Dr. Sarah Teetzel
Assistant Professor
University of Manitoba
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
112 Frank Kennedy
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8762
Fax: (204) 261-4802
E-mail: sarah.teetzel@umanitoba.ca
Education:
• PhD (Kinesiology) University of Western Ontario – 2009
• Diploma in Ethics (Philosophy) University of Western Ontario – 2005
• MA (Kinesiology) University of Western Ontario – 2004
• BSc (Kinesiology) University of Western Ontario – 2002
Research Interests:
Dr. Sarah Teetzel’s research focuses on applied ethical issues in sport with emphasis on the intersection of rules and values. Her research has recently been funded by the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. Her main areas of interest include:
• Philosophical, historical, and sociocultural aspects of sport
• Olympic studies
• Doping and drug testing in sport
• Gender in sport
Recent Honours and Awards:
• University of Manitoba 2012 Merit Award for Research, Scholarly Work and Creative Activities
• Invited lecturer, International Olympia Academy's 12th Session for Directors of National Olympic Academies, Ancient Olympia, Greece, May 12-19, 2013
• 2013-2014 Health, Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute Research Fellowship recipient
• Invited keynote speaker, Japan Society for the Philosophy of Physical Education and Sport conference. Osaka, Japan, August 18, 2012
Recent Publications:
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). "The Ethics of Enhancing Performance." In A Companion to the Philosophy of Sport, ed. Cesar R. Torres. Bloomsbury (in press).
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). Review of Janelle Joseph, Simon Darnell and Yka Nakamura (Eds.)'s Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities. Published in Sport, Ethics and Philosophy (in press).
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). "Optimizing the Understanding and Teaching of the Philosophy of Olympism." Proceedings of the International Olympic Academy 2013. Ancient Olympia: Hellenic Olympic Committee.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). "The Ethics of Drug Testing Student-Athletes." Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education [published in Japanese], (in press).
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). "Critical Thinking on the Pool Deck: Not Now, Not Ever?" In Playing It Forward: 50 Years of Women and Sport in Canada. Guylaine Demers, Lorraine Greaves, Sandi Kirby, and Marion Lay (eds.). Toronto: Feminist History Society/Women's Education and Research Foundation of Ontario.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). A Philosophical Analysis of Olympic Entrourages: Views from the Perspectives of Fairness, Justice, and Olympism. Report submitted to the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Studies Centre. 50 pages.
Teetzel, Sarah & Elizabeth Hardy. (2013). Shared University Physical Activity Spaces: Establishing Best Practices to Inform Space Allocation Decisions. Report submitted to the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba. 66 pages.
Weaving, Charlene & Sarah Teetzel. (2012). A Sociocultural Analysis of Gender and Sport. Report submitted to the World Anti-Doping Agency, 86 pages. Available online here.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “Rules and Reform: Eligibility, Gender Differences, and the Olympic Games.” In Olympic Reform Ten Years Later. H. Dichter and B. Kidd (eds). London: Routledge, 98-110.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “Optimizing Olympic Education: A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding and Teaching the Philosophy of Olympism.” Educational Review 64(3): 317-332.
Sailors, Pam R. Sarah Teetzel, and Charlene Weaving. (2012). “The Complexities of Sport, Gender and Drug Testing.” The American Journal of Bioethics 12(7): 23-25.
Sailors, Pam R. Sarah Teetzel, and Charlene Weaving. (2012). “No Net Gain: A Critique of Media Representations of Women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball.” Feminist Media Studies 12(3): 1-5.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “Olympic Support Personnel and Entourages: Coherence with the Philosophy of Olympism.” In Problems, Possibilities, and Promising Practices: Critical Dialogues on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. J. Forsyth and M. Heine (eds.). London, ON: International Centre for Olympic Studies, 29-34.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “An Argument for the Fair Use of Animals in Sport.” In Sport and the Environment: Philosophical Dimensions. G. Tymowski and C. Weaving (eds.). Antigonish, NS: St Francis Xavier University, 78-83. ISSBN: 9781-55131-146-3
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). Review of Andy Miah & Beatriz Garcia The Olympics: The Basics. Published in Olympika, 21: 78-81.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “Steroid Scandal in Baseball and the Mitchell Report” and “Triathlon.” In Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. J. Nauright and C. Parrish (eds.). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 395-396; 412-413.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). “Charting the Charter: An Analysis of Eligibility Rules and the Olympic Games.” Olympika 20: 31-54.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). “Rules and Reform: Eligibility, Gender Differences, and the Olympic Games.” Sport in Society 14(3): 386-398.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). “Steroid Use” and “Swimming.” In Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World, Volume 3, M.Z. Strange and C.K. Oyster (eds.). New York: Sage Reference, 1405-1406; 1428-1430.
