Emmett L. Gill, Jr., PhD, MSW 4225 Settlement Drive Durham, North Carolina 27713 917.297.8488 egill1@nccu.edu TEACHING EXPERIENCE Research Methods, Program Evaluation, Human Behavior, Statistics, the Role of Sport in University Life, Collegiate Athletics and The College Student-Athlete, and Ethics in Sport EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work University of Maryland at Baltimore June 2006 Masters of Social Work Howard University June 1995 Bachelor of Arts University of North Carolina at Charlotte August 1991 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT Assistant Professor Department of Social Work North Carolina Central University August 2010 to Present Teaches Human Behavior I, Research Methods I/II, Statistics, and the Masters Research Project. Conducts research on student-athletes, social justice in sports and athletic department crises. Supervises three field placement students in intercollegiate athletic department. Serves on the department curriculum, human behavior, and research and evaluation committees. Serves on the university Public Allies committee. Supervised one research graduate assistant and six graduate student field students. Supervised six graduate research theses. Chairs the university Student-Athlete Conduct (SAC) Task Force. Directs the Student-Athlete Wellness Center (SAWC). Instructor Center for Leadership in Athletics University of Washington May 2012 to Present Teaches Ethical Leadership in Collegiate Athletics (EDLP598). RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor School of Social Work Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey July 2006 to July 2010
Taught courses in Human Behavior I & II, Research Methods I & II and the Role of Sport. Conducted research on student-athlete development, social justice in sports, and sports policy. Supervised two undergraduate and graduate research assistants. Served as a member of the RU Admissions Committee and Rutgers Retention Subcommittee. Developed online Human Behavior courses. Instructor Department of Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs Kansas State University June 2008 to December 2010 Taught Intercollegiate Athletics & The College Student-Athlete (EDCEP 761). Site Director Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) Program May 2009 to August 2009 Managed the Roberto Clemente Summer literacy and baseball/softball program. Supervised 20 counselors, 10 teachers and four support staff. Developed and communicated daily and weekly updates for the Real Kids Director. Provided professional development opportunities for counseling staff. Collected and analyzed data on behavior modification techniques. Women s Basketball Faculty Mentor Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey January 2007 to June 2010 Develops and administers student-athlete career development and transition program. Provides supplemental student-athlete academic support. Develops funding streams for additional player development resources. PUBLICATIONS Peer-reviewed manuscripts under review Gill, E. & Farrington, K. (2012). The Impact of an Intensive Learning Program (ILP) on the grade point average African-American student-athletes. Submitted to the Journal of College Student-Development. Accepted peer-reviewed manuscripts Gill, E. (2012). Integrating sports into social work education. Accepted by the Journal of Social Work Education. Peer-reviewed manuscripts in print Gill, E. (2011) Rutgers Women s Basketball & Don Imus Controversy (RUIMUS): Privilege, New Racism, and the Implications for Sport Management. Journal of Sport Management, 25, 188-130. Gill, E. (2010). Staying true to the game: The legacy of Harry Edwards. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 139-143.
Farmer, A., Sinha, J., & Gill, E. (2009). The Effects of Family Religiosity, parental limit-setting, and Monitoring on Adolescent Substance Use. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 7(4), 428-450. Gill, E. (2009). The Blunt Truth: Marijuana Policies in Division One College Sports. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 9(1), 140-142. Gill, E. (2008). Social work in intercollegiate athletics: It s time for social workers to get in the game. Social Work, 53(1), 85-88. Gill, E. (2007). Duke Lacrosse: A lesson on white privilege in college sports. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 1(1), 17-36. Edited monographs in print Leslie-Toogood, A. & Gill, E. (Eds.) Advising Student-Athletes: A Comprehensive Approach to Success. Manhattan, KS: National Academic Advising Association. Peer reviewed monograph chapters in print Gill, E. & Goff, A. (2008). The role of academic advisors in national collegiate athletic association reform. In Leslie-Toogood, A. and Gill, E. (Eds.) Advising Student-Athletes: A Comprehensive Approach to Success. Manhattan, KS: National Academic Advising Association. Gill, E. (2008). Hot Topic: Student-athlete welfare: navigating social networking Web sites in college athletics. In Leslie-Toogood, A. and Gill, E. (Eds.) Advising Student-Athletes: A Comprehensive Approach to Success. Manhattan, KS: National Academic Advising Association. Online peer reviewed manuscripts Leslie-Toogood, A. Gill, E., & Tinsely, T. (2009). Elijah: A Student-Athlete Case Study. Academic Athletic Journal. http://nfoura.org/publications/journal.php Accepted peer reviewed book chapters Fondren, K. & Gill, E. (2012). The student-athlete experience. Sport in Higher Education: Issues and Controversies in College Athletics. 1 st Edition. Gill, E. & Sloan-Green, T. (2010). Title IX and Black female student-athletes: Increasing sports participation through shared advocacy. Racism in College Athletics 3 rd. Edition. Peer reviewed works in progress Gill, E. & Allen, T. (2012). The Penn State University child sexual abuse scandal: A social work perspective on implications for sport management. To be submitted to The Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (Special Edition).
