Associate Professor

Department:
Health and Human Performance

Sports Administration

Office Number: 104P GAR

Phone/Fax:
(713) 743-9849 , (713) 743-9860  (Fax)

Email: dpearson@uh.edu

Home Page:
http://grants.hhp.coe.uh.edu/faculty/pearson/index.htm

Research Interests:

Early and Contemporary Sport Forms
Depictions and Characterizations of Sport
Professional Preparation and Program Administration Within Sport

Recent Publications:

(*Refereed)

Fried, G. B., & Pearson, D. W. (1995). A primer on facility financing and defining some key terms. Sports Facility Law Reporter (Vol. 2, No. 1 & 2).

*Haney, C. A., & Pearson, D. W. (1999). Rodeo injuries: An examination of risk factors. Journal of Sport Behavior, 22, 443-466.

*Wall, K. A., Zhang, J. J., Pearson, D. W., Martin, J. W., & Meyers, M. C. (1999). Youth preference of city park and recreation physical activities. International Sports Journal, 3 (1), 123-133.

*Pearson, D. W., & Haney, C. A. (1999). The rodeo cowboy: Cultural icon, athlete or entrepreneur? Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 23, 308-327.

*Pearson, D. W., & Haney, C. A. (1999). The rodeo cowboy as an American icon: The perceived social and cultural significance. Journal of American Culture, 22 (4), 17-21. *Actually Published Spring 2001.

*Pearson, D. W. (2001). The depiction and characterization of women in sport films. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal,10 (1), 103-124.

*Pearson, D. W., Haney, C. A., Curtis, R. L., & Zhang, J. J. (2001). Social change and sport films: Shifts in content across cultural eras 1930-1998. International Sports Journal, 5 (2), 136-152.

Education:

B.A. in Physical Education, Lincoln University, 1975.
M.A. in Education (College Student Development), Case Western Reserve University, 1976.
Ed.D. in Physical Education, University of Houston, 1990.