Associate Prof of Sociology at Mississippi State, studies gender and sport (mostly ⚽️). Loves women’s soccer, running, music, coffee. Stepmom to one human and mama to 🐶 🐶 🐱 🐱 🐱 🐱https://bsky.app/profile/rachelallison.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelallison.bsky.social/post/3mrff3juh4s2iNew article examining public opinion on the online harassment of women in sport, with Adam Gemar and Stacey Pope: https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/K7XYX9BXC3WXWMDYE5T6/full24 Jul 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:szfulqsfdji2ls4fvaom2tst/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrff3juh4s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelallison.bsky.social/post/3mnwsaw7vfk2cNew article online today with Braden Leap! "Finding Gratitude and Getting Feral: How Peloton Instructors Construct Fitness Identities Across Country and Hip Hop Rides" https://online.ucpress.edu/jpms/article-abstract/38/2/59/218370/Finding-Gratitude-and-Getting-FeralHow-Peloton10 Jun 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:szfulqsfdji2ls4fvaom2tst/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwsaw7vfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelallison.bsky.social/post/3mkzpzij2dc2nToday is the deadline to submit an abstract to present at NASSS 2026 in Calgary! https://conference.nasss.org/2026/papers/paper1.php?_gl=1*ya1rnw*_ga*MjEzMTI2MjY2OC4xNzUxOTIxNjE2*_ga_C85JRRGM2D*czE3Nzc4OTk0NDAkbzM0JGcwJHQxNzc3ODk5NDQwJGo2MCRsMCRoMA..04 May 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:szfulqsfdji2ls4fvaom2tst/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzpzij2dc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelallison.bsky.social/post/3mk77dob2bk27When I was asked to write something about the World Cup, I almost declined. As a scholar of women's football, what did I have to say about it? But I thought more, especially also about the Women's World Cup, and I'm proud of what I came up with: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HZKUZG8GBX3ZZ78ZWQPN/full?target=10.1080/14791420.2026.265844223 Apr 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:szfulqsfdji2ls4fvaom2tst/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk77dob2bk27https://bsky.app/profile/rachelallison.bsky.social/post/3mj3t6ddeqs26Sport scholars, submit an abstract now for the 2026 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) conference in Calgary! Abstracts due by May 4th, 11:59 pm U.S. CST. Abstract Submission: https://conference.nasss.org/2026/papers/paper1.php *Note* The open sessions are listed under my name.09 Apr 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:szfulqsfdji2ls4fvaom2tst/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3t6ddeqs26https://bsky.app/profile/rachelallison.bsky.social/post/3me5crgitrc2gI am excited to be in Houston for The World at Play: The Beautiful Game in 2026! ⚽ worldatplay.blogs.rice.edu https://worldatplay.blogs.rice.edu05 Feb 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:szfulqsfdji2ls4fvaom2tst/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5crgitrc2g