Sarah Stokowski

Professor, Athletic Leadership

Office:
Phone: 864-656-3484
Email: stoko@clemson.edu
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Educational Background

Ph.D. Kinesiology and Sport Studies
University of Tennessee

M.Ed. Special Education
Clemson University

M.Ed. Adult and Higher Education
University of Oklahoma

BSE Sport Science
University of Kansas

Profile

Sarah Stokowski, Ph.D. is a Professor of Athletic Leadership in the Department of Educational and Organizational Leadership Development at Clemson University. Her research focuses on the holistic development of college athletes, with particular emphasis on athlete development, career readiness, identity development, leadership, transition, and higher education.

Dr. Stokowski is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Athlete Development and Experience (JADE), established in partnership with the Professional Association of Athlete Development Specialists (PAADS). Throughout her career, Sarah has authored or co-authored more than 130 peer-reviewed publications and secured nearly $400,000 in external funding from organizations including the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and USA Ultimate.

She is a Robert H. Brooks Sport Science Institute Fellow at Clemson University and has been recognized as a Research Fellow by the Association for Applied Sport Management (ASMA), the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS), the College Sport Research Institute (CSRI), the Sport Management Education Journal (SMEJ), and the United States Center for Mental Health and Sport.

Her scholarship has been recognized nationally through honors including the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Early Career Award in Education and Sport, the Sport Management Education Journal (SMEJ) Best Paper Award, two National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A) Research Awards, and the University of Tennessee Sport Studies Doctoral Alumni Scholar Award. At Clemson, Sarah has also been recognized with the Robert H. Brooks Sport Science Institute GRIT Award for interdisciplinary research excellence and the Commission on Women Award of Excellence for the Advancement of Women, recognizing her commitment to mentoring young women, including through her service as Alumna Advisor for Clemson's Beta Theta Chapter of Delta Delta Delta.

Before joining Clemson, Dr. Stokowski spent six years on the faculty at the University of Arkansas, where she received teaching awards at both the departmental and college levels. A Clemson alumna, Sarah serves as Mayor of the historic Town of Pendleton, where Clemson University was founded. She and her husband, Jamie Byrne, a fellow Clemson alumnus and employee, live in Pendleton and are proud to live the land-grant mission through service to the University and the surrounding community.

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