CL Cole, Ph.D.
- Professor
- Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
- College of Applied Health Sciences
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Professor of Gender & Women's Studies, Criticism & Interpretive Theory
- Faculty Affiliate: African-American Studies, East Asian Studies, and Sociology
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Degree
- Ph.D., Interdisciplinary program: Sociology of Culture with concentrations in American studies and women's studies , University of Iowa, 1992
- Ph.D., Sport studies: work and organizations, gender, University of Southern California, 1987
- Area of Professional Interest
- Dr. Cole’s areas of professional interest include Cultural Studies; Critical American Studies; Feminism, Critical Race and Queer Studies; Popular Culture and Sport; and Interpretive and Ethnographic Methods
- Research Interests
- Professor Cole's teaching and research investigate the production of deviant bodies and national identity in post-WWII America
- Awards, Academic and Professional Honors
- Arnold O. Beckman Award, 2006
- Faculty Fellow, Center for Democracy in a Multiracial Society, 2004-2005
- Instructors Ranked Excellent and Outstanding, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996
- See curriculum vitae for complete list of awards, academic and professional honors.
- Publications
- See curriculum vitae for list of publications, proceedings, books, and articles.
- Professional Associations and Certifications
- See curriculum vitae for professional associations and certifications.


