Blogging (accepted, Journal of Sport History).
Rogol, A.D. & Pieper, L.P. Genes, Gender (Sex), Hormones and Doping in Sport: A
Convoluted Tale (accepted, Frontiers in Endocrinology).
Pieper, L.P. “’To Lose a Sport in a Draw to a Man’: The Case of Renee Richards. In The
Routledge Handbook of Tennis: History, Culture and Politics (under contract,
Routledge).
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Book and Film Reviews:
Pieper, L.P. Review of Unrivaled: UConn, Tennessee, and the Twelve Years that
Transcended Women’s Basketball (Nebraska, 2015) for Journal of Sport History.
Pieper, L.P. (Fall 2015). Review of Next Goal Wins (Archer’s Mark and Agile Films,
2014) for Journal of Sport History.
Pieper, L.P. (May 2015). Review of Qualifying Times: Points of Change in U.S.
Women’s Sport (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2014) for Historical Review.
Pieper, L.P. (Summer 2013). Review of Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the
Revolution in Women’s Sports (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2011)
for Journal of Sport History.
Pieper, L.P. (May 2013). Review of It’s a Whole New Ball-Game: How Social Media is
Changing Sports (Hampton Press, Inc., 2011) for Journal of Sport Management.
Pieper, L.P. (Spring 2012). Review of Daughters of the Lost Century: The Playful
Pioneers of American Women’s Sport & Fitness (Pastime Productions, 2011) for
Journal of Sport History.
Pieper, L.P. (April 2012). Review of Artistic Impressions: Figure Skating, Masculinity
and the Limits of Sport (University of Toronto Press, 2011) for The International Journal
of the History of Sport.
Other Publications:
Pieper, L.P. (August 2016). “Sprites in Spandex: the Onset of ‘Cuteness’ in Women’s
Gymnastics.” In Sport in American History, https://ussporthistory.com/2016/08/11/
sprites-in-spandex-the-onset-of-cuteness-in-womens-gymnastics/.
Pieper, L.P. (January 2016). “Alabama vs. Clemson: A Football History.” In Sport in
American History, https://ussporthistory.com/2016/01/11/alabama-vs-clemson-a-footballhistory/
Pieper, L.P. (September 2015). “Hyperandrogenism Regulations in Sport.” In Sport in
American History, https://ussporthistory.com/2015/09/17/hyperandrogenism-regulationsin-sport/.
Pieper, L.P. (July 2015). “The Beleaguered History of the Women’s World Cup.” In
Sport in American History, http://ussporthistory.com/2015/07/02/the-beleagueredhistory-of-the-womens-world-cup/.
Pieper, L.P. (April 2015). “Star-Spangled Fingernails: Florence Griffith-Joyner and the
Mediation of Black Femininity.” In Sport in American History, http://ussporthistory.com
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/2015/04/20/ star-spangled-fingernails-florence-griffith-joyner-and-the-mediation-ofblack-femininity/.
Pieper, L.P. (February 2015). “Sport and Religion at ‘Jerry Falwell U’.” In Sport in
American History, http://ussporthistory.com/2015/02/23/sport-and-religion-at-jerryfalwell-u/.
Pieper, L.P. (October 2014). “Opening Pandora’s Box?: Transgender Athletes and the
Fight for Inclusion.” In Sport in American History, http://ussporthistory.com/2014/
10/09/opening-pandoras-box-transgender-athletes-and-the-fight-for-inclusion/.
Linden, A.D. & Pieper, L.P. (August 2014). “The Gay Games: Then and Now.” In Sport
in American History, http://ussporthistory.com/2014/08/21/the-gay-games-then-andnow/.
Pieper, L.P. (May 2014). “Gay Men in Professional U.S. Sport.” In Sport in American
History, http://ussporthistory.com/2014/05/22/gay-men-in-professional-u-s-sport/.
Pieper, L.P. (2013). “The Dream Team.” In American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols
and Ideas. Edited by Murry Nelson, Greenwood: Westport, Conn.
Pieper, L.P. (2013). “Gatorade.” In American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols and Ideas.
Edited by Murry Nelson, Greenwood: Westport, Conn.
Pieper, L.P. (2013). “Space Jam.” In American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols and
Ideas. Edited by Murry Nelson, Greenwood: Westport, Conn.
Pieper, L.P. (April 2012). “Rules put Extreme Pressure on Transsexual Players.” On The
Issues Magazine: A Magazine of Feminist, Progressive Thinking.
Drath, Eric. (2011). Renée. Interviewer. Live Star Entertainment.
Dissertation:
Pieper, L.P. (2013). “Policing Womanhood: The International Olympic Committee, Sex
Testing and the Maintenance of Hetero-Femininity in Sport.” Committee: Drs. Sarah K.
