lea robinson
educator

Vitae
Education

Southern Illinois University (1999-2000)
Graduate Studies in Gender, Psychology, and Sports

Murray State University (1995-1996)
Graduate Studies in Guidance and Counseling, emphasis in Adolescence

Western Kentucky University (1990-1995)
B.A., Psychology; emphasis in Adolescent Psychology and Sports

Work Experience

Harvard University (2006-present)
Division of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Harvard Medical School; Continuing Medical Education

Newbury College, Boston, MA  (2005-2006)
Assistant Athletic Director; Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Senior Women’s Administrator; Director of Sports Information

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts  (2004-2005)
Head Women’s Basketball Coach; Assistant Sports Information Director

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  (2002-2004)
Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Morehead State University  (2001-2002)
Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Southern Illinois University  (1996-2001)
Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Murray State University  (1995-1996)
Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Warren Central High School  (1994-1995)
Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Courses Taught

Morehead State University  (2001-2002)
Fundamentals of Basketball

Related Experience

Affiliate, It Takes a Team! Educational program through The Women’s Sports
Foundation; Director, Pat Griffin  (2005-present)

Affiliate, National Center For Lesbian Rights; Director, Helen Carroll  (2004-present)

Participant, Committee on Diversity, Recruitment, and Retention, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts  (2005)

Director, Women’s Basketball Community Service Program  (2002-2004)

Director, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Women’s Basketball Summer Youth
Camp  (2004)

Director, Morehead State University Women’s Basketball Summer Youth Camp  (2002)

Director, Southern Illinois University Women’s Basketball Summer Youth Camp
(1999-2001)

Program Coordinator, summer youth camp; Bowling Green Parks & Recreation Center
(1995)

Program Counselor, Western Kentucky University Top-Up Program  (1992)   

Service & Presentations

Chair, Homophobia: A Barrier to Equality in Women’s Basketball.  Forthcoming panel discussion at 2007 NCAA Women’s Basketball Coaches Association National Convention
   
Sex & Sexual Orientation Discrimination Symposium panel participant, Ithaca College       
(2006)

It Takes A Team! and National Center for Lesbian Rights booth representative, Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Convention in conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Final Four  (2006)

National Girls in Sports Day, Co-Organizer MCLA (2005)

National Center for Lesbian Rights representative; Gender PAC conference in
Washington D.C.  (2004)     

Panel participant on homophobia and athletics at the National Women’s Studies
Association Conference  (2004)

Panel participant for National Coming Out Week (homophobia and athletics) at
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  (2003)

National Girls in Sports Day, Co-Organizer UW-Milwaukee (2003)

Equality Knocks (team leader) campaign for civil marriage in Wisconsin  (2003-2004)

Police academy educator on LGBT issues with Milwaukee Community LGBT Center
(2003-2004)

Annual participant and volunteer in annual Milwaukee, WI AIDS walk  (2003-2004)
   
Awards and Achievements

Horizon League Community Service Award; UW-Milwaukee Women’s Basketball    (2004)

Athletic Achievement Scholarship, Western Kentucky University  (1990-1995)

NCAA Final Four National Runner-Up  (1991-1992)

Recognition for outstanding counselor at Top Up camp at WKU  (1992)

Publications

Book Chapter

Robinson, Lea.  “Love and Basketball.”  Growing Up Girl: An Anthology of Voices from Marginalized Spaces.  Ed. Michelle Sewell.  Washington, D.C.:  GirlChild Press, 2006.  207-209. 

Forthcoming

Robinson, Lea and Pat Griffin, Camille O'Bryant, and Jillian R. Ross.  "3 to 1: Four Women            Navigating the Intersections of Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and Heterosexism in Intercollegiate Sport." Colors of the Rainbow: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender People of Color in the Academy.  Eds.  Vernon A. Wall, and Jamie Washington.

Robinson, Lea and Elizabeth Whitney.  "The 'T' in LGBT: Communities of Color and Gender Identity."  Colors of the Rainbow: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender People of Color in the Academy.  Eds.  Vernon A. Wall, and Jamie Washington.

Affiliations

Black Coaches Association  (2004-present)

Women’s Basketball Coaches Association  (1996-present)





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