The first research center soley dedicated to academic study of girls & women in sport.
10/29/2025
Nearly half of all teenage girls abandon sport - body confidence is one reason why.
In our Fall Distinguished Lecture Series, Dr Phillippa Diedrichs shared how the Body Confident Sport initiative is changing that story.
Watch the recording now on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ewvAtTFb
01/06/2025
Check out Tucker Center Talks. We have many new episodes dropping you won't want to miss.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0wGy36TZTOcQ3Jpn8eqNUE?si=00cf7307fed5434b&nd=1&dlsi=8476c319150943e2
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DECEMBER ROUND UP 🌟✨Tucker Team! Check out all the action in this month’s round-up. Women Coaches Symposium save the date is here!
12/06/2024
Check out our Tucker Team & Affiliate Scholar collaborative chapter "Advocacy in Women’s Sport: Business Opportunity and/or Political Action?" in a new Routledge book! ...and get your discount! 💥
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003474791-9/advocacy-women-sport-dunja-antunovic-katie-lebel-nancy-lough-ceyda-mumcu-ann-pegoraro-kimberly-soltis-nicole-lavoi
Drs. Dunja Antunovic, Katie Lebel, Nancy Lough, Ceyda Mumcu, Ann Pegoraro, Nicole M. LaVoi and graduate assistant Kim Soltis.
Tucker Team November Round Up.
12/03/2024
🚨 New episode alert! 🚨 Join us as Dr. Ezinne Ofoegbu explores misogynoir and the struggles of Black women in sports, shedding light on systemic injustices through her groundbreaking research. Tune in today! Link in the Bio.
https://bit.ly/TCT-Ep54
11/20/2024
NEW POD ALERT 🚨 Tucker Center Talks with Lauren Nowosatka with hosts Nicole M. LaVoi & Anna Goorevich.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2il9842S6jzArypufxohhs?si=34a400913f534881
11/19/2024
🚨 New episode alert! 🚨 Tucker Center Talks is back with Lauren Nowosatka, diving into constructed femininities and the impact of gendered spaces on athletes. Tune in today!
11/19/2024
Save the Date!
11/02/2024
ICYMI, the full video with captions is now available for our Fall Distinguished Lecture, "The Physical Activity of East African Girls & Women: The Ripple Effect of Community-based Research." This work is an exemplar of how one idea created community impact.
Muna Mohamed, Zubeda Chaffe, Jennifer Weber Cedar Riverside Athletics & Enrichment, Chelsey Thul, and moderated by Nicole M. LaVoi
https://youtu.be/JQwBOQjpnt4?si=A4K_fjHi4v4fosQk
11/01/2024
NEW POD ALERT 🚨 Tucker Center Talks with Hannah Silva-Breen with hosts Nicole M. LaVoi & Anna Goorevich.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aPnTCscIxqZmVE3w3Levh?si=SJugIt8KSne4mwGQZTz9Rw
Last night was our annual Distinguished Lecture (and a series clinching win for our MN Lynx! 💚 💙 ) where a ground breaking community based participatory research project that has impacted countless girls and women was featured! We will make the recording available shortly, and you won't want to miss it! 💥