Shelley M. Lucas, Ph.D.

Shelley Lucas earned a PhD in cultural studies of sport and leisure at the University of Iowa in 2001. Her research interests include women‘s sport history, gender issues in sport, and socio-cultural aspects of sport-related concussions. Her current research focuses on women’s cycling history, including mountain biking and Idaho’s own Women’s Challenge–the international cycling stage race for women that ran from 1984-2002, socio-historical aspects of women’s cycling groups, and the role of parents in supporting concussed youth sport athletes.  Dr. Lucas teaches courses in sport history and the sociology of sport.