Health and Human Performance
Molly Harry Research Group
Led by Molly Harry · Sport Management
What we study
Molly Harry studies how the NCAA, universities, and athletic departments can improve athletes' experiences and opportunities, using qualitative and mixed methods research.
What working here is like
- Surveys & interviews
- Human participants
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Institutional silence and the governance of women college athletes’ reproductive autonomy in the United States
2026 · Sport Management Review
Explores how women athletes understand and experience reproductive rights in college sports, highlighting institutional silence.
- Invisibility: The Framing of Women’s Athletics by Sports Media During the House v. National Collegiate Athletic Association Case
2026 · International Journal of Sport Communication
Examines how sports media portrays women athletes during the NCAA case, showing they were often ignored or minimized.
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- “I Didn’t Even Know This Was a Thing”: College Athletes’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Potential Employee Status
2026 · Journal of Sport and Social Issues
Surveys college athletes on their knowledge of potential employment status, finding limited awareness and uneven access to information.
- When Sport Becomes Politics: Agenda Setting & Ideological Polarization in Collegiate Athletics Coverage
2026 · Communication & Sport
Analyzes how news outlets frame college sports on social media, showing political and cultural topics dominate coverage.
- Power, Dependence, and Regulating Student Life in Intercollegiate Athletics
2026 · NASPA Journal
Analyzes how power and dependence shape coach-athlete relationships in college sports.
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