Bates, Christopher G. and Sarah Teetzel. (2011). “Technology” and “Violence.” In Sports in America, Volume III. S. Riess (ed.). Boston: M.E. Sharpe, 880-887; 930-935.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). Review of Bigger Stronger Faster (2008). Written by Chris Bell, Alexander Buono and Tamsin Rawady. Directed by Chris Bell. Magnolia Pictures. Distributed by Videoville Showtime. 106 minutes. Journal of Sport History 38(2): 298-299.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). “Divorcing Drug Testing and Sex Testing in Sport." International Network of Humanistic Doping Research (INDHR) editorial. www.doping.au.dk.
Recent Conference Presentations:
Teetzel, Sarah and Charlene Weaving. “Anti-Doping Education: Analyzing Student-Athletes’ Apathetic Attitudes.” International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) World Congress 2013. Vancouver, BC, June 12-15, 2013.
Teetzel, Sarah. “The Historical Inclusion of Support Personnel on Olympic Rosters.” North American Society for Sport History 41st Annual Conference, Halifax, NS, June 24-27 2013.
Teetzel, Sarah. “Drug Testing Child Athletes.” American Philosophical Association-Pacific Conference. San Francisco, March 29, 2013.
Sailors, Pam R., Sarah Teetzel, and Charlene Weaving. “Lentius, Inferius, Debilius: The Ethics of ‘Not Trying’ on the Olympic Stage.” American Philosophical Association-Central Conference. New Orleans. February 20-23, 2013. (Presented by P. Sailors.)
Teetzel, Sarah. “Olympic Support Personnel and Entourages: Coherence with the Philosophy of Olympism.” Presented at 11th International Symposium for Olympic Research, at Western University, London, ON, October 18-19, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah. “On What Grounds is Mandatory Drug Testing of Student-Athletes Permissible?” Presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, Porto, Portugal, September 12-15, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah. “The Olympic Charter and the Olympic Ethos: Addressing Potentially Incompatible Rules and Values” Presented at International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS), Glasgow, Scotland, July 19-24, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah and Charlene Weaving. “Student-Athlete Attitudes Toward Current Anti-Doping Rules.” International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) World Congress of Sociology of Sport 2012. Glasgow, Scotland, July 16-18, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah. “The Olympic Age Rule: Paternalistic and Ageist Considerations.” Presented at the North American Society for Sport History 40th Annual Conference, Berkeley, CA, June 1-4, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah and Charlene Weaving. “Media, Athlete, and Administrator Perspectives on Doping in Canadian Sport.” Presented at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA, November 3-5, 2011.
Teetzel, Sarah. “Regulating Exclusion: An Analysis of Problematic Language Contained in Sports Rulebooks and Charters.” Girls and Women in Sport and Physical Activity Conference 2011: Creating Change. Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, Minneapolis, MN, November 2, 2011.
Teetzel, Sarah. “Collective Responsibility Applied to Doping in Sport.” Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, Rochester, NY, USA, September 8-11, 2011.
Graduate students:
Sarah is interested in supervising graduate students whose research interests are related to the following topics:
• Rules and values in sport
• Olympic values and education
• Drug testing, privacy and informed consent in sport
• Implications of current sex testing procedures in sport
• Acceptable and unacceptable uses of technology in sport
• Autonomy and athlete’s rights
• Philosophical, historical, or sociocultural aspects of sport and physical activity
Recently Completed Graduate Students:
Olivia Durst (MA, 2013). Athletes’ Values, Attitudes and Justifications for the Doping Ban: An Analysis of Canadian Retired and Current National Volleyball Team Players’ Perspectives
Elizabeth Hardy (MA, 2013). The Female Apologetic within Canadian Women’s Rugby: Exploring Level of Competition, Racial Identity and Sexual Orientation
Supervisory Committee:
Donna Harris (in progress) Supervisor: Dr. Leisha Strachan
Jana McKee (in progress) Supervisor: Dr. Joannie Halas
Chris Lagimodiere (MSc, 2012) Similarities and Differences between Male Professional versus High Performance Amateur Athletes’ Retirement Experiences. Supervisor: Dr. Leisha Strachan
Courses Taught:
PERS 3340 - Philosophy of Physical Activity and Leisure
KIN 4060 - Drugs and Ergogenic Aids in Sport
PERS 4200 - Sport and the Body
PERS 7080 - Directed Studies: Gender and Sport / Sport Ethics / Doping in Sport
PHED 7160 - Sport Development and Ethics (with L. Strachan)
University of Manitoba
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
112 Frank Kennedy
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8762
Fax: (204) 261-4802
E-mail: sarah.teetzel@umanitoba.ca
Education:
• PhD (Kinesiology) University of Western Ontario – 2009
• Diploma in Ethics (Philosophy) University of Western Ontario – 2005
• MA (Kinesiology) University of Western Ontario – 2004
• BSc (Kinesiology) University of Western Ontario – 2002
Research Interests:
Dr. Sarah Teetzel’s research focuses on applied ethical issues in sport with emphasis on the intersection of rules and values. Her research has recently been funded by the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. Her main areas of interest include:
• Philosophical, historical, and sociocultural aspects of sport
• Olympic studies
• Doping and drug testing in sport
• Gender in sport
Recent Honours and Awards:
• University of Manitoba 2012 Merit Award for Research, Scholarly Work and Creative Activities
• Invited lecturer, International Olympia Academy's 12th Session for Directors of National Olympic Academies, Ancient Olympia, Greece, May 12-19, 2013
• 2013-2014 Health, Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute Research Fellowship recipient
• Invited keynote speaker, Japan Society for the Philosophy of Physical Education and Sport conference. Osaka, Japan, August 18, 2012
Recent Publications:
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). "The Ethics of Enhancing Performance." In A Companion to the Philosophy of Sport, ed. Cesar R. Torres. Bloomsbury (in press).
