Marlene A. Dixon, Ph.D.

Assistant 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

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

• 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

• Youth InterACTIVE, Evaluation of Active Like Me! After-school physical activity programs ($20,000).  B.C. Green, C. Costa, & M. 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. 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.