Harrison, L., & Bimper, A. (2011). Meet me at the crossroads: African american athletic and racial identity. Quest, 63(3), 275. How individuals define themselves has considerable implications within the realms of sport. Considering the large proportion of African Americans participating in high profile college sports, matters of identity likely become… read more
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Empowering Excellence: Culturally Meaningful Pedagogy Enhancing Black Student-Athlete Development
Albert Y Bimper Jr. (2014). Empowering excellence: Culturally meaningful pedagogy enhancing black student-athlete development. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 85(S1), A95. Adaptive learning represents how student-athletes are encouraged to make their knowledge and lived experiences applicable to situational and identity shifts. Access to full Article can be found on… read more
Game Changers: The Role Athletic Identity and Racial Identity Play on Academic Performance
Bimper, A. Y. (2014). Game changers: The role athletic identity and racial identity play on academic performance. Journal of College Student Development, 55(8), 795-807. he purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which athletic and racial identity predict the academic outcomes of Black student athletes participating in… read more
Lifting the Veil: Exploring Colorblind Racism in Black Student Athlete Experiences
Bimper, A. Y. (2015). Lifting the veil: Exploring colorblind racism in black student athlete experiences. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 39(3), 225-243. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of post-racial narratives and colorblind racism in a case of Black intercollegiate student athlete experiences. This case… read more