Marlene A. Dixon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Kinesiology & Health Education

Telephone:
(512) 232-2116 (office)
(512) 471-8914 (fax)

E-Mail: madixon@mail.utexas.edu

Office:
Bellmont Hall 222
Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
The University of Texas
Austin, Texas 78712

Lab:
The Sport and Life Quality Laboratory (SLQ)

Full Vita (pdf file)

Educational Background

• Ph.D. The Ohio State University, Sport Management
• M.Ed. The University of Texas at Austin, Kinesiology/Sport Administration
• B.A. Trinity University, Biology and Sociology

Research & Scholarship Interests

My research interests include: 1) The study of human performance management in non-profit athletic departments and other sport-related organizations; 2) work-family conflict in sport organizations, 3) the identification of reasons associated with participation and withdrawal in youth sport and the design of sport programs that increase and prolong involvement in physical activity.

Refereed Articles

• Dixon, M.A., & Warner, S. (in press).  The dynamics of worker satisfaction: The role of work and non-work factors. Journal of Sport Management.
• Warner, S., Dixon, M.A., & Schumann, C. (2009).  A program evaluation of GoGirlGo in a camp setting. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 18, 28-41.
• Dixon, M.A. (2009).  From their perspective: A qualitative examination of physical activity and sport for working mothers.  Sport Management Review, 12, 34-48.
• Tiell, B., & Dixon, M.A. (2008). Roles and tasks of the Senior Woman Administrator: A role congruity perspective. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 2,339-362.
• Dixon, M.A., Warner, S., & Bruening, J. (2008). More than just letting them play: The enduring impact of parental socialization in sport for females.  Sociology of Sport Journal, 25, 538-559.
• Dixon, M.A., Tiell, B., Lough, N., Sweeney, K., Osbourne, B., & Bruening, J. (2008). The work/life interface in intercollegiate athletics: An examination of policies, programs, and institutional climate. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 2, 137-160.
• Bruening, J. & Dixon, M.A. (2008). Situating work-family negotiations within a life course perspective: Insights on the gtendered experiences of NCAA Division I head coachining mothers. Sex Roles, 58, 10-23.
• Light, R. & Dixon, M.A. (2007). Contemporary developments in sport pedagogy and their implications for sport management education. Sport Management Review, 10, 159-176.
• Dixon, M.A., & Bruening, J. (2007).  Work-family conflict in coaching I: A Top-down perspective. Journal of Sport Management, 21, 377-406.
• Bruening, J., & Dixon, M. A. (2007). Work-family conflict in coaching II: Managing role conflict. Journal of Sport Management, 21, 471-496.
• Dixon, M.A., & Sagas, M.  (2007). The Relationship between organizational support, work-family conflict, and the job-life satisfaction of university coaches.  Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 78, 236-247.
• Dixon, M.A., & Bruening, J. (2006).  Retaining quality workers: A case study of the struggle to achieve work-family balance.  Sport Management Review, 9, 79-103.
• Roach, K., & Dixon, M.A. (2006).  Hiring internal employees: A view from the field. Journal of Sport Management, 20, 137-158.
• Dixon, M.A., Bruening, J.,  Mazerolle, S., Davis, A., Crowder, J., & Lorsbach, M. (2006). Career, family, or both? A case study of young professional baseball players. Nine: Journal of Baseball, 14, 81-101.
• Dixon, M.A. & Cunningham, G. (2006). Data aggregatino in multilevel analysis: A review of conceptual and statistical issues. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 10, 85-107.
• Dixon, M.A., Turner, B., Miller, L. & Harrison, T. (2006). Rule violations in high school and collegiate athletics: Causes and consequences. Journal of Contemporary Athletics.

Grants

• Hill Country Fellowship. Understanding the Life Quality Impact of Church-Based Sport Programs.  M.A. Dixon (PI), B.C. Green (Investigator). ($3,000). Sept. 2009- August 2010. (Granted, Funding in Transfer).
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Maximizing Online Gaming Communities' Ability to Attract and Engage Tween Learners to Promote Health Knowledge. B.C. Green & M.A. Dixon (co-PI's), B. Smith, L. Chalip. ($150,000).  August 2009- July 2011. (decision pending).
• Korea Research Foundation. Developing new sport policies: A cross-national comparison of school elite sports system between Korea and the U.S.  Kwon, S. Y., Park, S. H., Kim, Y. K., Dixon, A. M., & Mahony, D. F. ($220,127). Sept. 2009- August 2012.  (decision pending).
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Developing a sense of community in intercollegiate athletics. M.A. Dixon & S. Warner.  ($5000). September 2008- August 2010
• Youth InterACTIVE, Evaluation of Active Like Me! After-school physical activity programs ($20,000).  B.C. Green, C. Costa, & M.A. Dixon, September  2006 – August 2007.
• Youth InterACTIVE, Determining after-school program elements of successful physical activity programs for children ($5000).  B.C. Green, C. Costa, & M.A. Dixon, Summer 2006.
• The University of Texas, Faculty Research Grant. Title IX Moms: Gender and Parenting in Sport. ($4700). M.A. Dixon, September 2005- August 2006.
• The University of Texas, Center for Gender and Women’s Studies. Work-family balance and physical activity: New challenges and opportunities. ($2000). M.A. Dixon, September 2005- August 2006.