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Louis Harrison, Jr.
Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station UT Mailcode D5700
Austin, Texas 78712-0379
Telephone: (512) 232-4785
Email: lharrison@mail.utexas.edu
DEGREES, FIELDS OF STUDY, AND DATES AWARDED
Doctor of Philosophy Kinesiology-Pedagogy, Louisiana State University, August, 1997
Master of Education, Physical Education, University of New Orleans, August, 1987
Bachelor of Science, Physical Education, University of New Orleans, December, 1979
2010 - present
2010 – present
2010 – present
2010 – present
2006 – present
2008 – 2010
2006 - 2010
2003 - 2006
1997 - 2003
1994 - 1997
1987 - 1994
1980 - 1987
1979 - 1980
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Faculty Director of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program in the
Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
Faculty Fellow in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
Faculty Affiliate in the Department of African & African Diaspora Studies
Faculty Affiliate in the Warfield Center for African & African American
Studies
Associate Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Associate Professor, Louisiana State University
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University.
Instructor, Clinical Faculty: Louisiana State University.
Instructor, University of Southwestern Louisiana
Teacher/Coach, Jefferson Parish Schools
Assistant Director, Recreation and Intramural Sports: University of
New Orleans, New Orleans, La.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Spearman, J. & Harrison, L. Jr. (2010). Real role models: Successful African Americans
Beyond Pop Culture. University of Texas Press: Austin, TX.
Book Chapters
Harrison, L. Jr. & Bimper, A. Y. Jr. (2013). Race, ethnicity and sport. In M. Stodolska, K. J.
Shinew, M. F. Floyd & G. J. Walker (Eds.), Race, ethnicity and leisure (pp. 215-227).
Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics
Harrison, L. Jr., Sailes, G., Rotich, W. K. & Bimper, A. Y. Jr. (2011). Living the Dream or
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Awakening from the Nightmare: Race and Athletic Identity. In A. L. Brown & J. K.
Donner (Eds.), The Education of Black Males in a "Post-Racial" World (pp. 91-101).
New York: Routledge (Originally in Race, Ethnicity, & Education, 14, 91-103).
Harrison, L. Jr., Azzarito, L., & Burden, J. Jr. (2010). Perceptions of Athletic Superiority: A
View from the Other Side. In G. Sailes (Ed.) Modern Sport and the African American
experience (pp. 117-136). San Diego: Cognella. (Originally in Race, Ethnicity, &
Education, 7, 149-166).
Harrison, L. Jr., Harrison, C. K., & Moore, L. (2010). African American Racial Identity and
Sport. In G. Sailes (Ed.) Modern Sport and the African American experience (pp. 305320). San Diego: Cognella. (Originally in Sport Education and Society, 7, 121-133).
Harrison, L. Jr., Burden, J. Jr. & Hodge, S. (2010) African American faculty in
kinesiology/physical education programs at predominantly White universities. In S. E.
Moore, R. Alexander, & A. J. Lemelle (Eds.) Dilemmas of Black Faculty at U.S.
Predominantly White Institutions: Issues in the Post-Multicultural Era (pp. 293-316).
New York: Mellen Press.
Sailes, G. & Harrison, L. Jr. (2008). Social issues of sport. In A. Leslie-Toogood & E. Gill
(Eds.), Advising student athletes (Monograph Series Number 18). National Academic
Advising Association.
Harrison, L. Jr., Moore, L.N. (2007). Who am I? Racial identity, athletic identity, and the
African American athlete. In D. Brooks and R. Althouse (Eds.), Diversity and Social
Justice in College Sports: Sport Management and the Student Athlete. Fitness
Information Technology: Morgantown, WV.
Harrison, L. Jr. , & Belcher, D. (2006). Race and ethnicity in physical education. In D. Kirk,
M. O’Sullivan, and D. Macdonald (Eds.), Handbook of Research in Physical Education
Sage: Thousand Oaks, CA.
Refereed Journal Articles
Brooks, D. D., Harrison, L., Jr., Norris, M. & Norwood, D. (2013). Why we should care about
diversity in kinesiology. Kinesiology Review, 2, 145-155.
Hodge, S. R., Brooks, D. D. & Harrison, L., Jr. (2013). Summary and conclusions: How can we
help enhance diversity in kinesiology? Kinesiology Review, 2, 203-215.
