Callie Batts Maddox

Degrees

Ph.D., Kinesiology and Physical Cultural Studies, University of Maryland
M.A., International Sport Policy, University of Brighton
B.A., History and International Studies, Whittier College

Research Interests

My teaching and research focus on the critical sociocultural study of sport, physical culture, and leisure practices. I have published previous work on fitness culture in contemporary India, the global governance of baseball and softball, women's experiences in outdoor recreation, and embodied motherhood. My current interests include the history and globalization of women's baseball, the complexities of American yoga culture, and the convergence of art and sport in professional soccer.

Recent Publications

Maddox, C.B. & Crabill, E. (2023). Beyond Australia and New Zealand: The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and football development in Oceania. In A. Beissel, V. Postlethwaite, A. Grainger, & J. Brice (Eds.), The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Politics, Representation, and Management (pp. 206-218). London: Routledge.

Maddox, C.B. (2023). Stray dogs and luxury taxes: What happened to the Indian Grand Prix? In D.L. Andrews, D. Sturm, & S. Wagg (Eds.), The History and Politics of Motor Racing: Lives in the Fast Lane (pp. 707-732). London: Springer International Publishing.

DeLuca, J., Maddox, C.B., & Bustad, J. (2023). Fit for motherhood: The glocalization of maternal physical activity in Mother & Baby magazine. The Journal of Popular Culture, 56(1), 127-149. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.13185

Quinn, B.P. & Maddox, C.B. (2022). The body doesn’t lie: Yoga and embodiment in the higher education classroom. Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13...

McAnirlin, O. & Maddox, C.B. (2022). “We have to be a little more realistic”: Women’s outdoor recreation experiences in a community hiking group. Annals of Leisure Research, 25(3), 335-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2020.1820880

Hodler, M.R. & Maddox, C.B. (2021). Converging interests, unequal benefits? Tribal critical race theory and Miami University’s Myaamia Heritage Logo. Sociology of Sport Journal, 38(3), 231-240. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2020-0039

Maddox, C.B. (2020). Fitness, consumption, and young middle-class women in contemporary India: “To tackle all that is thrown her way”. South Asia Research, 40(1), 111-126. https://doi.org/10.1177/0262728019895346

Maddox, C.B. (2020). “Under one banner”: The World Baseball Softball Confederation and the gendered politics of Olympic participation. Sport History Review, 51(1), 125-144. https://doi.org/10.1123/shr.2019-0028

Maddox, C.B. (2020). Not America’s game: The globalization and post-Westernization of women’s baseball. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 44(2), 115-133. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723519884850

Maddox, C.B., DeLuca, J.R., & Bustad, J. (2020). Working a third shift: Physical activity and embodied motherhood. Sociological Inquiry, 90(3), 603-624. https://doi.org/10.1111/soin.12297

Maddox, C.B. & Cooley, R. (2019). “The Benares of the West”: The evolution of yoga in Los Angeles. Journal of Sport History, 46(1), 82-97. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.46.1.0082

DeLuca, J.R. & Maddox, C.B. (2018). Fixing the front porch?: Maryland’s move to the Big Ten. In R. King- White (Ed.), Sport and the Neoliberal University: Profit, Politics, and Pedagogy (pp. 54-74). New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Courses Taught

SLM 276: Current Issues in Leisure and Sport
SLM 378: Sport, Power, and Inequality
SLM 676: Cultural Studies of Sport

In the News

Women's Baseball Club Challenges Convention and Conformity

Beyond youth sports, women have very few opportunities to continue playing baseball in any organized way. So in this podcast episode, we take a look at a new project inspired by Dr. Callie Maddox, who has officially launched the first collegiate women’s baseball club in the country.

Miami University Women's Baseball Club Challenges Convention and Conformity

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Winner of the 2018 Doug Pappas Award

Callie Batts Maddox was awarded the 2018 Doug Pappas Award from the Society for American Baseball Research for the best oral research presentation.

SABR 48: Maddox, Firstman win 2018 convention presentation awards