The Sports, Society, and Technology Research Collective promote interest and visibility for the interdisciplinary study of sports at the Georgia Tech.
We sponsor research-oriented panels and workshops and support sport-related scholarship.
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Public Facing Scholarship and Community Engagement
The COVID and Sports Project – A digital hub of multimedia resources exploring the connections between sports and the pandemic through critical sociological and cultural studies perspectives.
Sound, Sport, and the Digital — How are sports shaped by sounds? Sound, Sport, and the Digital is a project dedicated to investigating the many answers to this question.
How boxer Joe Louis went from heavyweight champ to civil rights advocate — GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Johnny Smith about his book about Joe Louis's evolution from athlete to activist during World War II.
Soccer, Community, Innovation, Politics (SCIP) VIP --- Kirk Bowman advises this Vertically Integrated Program which uses soccer as a means to engage communities. This VIP is open to students of all majors.
Bracketology Driven by Data — For two decades, a Georgia Tech professor has used simple data to track the best teams in college basketball and predict who will win the NCAA Tournament.
Georgia Tech’s Beyond the Game World Cup Webpage — Mindy Millard-Stafford, Kirk Bowman, and Declan Abernethy join GT faculty offering expert commentary on key issues surrounding the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
World Cup Commentary & Politics — Kirk Bowman pens public commentary pieces for Religion News Service and The Conversation exploring soccer vernacular, American ownership, and international sports politics.
Atlanta’s World Cup Impact & Human Rights — Declan Abernethy analyzes Atlanta’s global sports spotlight across broadcast media and podcasts, while co-creating the ATL26 Promise Tracker to monitor city commitments to accessibility, labor, and housing.