George B Cunningham

Datos Biográficos

ID107030
NOMBREGeorge B Cunningham
NOMBRESGeorge B
APELLIDOCunningham
FIRMACUNNINGHAM G B
AFILIACIONESTexas A&M University
ORCID0000-0002-1170-1780
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS54
TOTAL DE CITAS283
TOTAL COMO AUTOR54
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1948
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H10

  • Community Religiosity and Sport Opportunities

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, U Hussain et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2026

  • The Revival of Ijtihad

    Open AccessU Hussain, Nida Aslam Khan et al.ARTICLEAsian Journal of Sport History &…2026

  • Using sport to promote the well-being among Latinx immigrants in the United States

    Open AccessMelody Alanis, George B Cunningham et al.ARTICLEInternational Review for the…2025Referencias: 64

    Drawing upon the theoretical frameworks of Latino Critical Race Theory (LatCrit) and Sport for Development and Peace Theory, this study seeks to examine the potential of sport participation, physical activity, and community programs as mechanisms for addressing the challenges confronted by Latinx immigrants in the United States. The research is anchored by two primary questions: What social, legal, and economic challenges are encountered by Defer…

  • Sexual harassment and implicit gender-career biases negatively impact women’s life expectancy in the US

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Pamela WickerARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The study contributes to the small but growing literature showing that negative workplace experiences and bias against women in the workplace negatively impact women's health

  • Sport Organization Transgender Policies and Community Biases Relate to Gender Equity and Organizational Performance

    Open AccessKelsey M Garrison, George B Cunningham et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2024Referencias: 6

  • Physical activity among Muslim women

    Open AccessU Hussain, George B CunninghamARTICLECogent Social Sciences2023

    While both the prevailing media discourse and extant scholarship commonly posit that the religious beliefs of Muslim women may inhibit their inclination towards physical activities, a fresh wave of critical scholarship has proposed an alternative narrative. The emergent critical perspective posits that Muslim women might extract from their religious beliefs the catalyst for their involvement in physical activity. This research aimed to explore th…

  • Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations

    George B CunninghamBOOKDiversity and Inclusion in Sport…2022

    This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which people differ – including race, gender identity, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and social class – and the importance of these differences for sport organizations. Now in a fully updated and revised fifth edition, the book offers strategies for managing diversity and inclusion in work and sport environments. It also overviews strategies for creating and sustaining …

  • “I Can be Who I Am When I Play Tekken 7”

    Open AccessU Hussain, Bo Yu et al.ARTICLEGames and Culture2021

    Extant research on e-sports has focused on the growth and value of the phenomenon, fandom, and participant experiences. However, there is a paucity of e-sports scholarship detailing women’s experiences from marginalized communities living in various conservative Muslim countries. This shortage of literature remains despite different radical Islamic groups’ consistent demand for banning several online video games and the Muslim youth’s resistance …

  • Demographics, politics, and health factors predict mask wearing during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Calvin NiteARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Results indicate that patterns of healthy behaviors can help predict compliance with public health mandates that can help reduce the spread of COVID-19. From an instutitional theory perspective, the data suggest counties develop collective values and norms around health. Thus, public health officials can seek to alter governance structures and normative behaviors to improve healthy behaviors

  • These are 'our' sports

    Open AccessU Hussain, George B CunninghamARTICLEInternational Review for the…2021Citada por: 2Referencias: 33

    Women's participation in sports and physical activities lags behind that of men, particularly among members of underrepresented or marginalized groups. Pakistani women from the rural areas of southern Punjab represent one such group. The aim of this study was to examine how traditional sports that are less well-known outside the Indian subcontinent offer opportunities for marginalized Pakistani women from Southern Punjab to participate in physica…

  • Pollution, Health, and the Moderating Role of Physical Activity Opportunities

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Pamela Wicker et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Air and water pollution have detrimental effects on health, while physical activity opportunities have a positive relationship. The purpose of this study was to explore whether physical activity opportunities moderate the relationships among air and water pollution, and measures of health. Aggregate data were collected at the county level in the United States ( n = 3104). Variables included the mean daily density of fine particle matter (air poll…

  • Gendered Racial Stereotypes and Coaching Intercollegiate Athletic Teams

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Pamela Wicker et al.ARTICLESex Roles2020Citada por: 4Referencias: 8

  • The Importance of Perceived Body-Inclusiveness among Physically Active Women in Larger Bodies