Fields, Brian Turner and Judy Tzu-Chun Wu.
TEACHING:
Assistant Professor, Sport Management
Lynchburg College
Courses Taught:
HONR 342: Power Play: Politics and Sport
SPMG 260: Principles of Sport Management
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SPMG 270: Sport Governance
SPMG 275: History of Sport in America
SPMG 350: Gender and Sport—Issues and Controversies
SPMG 353: Sports Law
SPMG 398: Sport Broadcasting
SPMG 415: Internships in Sport Management
SPMG 420: Sport Ethics and Current Issues
Sample of Quantitative Student Evaluations
Complete student evaluations available in PDF format
Scores from SPMG 350: Gender and Sport (Fall 2012)
The instructor:
(1 = Strongly Agree, 5 = Strongly Disagree)
Shares interest in the academic discipline with the students
1.14
Uses teaching methods and activities that reinforce concepts that are taught in class
1.00
Presents course content in a clear and understandable manner
1.00
Manages the learning environment well
1.00
Behaves in a professional and ethical manner in all interactions with students
Demonstrates educational practices that motivate students
Provides helpful feedback on assignments
Provides evaluative criteria for assignments
Provides tests and assignments consistent with concepts taught in class
Grades tests and assignments fairly
Is available during office hours for support and guidance
Scores from SPMG 260: Principles of Sport Management (Spring 2014)
1.00
1.00
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.33
1.17
The instructor:
(1 = Strongly Agree, 5 = Strongly Disagree)
Shares interest in the academic discipline with the students
1.14
Uses teaching methods and activities that reinforce concepts that are taught in class
1.14
Presents course content in a clear and understandable manner
1.14
Manages the learning environment well
1.05
Behaves in a professional and ethical manner in all interactions with students
Demonstrates educational practices that motivate students
Provides helpful feedback on assignments
Provides evaluative criteria for assignments
Provides tests and assignments consistent with concepts taught in class
Grades tests and assignments fairly
Is available during office hours for support and guidance
Scores from SPMG 420: Sport Ethics (Fall 2015)
1.09
1.09
1.14
1.18
1.23
1.14
1.05
The instructor:
(1 = Strongly Agree, 5 = Strongly Disagree)
Shares interest in the academic discipline with the students
1.22
Uses teaching methods and activities that reinforce concepts that are taught in class
1.17
Presents course content in a clear and understandable manner
1.22
Manages the learning environment well
1.17
Behaves in a professional and ethical manner in all interactions with students
Demonstrates educational practices that motivate students
1.17
1.17
5
Provides helpful feedback on assignments
Provides evaluative criteria for assignments
Provides tests and assignments consistent with concepts taught in class
Grades tests and assignments fairly
Is available during office hours for support and guidance
1.17
1.22
1.11
1.22
1.22
Thesis Chair:
Anderson, Matthew. (2014). “Student Perceptions of Security at FBS Games.” Westover
Honors Senior Thesis, Lynchburg College.
 2014 Best Undergraduate Research Award, University of Georgia Business
Symposium
Gadsby, Paige. (2014). “Wheaties: Breakfast of Champions and Hegemonic
Masculinity.” Westover Honors Senior Thesis, Lynchburg College.
 First Place, 2014 Lynchburg College Student Scholar Showcase
Teaching Associate, Sport Humanities
Ohio State University
Courses Taught:
EDU PAES 211: History of Sport, Physical Culture and the Body in
Twentieth Century America
EDU PAES 262: Coaching the Young Athlete
EDU PAES 626.02: Sport, Race, and Gender in Popular Culture
Teaching Assistant, History
Ohio State University
Courses Taught:
HIST 151: American Civilization to 1877
HIST 151: American Civilization since 1877
HIST 325: Introduction to Women’s History
HIST 526: Historical Perspectives on Sexuality: Same Sex Sexuality in the Western
World
PRESENTATIONS:
Invited Lectures:
Pieper, L.P. (March 2016). “Testing Sex to Verify Gender.” Sweet Briar College, Sweet
Briar, Virginia.
Pieper, L.P. (November 2015). “‘With No Thought Whatsoever for the Feelings of the
Young Lady’: Sex Testing and the Harming of Women Athletes.” Historical and
Contemporary Issues in Olympic Studies. Department of Sport & Movement Studies of
the University of Johannesburg and the Olympic Studies Centre Cologne. Johannesburg,
South Africa.
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Pieper, L.P. (February 2015). “Transgender Athletes in American Sport.” Lynchburg
College Gay Straight Alliance Symposium. Lynchburg College, Lynchburg Virginia.
Pieper, L.P. (October 2014). “From Overt Exclusion to Subtle Sexism: Women in Sport.”
Lynchburg College Women’s Week. Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia.