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). Review of Janelle Joseph, Simon Darnell and Yka Nakamura (Eds.)'s Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities. Published in Sport, Ethics and Philosophy (in press).
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). "Optimizing the Understanding and Teaching of the Philosophy of Olympism." Proceedings of the International Olympic Academy 2013. Ancient Olympia: Hellenic Olympic Committee.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). "The Ethics of Drug Testing Student-Athletes." Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education [published in Japanese], (in press).
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). "Critical Thinking on the Pool Deck: Not Now, Not Ever?" In Playing It Forward: 50 Years of Women and Sport in Canada. Guylaine Demers, Lorraine Greaves, Sandi Kirby, and Marion Lay (eds.). Toronto: Feminist History Society/Women's Education and Research Foundation of Ontario.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2013). A Philosophical Analysis of Olympic Entrourages: Views from the Perspectives of Fairness, Justice, and Olympism. Report submitted to the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Studies Centre. 50 pages.
Teetzel, Sarah & Elizabeth Hardy. (2013). Shared University Physical Activity Spaces: Establishing Best Practices to Inform Space Allocation Decisions. Report submitted to the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba. 66 pages.
Weaving, Charlene & Sarah Teetzel. (2012). A Sociocultural Analysis of Gender and Sport. Report submitted to the World Anti-Doping Agency, 86 pages. Available online here.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “Rules and Reform: Eligibility, Gender Differences, and the Olympic Games.” In Olympic Reform Ten Years Later. H. Dichter and B. Kidd (eds). London: Routledge, 98-110.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “Optimizing Olympic Education: A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding and Teaching the Philosophy of Olympism.” Educational Review 64(3): 317-332.
Sailors, Pam R. Sarah Teetzel, and Charlene Weaving. (2012). “The Complexities of Sport, Gender and Drug Testing.” The American Journal of Bioethics 12(7): 23-25.
Sailors, Pam R. Sarah Teetzel, and Charlene Weaving. (2012). “No Net Gain: A Critique of Media Representations of Women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball.” Feminist Media Studies 12(3): 1-5.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “Olympic Support Personnel and Entourages: Coherence with the Philosophy of Olympism.” In Problems, Possibilities, and Promising Practices: Critical Dialogues on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. J. Forsyth and M. Heine (eds.). London, ON: International Centre for Olympic Studies, 29-34.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “An Argument for the Fair Use of Animals in Sport.” In Sport and the Environment: Philosophical Dimensions. G. Tymowski and C. Weaving (eds.). Antigonish, NS: St Francis Xavier University, 78-83. ISSBN: 9781-55131-146-3
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). Review of Andy Miah & Beatriz Garcia The Olympics: The Basics. Published in Olympika, 21: 78-81.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2012). “Steroid Scandal in Baseball and the Mitchell Report” and “Triathlon.” In Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. J. Nauright and C. Parrish (eds.). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 395-396; 412-413.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). “Charting the Charter: An Analysis of Eligibility Rules and the Olympic Games.” Olympika 20: 31-54.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). “Rules and Reform: Eligibility, Gender Differences, and the Olympic Games.” Sport in Society 14(3): 386-398.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). “Steroid Use” and “Swimming.” In Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World, Volume 3, M.Z. Strange and C.K. Oyster (eds.). New York: Sage Reference, 1405-1406; 1428-1430.