Bimper, A., Jr., Harrison, L., Jr., & Clark, L. (2013). Diamonds in the rough: Examining a
case of successful Black male student athletes in college sport. The Journal of Black
Psychology, 39, 119-142.
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Burden, Jr., J., Hodge, S. R., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2012). Teacher Educators' Views about
Social Justice Pedagogies in Preparing Physical Education Teacher Candidates. Journal
of Curriculum and Teaching, 1, 6-21.
Gao, Z., Podlog, L., & Harrison, L. (2012). College students' goal orientations, situational
motivation and effort/persistence in physical activity. Journal of Teaching in Physical
Education, 31, 246-260.
Bimper, A. Y. Jr. & Harrison, L. Jr., (2011). Meet me at the crossroads: African American
athletic and racial identity. Quest, 63, 275-288.
Rotich, W. K., Harrison, L., Jr., & Nyaga, P. N. (2011). Emerging issues in sport labour
migration: Brawn drain and Kenyan runners: increasingly complex issues in sport labour
migration. International Sport Studies, 33, 28-38.
Harrison, L. Jr., Sailes, G., Rotich, W. K. & Bimper, A. Y. Jr. (2011). Living the Dream or
Awakening from the Nightmare: Race and Athletic Identity. Race, Ethnicity and
Education, 14, 91-103
Keating, X.D., Castro-Piñero, J., Centeio, E., Harrison, L., Jr. Ramirez, T., & Chen, L. (2010).
Health-related fitness knowledge and its relation to student physical activity patterns at a
large U.S. southern state university. ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 5(2), 3-9.
Harrison, L. Jr., Carson, R. L., & Burden, J. Jr. (2010). Physical education teachers’
cultural competency. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 29, 184-198.
Keating, X.D., Lambdin, D., Harrison, L., Jr., Dauenhauer, B., & Rotich, W. (2010).
Changes of physical education programs from 2001 to 2006. Research Quarterly for
Exercise and Sport, 81,180-188.
Keating, X. D., Chen, L., Guan, J., Harrison, L., & Dauenhauer, B. (2009). Urban minority 9th
grade students' health-related fitness knowledge. Research Quarterly for Exercise and
Sport, 80, 747-755.
Keating, X.D., Harrison, L., Chen, L., Xiang, P., Lambdin, D., Dauenhauer, B., Rotich, W., &
Castro, J. (2009). An analysis of research on student health-related fitness knowledge in
K-16 physical education programs. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 28, 333349.
Gao, Z., Kosma, M., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2009). Ability beliefs, task value, and
performance as a function of race in a dart-throwing task. Research Quarterly for
Exercise and Sport, 80, 122-130.
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Gao, Z., Xiang, P., Harrison, L. Jr., Guan, J., & Rao, Y. (2008). A cross-cultural analysis of
self-efficacy and achievement goals between American and Chinese college students in
physical education. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 39, 312-328
Azzarito, L. & Harrison, L. Jr. (2008). White men can't jump: Race, gender, and natural
athleticism. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 43, 347-364.
Gao, Z., Lee, A.M., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2008). Understanding students’ motivation in sport
and physical education: From the expectancy-value model and self-efficacy theory
perspective. Quest, 60 (2), 236-254.
Gao, Z., Xiang, P., Lee, A.M., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2008). Self–efficacy and outcome
expectancy in beginning activity class: Their effects on behavioral intentions and actual
behavior over time. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 79, 92-100
Hodge, S. R., Harrison, L. Jr., Burden, J. W. Jr., & Dixson, A. D. (2008). Brown in Black
and White-Then and now: A question of educating or sporting African American males
in America. American Behaviorial Scientist, 51(7), 928-952.
Sailes, G. & Harrison, L. Jr. (2007). March madness-may sadness: An analysis of graduation
rates and team success among NCAA final four basketball teams! The Journal for the
Study of Sports and Athletics in Education, 1(1), 89-102.
Kennedy BM, Ard JD, Harrison L, Conish BK, Kennedy E, Levy EJ, Brantley PJ. (2007).
Cultural characteristics of African Americans: Implications for the design of trials that
target behavior and health promotion programs. Ethnicity & Disease, 17(3), 548-554.
Kennedy BM, Ard JD, Harrison L, Jr., Conish BK, Kennedy E, Levy EJ, Brantley PJ. (2007).
Understanding African American culture for successful weight-loss programs. Ethnicity
& Disease, 17(3),587.