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Andrew C PickettARTICLESex Roles2020Referencias: 1

  • Head Coach Changes in Women’s College Soccer

    Open AccessPamela Wicker, George B Cunningham et al.ARTICLESex Roles2019Citada por: 6Referencias: 5

  • Moving Toward Understanding Social Justice in Sport Organizations

    Open AccessWoojun Lee, George B CunninghamARTICLEJournal of Sport and Social Issues2019Citada por: 19Referencias: 19

    This study examines the factors that can be associated with social justice advocacy in the field of sport and explains why the activists get involved in the social justice advocacy. The authors implemented a phenomenological research approach, interviewing 12 active social justice activists. In drawing from Moeschberger et al.'s model for awareness and engagement, the authors suggest a congruent definition of social justice advocacy, explain how …

  • Trans Prejudice in Sport

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Andrew C PickettARTICLESex Roles2017Citada por: 18Referencias: 5

  • Gender, Sexism, Sexual Prejudice, and Identification with U.S. Football and Men’s Figure Skating

    Open AccessWoojun Lee, George B CunninghamARTICLESex Roles2016

  • Using a Community Health Development Framework to Increase Community Capacity

    Whitney R Garney, Monica L Wendel et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2016

    The Physical Activity and Community Engagement Project utilized a comparative case study to understand how a theoretical framework called community health development (CHD) influences community capacity. Three rural communities (cases) developed interventions using a CHD framework. Researchers collected qualitative evidence measuring capacity and the CHD process for more than 3 years. Patterns identified seven capacity constructs relevant to CHD,…

  • Diversity & Inclusion in Sport Organizations

    George B CunninghamBOOKDiversity and Inclusion in Sport…2015

    Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which people differ--including race, sex, age, mental and physical ability, appearance, religion, sexual orientation, and social class--and how these differences can influence sport organizations. It offers specific strategies for managing diversity in work and sport environments, provides an overview of diversity training that can be…

  • Interpersonal Mistreatment of Women in the Workplace

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Mindy E Bergman et al.ARTICLESex Roles2014Citada por: 1Referencias: 14

  • Being different and suffering the consequences

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Kathi Miner et al.ARTICLEInternational Review for the…2013Citada por: 2Referencias: 72

    The purpose of the current study was to examine how head coach-player racial dissimilarity was associated with negative treatment from the head coach. Data were collected from 212 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's basketball players (124 Whites, 88 African Americans). Results indicate that racial dissimilarity was associated with greater incivility when the head coach was White, but not when the head coach was Afr…

  • Prejudice Against Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Coaches

    George B Cunningham, Nicole MeltonARTICLESociology of Sport Journal2012Citada por: 11Referencias: 20

    In drawing from Herek’s (2007, 2009) sexual stigma and prejudice theory, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among prejudice toward sexual minority coaches, religious fundamentalism, sexism, and sexual prejudice and to determine whether race affected these relationships. The authors collected data from 238 parents. Results indicated that Asians expressed greater sexual prejudice than Latinos and Whites, while African America…

  • Emotional Reactions to Observing Misogyny

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Kathi Miner et al.ARTICLESex Roles2012Citada por: 4Referencias: 10

  • The Moderating Effects of Contact with Lesbian and Gay Friends on the Relationships among Religious Fundamentalism, Sexism, and Sexual Prejudice

    George B Cunningham, E Nicole MeltonARTICLEThe Journal of Sex Research2012Citada por: 26Referencias: 14

    The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which contact with lesbian and gay friends moderated the effects of religious fundamentalism and sexism on sexual prejudice. The authors gathered data from 269 heterosexual adults living in Texas. Results indicate that the effects of religious fundamentalism on sexual prejudice were reduced when contact was high. However, the positive association between modern sexism and sexual prejudice was…

  • Political activism, racial identity and the commercial endorsement of athletes

    Open AccessGeorge B Cunningham, Michael R ReganARTICLEInternational Review for the…2012Citada por: 12Referencias: 20

    With a focus on African American male athletes as product endorsers, the purpose of this study was to examine the influence of activism type and level of racial identity on perceptions of trustworthiness and athlete-product fit. Participants ( N = 73 White undergraduate students) participated in a 2 (activism type: anti-obesity, anti-war) × 2 (level of racial identity: low, high) experimental study. Results indicate that perceptions of trustworth…