Nicole M. LaVoi
Co-Director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
- Education
- Human development
Introduction
Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer in the area of social and behavioral sciences in the School of Kinesiology in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, where she is also co-director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport.
Through her multidisciplinary research, LaVoi answers critical questions that can make a difference in the lives of sport stakeholders—particularly girls and women.
LaVoi is also the founder and director of the annual Women Coaches Symposium, held on the University of Minnesota campus. It serves over 350 female coaches of all sport and all levels.She focuses her research on the relational qualities of the coach-athlete relationship, the physical activity of underserved girls, the barriers and supports experienced by female coaches, and media representations of girls and women in sport.
LaVoi’s seminal research includes the annual Women in College Coaching Report Card, which is aimed at retaining and increasing the number of women in the coaching profession, and the groundbreaking book Women in Sports Coaching (2016).