Highest degree earned
M.A., Television-Radio-Film, S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University
Graduate Student Dissertation
The Emotional Labor of College Football Players
Bio
Melissa Lopoo is a social science Ph.D. candidate specializing in sports sociology, policy and governance. She has collaborated with prestigious organizations including the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), United States Tennis Association (USTA), PGA of America and USA Hockey.
Her research examines the intersection of athletics and entertainment, focusing on issues such as emotional labor, labor law, commercialization, professionalization and governance. She is particularly interested in the historical, social and cultural dimensions of sport, with a focus on the influence of football culture in the American South.
Areas of Expertise
Emotional labor; power, labor and inequality in entertainment industries; influence and effect of culture industries
Field of Study
Emotional labor, labor law and policy in sports; commercialization and professionalization in college sports; NIL (Name, Image, Likeness); governance and organizational policy; athletics as entertainment; American football