Faculty: History and Philosophy of Sport
- Mark S. Dyreson
- Associate Professor of Kinesiology
- Research Interests: History of sport and culture in the modern world with particular emphasis on the late nineteenth- and twentieth-century United States. Specific research concentrates on the role of sport in the creation of modern societies.
- R. Scott Kretchmar
- Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
- Research Interests: Philosophy of sport, with emphases on the ethics of fair play, the mind-body problem, and the nature of play. Both empirical and nonempirical methodologies are utilized and past research activities have ranged from basic to applied.
- James G. Thompson
- Professor Emeritus of Exercise and Sport Science
- Research Interests: Ancient Greek history, including the Aegean Bronze Age through the Classical period (ca 3000-323 B.C.). Specific research has focused on physical education as an important aspect of ancient Greek education. Additional areas of interest include Minoan bull-vaulting, the Panhellenic Games of ancient Greece, and athletic interaction with politics.