Dr. Leslee A. Fisher

Dr. Fisher teaches graduate courses in sport and exercise psychology. Primary research interests include psychosocial areas of sport; moral development, ethics, and orientation in sport, gender identity and sport subcultures, and positive deviance in sport (e.g., addiction and the use of anabolic steroids). Dr. Fisher is currently the Secretary-Treasurer of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. She also holds state counseling licensure and national certification.

Publications

Fisher, L.A., Butryn, T.M., & Roper, E.A. (2005).  Diversifying (and
politicizing) sport psychology through cultural studies: A promising
perspective revisited.  Athletic Insight, Vol.7, Issue 3
(www.athleticinsight.com).

Appleby, K. & Fisher, L.A. (Fall, 2005).  Female energy at the rock:  A
feminist exploration of high-level female rock climbers.  Women in Sport &
Physical Activity Journal, Vol.14, No.2, pp.12-25.

Roper, E.A., Fisher, L.A., & Wrisberg, C.A. (March, 2005).  Women's
experiences working in the field of sport psychology: A feminist standpoint
approach. The Sport Psychologist, 19, 32-50.

Fisher, L.A., & Bredemeier, B. (2000). Caring about injustice: The moral self-perceptions of professional female bodybuilders. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Fisher, L.A. (1997). "Building one's self up: Bodybuilding and the construction of identity among professional female builders. In P.L. Moore (Ed.), Building Bodies. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press.

Contact Information

Dr. Leslee A. Fisher
Associate Professor

1914 Andy Holt Ave.
336 HPER
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2700

Phone: 865-974-9973
Email: lfisher2@utk.edu

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