David Cassilo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4106231 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Cassilo |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Cassilo |
| SIGNATURE | CASSILO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kennesaw State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4613-8673 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Identity and stakeholdership in responses to the NFL’s allowance of guardian helmets within regular season games
The addressing of sports-related brain injuries has remained a public health epidemic for over a decade, including for professional sports entities like the National Football League (NFL). This study considers public responses to the NFL’s latest efforts to address brain injuries through adopting protective technology known as Guardian Caps, including as a function of social media users’ characteristics. The consideration of 2,466 X posts reveale…
“They Just See Guys as Bodies”
This study examined interviews with former National Football League (NFL) players to better understand the role that source credibility plays in concussion and injury communication. The NFL has a complex history with concussions and other injuries, yet has made some recent attempts to improve player safety. Researchers interviewed 10 former NFL players about concussion and injury communication that is league-based, team-based, and teammate-based.…
I’m Worried They Will Come Back to Haunt Me”
This qualitative study examines how former National Football League (NFL) players retrospectively make sense of concussion risks post-retirement. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with retired NFL players ( N = 10) who sustained at least one official concussion during their professional career. Guided by sensemaking theory and reflexive thematic analysis, themes were generated to characterize player attitudes toward concussion risks. Them…
Social Media and Sports Media
After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:Understand the impact of social media on traditional sports mediaDiscuss the concepts of social media within a sports journalism contextRecognize techniques to engage in personal branding as a sports journalistIdentify strategies to gather information using social media as a sports journalistDescribe how social media can enhance an online broadcast of sportUnderstand the role of s…
International Media Coverage of the Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Super League launched in 2016 with massive enthusiasm in its “cricket-mad” nation. However, safety concerns stemming from a 2009 terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan, meant all matches were played in the United Arab Emirates until the tournament’s final game in 2017—the ultimate test in seeing if top-level cricket could return to Pakistan. In this study, the authors examine framing of the creation in 2013 and first 2 years of the Pak…
Royce White, DeMar DeRozan and Media Framing of Mental Health in the NBA
This study analyzed media framing of two players from the National Basketball Association (NBA), Royce White and DeMar DeRozan, who both publicly addressed their mental health concerns within the last decade. Due to societal stigmas, such a public conversation was once a rarity in the NBA, making their discussion of mental health a worthy area of examination. A media framing analysis of 58 press articles for White and 42 articles for DeRozan reve…
Home field advantage? Exploring credibility of British and American announcers covering United States soccer
The United States has held a ‘special relationship’ with Great Britain, including economic, societal, and cultural ties. That relationship has extended to sport – as American soccer teams and leagues have borrowed many elements of the British game. The effect has been influences on national identity and soccer within America. Employing a uses and gratifications framework to analyze credibility as well as interviews with experts in soccer broadcas…
From Social Isolation to Becoming an Advocate
Athletes who sustain concussions endure a variety of physical, mental, emotional, and social isolation effects as they rehabilitate. Accordingly, concussion recovery can induce grieving processes as athletes navigate the loss of athletic participation, social networks, and daily routine disruption. This research sought to gain a richer understanding of athletes’ lived experiences with concussions through grief discourse shared in online narrative…
Athletes and/or Activists
As one of the world's most recognizable athletes, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is emblematic of the modern athlete-activist; as such, it is important to understand how the media frame him in the context of a controversial issue. In recent years, he has used it to quietly support the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by police on a Cleveland playground, just miles from where the Cavaliers play an…
I Don’t Think It’s Worth the Risk”
Football player safety, specifically concussions, has been a growing area of debate in U.S. mainstream media. Whereas many of these discussions are centered on the health effects experienced by former players, active National Football League (NFL) players often discursively minimize concussions. However, in March 2015, 24-year-old, San Francisco 49ers player Chris Borland voluntarily retired, specifically citing concerns about the health risks as…
Athletes and/or Activists
As one of the world's most recognizable athletes, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is emblematic of the modern athlete-activist; as such, it is important to understand how the media frame him in the context of a controversial issue. In recent years, he has used it to quietly support the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by police on a Cleveland playground, just miles from where the Cavaliers play an…
I Don’t Think It’s Worth the Risk”
Football player safety, specifically concussions, has been a growing area of debate in U.S. mainstream media. Whereas many of these discussions are centered on the health effects experienced by former players, active National Football League (NFL) players often discursively minimize concussions. However, in March 2015, 24-year-old, San Francisco 49ers player Chris Borland voluntarily retired, specifically citing concerns about the health risks as…
Royce White, DeMar DeRozan and Media Framing of Mental Health in the NBA
