Tolga Ozyurtcu, PhD(c)

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1 Tolga Ozyurtcu, PhD(c) Assistant Instructor Department of Kinesiology and Health Education University of Texas at Austin > Education P.h.D. in Kinesiology and Health Education (Interdisciplinary Sport Studies) Expected graduation date: August 2014 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Dissertation title: Flex Marks the Spot: A Cultural History of Muscle Beach M.Sc. in Kinesiology and Health Education (Sport Management) May 2011 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Thesis title: The Role of Parents in Sport Specialization: A Grounded Theory of Soccer Parents B.A. in Political Science May 2005 Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania Thesis title: Popular Democratic Reform: Winners and Losers in California s Initiative Process > Research Interests My research explores the ways in which sport and American culture intersect, with an emphasis on sporting subcultures like skateboarding and bodybuilding. My work is best described as cultural history, but is influenced by several fields, including sociology, American studies, memory studies, and cultural geography. In my dissertation, a cultural history of the original Muscle Beach (in Santa Monica, California), I examine the social construction of place and the role of place in the construction of identity. > Teaching Experience Assistant Instructor (Instructor of Record), KIN 351 (Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity), University of Texas at Austin, January 2014-Present Assistant Instructor (Instructor of Record), KIN 316 (Structure and Organization of Sport Programs), University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2013

2 Teaching Experience (cont.) Teaching Assistant, KIN 351 (Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity), University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2012-Spring 2013, Supervising Faculty: Drs. Jan Todd and Matthew Bowers (3 semesters) Teaching Assistant, KIN 316 (Structure and Organization of Sport Programs), University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2012-Spring 2013, Supervising Faculty: Dr. Matthew Bowers (3 semesters) Teaching Assistant, PED 106C (Physical Education Courses), University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2008-Fall 2011, Supervising Faculty: Drs. Michael Sanders and Kimberley Beckwith (7 Semesters, 4 sections per semester, subjects taught include Weight Training, Bodyweight Conditioning, Soccer, and Basketball) > Mentoring Activities Graduate mentor in the Intellectual Entrepreneurship Consortium, University of Texas at Austin. Supervising independent research in sport development by undergraduate student Natalie Mok. (Spring 2014) > Academic Awards Fellowships University of Texas College of Education Mary Buice Alderson Teaching Fellowship (2013) University of Texas College of Education Mary Buice Alderson Teaching Fellowship (2012) Grants University of Texas Kinesiology and Health Education Student Travel Grant (2013) University of Texas Kinesiology and Health Education Student Travel Grant (2012) University of Texas Kinesiology and Health Education Student Travel Grant (2011) > Publications Bowers, M.T., & Ozyurtcu, T. (in press). The United States. In X. Xing (Ed.), Club-based sport development. Beijing: Beijing Sport University Press. Ozyurtcu, T., & Todd, J. (in review). Big-time Football Comes To the Southwest: Lutcher Stark and the 1910 University of Texas Football Season. Ozyurtcu, T. (in progress). A Fixed Point In An Endless Summer: The Insistence on Place in the Surf Cinema of Bruce Brown.

3 Publications (cont.) Ozyurtcu, T. (in progress). California Dreaming: Joe Weider s Mythic Golden State. > Conference Presentations Ozyurtcu, T. Prepare for Weirdness, Get Ready For Cannibalism. : Hunter S. Thompson at ESPN. Presented at the North American Society for Sport History Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. (May 2013) Todd, J., Ozyurtcu, T., Hunt, T.M., & Beckwith, K. Physical Culture Studies and Sport History: A Panel Discussion. Panel presented at the North American Society for Sport History Conference, Berkeley, CA. (May 2012) Ozyurtcu, T. Secret Spots: The Sacred Spaces of Surfing. Presented at The International Association for the Philosophy of Sport Conference, Rochester, NY. (September 2011) Ozyurtcu, T. Reinventing the Wheel: Polyurethane Wheels and the Evolution of Skateboard Technology and Culture. Presented at the North American Society for Sports History Conference, Austin, TX. (May 2011) Ozyurtcu, T. Not What I Meant At All: Blogging at the Intersection of Sex and Sports. Presented at the University of Texas Graduate Student Conference for Emerging Scholarship in Women s And Gender Studies, Austin, TX. (April 2011) Bowers, M.T., Giraldo, J.S., Kessler, S.A., & Ozyurtcu, T. Understanding adult Sport participation and community: A multi-national inquiry Perspectives on formal and informal sports structures. Symposium presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Columbia, SC. (May 2009) > Invited Guest Lectures, Panels, and Research Lectures University of Texas At Austin, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education KIN 395 Graduate Sport Facilities Management, Spring 2014 (Dr. Bowers) KIN 351 Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity (6 lectures), Summer 2013 (Dr. Bowers) KIN 352 Sociological Aspects of Sport (3 lectures), Summer 2011 (Dr. Green) KIN 355 Media and Public Relations in Sport, Spring 2011 (Dr. Chalip) KIN 312 Management of Physical Activity and Sport Programs, Fall 2010 (Dr. Smith) Concordia University (Austin, Texas), Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences Introduction to Sport Management, Fall 2010 (Dr. Shurley)

4 Panels Bowers, M.T., & Ozyurtcu, T. (October, 2013). The development of soccer and basketball in the United States. Symposium at the Beijing Municipality Youth Sport Department, Beijing, China. (Research presented by coauthor, October 2013) Moderator, Sport Development Panel of Experts Meeting, University of Windsor (CA) Department of Kinesiology University (April 2012) Research Researcher. Enhancing Sense of Community in the Lake Travis Swim League. The University of Texas Sport and Life Quality Laboratory, Project director: Yen-Chun Lin. (May 2011) Researcher/Program Evaluator. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi STEM Talent Expansion Program Grant. Project director: Dr. Juan Giraldo. (December January 2011) > Professional Affiliations American Studies Association Member, 2014-Present North American Society for Sport History Member, 2011-Present International Association for the Philosophy of Sport Member, North American Society for Sport Management Member, > Special Training Significant experience with online course management software (e.g., BlackBoard, Canvas). Conversationally fluent and business proficient in Turkish and Spanish.

5 > References Dr. Jan Todd (advisor, dissertation committee chair, supervising faculty, mentor) Professor, Program Director for Sport Management and Physical Culture and Sport Studies, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin Dr. John Bartholomew (supervising faculty) Professor, Chair, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin Dr. Thomas Hunt (dissertation committee co-chair, mentor) Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin Dr. Matthew Bowers (supervising faculty, collaborator, business partner, mentor) Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin Dr. Michael Sanders (supervising faculty) Lecturer, Program Director for Physical Education, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin