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Sarah Tackett

Assistant Teaching Professor
Exercise & Sport Science
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Sarah Tackett

Assistant Teaching Professor

Exercise & Sport Science

Specialty area(s)

Out-of-Sport Violence 

Ethics in Sport

Current courses at UWL

ESS 110 - Introduction to Sport Management

ESS 145 - Sport Management and Communication  

ESS 373 - Media and Public Relations in Sport Management 

ESS 410 - Legal Implications of Sport and Physical Activity 

Education

Ph.D. Sport Management 2021, University of Kansas
M.A. Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology 2010, Fresno State University
B.S. Athletic Training 2005, Oklahoma State University 

Career

Teaching history

University of Kansas - Sport Facilities (graduate), Sport Ethics, Sport Sociology 

Rockhurst University - Sociology and Ethics in the Sport Industry, Sport Psychology 

Fresno State - Introduction to Athletic Training, Assessment of Athletic Injuries I&II, Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries, Practicum in Athletic Training 

Professional history

Lecturer at the University of Kansas(2018-21), Rockhurst University(2020-23), Fresno State (2007-13)

Athletic Trainer at Fresno State (2005-13)

Research and publishing

Kropp, Dominique C., Tackett, Sarah E., & Brown. Christopher M.. (2023). Career Authoring in Sport Management: A Four-Step Assignment for Career Development. Sport Management Education Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/smej.2022-0018.

Stensland, Peyton J., Kropp, Dominique C., Tackett, Sarah E., Ishaq, Farah J., & Stokowski. Sarah. (2023). From Podcasts to the Playing Field: Creating a Culture of Gender Inclusivity Within the Stone Kickball League. Case Studies in Sport Management. 12(S1),22-25. https://doi.org/10.1123/cssm.2022-0034

Tackett, S.E., Stensland, P.J., & Bass, J.B. (in review) A qualitative rejection of the cultural spillover theory in retired professional American football players.

Dissertation: Tackett, S. E., Bass, J. R. Gordon B.S., Clopton, A. C., Stensland P. J., Alexander, S. L., Kish, F. B.. (2021) “It Could Be… A Number of Things…” An Exploration Into Violent Sport Participants’ Beliefs About Out-Of-Sport Violence Through Grounded Theory.

Tackett, S. E., Stensland, P.J., Bass, J. R. & Gordon B.S. (2021) “I think it's much less correlation than 1000 other things in somebody's life…”: Exploring retired professional players’ beliefs about American football participation and off-the-field violence.