Harrison, L. Jr., Moore, L.N., & Evans, L. (2006). Ear to the streets: The race, hip-hop, and
sports learning community at Louisiana State University. Journal of Black Studies, 36,
622-634.
Azzarito, L., Solmon, M. A., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2006). “...If I had a choice, I would...:” A
Feminist Post-Structuralist Perspective on Girls in Physical Education. Research
Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 77, 222-239.
Hodge, S. R., Burden, J. W. Jr., Robinson, L. E., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2006). America’s
dilemmas and the stereotyping of African Americans: Political correctness of social
Justice? The Chronicle of Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education, 17,
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Burden, J. Jr. & Harrison, L. Jr. & Hodge, S. (2005). Perceptions of African American faculty
in Kinesiology programs at predominantly White institutions of higher education.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76, 224-237.
Burden, J., Hodge, S., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2004). African American and White American
Students’ Beliefs about Ethnic Groups’ Aspirations: A Paradoxical Dilemma of
Academic versus Athletic Pursues. E-Journal for Teaching & Learning in Diverse
Settings,2, 54-77, Retrieved June 2, 2005, from
http://www.subr.edu/coeducation/ejournal/
Harrison, L. Jr., Azzarito, L., & Burden, J. Jr. (2004). Perceptions of Athletic Superiority: A
View from the Other Side. Race, Ethnicity, & Education, 7, 149-166.
Li, W., Harrison, L. Jr., Solmon, M. (2004). College students’ implicit theories of ability:
Gender and race differences. Journal of Sport Behavior, 27, 291-304.
Burden, J. Jr., Hodge, S. R., O’Bryant, C. P. & Harrison, L. Jr. (2004). From colorblindness
to intercultural sensitivity: Infusing Diversity Training in PETE programs. Quest, 56,
173-189.
Belcher, D., Solmon, M., Lee, A. M., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2003). The influence of genderrelated beliefs and conceptions of ability on learning the hockey wrist shot. Research
Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 74,183-192
Solmon, M. A., Lee, A. M., Belcher, D., Harrison, L. Jr., & Wells, L. (2003). Beliefs about
gender appropriateness and competence in physical activity. Journal of Teaching in
Physical Education, 22, 261-279.
Burden, J. Jr. & Harrison, L. Jr. (2003). Race and the politics of publishing: Perceptions of
African American Faculty in Higher Education Kinesiology Programs. The Chronicle of
Physical Education in Higher Education, 14, 8-9.
Harrison, L. Jr., Harrison, C. K., & Moore, L. (2002). African American Racial Identity and
Sport. Sport Education and Society, 7, 121-133.
Harrison, L. Jr. &, Harrison, C. K (2002). African American racial identity and sport: Theory
and application to education, race and sport in America. African American Research
Perspectives, 8 , 35-46.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2001). Perceived physical ability as a function of race and racial comparison.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 72, 196-200.
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Harrison, L. Jr. (2001). Understanding the Influence of Stereotypes: Implications for the
African American in Sport and Physical Activity Quest, 53, 97-114.
Harrison, L. Jr., & Worthy, T. (2001). “Just like all the rest”: Developing awareness of
stereotypical thinking in the physical education classroom. Journal of Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance, 72, 20-24.
Harrison, L. Jr., Lee, A. & Belcher, D. (1999). Race and gender differences in sport
participation as a function of self-schema. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 23, 287307.
Harrison, L. Jr., Lee, A. & Belcher, D. (1999). Race and gender differences in the sources of
students self-schemata for sport and physical activities. Race Ethnicity & Education, 2(2),
219-234.
Harrison, L. Jr. (1995). African Americans: Race as a self-schema affecting physical activity
choices. Quest, 47, 7-18.
Carlson, G. P., Adendorff, J., Gatch, W., Harrison, L. Jr., & Charles, J. (1989). Health
awareness and physical fitness profiles for low motivated high school students.
LAHPERD Journal, 51,(2), 37.
Monographs
Harrison, L. Jr. (1999). Racial attitudes in sport: A survey of race-sport competence beliefs.
Shades of Diversity: Issues and Strategies, A Monograph Series, 2. American Alliance
for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Invited Publications
Harrison, L., Jr. (2011). Athletes’ Rights and Justice Issues: Its Not Business, Its Personal.
Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 4, 14-17.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2009, January/February). Moving forward by looking back. Update Plus:
Magazine of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance, 15.
