Cassandra Wells, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia "When Science Met Justice: On the Ethics of Gendered Eligibility Policies in Sport". RM 144 HK

Friday, October 21, 2016 - 12:00

 

Cassandra Well, is a Toronto-based researcher, writer, and running coach who is currently finishing her PhD project, which is a scientific and technological history of sex testing in women’s Olympic-style sport. Her previous scholarly projects have investigated topics such as the gendered dimensions of sport concussion, the experiences of Canadian student-athletes with athletic scholarships, and the changing meanings of ‘fairness’ in sport eligibility policies. Sandy currently teaches a course on the Cultural History of Sport in Canada at Brock University.

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