Pieper, L.P. (April 2014). “Gender and Sport.” Introduction to Gender Studies, Guest
Lecturer. Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia.
Pieper, L.P. (February 2014). “‘You’re Either XX or XY’: A History of Transgender
Policies in Sport.” Lynchburg College Faculty Lecture Series. Lynchburg, Virginia.
Pieper, L.P. (November 2013). “Testing Sex to Verify Gender: The International
Olympic Committee’s Control of Women’s Sport, 1968-1998.” Lynchburg College
Senior Symposium. Lynchburg, Virginia.
Pieper, L.P. (February 2013). “‘To Show that they were Not Half Men’: Sex Testing in
the Olympic Games.” Lynchburg College Faculty Lecture Series. Lynchburg, Virginia.
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Pieper, L.P. (May 2017). “The Empire Fems-Up: Female Olympians in Soviet
Propaganda, 1952-1989. North American Society for Sport History Conference,
Fullerton, California.
Pieper, L.P. (May 2016). “‘Wolves in Skirts?’: Gender and Sexuality in Cold War
Women’s Sport. North American Society for Sport History Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Pieper, L.P. (May 2015). “Pig-Tailed Pixies: The 1970s Popularization and Feminization
of Women’s Gymnastics.” North American Society for Sport History Conference,
Miami, Florida.
Rogol, A.D., & Pieper, L.P. (April 2015). “History of Gender Verification at the
Olympic Games.” Pediatric Endocrine Society, San Diego, California.
Rogol, A.D., & Pieper, L.P. (March 2015). “Issues Surrounding Sport Participation in
Transgender Athletes.” The Endocrine Society’s 97th Annual Meeting, San Diego,
California.
Pieper, L.P. (October 2014). “‘A Careful Inquiry to Establish Her Sex’: Sex Testing in
the Interwar Period.” The International Symposium for Olympic Research. University of
Western Ontario, London.
Pieper, L.P. (May 2014). “‘To Protect the Athlete Who has Not Been Sex Reassigned’:
Transgender Policies in Sport, 1934-2004.” North American Society for Sport History
Conference, Glennwood Springs, Colorado.
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Pieper, L.P. (May 2014). “‘To Separate the Jacques from the Jills’: A History of Olympic
Gender Verification Procedures, 1968-2012.” Sport and American Society Conference.
St. Norbert’s College, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Pieper, L.P. (March 2014). “One-Legged Leotards and Star-Spangled Nails: Florence
Griffith Joyner and the Intersection of Race and Gender.” Tri-University Conference. The
University of Western Ontario, London.
Pieper, L.P. (May 2013). “‘Is She a Filipino or a Filipina?’: The International Olympic
Committee, Sex Testing and the Maintenance of White Femininity.” The North
American Society for Sport History Conference. St. Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada.
Pieper, L.P. (March 2013). “‘Persuade the IAAF and the IOC to Stop this Idiocy’: Gender
Verification Policies, 1980-1999.” Tri-University Conference. Pennsylvania State
University, State College.
Pieper, L.P. (October 2012). “‘The Brutal Kilometer’: Mary Decker and Zola Budd’s
Collision in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.” International Symposium for Olympic
Research. University of Western Ontario, London.
Pieper, L.P. (October 2012). “‘Athletic Negligees’: Florence Griffith-Joyner and the
(Re)production of Black Femininity.” Midwest Popular Culture/American Culture
Association Conference. Ohio State, Columbus.
Pieper, L.P. (June 2012). “‘Compulsory Heterosexuality’ and Olympic Doping
Regulations, 1968-1980.” North American Society for Sport History Conference.
University of California, Berkeley.
Pieper, L.P. (November 2011). “‘Couldn’t be Prouder’: Patronization in the Women’s
World Cup.” North American Society for Sport Sociology Conference. Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Pieper, L.P. (May 2011). “Renée Reading Renée: Renée Richards and the Gender
Dichotomy in Sport.” North American Society for Sport History Conference.
University of Texas, Austin.
Pieper, L.P. (March 2011). “Transsexual Athletic Inclusion: A History of
Cementing Sex Segregation, Promoting Patriarchy and Casting Deviancy in Sport.”
Audrey Beth Fitch Conference: Leveling the Playing Field. University of California,
Pennsylvania.
Pieper, L.P. (February 2011). “Mike Penner or Christine Daniels?: The Media
Fracturing of Transgender Identity.” The Ohio State Graduate Research Showcase in
Women’s Gender, and Sexuality History. Columbus, Ohio.
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Wiser, M.C. & Pieper, L.P. (November 2010). “Complex Allegiances: The Limits of
Community within Lacrosse.” North American Society for Sport Sociologists.
San Diego, California.
