Mark Vermillion
Assistant Professor
Department: Sport Management
Location: 114 HC
Phone: (316) 978-5444
Fax: (316) 978-5954
Education
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2003-2006 |
PhD., Sociology, Oklahoma State University |
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2001-2003 |
M.A., Sociology, Wichita State University |
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1998-2000 |
B.S., Social Sciences, Emphasis in History and Sociology, Kansas State University |
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1995-1997 |
A.A., Humanities and Social Sciences, Seward County Community College |
Research Interests
Sociology of Sport
Cultural, Ethical Analysis of Sport
Crime and Deviant Behavior in Sport
Sociology of Education
Gender and Racial Analysis in Sport
Disabilities in Sport
Media Studies
Academic Honors, Awards, & Duties
| 2006-Present |
Assistant Professor, Wichita State University |
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2007-Present |
Adjunct Instructor, Wichita State University Sociology Department |
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2008 |
College of Education: Research Award Recipient |
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2006-2008 |
Nominated for the Academy for Effective Teaching (AET) teaching award |
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2007 |
Featured Commencement Speaker for spring graduation ceremonies, Seward County Community College, May 12th, 10:00 a.m. |
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2007 |
Featured Speaker for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Fraternity Graduation Breakfast, Seward County Community College, May 12th, 8:00 a.m. |
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2005-2006 |
Vice President of Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD), Sociology Honor Fraternity |
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2006 |
Honors pass on Social Psychology Comprehensive Examination |
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2005 |
Honors pass on Crime and Deviance Comprehensive Examination |
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2005 (fall) |
Co-Contributor to Oklahoma State University's "Introduction to Sociology Collected Readings." |
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2005 (summer) |
Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University |
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2005 (spring) |
Co-organizer of Sociology Graduate Student Association's (SGSA) annual research symposium |
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2004-2005 |
Sociology Graduate Student Association, Representative to the Faculty Committee |
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2004-2005 |
Sociology tutor for student-athletes, Oklahoma State University |
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2004 |
Honors passes on Statistics and Methods Preliminary Examinations |
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2003-2005 |
Teaching Associate, Oklahoma State University |
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2003-2005
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Adjunct Instructor, Wichita State University Kinesiology and Sport Studies |
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2003-Present |
Member of Phi Kappa Phi, Graduate Honor Society |
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2003 (summer) |
Internship with Sport Administration Program, Wichita State University |
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2002-2003 |
Teaching Associate, Wichita State University |
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2001-2002 |
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Wichita State University |
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1997 |
Vice President of Phi Theta Kappa, Community College Honor Fraternity |
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1995-1997 |
Member of Phi Theta Kappa, Community College Honor Fraternity |
Teaching Experience
“Sport in American Culture”
Kinesiology and Sport Studies 475 Wichita State University
“Sport in Society” (Graduate)
Kinesiology and Sport Studies 811 Wichita State University
“Leadership and Ethics in Sport” (Graduate)
Kinesiology and Sport Studies 802 Wichita State University
“Sport Finance”
Kinesiology and Sport Studies 528 Wichita State University
“Introduction to Sociology”
Sociology 111Q Wichita State University
Sociology 1113 Oklahoma State University
“Social Inequality and Stratification”
Sociology 330Q Wichita State University
Professional Affiliations (Past and Present)
North American Society for Sport Management
Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
Oklahoma Sociological Association
Mid-South Sociological Association
Midwest Sociological Society
American Society of Criminology
Illinois Sociological Association
Arkansas Association of Anthropology and Sociology
Professional Presentations
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2009 |
Vermillion, Mark and G. Clayton Stoldt. “College Choice Factors Influencing Community College Softball Players” presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Sport Management, Columbia, SC. |
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2009 |
Vermillion, Mark and David Wright. “American Sport and Alienation: A Multivariate Analysis” presented at the annual meeting for the Midwest Sociological Society, Des Moines, IA. |
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2008 |
Vermillion, Mark. “Collegiate Wheelchair Student-Athletes: Body Image, Self-Esteem, Gender and Disability Classification” presented at the annual meeting for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Denver, CO. |
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2008 |
Vermillion, Mark, and Friedrich, Candace. “Indigenous Sport Imagery: Race and Gender in Predicting Students’ Perceptions.” Poster presented at the annual meeting for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Denver, CO. |
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2008 |
Vermillion, Mark. “Millennials: Motivation, Discipline, and Management in Aquatics Settings” presented at the annual meeting for the South-central Kansas Aquatics Council, Wichita, KS. |
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2007 |
Vermillion, Mark, Marla Lindenmeyer, Kristin Henke, Brandi Hawkins, Kris Dorsett, and Erica Criswell. “Physical Fitness on a University Campus: A Sociological Analysis” Presentation at the annual meeting of the Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance., Emporia, KS. |
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2007 |
Vermillion, Mark. “Ethical and Leadership Principles: Recommendations for Sports and Recreational Practitioners.” Presentation at the annual meeting of the Kansas Recreation and Park Association, Cheney, KS |
