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Shaun M. Anderson, Ph.D. is one of the most influential public intellectuals of his generation. He is an award-winning author and internationally recognized scholar dedicated to harnessing the power of sport to create positive social change. He is currently the John S. and James L. Knight Chair of Sports, Race, and Media for the Hussman School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining the UNC faculty, he was Chair and Associate Professor for the Department of Communication Studies at Loyola Marymount University.
Dr. Anderson has published in several high-profile peer reviewed journals including Communication and Sport, Psychology of Popular Media Culture, and the International Journal of Sport Communication. His work has also been featured in several prominent edited books including Social Issues in Sport Communication: You Make the Call (Routledge), Sporting Realities: Critical Readings of the Sport Documentary (University of Nebraska Press), and New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity: Critical Readings about the Black Experience in Trump’s America (Kendall Hunt).
Dr. Anderson’s first book, The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter (Rowman and Littlefield) is a timely and significant examination of how Black athletes have used their influence to create meaningful change and reform for Black Americans. It was hailed as one of the most anticipated books of 2023 by prominent outlets including the Kirkus Review, Publisher’s Weekly, and the Sports Business Journal. He is also the founder of CSR Global Consulting, LLC, a consultancy that guides sports organizations in developing and implementing their social responsibility initiatives.
A frequent national and international commentator, Dr. Anderson has been featured on many prominent news outlets including NBC, ESPN 30 for 30, The Tavis Smiley Show, NPR, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Colors: A Dialogue on Racism in America along with many others. As a sought-after expert, he has worked with globally renowned organizations such as Nike, Athletic Greens, Better, United Soccer League Championship, the Aspire Group, among many many others. For his work, he was selected as a Black Enterprise Magazine “Man of Enterprise Magazine Man of Distinction”, which is one of the highest distinctions bestowed upon black men for their value and talent.
Currently, Dr. Anderson is working on his second book with Oxford University Press which focuses on developing a theoretical framework using strategic communication to develop, implement, and sustain sport social responsibility initiatives.
