Areas I Teach
Course Information
Sport, Society & the Body
Gender, Sexuality & Sport
Current Issues in Recreation (W course)
Leadership Dynamics in Recreation & Sport
Sport Law & Governance
Areas of Research and Specialization
Dr. Rochon is an interdisciplinary educator and researcher in sport, physical cultural studies, and gender and sexuality studies. Their areas of specialization are Black/African Diaspora in Sport, Trans Studies, Youth/Community Sport, Pedagogical Interventions in Sport Studies, and Qualitative Methodologies.
Education
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sport Management, University of Connecticut.
PhD., Sport Management with concentrations in Sport Media and Cultural Studies, Florida State University.
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, University of South Florida.
B.S., Sport and Leisure Management, Eastern Connecticut State University.
Books
Selected Publications
McGarry, J., Rochon, R., Bellamy-Mathis, P., & Jacobs, V. F. (2026) Specific Benefits and Challenges for Students Living in Under-Resourced Communities. In Kinetic Classrooms for All Learners (pp. 82-108). Routledge.
Rochon, R. & Chen,C. (2026). . Sport Management Education Journal. Advance online publication.
Chen, C., Singer, J.N., Rochon, R., Chahardovali, T., & Oshiro, K. (2026). Journal of Sport Management.
Rochon, R. & Dickerson, N., (2026). , Journal of Emerging Sport Studies, 12.
McGarry, J. E., Rochon, R., Mala, J., & Ebron, K. A. (2025). Youth, 5(3), 93.
Bannoura, D., Dreidi, O., O鈥橩eeffe, R., Macauley, M.D., McCullough, K., Pijetlovic, K., Chen, C., Rochon, R., & Sailofsky, D. (2025). . Sociology of Sport Journal, 42(4), 459 鈥 469.
Baeth, A., Posbergh, A., Bekker, S., & Rochon, R. (2025). . Sociology of Sport Journal, 42(3), 245-252.
Antoine, J. R., Jacobs, S., Mwaniki, M., Elgoharry, Y., Nachman, J., Chen, C., Rochon, R., & Weems, A. (2025). . World Leisure Journal.
Newman, J.I., Chahardovali, T., Rochon, R., Dai, S. (2025). Qualitative Research, Scholarly 鈥淧erformance鈥, and the Rationalization of Inquiry in Sport & Physical Culture. In Giardina, M. D., Donnelly, M.K, & Waldman, D.J. (Eds), .
Posbergh, A., Baeth, A., Bekker, S., & Rochon, R. (2024). . Sociology of Sport Journal, 1, 1-7.
Bell, D., Rahman, S., & Rochon, R. (2023). . Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, 944782.
Professional Affiliations
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS)
American Studies Association (ASA)