Bates, Christopher G. and Sarah Teetzel. (2011). “Technology” and “Violence.” In Sports in America, Volume III. S. Riess (ed.). Boston: M.E. Sharpe, 880-887; 930-935.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). Review of Bigger Stronger Faster (2008). Written by Chris Bell, Alexander Buono and Tamsin Rawady. Directed by Chris Bell. Magnolia Pictures. Distributed by Videoville Showtime. 106 minutes. Journal of Sport History 38(2): 298-299.
Teetzel, Sarah. (2011). “Divorcing Drug Testing and Sex Testing in Sport." International Network of Humanistic Doping Research (INDHR) editorial. www.doping.au.dk.
Recent Conference Presentations:
Teetzel, Sarah and Charlene Weaving. “Anti-Doping Education: Analyzing Student-Athletes’ Apathetic Attitudes.” International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) World Congress 2013. Vancouver, BC, June 12-15, 2013.
Teetzel, Sarah. “The Historical Inclusion of Support Personnel on Olympic Rosters.” North American Society for Sport History 41st Annual Conference, Halifax, NS, June 24-27 2013.
Teetzel, Sarah. “Drug Testing Child Athletes.” American Philosophical Association-Pacific Conference. San Francisco, March 29, 2013.
Sailors, Pam R., Sarah Teetzel, and Charlene Weaving. “Lentius, Inferius, Debilius: The Ethics of ‘Not Trying’ on the Olympic Stage.” American Philosophical Association-Central Conference. New Orleans. February 20-23, 2013. (Presented by P. Sailors.)
Teetzel, Sarah. “Olympic Support Personnel and Entourages: Coherence with the Philosophy of Olympism.” Presented at 11th International Symposium for Olympic Research, at Western University, London, ON, October 18-19, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah. “On What Grounds is Mandatory Drug Testing of Student-Athletes Permissible?” Presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, Porto, Portugal, September 12-15, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah. “The Olympic Charter and the Olympic Ethos: Addressing Potentially Incompatible Rules and Values” Presented at International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS), Glasgow, Scotland, July 19-24, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah and Charlene Weaving. “Student-Athlete Attitudes Toward Current Anti-Doping Rules.” International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) World Congress of Sociology of Sport 2012. Glasgow, Scotland, July 16-18, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah. “The Olympic Age Rule: Paternalistic and Ageist Considerations.” Presented at the North American Society for Sport History 40th Annual Conference, Berkeley, CA, June 1-4, 2012.
Teetzel, Sarah and Charlene Weaving. “Media, Athlete, and Administrator Perspectives on Doping in Canadian Sport.” Presented at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA, November 3-5, 2011.
Teetzel, Sarah. “Regulating Exclusion: An Analysis of Problematic Language Contained in Sports Rulebooks and Charters.” Girls and Women in Sport and Physical Activity Conference 2011: Creating Change. Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, Minneapolis, MN, November 2, 2011.
Teetzel, Sarah. “Collective Responsibility Applied to Doping in Sport.” Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, Rochester, NY, USA, September 8-11, 2011.
Graduate students:
Sarah is interested in supervising graduate students whose research interests are related to the following topics:
• Rules and values in sport
• Olympic values and education
• Drug testing, privacy and informed consent in sport
• Implications of current sex testing procedures in sport
• Acceptable and unacceptable uses of technology in sport
• Autonomy and athlete’s rights
• Philosophical, historical, or sociocultural aspects of sport and physical activity
Recently Completed Graduate Students:
Olivia Durst (MA, 2013). Athletes’ Values, Attitudes and Justifications for the Doping Ban: An Analysis of Canadian Retired and Current National Volleyball Team Players’ Perspectives
Elizabeth Hardy (MA, 2013). The Female Apologetic within Canadian Women’s Rugby: Exploring Level of Competition, Racial Identity and Sexual Orientation
Supervisory Committee:
Donna Harris (in progress) Supervisor: Dr. Leisha Strachan
Jana McKee (in progress) Supervisor: Dr. Joannie Halas
Chris Lagimodiere (MSc, 2012) Similarities and Differences between Male Professional versus High Performance Amateur Athletes’ Retirement Experiences. Supervisor: Dr. Leisha Strachan
Courses Taught:
PERS 3340 - Philosophy of Physical Activity and Leisure
KIN 4060 - Drugs and Ergogenic Aids in Sport
PERS 4200 - Sport and the Body
PERS 7080 - Directed Studies: Gender and Sport / Sport Ethics / Doping in Sport
PHED 7160 - Sport Development and Ethics (with L. Strachan)
Current Graduate Students:
Dongwan He
Tara Klimchuk
Thyra Shaw
Janice Tilly (with Dr. LeAnne Petherick)