Harrison, L. Jr. Invited response to Barnd, S. (2007). “Ideas Exchange: What are we doing as a
profession to bring people of color into physical education teaching?” of Strategies: A
Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 20, 5-7.
Published Book Reviews
Harrison, L. Jr. (2003). [Review of the book Learning while Black]. Journal of African
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American Studies, 7, 80-83.
Scholarly Presentations
National & International Invited
Harrison, L., Jr. (2013). How Community College Athletic Programs Support Student Success.
Panelist and Moderator at the 35th International Conference on Teaching and Leadership
Excellence. National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, Austin, TX.
Harrison, L., Jr. (2011). Athletes’ Rights and Justice Issues: Its Not Business, Its Personal.
Reaction to Keynote address at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Scholarly
Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics, San Antonio, Texas.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2009). The influence of race in sport. Southern District Scholar Lecture at the
annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance, Tampa, Florida.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2008, November). Cultural and ethnic factors in obesity. Presentation at the
McGill Health Challenge Think Tank: Active Living and Energy Balance: Charting the
Many Paths to Halt Childhood Obesity: Toward Sustainable Economic, Societal,
Environmental, Cultural and Health Footprints, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2008, November). Socio-cultural influences on obesity. Presentation at A
Brain-to-Society Systems Research Agenda on Healthy Eating and Active Living to
Prevent Childhood Obesity. A Modular and Integrative Multi-Level Protocol
Development Workshop, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2008). Southern District Scholar Lecture: Redefine the Finish Line:
Repositioning and Re-prioritizing Sport and Physical Activity in the African American
Community. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Fort Worth, TX.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2008). Redefine the Finish Line: Reposotioning African Americans in Sport
and Physical Activity. Presentation at Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2008). LeRoy T. Walker Lecture Breakfast :Moving Forward by Looking
Back. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance, Fort Worth, TX.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2006). Race, Sport, and the African American Athlete Experience. Paper
presented at the 2006 Race and Sport Symposium, Iowa City, Iowa.
Presentations
National & International Refereed
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Centeio, E. E., Clark, L. Harrison, L. Jr., & Brown, K. (2012). CRPE: Culturally relevant physical
education. Presentation at the National Association for Sport and Physical Education’s Physical
Education Teacher Education Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Harrison, L. Jr., Clark, L. & Smith, M. (2013). Dream or delusion: Race, sport and physical activity.
Presentation presented at the Race, Gender & Class Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Keating, X, SubramaniamP. R., Shangguan, R., Harrison, L. & Chen, L. (2013). Changes in
physical education programs from 2006 to 2010. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Charlotte, NC.
Bimper, A., Jr., Clark, L., Smith, M., & Harrison, L. Jr. (April 2012). “Roll Tide Roll By Any Means
Necessary: College Recruiting Scandal Involving Albert Means.” Presentation at the College Sport
Research Institute, The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Steinhardt, M., Brown, S., Dubois, S., Faulk K., Gloria, C. & Harrison, L. (2012). Does
Positivity Fuel Resilience and Lower Depressive Symptoms and HbA1c in African
American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes? Presentation at 12th Annual Scientific Meeting
of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Austin, TX, March, 2012.
Bimper, A. Y. Jr., Harrison, L. Jr. (2012). What It Takes to Play: Successful Black Student
Athletes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Boston, MA.
Clark, L., Harrison, L., Jr., & Bimper, A., Jr. (2011). The Integration of LSU Athletics: An
Athletic and Academic Legend and Legacy. North American Society for Sport History
(NASSH), The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Bimper, A., Jr. & Harrison, L., Jr. (2011). When Two Rivers Meet: African American Racial
and Athletic Identity. American Educational Research Association (AERA), SIGResearch Focus on Education and Sport, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bimper, A., Jr., & Harrison, L., Jr. (2011).The Invisible Black Athlete. American Educational
Research Association (AERA), SIG-Research Focus on Black Education New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Burden, J. W. Jr., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2011). Exploring Racial Polarization in Sport & Physical
Activity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, San Diego, CA.
Bimper, A., Jr., & Harrison, L., Jr. (2011). Black Student Athlete Athletic Identity and
academic Adversity,? National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Scholarly
Colloquium on College Sports, San Antonio, TX.
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Albert Y. Bimper, A. Y. Jr., Smith, A. L. & Harrison, L. Jr. (2010). Ethnic Identity and Task
Value Placed on Sport by African American Youth. Poster presentation at the annual
Scholarly Conference on College Sport: College Sport Research Institute, Chapel Hill,
NC.
