2025 E.C Davis Lecturer
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Professor Sharon K Stoll, PhD as the EC Davis Lecturer. As the director of the Center for ETHICS* at the University of Idaho, she is considered a leading author in moral education intervention techniques for competitive adults and college aged students in America. Author of nine books including, Practical Ethics in Sport Management and Sport Ethics: Applications for Fair Play, with Lumpkin & Beller. She has been featured on US TV "Night Line", "ESPN Sports Center", "ESPN Chat Line", Fox Sports' "Goin' Deep". In 2005, she was in over 50 major newspapers in US and abroad describing the Center's project working with the Atlanta Braves, and in 2006 she was the front page story for the Chronicle of Higher Education. In 2007 and 2013, she was featured in Sports Illustrated. In 2007 and again in 2013, she was one of the 100 Most Influential Sport Educators in the United States by the Institute for International Sport. Since 2012, she has been a consultant for the USADA, and Clean Competition.
2025 Keynote Speaker
Lynda Ransdell, PhD has served as Department Chair of Kinesiology at Boise State (2004-2008 and 2022 – present), Associate Dean at Arizona State, and Dean at Montana State University, Northern Arizona University, and Northern Illinois University. Dr. Ransdell returned to Boise State University in 2022 as Chair of Kinesiology, with a goal to give back to the discipline and university that has given her so much. She received her Ph.D. from Arizona State University in Exercise and Wellness (1996), her M.S. from Smith College in Exercise and Sport Studies (1988), and her B.S. from Eastern Kentucky University in Physical Education and Health (1985). To date, Dr. Ransdell has published over 115 peer-reviewed journal articles, the majority of which are first or senior authored (77%). Her most frequently cited papers are related to monitoring physical activity behavior and sport performance, improving sport performance in female athletes, refining theory-based physical activity interventions, and enhancing faculty development. Dr. Ransdell has been a mentor, as chair or committee member, on 58 thesis or dissertation committees. Additionally, she has participated in sponsored projects totaling over $5 million dollars. The majority of her funded research was conducted at Northern Arizona University, as Co-Lead on the NIH-NIMHD SHERC U-54 Investigator Development Core. The purpose of this grant was to increase basic biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research to address health disparities among diverse populations in the Southwestern United States. Dr. Ransdell was also a mentor on an NIH K-Award, for Dr. Ricky Camplain, who was the first U.S. Native American scholar to receive a K-award. For her role in Kinesiology research, Dr. Ransdell is a Fellow in the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) (#46), the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK) (#579), and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). In January of 2025, she received the “Distinguished Scholar” award from NAKHE. She is a past-Vice President of NAKHE, has participated in the Engaged Scholar, Leadership Mentor, and Leadership Development Workshop programs of NAKHE, and she is the only two-time President of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS).
For more information, go to: https://www.boisestate.edu/kinesiology/lynda-ransdell-phd/