Elizabeth A. Gregg

Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Gregg is professor of sport management at the University of North Florida. She earned a BS from the University of Evansville in sport studies, and two MSs (kinesiology, and higher education and student affairs) and a PhD (human performance) from Indiana University. While an undergraduate student, she played Division I Golf and earned her private pilot’s license. Her dissertation, A History of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics at Indiana University: 1965-2001, chronicled the evolution and formalization of the IU women’s athletic program and was twice supported by the SPH Ruth Engs Doctoral Research Fellowship. She is an Indiana University Distinguished Alumnus.  

 

 

Dr. Gregg’s research focuses on the advancement of women in athletics and higher education. She has published and presented on topics spanning Title IX, diversity in sport, pay inequity, and the experience of student-athletes. Her work on the status of female student-athletes is intimately connected with her work in intercollegiate athletics and leadership development. Her role as secretary of the Northeast Florida Chapter of Girls on the Run and associated volunteer work has allowed her to support thousands of young women as they develop their self-confidence, physical fitness, emotional well-being, and communication skills. She enjoys teaching undergraduate students about the history of women in sport, shedding light on pioneers in intercollegiate athletics. She is currently advising educational leadership doctoral students who are focusing on issues in intercollegiate athletics.