Keating, X.D., Harrison, L. Jr., Lambdin, D., Dauenhauer, B.D., Rotich, W.K., & Ramirez, T.
(2010, March). An examination of college students' health-related fitness knowledge.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance, Indianapolis, IN.
Lambdin, D., Keating, X.D. Harrison, L. Jr., Ramirez, T., Dauenhauer, B., Rotich, W.K., &
Wallace, J. (2010, March). Fitness education project: Scope and sequence. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance, Indianapolis, IN.
Lambdin, D., Keating, X.D., Harrison, L. Jr., & Ramirez, T. (2009, December). National scope
and sequence for fitness education. Paper presented at Texas Association of Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s 86th Annual convention, Arlington, TX.
Dauenhauer, B.D., Rotich, W.K., Keating, X.D., Harrison, L., & Lambdin, D.D. (2009,
October). Physical education and physical activity patterns of elementary minority
students. Paper presented at The National Association for Physical Education and Sport
Physical Education Teacher Education Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Lambdin, D., Keating, X.D., Harrison, L. Jr., & Ramirez, T. (2009, June). Fitness education: A
national sequence project. Paper presented at Texas Secondary and Elementary
Administrators HPERD Summit, South Padre island, TX.
Keating, X. D., Chen L., Lambdin, D., Harrison, L. Jr., & Ramirez, T. (2009). Important
Health-related Fitness Knowledge Domains for University Students. Presentation at the
annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance, Tampa, Florida.
Dauenhauer, B., Rotich, W., Lambdin, D., Harrison, L. Jr., Keating, X. D. (2009). Body Mass
Index and Physical Activity of Elementary Minority Students. Presentation at the annual
meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,
Tampa, Florida.
Dauenhauer, B., Rotich, W., Harrison, L. Jr., Keating, X. D. Lambdin, D. (2009). Health
Related Fitness and Physical Activity of Elementary Minority Students. Presentation at
the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance, Tampa, Florida.
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Hodge, S., Harrison, L. Jr., & Burden, J. & Dixson, A. D. (2008, October). Brown in Black and
White: Education and Sport—Then and Now. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Brothers of the Academy Think Tank, Memphis, TN.
Burden, J., Hodge, S., Harrison, L. Jr. (2008, October). African American and White American
Students' Beliefs About Ethnic Groups' Aspirations: A Paradoxical Dilemma of Academic
Versus Athletic Pursues. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Brothers of the
Academy Think Tank, Memphis, TN.
Kennedy BM, Ard JD, Harrison L Jr, Conish BK, Kennedy E, Levy EJ, Brantley PJ. (2008,
August). Perceptions of African American Culture and Implications for Weight
Loss/Prevention. Presentation at the 3rd annual African American Collaborative Obesity
Research Network (AACORN) Invited Workshop: Diversity within African American
Communities: Implications for Advancing Research on Weight Issues and Related
Disparities, Philadelphia, PA.
Keating, X.D., Guan, J. & Harrison, Jr. L.,, D. (2008, August). Research on student healthrelated fitness knowledge in the USA. Paper presented at Pre-Olympic Scientific
Conference, Guangzhou, China.
Keating, X.D., Guan, J. Harrison, Jr. L., & Lambdin, D. (2008, August). An analysis of
research on student Health-related Fitness Knowledge in USA. Paper presented at PreOlympic Scientific Conference, Guangzhou, China.
Burden, J. Jr. & Harrison, L. Jr. (2008). Qualitative Content Analysis: Preservice Teachers'
Descriptions of Ethnorelative Pedagogical Preparedness. Presentation at the annual
meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,
Fort Worth, TX.
Rotich, W. K. & Harrison L Jr (2008). Effects of Model Similarity on Learning of Skills in
Cricket. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance, Fort Worth, TX.
Harrison, L. Jr. , Carson, R. L., & Burden, J. Jr. (2008). Physical Education Teachers’ Cultural
Competency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New York, NY.
Kennedy BM, Ard JD, Harrison L Jr, Conish BK, Kennedy E, Levy EJ, Brantley PJ. (2008,
April). Research advances: Obesity prevention and treatment in African Americans.
Coahoma Community College 2nd Annual Health Care Conference April 18-19, 2008.
