Dr. Jessica Gall Myrick was a 3 time all American distance runner while at Indiana University and went on to become a social scientist and full professor at Penn State University. We talk about her work studying Media Psychology and health and given her running background we dive into how it relates to women’s sports- which she is equipped to speak on. In 2020 she did a study to see what happens to audiences when commentators use sexist language around women’s sport .Links to Jessica’s published works including her <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Role-Emotions-Preventative-Health-Communication/dp/0739191470">text book</a> and her articles via her website <a href="http://emotionsandmedia.com/">emotionsandmedia.com</a>. She’s also currently needing feedback for a study on college athletes so we link her survey as well <a href="https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5zOXFRNpB19RFdk">https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5zOXFRNpB19RFdk</a>Recap and links are posted at our site as always <a href="http://www.keeping-track.com/">www.keeping-track.com</a>

Olympic Athletes and Motherhood

Alysia Montano, Molly Huddle and Roisin McGettigan are three Olympians, from 2 countries, including 2 Moms and 1 current pro coming together to talk about the inspiring figures, important topics and interesting stories in women's sports. We care about the landscape and future of our sport of Track and Field and we want to create more media coverage of women's sports in general. We'll be interviewing inspiring athletes, and discussing topics and news in the track world and beyond. Thanks for Keeping Track with us!