Expertise
American Politics, Politics and Sports, State and Local Politics
Research Interests
American Politics; Politics and sports; State and local politics.
Education
- Ph D: Political Science, (1990), Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York - New York, NY
- BA: Political Science, (1978), State University of New York, The College at Brockport - Brockport, NY
- Other, (1974), Canarsie High School - Brooklyn, NY
Selected Awards and Honors
- Political Science Department Outstanding Teaching Award (2012) - UMass Lowell
- Scholar in Residence Fellowship (2012) - St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- National Student-Athlete Day Faculty Recognition (2006) - UMass Lowell
- Political Science Department Outstanding Teaching Award (2003) - UMass Lowell
- Political Science Department Outstanding Teaching Award (1993) - UMass Lowell
Selected Publications
- Dyck, J., Cluverius, J., Gerson, J. (2019). Sports, Science, and Partisanship in the United States: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and the Polarisation of an Apolitical Issue. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 11(1) 133-152.
- Gerson, J., Pho, T., Cowan, S.R. (2007). Southeast Asian Refugees and Immigrants in the Mill City : Changing Families, Communities, Institutions-- Thirty Years Afterward.
- Hardy-Fanta, C., Gerson, J. (2002). Latino Politics in Massachusetts : Struggles, Strategies, and Prospects.
- Gerson, J., Wooding, J. (2001). Understanding the Political Geography of the Region: Sustainable Development and the University (pp. 149-164). Approaches to sustainable development: The public university in the regional economy
- Gerson, J., Wooding, J. (1999). Regional Regimes and Regional Power: Defending Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. Research in Politics & Society, 7 65-83.
Selected Presentations
- Ethnicity in Massachusetts, Regions, Rowing Against the Tide: The Growing Number of Women Coaches in NCAA Div. I Rowing, December 2013 Seattle, WA
- Moving From Division II to Division I Athletics: Is It Worth The Effort? The Case of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, November 2013 Quebec City, Canada
- Womenês Hockey World Championships Women's Ice Hockey: Past, Present and Future, April 2013 Carleton University Ottawa, Canada
- The State of US Women Coaches, November 2012 Montreal, Canada
- Constructing the Hockey Family: Home, Community, Bureaucracy and Marketplace The State of Canadian Women Coaches in the CIS, July 2012 Halifax, Nova Scotia The Center for the Study of Sport and Health St. Mary's University
- Wome's Hockey World Championships Women's Ice Hockey: Past, Present and Future, April 2012 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Girls & Women in Sport/Physical Activity Conference 2011: Creating Change The Declining Number of Women Head Coaches in College Athletics: Recommendations For Change and Future Research, November 2011 Minneapolis, MN
- The Declining Number of Women Head Coaches in Women's College Ice Hockey: An Oral History, April 2011 Naples, FL
- Leveling the Playing Field: Examining Gender, Social Justice, and Sports The Declining Number of Women Head Coaches in College Ice Hockey: An Oral History, March 2011
- Hockey on the Border: An International Scholarly Conference. The State of U.S. Womenês College Hockey, June 2010 Buffalo, NY
- Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association Annual Meeting Everythingês Political, Especially The Games We Play: A Sports Writer & A Political Scientist Team-Teach Politics and Sports, November 2009 Boston, MA
- Annual Meeting, New England Political Science Association The Growing Popularity of Political Documentary Film: A Conversation with New England Film Directors, May 2009 Portsmouth, NH
- Three Political Movements and Sports." New Research in Politics and Sports, November 2008 Boston, MA
- Former Congressman Marty Meehanês Archives and Oral History Project Annual Meeting Oral History with Former Members of Congress, October 2008 Pittsburgh, PA
- Annual Meeting Current Political Documentaries: A Conversation with New England Film Directors (with U. Mass Lowell History Professor Chad Montrie), August 2008 Boston, MA
- Soccer: The Global Game, April 2008 Braintree Sheraton Hotel, Braintree, MA
- Annual Meeting Teaching Politics and Sports, April 2008 Providence, RI
- The Declining Number of African Americans in Baseball Sponsored by the Great Fenway Park Writers Series Fenway Park, April 2008 The Declining Number of African Americans in Baseball Sponsored by the Great Fenway Park Writers Series Fenway Park