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Harrison, L. Jr.,(2007). Developing culturally competent physical activity leaders. Presentation
at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance, Baltimore, MD.
Barthelemy, J.J., Harrison, Jr., L., & Moore, L. N. (April 2007). An investigation of student
attitudes about hip-hop, attitudes about sexual aggression and sport identity. Presented at
the 39th Annual Conference of the National Association of Black Social Workers.
Detroit, Michigan.
Sailes, Gary & Harrison, L. Jr., (2006). March Madness - May Sadness: Graduation Rates and
Team success. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for
the Sociology of Sport, Vancouver, Canada.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2006). Who am I? The Interaction of Racial and Athletic Identity. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of
Sport, Vancouver, Canada.
Hawkins, B., Harrison, L. Jr.,Lawrence, S., Wilson, M. (2006). Engaging Student Activism in
Efforts of Athletic Reform. Paper presented at the annual Drake Group Conference,
Indianapolis, IN.
Gao, Z. , Harrison, L, Jr. & Rao, Y. (2006). Self-efficacy, Achievement Goals and Persistence
among American and Chinese Students in Physical Activity Contexts: A Cross-cultural
Analysis. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Gao, Z., Xiang, P., Lee, A., & Harrison, L, Jr. (2006). Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy
in Beginning Weight Training Class: Their Relations to Students’ Behavior Intentions
and Actual Behavior. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Azzarito, L. & Harrison, L, Jr. (2006). . “White Men Can’t Jump." Students’ Construction of
Race and Natural Athleticism in Physical Education. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Francisco, CA.
Harrison, L. Jr., Gao, Z., Rotich, W. K., Li, L., Young, M. (2006). Perception of Differences
Between Black and White Players’ Movements in Basketball. Paper to be presented at the
annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance, Salt Lake City, UT.
Burden, J., Hodge, S., Harrison, L. Jr. (2006). African American and White American Students'
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Beliefs About Ethnic Groups' Aspirations: A Paradoxical Dilemma of Academic Versus
Athletic Pursues. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance
for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Salt Lake City, UT.
Gao, Z., Lee, A., Harrison, L. Jr., & Yi, X. (2006). Examining the Role of Different Types of
Outcome Expectations in Physical Activity. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting
of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Salt
Lake City, UT.
Hodge, S., Harrison, L. Jr., & Burden, J. (2006). Brown in Black and White: Education and
Sport—Then and Now. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American
Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Salt Lake City, UT.
Gao, Z., Lee, A., Harrison, L. Jr., & Xiang, P. (2006). Relationships Among Achievement
Goals, Self-Determined Motivation, and Persistence in College Physical Activity Classes.
Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance, Salt Lake City, UT.
Harrison, L. Jr., Gao, Z. & Rotich, W. K. (2005). African American Athlete’s Racial Identity.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology
of Sport, Winston Salem, N. C.
Kennedy, B.M., Ard, J. D., Kennedy E., Harrison, L. Jr., Conish, B. K., Levy, E. B., & Bray
G.A. (2005). Perceptions of African American Culture and Implications for Weight
Loss/Prevention. Presented at The Family Research Consortium (FRC) IV-Second
Annual Summer Institute: Trauma, Stress and Difficult Life Transitions: Crossing
Borders, Crossing Boundaries, New Orleans, LA.
Gao, Zan & Harrison, L. Jr. (2005). Examining the Role of Physical Self-Efficacy as a
Function of Race and Gender in Physical Activity. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Chicago,
IL.
Hodge, S., & Harrison, L. Jr., Burden, J. Jr. (2005). The Value of Diversity: A Call for
Implementing Diversity Training in Teacher Education Programs. Paper to be presented
at the annual meeting of the Annual LSU AgCenter Diversity Conference, Baton Rouge,
LA.
Harrison, L. Jr. & Moore, L. N (2004). The integration of LSU Athletics: An athletic and
academic legend and legacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North
American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Tucson, AZ.
Harrison, L. Jr., Moore, L. N., & Evans, L. (2004). Ear to the Streets: Race, Hip-
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Hop, and Sports Learning Community at Louisiana State University. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Harrison, L. Jr., Moore, L. N., Burden, J. Jr., Kennedy, E. (2004). Athletic Identity: The
Relationship of Race, Gender and Athletic Status. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, New
Orleans, LA.
