Chen C.

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About Chen C.

Currently an assistant professor of sport management at the Neag School of Education, Dr. Chen Chen describes himself as a grateful visitor to the land known as Connecticut (originated from the Algonquin word ‘Quinnehtukqut’, which means ‘beside the long tidal river’). Dr. Chen takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the paradoxical role of sport as a tool of both oppression and resistance within the structures of capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism. Dr. Chen’s interdisciplinary research has been published in top academic outlets such as the Journal of Sport Management, Event Management, Sociology of Sport Journal, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, European Sport Management Quarterly, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health, Leisure/Loisir, European Journal for Sport and Society, The International Journal of the History of Sport, Quest, Settler Colonial Studies, and Cities. He served as an editorial board member for the Sociology of Sport Journal (2021 – 2024). Dr. Chen is a staunch advocate for working-class students, scholars, and other underrepresented backgrounds. He is a research fellow at both the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport He is also a full member of the Sport Ecology Group. At the University of Connecticut, Dr. Chen is an affiliated faculty member for the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute From 2022 to 2024, Dr. Chen also served as an Inaugural Faculty Affiliate for Inclusive Excellence at the Graduate School and led the creation of the Network for Enriched Mentorship (NEM) program.