Jay Coakley
PROFESSOR
University of Colorado, United States
doping, anti-doping, sports, fitness, sport sociology
Jay Coakley, Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, has over 40 years of experience doing research and studying connections between sports, culture, and society. Coakley is an internationally respected scholar, author, and journal editor and has received many professional awards. His book, Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, is in its 11th edition and has been adapted for readers in Canada, the UK and Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and Southern Africa. Using the concepts of “deviant overconformity” and “the sport ethic,” he has provided a sociological analysis of performance enhancing substances (PEDs) in sports. He continues his efforts to make sport participation a source of enjoyment and development, and to make sports more democratic and humane for people of all ages and backgrounds.