Joseph N. Cooper is the inaugural Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Black Life, and Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston. His research agenda focuses on the intersection between race, gender, sport, education, and culture with an emphasis on sport involvement as a catalyst for holistic development. He has presented research at international, national, and regional conferences and published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, edited books, and op-ed contributions. He has also been cited in various media outlets include the New York Times, Boston Globe, ESPN, Le Monde, ABC News, NBC, Yahoo, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Insider, and USA Today. He is the author of From Exploitation Back to Empowerment: Black Male Holistic (Under)Development Through Sport and (Mis)Education (2019) (Peter Lang) and A Legacy of African American Resistance and Activism Through Sport (2021) (Peter Lang). He has a forthcoming edited book titled, “Anti-Racism in Sport Organizations” slated for publication in Summer 2022 (Texas A&M Sport Management Press).