- First Annual Conference: The State of New England: People, Politics, and Policies Cambodian-Americans of Lowell: A Cautionary Tale of Refugee Political Incorporation, 2004-2008", March 2008 Stonehill College, Easton, MA
- Meeting of Visiting Chinese Scholars of Oral History Oral History and New Digital Technology, February 2008 Mogan Cultural Center, Lowell, MA
- Remembering the 1972 USSR vs. Canada Hockey Summit Series, December 2007 Boston, MA
- The Boston College Points Shaving Scandal and Its Relevance for Todayês NBA, November 2007 TD BankNorth Garden, Boston, MA
- Women in the Business of Professional Sports, April 2007 Boston MA
- Case of Alan Eagleson Stonehill College, Easton, MA, March 2007 TD BankNorth Garden
- The Politics and History of Former Lowell Congressman F. Bradford Morse, December 2006 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- The History of Nuestra Senora Del Carmen Parish, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1994 _ 2004.", November 2006 Providence, RI
- Southeast Asian Immigrants and Refugees in the Mill City ; Seminar, June 2006 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- New Research on Southeast Asian American Communities in New England New Research on Southeast Asian American Communities in New England, November 2005 University of Massachusetts Boston
- Politics in Southeast Asian American Communities The Battle for Control of the Lowell Trairatanaran Cambodian Temple.", September 2005 Washington, DC
- Seminar: Southeast Asian Refugees and Immigrants in Lowell, June 2005 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Performance Enhancing Drugs and Major League Baseball, May 2005 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- The National Hockey League Lockout: Causes and Prospects, April 2005
- Canada's Game? Critical Perspectives on Ice Hockey and Identity. An Interdisciplinary Conference Different Views on Fighting in Ice Hockey? An Oral History of Canadian and American Contemporary Professional Minor League and Division I Hockey Players.", April 2005 Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
- Title IX Thirty Years Afterward: An Assessment, March 2005 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Politics in the Cambodian Community of Lowell Honors Program Seminar, 2004
- A History of the Latino Community of Lowell, October 2004 Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, MA
- Cambodian-Americans of Lowell: A Cautionary Tale of Refugee Political Incorporation.", March 2004 Boston, MA
- Biannual Conference, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and the Center for Policy Analysis Portuguese-Americans and Contemporary Civic Culture in Massachusetts: An Interpretation"., March 2003 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Brad Morse: A Native Son" Brad Morse: A Native Son", March 2002 Lowell City Hall
- The City Seminar, sponsored by Graduate Program in Urban History Talk and Powerpoint Presentation A Tale of Two Mid-Sized Cities: Lawrence and Lowell, MA Since 1970.", November 2001 Columbia University, NYC
- New England Sports Museum Archive The Life and Times of Jackie Robinson, September 2001
- Ethnic Politics in Southern New England Cities: The Politics of Federal Intervention, May 2000 Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT
- Regional Power and Regional Regimes: Defending Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts", April 2000 Annual Meeting, Hemstead, NY
- Roundtable Discussion via interactive tele-course. Ethnicity in Massachusetts Cambodian Assimilation in America, January 2000
- Ethnic Politics in Southern New England Cities: Youth Gangs and Crime, May 1999 Annual Meeting, Providence, MA
- Lecture to Comparative Genocide (a course taught by Dr. Levon Chorbajian, Sociology Dept., University of Massachusetts Lowell) The Cambodian Genocide, May 1999
- (as part of an art exhibit –Remembering the Cambodian Genocide") The Cambodian Holocaust Survivors' Video Project: Video Presentation and Talk, April 1999 Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MA
- A Faculty Response to: Racism, Discrimination and Expectations of Student Achievement", December 1998 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- "The Impact of Homeland Politics on Cambodian American Political Participation", November 1998 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
- Hispanic Catholics and the Catholic Church in Lowell, MA, November 1998 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Community Psychology Program, –Selected Topics" Hispanic Catholics and the Catholic Church, October 1998 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Politics in Southeast Asian American Communities, September 1998 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
