Dr. Leslee A. Fisher
Dr. Fisher teaches graduate courses in sport and exercise psychology. Primary
research interests include psychosocial areas of sport; feminist cultural studies; 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
Association of Applied Sport Psychology. She also holds state counseling licensure
and national certification.
Publications
Fisher, L.A., & Madeson, M. (2007). "Put me in coach": Sport, psychology, and young adolescent development. Invited chapter in V. Anfara (Ed.), Handbook of young adolescent research.
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
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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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