Primary Faculty
Mary McDonald
Director of the Sports, Society, and Technology Program and Homer C. Rice Chair in Sports and Society
Mary McDonald's research and teaching focus on American culture and narrative construction in sport, particularly as related to gender, race, class, sexuality, and commodification. She is currently working on a book about the cultural, political, and affective significance of the WNBA. At Georgia Tech, McDonald teaches HTS 3022: Gender and Sports and HTS 3073: Sociology of Sports.
Johnny Smith
Julius C. "Bud" Shaw Professor of Sports History
Johnny Smith’s research and teaching explore the history of American sports and culture, focusing particularly on intersections between sports, race, and politics. Smith is currently writing about the history of the National Football League during the 1960s. At Georgia Tech, he teaches HTS 2015: History of American Sports. He is also planning to offer courses around the history of football in America.
Teaching Faculty
- Declan Abernethy, School of History and Sociology
- Kemal Budak, School of History and Sociology
- Kirk Bowman, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
- Mindy Millard-Stafford, School of Applied Physiology
- Jud Ready, School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Bruce Siegal, School of History and Sociology
- Costas Spirou, School of History and Sociology
- Danny Woodbury, School of Economics
Affiliated Faculty and Staff
- Joel Sokol, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Matt Ventresca, School of History and Sociology