Hodge, S. R., Burden, J. Jr., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2004). From Ethnocentricism to
Ethnorelativism: A call for implementing diversity training in PETE programs. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of Hawaii International Conference on Education,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2003). The Intersection of Athletic and Racial Identity in Sport. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of
Sport, Montreal, Canada.
Burden, J. Jr., Hodge, S. R., & Harrison, L. Jr.(2003). African American and White American
Students’ Beliefs about Intentions to Participate in Sports and Physical Activities.
NASPE National Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Conference, Baton
Rouge, LA.
Harrison, L. Jr., Belcher, D., Burden, J. Jr., Azzarito, L. (2003). The Intersection of Athletic
and Racial Identity in Sport. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Philadelphia, PA.
Harrison, L. Jr., Moore, L. N., Burden, J. Jr., & Kennedy, E.(2003). Athletic Identity: Gender, Race,
and Status Differences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Association
for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Baton Rouge, LA.
Harrison, L. Jr., & Belcher, D. (2002). The influence of ethnicity and gender on the assignment
of character attributes within stories set in a physical activity setting by grade five
students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, San Diego, CA.
Harrison, L. Jr., Burden, J. Jr., Azzarito, L., & Bonner, T. (2002). Perceptions of athletic
superiority: A view from the other side. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Azzarito, L., Solmon, M.A., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2002). “...If I had a choice, I would,,,” A PostStructuralist perspective on girls in physical education classes. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
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Burden, J. W. Jr., & Harrison, L. Jr. (2002). Institutional Accountability for Diversification:
Perceptions of African American Faculty in Predominantly European American Higher
Education Kinesiology Programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National
Association for Physical Education in Higher Education, San Antonio, TX.
Shwery, C., Belcher, D., Harrison, L. Jr., McCullick, B. & Brawdy, P. (2001) Performancebased writing assessment: Congruency between character development and story.
Presentation at the National Reading Conference, Fall 2001 San Antonio, TX
Solmon, M. A., Lee, A. M., Rukavina, P., Landry, J., Harrison, L. Jr., & Li, W. (2001).
Children’s critiques fo teaching practices in physical fitness. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle Washington.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2000). The influence of race on the perceptions of ability in physical activity.
Symposium: Gender, race, and perceptions of ability: How they interact to affect
engagement in physical activity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance, Orlando, Florida.
Harrison, L. Jr., Marks, M. C., Chepyator-Thompson, J. R. & Butt, K. (1999). Take the
challenge: Go the distance for multiculturalism in the physical education curriculum.
Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Boston, Massachusetts.
Harrison, L. Jr., Thompson, G., & Charles, J. (1998). African American physical activity
Choices and Health Consequences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Reno Nevada.
Harrison, L. Jr. (1998). Perceived physical ability as a function of race. Presentation at
American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA
Harrison, L. Jr., Lee, A. M., & Belcher, D. (1997). Sources of differences in students’ selfschemas for movement activities: The influence of race and gender. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation
and Dance, St. Louis, Missouri.
Harrison, L. Jr., Lee, A. M., & Belcher, D. (1997).Self-schemas for movement activities: The
influence of race and gender. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Harrison, L. Jr., Thompson, G. D., & Charles, J. (1997). African American physical activity
choices, motivations and health consequences. Symposium presented at the Research
Association for Minority Professors Sixteenth Annual Conference, Houston, Texas.
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Harrison, L. Jr., (1996). Self-schemas for sport and physical activity: The influence of race and
gender. Paper presented at the second annual Works-in Progress Conference, University
of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Thompson, G., Harrison, L., Hunter, D., & Sailes, G. (1996) African American involvement in
physical activity and sport. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American
Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance, Atlanta, Georgia.
Belcher, D., & Harrison, L. (1995). Physical education cooperating teachers' perceptions of
their role in the cooperating teacher - student teacher relationship. Presentation at the
National Conference on Teacher Education, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Worthy, T., Harrison, L. Jr., Schafer, R., & Afeman, H. (1995) Reflective practice as praxis:
A reconceptualization and redesign project. Presentation at the National Conference on
Teacher Education, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Solmon, M., Lee, A., Hill, K., Harrison, L. Jr., & Xiang, P. (1995). Goal perspective, learning
strategies, and practice patterns in physical education classes. Presentation at the
American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance, Portland,
Oregon.
Gatch, W., Harrison, L. Jr., Carlson, G., Adendorff, J., Charles, J., & Flarity, J. R. (1991).