Gill, E. (2012). The NCAA/UNC football investigation and due process: The legal and public policy implications for athletic departments. To be submitted to The North Carolina Law Review. Gill, E. & Smith, C. (2012). Syracuse basketball and alleged child sexual abuse: The Implications for big-time collegiate sports programs. To be submitted to The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Crowley, C., Hart, A. & Gill, E. (2013). Impact of National Collegiate Athletic Department Enforcement on Black Student-Athletes. To be submitted to The Journal of Sport Management. Non-peer reviewed articles Gill, E. [Editorial] (2012, July, 14). Free the student-athletes before the playoffs begin. Durham Herald-Sun. A7. Gill, E. (2011, March 13). Collective bargaining in college sports. The Chronicle of Higher Education, A17. Gill, E. [Editorial] (2011, July 27). Don t be like Mike. Durham Herald-Sun. A11. Gill, E. [Editorial] (2011, March, 2). Rights upheld. Raleigh News and Observer. A8. Gill, E. [Editorial] (2011, February, 2). Pay those student-athletes. Durham Herald-Sun. A10. Gill, E. (2007). The prevalence of black females in college sports: It s just an illusion. Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 24(8), 65. GRANT AWARDS Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. University Grant. Title: Teacher/Coach- Student/Athlete Sexual Abuse: The Implications for Social Work. Grant amount: $3,000.00 North Carolina Central University (NCCU). Faculty-Student Scholarly/Creative Productivity Initiative Grant. Title: Exploitations? A Qualitative Study of Former Division One Student- Athletes. Grant amount: $4,500.00 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS Invited presentations Gill, E. (2012, June). Moral leadership in intercollegiate athletics. University of Washington Center for Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership. Seattle, WA. Gill, E. (2012, July). Teacher-coach/student-athlete sexual abuse. Burke County School System. Burke County, NC.
Gill, E. (2011, October). Inappropriate relations between student-athletes and teachers. Illinois Association of School Social Workers Conference. Chicago, IL. Gill, E. (2011, June). UNC/NCAA Football Investigation: the implications for transformational leadership in athletics. University of Washington Center for Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership. Seattle, WA. Gill, E. (2011, April). Parental involvement in student-athlete recruiting. Losing to Win: Discussions of race in intercollegiate sports. Wake Forest University. Winston-Salem, NC. Gill, E (2010, March). Diversity in Intercollegiate Sports Administration. The Mid Atlantic Conference (MAC) Annual Diversity Forum. Cleveland, OH. Peer-reviewed sessions accepted Hawkins, B., Carter-Francique, A.R, & Gill, E. (2012, November). Who s fighting the power: Advocating for Blacks in sport in higher education. 34 th Annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Conference. Peer-reviewed presentations Hart, A. Crowley, C., & Gill, E. (2012, July). Impact of National Collegiate Athletic Department Enforcement on Black Student-Athletes. 3 rd International Conference on Sport and Society. Gill, E. (2012, May). Blue Zone: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football investigation and due process. North American Society for Sport Management 27 th Annual Conference. Seattle, WA. Hart, A. Crowley, C., Massengale, D., & Gill, E. (2011, November). Impact of National Collegiate Athletic Department Enforcement on Black Student-Athletes. 33 rd Annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Conference. Minneapolis, IN. Gill, E. (2011, November). Mentoring Black student-athletes at predominately White institutions of higher education. 33 rd Annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Conference. Hoffman, J., Harris, F., Gill, E., Gayles, J., Hawkins, B.J., & Sattefield, J. (2011, November). Meeting the social justice challenges for student-athletes: Contemporary policies and issues for higher education research. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Charlotte, NC. Gill, E. (2009). The Blunt Truth: Marijuana Policies in Division One College Sports. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Annual Convention. National Harbor, MD.