This study analyzed media framing of two players from the National Basketball Association (NBA), Royce White and DeMar DeRozan, who both publicly addressed their mental health concerns within the last decade. Due to societal stigmas, such a public conversation was once a rarity in the NBA, making their discussion of mental health a worthy area of examination. A media framing analysis of 58 press articles for White and 42 articles for DeRozan reve…
I’m Worried They Will Come Back to Haunt Me”
This qualitative study examines how former National Football League (NFL) players retrospectively make sense of concussion risks post-retirement. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with retired NFL players ( N = 10) who sustained at least one official concussion during their professional career. Guided by sensemaking theory and reflexive thematic analysis, themes were generated to characterize player attitudes toward concussion risks. Them…
From Social Isolation to Becoming an Advocate
Athletes who sustain concussions endure a variety of physical, mental, emotional, and social isolation effects as they rehabilitate. Accordingly, concussion recovery can induce grieving processes as athletes navigate the loss of athletic participation, social networks, and daily routine disruption. This research sought to gain a richer understanding of athletes’ lived experiences with concussions through grief discourse shared in online narrative…
I Don’t Think It’s Worth the Risk”
Football player safety, specifically concussions, has been a growing area of debate in U.S. mainstream media. Whereas many of these discussions are centered on the health effects experienced by former players, active National Football League (NFL) players often discursively minimize concussions. However, in March 2015, 24-year-old, San Francisco 49ers player Chris Borland voluntarily retired, specifically citing concerns about the health risks as…
Athletes and/or Activists
As one of the world's most recognizable athletes, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is emblematic of the modern athlete-activist; as such, it is important to understand how the media frame him in the context of a controversial issue. In recent years, he has used it to quietly support the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by police on a Cleveland playground, just miles from where the Cavaliers play an…
From Social Isolation to Becoming an Advocate
Athletes who sustain concussions endure a variety of physical, mental, emotional, and social isolation effects as they rehabilitate. Accordingly, concussion recovery can induce grieving processes as athletes navigate the loss of athletic participation, social networks, and daily routine disruption. This research sought to gain a richer understanding of athletes’ lived experiences with concussions through grief discourse shared in online narrative…
Home field advantage? Exploring credibility of British and American announcers covering United States soccer
The United States has held a ‘special relationship’ with Great Britain, including economic, societal, and cultural ties. That relationship has extended to sport – as American soccer teams and leagues have borrowed many elements of the British game. The effect has been influences on national identity and soccer within America. Employing a uses and gratifications framework to analyze credibility as well as interviews with experts in soccer broadcas…
Royce White, DeMar DeRozan and Media Framing of Mental Health in the NBA
This study analyzed media framing of two players from the National Basketball Association (NBA), Royce White and DeMar DeRozan, who both publicly addressed their mental health concerns within the last decade. Due to societal stigmas, such a public conversation was once a rarity in the NBA, making their discussion of mental health a worthy area of examination. A media framing analysis of 58 press articles for White and 42 articles for DeRozan reve…
Social Media and Sports Media
After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:Understand the impact of social media on traditional sports mediaDiscuss the concepts of social media within a sports journalism contextRecognize techniques to engage in personal branding as a sports journalistIdentify strategies to gather information using social media as a sports journalistDescribe how social media can enhance an online broadcast of sportUnderstand the role of s…
International Media Coverage of the Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Super League launched in 2016 with massive enthusiasm in its “cricket-mad” nation. However, safety concerns stemming from a 2009 terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan, meant all matches were played in the United Arab Emirates until the tournament’s final game in 2017—the ultimate test in seeing if top-level cricket could return to Pakistan. In this study, the authors examine framing of the creation in 2013 and first 2 years of the Pak…
“They Just See Guys as Bodies”
This study examined interviews with former National Football League (NFL) players to better understand the role that source credibility plays in concussion and injury communication. The NFL has a complex history with concussions and other injuries, yet has made some recent attempts to improve player safety. Researchers interviewed 10 former NFL players about concussion and injury communication that is league-based, team-based, and teammate-based.…
I’m Worried They Will Come Back to Haunt Me”
This qualitative study examines how former National Football League (NFL) players retrospectively make sense of concussion risks post-retirement. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with retired NFL players ( N = 10) who sustained at least one official concussion during their professional career. Guided by sensemaking theory and reflexive thematic analysis, themes were generated to characterize player attitudes toward concussion risks. Them…
Identity and stakeholdership in responses to the NFL’s allowance of guardian helmets within regular season games
The addressing of sports-related brain injuries has remained a public health epidemic for over a decade, including for professional sports entities like the National Football League (NFL). This study considers public responses to the NFL’s latest efforts to address brain injuries through adopting protective technology known as Guardian Caps, including as a function of social media users’ characteristics. The consideration of 2,466 X posts reveale…
Psychology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Advertising (5 works) · League (5 works) · Media studies (5 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (5 works)