Laura J BurtonLaura J. Burton is a professor of sport management in the Department of Educational Leadership within the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include understanding leadership in organizations (particularl sport organizations) and exploring development, access, and success in leadership. In her work, Laura focuses on issues of gender in leadership contexts and specifically how stereotypes and discrimination impact women in sport leadership. She has served as the editor of the Journal of Intercollegiate Sport and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Sport Management and Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal. She has published in the Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review, and Sex Roles. She is co-editor of Women in Sport Leadership: Research and Practice for Change, published in 2017, and also co-wrote the textbook Organizational Behavior in Sport Management, published in 2018. Read More Read Less