Gill, E. (2008). The role of grassroots strategies in increasing sport opportunities for women. 11 th Annual Conference Black Women in Sports Foundation. Kansas City, MO. Gill, E. (2008). Has Title IX Failed Black Female Student-Athletes? National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Annual Convention. Nashville, TN. Farmer, A., Sinha, J., & Gill, E. (2008). The Effects of Family Religiosity, Parental Limit- Setting, and Monitoring on Adolescent Substance Use. Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference. Washington, DC. Gill, E. (2007). Has Title IX failed black female athletes? Girls & Women Rock: Celebrating 35 Years of Sport & Title IX. Cleveland, OH. Gill, E. (2007). Black Women in Sports Foundation. My Title IX Journey: Views from a Black journalist, scholar, and soccer dad. 10 th Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Gill, E. & Leslie-Toogood, A. (2007). Strategies advisors can use to help student-athletes successfully navigate the college experience: From orientation to graduation and beyond. National Academic Advising Association Annual Conference. Baltimore, MD. Gill, E. (2007). Has Title IX Failed Black Female Student-Athletes? 28 th Annual Meeting for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Pittsburgh, PA. Thomas, D., Duru, J., Shropshire, K., & Gill, E. (2007). The BCA and the NCAA: How Title VII May Level the Playing Field in the Collegiate Coaching Ranks. The Rutgers Law Record s 2007 Symposium. Newark, NJ. Gill, E. (2006). Coaches Attitudes Towards Academic Achievement. College Sports and The Academy: Getting Beyond the Problems and Finding Solutions. Indianapolis, IN. Gill, E. (2006). What have we learned from Duke lacrosse? Presentation at the 27 th Annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Vancouver, CN. RESEARCH & EVALUATION EXPERIENCE Evaluation Consultant National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) December 2007 to January 2009 Reviews Academic Progress Rate (APR) improvement plans. Provides technical assistance on student-athlete development and APR enhancement. Consults with the NCAA regarding the culture of intercollegiate athletics at HBCU s. Evaluation Consultant District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DCPCSB) March 2002 to March 2006 Assists in the assessment of schools 5-year academic goals and progress towards each goal. Interviews charter school staff, parents and students regarding academic goals and outcomes.
Conducts focus groups and observations at three DC public charter schools. Develops executive summaries for each school and consulted on the DCPCSB final report. Examines cultural competence strategies for schools with diverse adolescent populations. Tom Joe Fellow Center for the Study of Social Policy July 2003 to July 2004 Assisted with the research design and analysis of a Community Decision Making evaluation. Facilitated technical assistance related to evaluation of foster care organizations. Collected, entered, and analyzed Policy Matters quantitative and qualitative data. Designed four policy briefs on college athletics, commercialization and academics. American Bar Association/The Center on Children and the Law January 1997 to July 1997 Developed qualitative study on sexual relationships between adult males and teen girls. Conducted interviews with human service and law enforcement professionals. Established and conducted a focus group and case studies with adolescent females. Research Assistant Center for Families at the University of Maryland, Baltimore September 1995 to June 1996 Assisted in the proposal development of an initiative to reduce violent offender recidivism. Conducted literature searches on the role of reducing violent offenders through foster care. Conducted needs assessments related to services for grandparents raising grandchildren. William H. Cosby, Jr. and Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Fellow Howard University School of Social Work July 1994 to May 1995 Developed a proposal to evaluate teen fathers social services. Executed the qualitative research design including site visits, focus groups, and interviews. Developed the final report for the donor and presented the results to faculty and staff. POLICY & PRACTICE WORK EXPERIENCE Program Officer Academy for Educational Development Center for Youth Development and Policy Research March 1998 to December 2001 Managed three social policy research projects with a total budget of $1.25 million. Developed a written report and videography on the role of faith in youth development. Generated $575,000 in funding for youth sports and parent-child communication projects. Produced reports on developmental programming for girls and parent-child communication. Executive Director The Center for the Study of Sport and Entertainment December 2001 to September 2003 Secured $475,000 to research intercollegiate athletics and professional sports philanthropy.
Developed and implemented academic support program for high school student-athletes. Coordinated and produced three professional all-star weekend symposiums (NBA&WNBA). Served as editor of the CSSE sports and society newsletter The Two Minute Warning. OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lecturer Center for Research on Sport in Society, LLC December 2007 to Present Conducts NCAA Health and Safety workshops for Division One student-athletes. Instructor/Academic Counselor Center for Enhanced Performance/United States Military Academy August 2005 to August 2006 Taught six sections per week on study strategies, reading efficiency, and critical thinking. Provided advising and counseling for men s and women s basketball. Assisted in the development of a comprehensive student academic achievement curriculum. Delivered academic counseling to 75 cadet candidates. Organized and monitored intervention strategies for academically deficient cadet candidates. Learning Specialist University of Maryland College Park Department of Intercollegiate Athletics August 2004 to September 2005 Monitored the academic progress of student-athletes in the Intensive Learning Program. Consulted with counselors, coaches, and the Director of Student-Athlete Enrichment. Developed a database to track athletes schedules, grades, and study hall attendance. Provided counseling and case management services for student-athletes. Adjunct Faculty New York University School of Social Work Taught Social Research Methods II masters level course. ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS Black Women in Sports Foundation (BWSF) Board Member National American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Member North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) Member National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Internal Review Board National Association of Academic Advisors (N4A) Member First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (Somerset, NJ) Member North Carolina Central University Eagle Club Member HONORS AND AWARDS Center for the Study of Social Policy Tom H. Joe Fellowship: 2003-2004 Black Coaches Association Ethnic Minority Scholarship: 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 Fountaine Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Welfare: 1995-1997 William H. Cosby, Jr. and Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Fellowship in Social Work: 1994-95