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2007 |
Stoldt, Clayton G., Mark Vermillion, and Lori Miller. “Changing Long Standing Traditions.” Presentation at the annual College Sports Information Directors of America Workshop, San Diego, CA |
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2007 |
Miller, Lori, G. Clayton Stoldt, Jeff Noble, and Mark Vermillion. “The Design and Implementation of Undergraduate and Graduate Sport Management Assessment Systems: A Worthy (yet Painful) Process.” Paper Presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Sport Management, Fort Lauderdale, FL. |
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2007 |
Vermillion, Mark and Christopher Messer. “The NCAA: An Enforcement Agency Involved in the Production of Organizational Deviance.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-West Sociological Society, Chicago, IL. |
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2006 |
Messer, Christopher and Mark Vermillion. “The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921: Reexamining Theoretical Approaches.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-West Sociological Society, Omaha, NE. |
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2005 |
Vermillion, Mark and Jaime Burns. “Sex-offender Laws in Florida: An Integrative Approach” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-south Sociological Association (MSSA), Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA. |
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2005 |
Vermillion, Mark and Jaime Burns. “Sports Participation and Academic Performance: A Test of the Developmental and Zero-sum Hypotheses” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Sociological Association, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK |
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2004 |
Stoldt, G. Clayton, Mark Vermillion, R. Mike Ross and Steve Dittmore. “Newspaper Sports Coverage Patterns: Implications for Media Relations Professionals” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society of Sport Managers (NASSM), Atlanta, GA |
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2004 |
Vermillion, Mark. “Wheelchair Basketball: Differences by Gender and Type of Disability” Paper presented at the annual Oklahoma State University Research Symposium |
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2004 |
Vermillion, Mark. “Predictors of Deviance and Sports Participation in the National Education Longitudinal Survey: A Multi-Logistic Analysis” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, KS |
Publications
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2009 |
Vermillion, Mark, Stoldt, G. Clayton, Bass, Jordan. Social Problems in Major League Baseball: A Revisiting of the Topics Twenty Years Later. Journal of Sport Administration and Supervision. Forthcoming. |
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2009 |
Stoldt, G. Clayton, Vermillion, Mark, and Miller, Lori. “Public Relations Evaluation in Sport: Views from the Field.” International Journal of Sport Communication. Forthcoming. |
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2009 |
Vermillion, Mark, Holtz, Lacey, and Friedrich, Candace. “Native American Imagery in Sports: Current Student Perceptions.” International Journal of Sport Management. Forthcoming. |
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2009 |
Vermillion, Mark, Criswell, Erica, Dorsett, Kris, Hawkins, Brandi, and Henke, Kristin. “Physical Fitness on a University Campus: A Sociological Analysis” KAHPERD, 81, 1: 54-59. |
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2007 |
Vermillion, Mark, Christopher Messer, and G. Clayton Stoldt. 2008. “An Analysis of Major and Minor League Sports: The Dual Labor Market Theory and its Contributions” Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 35,1: 13-25. |
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2007 |
Stoldt, Clayton G., Mark Vermillion, and Lori Miller. “Changing Long Standing Traditions.” CoSIDA Digest, 60, 2: 10-11. |
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2007 |
Vermillion, Mark. 2007. “Sport Participation and Adolescent Deviance: A Logistic Analysis.” Social Thought and Research, 28: 227-258. |
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2007 |
Vermillion, Mark. 2007. “An Examination of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Using Collegiate Wheelchair Basketball Student Athletes.” Perceptual and Motor Skills, 104: 416-418. |
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2007 |
Vermillion, Mark. 2007. “Hubris: Athletes, Perceptions of Authority, and Feelings of Invulnerability on a College Campus.” The SMART (Sport Management and Related Topics) Journal, III, II (spring): 4-22. |
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2006 |
Vermillion, Mark. 2006. “WSU Football Would Require Subsidy” The Wichita Eagle, March 21: 7A. |
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2005 |
Vermillion, Mark and Jaime Burns. “Women and Low-wage Work” A facts sheet for Sociologists for the Study of Women in Society (SWS). Gender & Society |
Grants
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2009
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National Science Foundation “Hispanic Girls Sport and Physical Activity Participation: An Exploratory Study of Rural Southwest Kansas.” |
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2009
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Superlative Group, Inc: Internship Grant for Patrick Sheltra Funded: $7,000 |
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2008
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Superlative Group, Inc: Internship Grant for Jonathan Stimmel Funded: $5,000 Additionally funded: $7,000 |
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2008
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University Research and Creative Activity Grant (URCA), Wichita State University: “College and University Choice Factors Influencing Community College Softball Players” Funded: $3,800 |
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2006
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA): “Doping in Sport: An International, Multidisciplinary, and Social Scientific Inquiry” Not Funded |
Manuscripts under Review
Messer, Christopher and Mark Vermillion. “The NCAA: An Enforcement Agency Involved in the Production of Organizational Deviance” Journal of Sport and Social Issue.
Vermillion, Mark “College Choice Factors Influencing Community College Softball Players.” Journal of Coaching Education
Current Research Projects
“Recreational Sport Participation and Time Use: Gender Differences”
“Wheelchair Basketball: The Relationship of Identity, Stigma, and Self Concept”
“American Sport and Alienation: A Multivariate Analysis”
Updated: 7-14-09