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Eileen Narcotta‑Welp
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers/They/Them
Associate Professor
Exercise & Sport Science
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Eileen Narcotta‑Welp Pronouns: She/Her/Hers/They/Them
Associate Professor
Exercise & Sport Science
Specialty area(s)
Cultural Study of Sport
Media Representation
United States Women's National Soccer Team
Sport Administration
Brief biography
Eileen Narcotta-Welp is an Associate Professor of Sport Management at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. In 2016, Narcotta-Welp graduated with her doctorate in Health and Sport Studies from the University of Iowa. As a cultural studies scholar, Narcotta-Welp’s research interests include the intersections of identities in regards to high performance women's sport in both the U.S. and transnational context. Her work appears in the Journal of Sport History, Sport & Society, Soccer & Society, and Team Performance Manual. She has presented her research at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, the North American Society for Sport History, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Current courses at UWL
ESS 320 - Field Experience
FYS 100 - First Year Seminar - Gender & Sport: Reproducers and Resistors
ESS 407 - Sport Management and Society
ESS 421 - Event and Sport Operations/Management
Education
2016 Ph.D. University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa. Cultural Study of Sport
2006 M.S. Ball State University. Muncie, Indiana Physical Education, Sport Administration Concentration
2000 B.S. University of Vermont. Burlington, Vermont Nutrition and Food Sciences, Sport Nutrition Emphasis
Career
Teaching history
Other Classes Taught at UWL
ESS 447 - Sport and Fitness Administration
ESS 373 - Sport Media and Public Relations
ESS 432 - Financial Aspects of Sport
Other Class Taught at Other Institutions
Inequality in Sport
Women in Sport
Sport and Film
Professional history
2022- Present
Associate Professor, Sport Management - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
2016 - 2022
Assistant Professor, Sport Management - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
2010 - 2016
PhD Candidate and Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
2006 - 2010
Assistant Soccer Coach, University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
2002 - 2006
Assistant Soccer Coach, Ball State University (Muncie, IN)
2000 - 2002
Assistant Soccer Coach, Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME)
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