- A Political History of Hispanics in Lowell, May 1998 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Ethnic Politics in Southern New England Cities: Minority Group Participation, May 1998 Annual Meeting, Worcester, MA
- Lecture, Commonwealth College, University of Massachusetts, via interactive tele-course, Ethnicity in Massachusetts, Dr. Mitra Das, Sociology Dept. Ethnicity in Lowell and Lawrence, MA, March 1998 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Cinema and Multiculturalism Conference Film as a Tool for Teaching Multiculturalism Across the Disciplines", March 1998 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Film as a Tool for Teaching Multiculturalism Across the Disciplines", March 1998 University of Massachusetts Lowell with Jane Freimiller
- "A Political History of Hispanics in Lowell, MA: Hispanic Catholics and the Catholic Church in Lowell", November 1997 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
- "Cambodian Political Succession in Lowell, MA", November 1997 Annual Meeting, Newark, NJ
- "Sustainable Development: Understanding the Political Geography of the Region", October 1997 Fall Conference, University of Massachusetts Lowell with John Wooding
- The Cambodian Holocaust Survivorsê Video Project: Video Presentation and Talk, June 1997 Lowell Public Schools, Lowell, MA
- Ethnic Politics in Southern New England Cities: Latino Political Representation, May 1997 Annual Meeting, New London, CT
- Remembering the Cambodian Holocaust: Video Presentation and Talk, March 1997 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- The Power of Memory, December 1996 University of Massachusetts Lowell
- A Faculty Response to Dr. Connie Chan: –What is Academic Climate?", December 1996 University of Massachusetts
- Ethnic Politics in Southern New England Cities: The Political Economy of Mid Sized Cities, November 1996 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
- Ethnic Politics in Southern New England Cities: Political Succession Without Political Parties, May 1996 Annual Meeting, Springfield, MA
- "Cambodian Political Succession in Lowell, MA", November 1995 Newark, NJ
- The Impact of Immigration on the Merrimack Valley Multiculturalism and Transnationalism: An International Conference, October 1994
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Identification of Latino, Southeast Asian and Portuguese Voter Registrants in Lowell, MA (), Grant - UML Library & CDP
- Sustainable Development: The Political Geography of a Region (), Grant - Council on Industrial Theory & Assessment (CITA)
- Seminar: Mentoring Graduate Students Studying the Southeast Asian Community of Lowell (2008), Grant - Mogan Cultural Center
- Subvention to support publication of Southeast Asian Refugees in the Mill City (2008), Grant - Theodore Edson T. Parker Foundation
- Ethnographic Study of Lowell (2007), Grant - National Park Service
- Seminar on Southeast Asian Community of Lowell (2007), Grant - Mogan Cultural Center Community Research Award
- Puerto Rican Exhibit, Lowell National Historical Park (2005), Grant - Cultural Organizations of Lowell (COOL
- Puerto Rican Festival, Photo and Video Documentation (2004), Grant - UML Council on Diversity and Pluralism
- Lowell National Historical Park, Oral Histories of Cambodian Genocide Survivors (2003), Grant - Teaching Cambodian Students Oral History
- Building Community Through Culture with Dr. Charles Nikitopoulos (2000), Grant - Council on Diversity & Pluralism
- Development of a New Course: American Politics and Music in the Post World War II Period (2000), Grant - Council on Teaching & Learning
- Development of a New Course: Introduction to Politics and Sports (2000), Grant - Council on Teaching & Learning
- Development of a New Course: Politics and Music (2000), Grant - Council on Teaching & Learning
- Building Community Through Culture: A UniverCity Approach (1999), Grant - Council on Diversity and Pluralism
- Puerto Rican Shoe Factory Workers in Lowell (1999), Grant - Joseph P. Healey Endowment Research
- Developing Curriculum on the Cambodian Genocide for the Lowell Public Schools (1997), Grant - UML Public Service Endowment
- High School Students 'Auxiliary to the Video Archive for Cambodian Holocaust Survivors' Testimonies (1997), Grant - CDP
- An Effort to Expand Voter Registration Among Puerto Rican and Cambodian Residents of Lowell, MA (1996), Grant - CDP
- Video Archive for Cambodian Holocaust Survivors' Testimonies (1996), Grant - Lowell Cultural Council (LCC)
- Video Archive for Cambodian Holocaust Survivors' Testimonies (1996), Grant - Lowell National Historic Park
- Cambodian Political Succession in Lowell (1994), Grant - UML Healey
- Politics and Film, New Team (1994), Grant - CTL