Health awareness and physical fitness profiles of socioeconomically deprived youth.
Paper presented to the National Conference on Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure.
PRESENTATIONS
REGIONAL AND STATE
Lambdin, D., Keating, X.D., Harrison, L. Jr., & Ramirez, T. (December, 2009). National scope
and sequence for fitness education. Paper presented at Texas Association of Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance's 86th Annual convention, Arlington, TX.
Lambdin, D., Harrison, L. Jr., Keating, X. & Ramirez, T. (2009). Fitness education: A
national scope and sequence “project.” Presentation at the annual Secondary Education
Administrators conference, South Padre Island, TX.
Harrison, L. Jr. (2009). Racial Influences in Sport and Physical Activity. McCraw Lecture
Series: Sponsored by the Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, The University
of Texas at Austin.
Harrison, L. Jr., Moore, L. N., Burden, J. Jr., Kennedy, E. (2003). Athletic Identity: Gender,
Race, and Status Differences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Louisiana
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Baton Rouge, LA.
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Harrison, L. Jr. (2002). The Role of the Physical Education Program In Preventing Obesity.
Presentation at the annual meeting of the Louisiana School Nurses Organization, Baton
Rouge, LA.
Harrison, L. Jr. & Thompson, G. (2000) Developing physical activity programs in the African
American community. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Association for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Thompson, G., Charles, J., & Harrison, L. Jr. (1998). African American sport and physical
activity Choices and Health Consequences. Presentation at the annual meeting of the
Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance,
Alexandria, LA.
Harrison, L. Jr., Belcher, D. & Lee, A. M. (1997). Sources of differences in students’ self
schemas: Television and modeling’s influence as a function of race and gender. Paper
presented at the American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance,
Southern District meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Worthy, T., Harrison, L. Jr., & Afeman, H. (1997). Critical thinking: Application across levels.
Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and
Dance, Southern District meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Harrison, L. Jr. & Lee, A. M. (1993). Racial attitudes in sport: A 1992 survey. Presentation at
the annual meeting of the Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance, Lafayette, LA.
Gatch, W., Carlson, G., Adendorff, J., Harrison, L. Jr., & Charles, J. (1989). Health awareness
and physical fitness profiles of low motivated high school students. Paper presented at
the American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance. Southern
District Convention.
Research Contracts/Grants and Funded Proposals
Keating, X. D., Harrison, L. Jr. & Lambdin, D. (2009). Scope and sequence of fitness
Education ($17,000). Funded by The National Association for Sports and Physical
Education.
Steinhardt, M. A., Brown, S. A., Harrison, L. Jr., & Lopez, D. A. (2007). Development of a
Resilience and Diabetes Education Participant Workbook, Journal, and Facilitator
Manual for African American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. $19,967.00 Center for Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations. The University
of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.
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Harrison, L. Jr. (2003). Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series, Richard Lapchick, $4,000
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Harrison, L. Jr. & Moore, L. N. (2002). African American Popular Culture and Sport. $3,000,
Learning Community Grant, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
Solmon, M. & Harrison, L. Jr. (2002). Multimedia Classrooms for the Department of
Kinesiology $113,611.59 LSU Student Technology Fund (Funded)
Landin, D. Lee, A., & Harrison, L. Jr. (1997). Enhancing the Use of Technology in Developing
Physical Activity Programs. $92,561.00, LEQSF (Funded)
Lee, A., Landin, D. & Harrison, L. Jr. (1997). Enhancing Technology and Instruction In
Human Movement. $84,064.00, LEQSF (Funded)
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EVIDENCE OF MERIT OR RECOGNITION
Dad’s Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship, 2013
Fellow in the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Faculty Fellows Fund, 2012
National Academy of Kinesiology Fellow, 2012
Charles D. Henry Award, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance, 2011
E. B. Henderson Award, from the Social Justice and Diversity Committee of the
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 2009
Scholar Award, Southern District Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance, 2007
Exemplary Models of Administrative Leadership Award, American Association of
University Administrators, 2006.
Scholar Award, Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance, 2005.
Research Fellow, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance, Research Consortium, 2002
Ethnic Minority Award, Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance, 2002
LSU Seniors “Favorite Faculty Members” Spring 2000
Faculty Honor Roll (LSU Campus-Community Coalition for Change), 2000
Professional Service:
Editorial Boards
 Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
 Journal of Teaching in Physical Education