SERVICE
External Service
Communications Team
2015 to present
Journal of Sport History
 Design and maintain the Journal of Sport History website
Book Review Editor
2015 to present
Sport in American History Blog
 Assign books to contributors based on area of expertise
 Evaluate and provide feedback on book reviews
 Format and post reviews to blog
Distinguished Lecturer Committee
2015 to present
North American Society for Sport History
 Evaluate candidates and select winners for NASSH distinguished lectures and
service awards
External Site Supervisor
2016
Roanoke College
 Evaluated Roanoke College Sport Management Department and provided
constructive feedback
Book Award Committee
2015-2016
North American Society for Sport History
 Read and analyzed over forty-five sport history books
 Selected the NASSH book award winner
Lynchburg College Service
General Education Renovation Task Force
2016 to present
 Analyze general education trends at liberal arts colleges
 Solicit input about general education from faculty, students, and the community
 Create new general education models for Lynchburg College
HSHP Strategic Planning Committee
2015 to present
 Construct a mission statement and vision statement for the school
 Create a plan for school’s growth
Women’s Soccer Faculty Mentor
2015 to present
 Provide academic assistance to members of the women’s soccer team
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Student Success Team
2013 to present
 Help implement and oversee policies that improve student retention
Freshman Advisor
2013 to present
Major Advisor
2012 to present
Faculty Development Committee
2013 to 2017
Chair, 2016 to 2017
 Evaluate and award grants for faculty development, innovative teaching, and
scholar leave
International Student Task Force
2013-2015
 Helped create and implement policies to increase international student population
Search Committee, Health and Physical Education
July 2015
Search Committee, Health Promotion
December 2014
Search Committee, Nursing
June 2014
Search Committee, Exercise Physiology
March 2013
GRANTS AND AWARDS ACTIVITY:
Faculty Development Grant
Awarded $950
2017
Lynchburg College
Faculty Development Grant
Awarded $1,250
2015
Lynchburg College
Faculty Development Grant
Awarded $1,064
2014
Lynchburg College
International Olympic Committee
Postgraduate Research Grant
Awarded $6,500
2013
Lausanne, Switzerland
Faculty Development Grant
Awarded $664.00
2013
Lynchburg College
Faculty Development Grant
Awarded $586
2012
Lynchburg College
Sport Humanities Student Travel Fund
2012
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Awarded $160.00
Ohio State University
Wirthwein Physical Education Fund
Awarded $2,000.00
2011-2012
Ohio State University
College of E&HE Travel Grant
Awarded $750.00
2011
Ohio State University
Atlantic Coast Conference Post-Graduate Scholar
Awarded $5,000.00
2008
COACHING:
Youth Lacrosse Coach
Blue Ridge Lacrosse Club
January 2014 to present
Lynchburg, Virginia
Assistant Varsity Girl’s Lacrosse Coach
Virginia Episcopal School
January 2014 to present
Lynchburg, Virginia
Youth Lacrosse Coach
JAB Lacrosse Coach
September 2013 to present
Lynchburg, Virginia
Women’s Lacrosse Volunteer Assistant Coach
Lynchburg College
August 2012 to May 2013
Lynchburg, Virginia
Head Varsity Girl’s Lacrosse Coach
Columbus School for Girls
January 2010 to May 2012
Columbus, Ohio
Head Club Lacrosse Coach
Lucky Lax
Dec. 2011 to August 2012
Columbus, Ohio
Graduate Assistant Girl’s Lacrosse
Caterham School
Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2008
Surrey, England
ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS:
North American Society for Sport History, Member
September 2010 to present
Golden Key Honor Society
Spring 2006 to present
Phi Beta Kappa
Spring 2006 to present
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
2004 to present
Co-Conference Organizer and Manager
March 2012
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Tri-University Conference for the
Trans/Disciplinary Study of Sport
PAES Grad Student Council, Ohio State
Sept. 2010 to Aug. 2011
HONORS:
Academic:
Cleo Award: Top Teaching Assistant in History
Ohio State History Department
June 2009
Kenneth Rystrom Award: Highest GPA in Major
Virginia Tech Department of Communication
May 2007
Achievement in Print Journalism
Virginia Tech Department of Communication
May 2007
Virginia Press Association College Newspaper Contest
First Place in Sportswriting
May 2007
Athletic:
Virginia Tech Varsity Women’s Lacrosse
Captain:
Fall 2003 to Spring 2007
2005-2007
Women’s Lacrosse Academic All-American
May 2007
IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2007
Atlantic Coast Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2007
VaSID Academic All-State Team:
2007
Invited to try-out for United States National Team
2006
Virginia Tech Scholar-Athlete of the Year:
2006, 2007
Virginia Tech Most Valuable Player:
2005, 2006
All-ACC:
Spring 2006
VaSID All-State:
Spring 2006
Virginia Tech Rookie of the Year:
Spring 2004
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