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k. eri lee | 愛理
Grants & Awards
Diversity Of Views and Experience (DOVE) Fellowship
University of Minnesota, Graduate School Diversity Office | 2024 - 2025
Department of Kinesiology, advised by Dr. Dunja Antunovic
Honors in the Major
Northeastern University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Spring 2023
"Challenging the Myth: Asian American Athletes' Sense of Belonging in Elite Level Sports"
Outstanding Contribution to Research in Sociology
Northeastern University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Spring 2023
“Dating at a Distance: Navigating Sexual and Romantic Relationships and Emotional Intimacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Undergraduate Research Initiative Award
Northeastern University, College of Social Sciences and Humanities | Spring 2021
Dorothy McNeill Tucker Fellowship
University of Minnesota, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport | 2025- 2026
Presentations
Creating NASSS: Communities, Axiologies, Politics, and Praxis
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Chicago, IL | Fall 2024
Social Justice and the Practices of World (Un)Making
Stonehill College, Easton, MA | Spring 2024
“Dynasty as Panopticon: Surveillance and Social Control in an Elite Synchronized Skating Team”
9th Annual College of Social Sciences and Humanities Undergraduate Research Forum
Northeastern University, Boston, MA | Spring 2023
“Challenging the Myth: Asian American Athletes’ Sense of Belonging in Elite Sports”
7th Annual College of Social Sciences and Humanities Undergraduate Research Forum
Northeastern University, Boston, MA | Spring 2021
“Dating at a Distance: Navigating Sexual and Romantic Relationships and Emotional Intimacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Sociologists for Women in Society Summer Conference
SWS, virtual conference | Summer 2021
“Dating at a Distance: Disrupting Gender Asymmetries in the Pandemic” (presented by Dr. Linda Blum, attended as second author)
World Congress of the Sociology of Sport, 60 Years of the Sociology of Sport: Past, Present, and Future Trajectories
International Sociology of Sport Association, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Summer 2025
“Challenging Dominant Epistemologies: A Critical Review of the Sociology of Sport”
’Ain’t I a Woman?’ The Sport Industry, Imperialist Feminism, and the International Division of Humanity: An International Women’s Day (IWD) Panel
University of Connecticut, Neag School of Education | Spring 2025
Moderated with Zuleikha Chikh and Nida Ahmad. Panel included Shireen Ahmed, Iman Khan, Shrehan Lynch, Ornella Nzindukiyamana, and Ayaa Elgoharry.
Publications
Lee, K. E. (Under Review). Liberating Sport Sociology Through Asian American Studies: A Critical Analysis of the SSJ and the IRSS. Sociology of Sport Journal.
Chikh, Z., Khan, I., Lee, K. E., Elgoharry, A., Ahmed, S., Nzindukiyamana, O., Ahmad, N., Lynch, S., Chen, C. (Under Review). The Sport Industry, Imperialist Feminism, and the International Division of Humanity. International Feminist Journal of Politics.
Blum, L. M., Lee, K. E., Binder, O., Clifford, E. (2023) Dating at a Distance: Does It Take a Pandemic to Challenge Campus Sexual Culture? Sociological Forum, 38: 616-636, https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.12922
Fraser, T., Cunningham, L., Bancroft, M., Hunt, A., Lee, E., Nasongo, A. (2020) Climate Crisis at City Hall: How Japanese communities mobilize to eliminate emissions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 37, doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.09.006