Vikki Krane, Ph.D. Director, Women's Studies Program Professor, School of Human Movement, Sport, & Leisure Studies Ph.D., University of North Carolina M.A., University of Arizona B.A., Denison University Office: 230 East Hall Phone: 419-372-2620 E-mail: vkrane Program Faculty Page

Research Interests: Heterosexism in sport; body image and female athletes Selection of Recent & Reoccurring Courses: Applied Sport Psychology; Psychology of Gender; Sport & Gender; Qualitative Research Methods Biography: Vikki Krane is the Director of the Women’s Studies Program and a professor in the School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies. Dr. Krane is trained as a sport psychologist and focuses on feminist issues in sport. She teaches graduate courses in the areas of sport psychology, women in sport, and women’s studies. Dr. Krane’s research integrates feminist cultural studies and social identity perspective to examine heterosexism in sport. Specifically she focuses on body image and the experiences of lesbians in sport. Currently, she is the editor of the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal and the president of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. Selected Publications: Krane, V., & Kauer, K. (2006). Out on the ball fields: Lesbians in women’s sport. In E. Peele and V. Clark (Eds.), Out in Psychology: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender perspectives. West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. Krane, V., Surface, H., & Alexander, L. (2005). Health implications of heterosexism and homonegativism for girls and women in sport. In L. Ransdall & L. Petlichkoff (Eds.), Ensuring the health of active and athletic girls and women (pp. 327-346). Reston, VA: National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. Kauer, K.J., & Krane, V. (2006). “Scary dykes” and “feminine queens”: Stereotypes and female collegiate athletes. Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal, 15(1), 43-55. Waldron, J.J., & Krane, V. (2005). Whatever it takes: Health compromising behaviors in female athletes. Quest, 57, 315-329. Krane, V., & Barber, H. (2005). Identity tensions in lesbian college coaches. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76(1), 67-81. Krane, V., & Baird, S.M. (2005). Using ethnography in applied sport psychology. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 17(2), 1-21. Krane, V., Choi, P.Y.L., Baird, S.M., Aimar, C.M., & Kauer, K.J. (2004). Living the paradox: Female athletes negotiate femininity and muscularity. Sex Roles, 50, 315-329.