Jan Todd , Ph.D., the Roy J. McLean Fellow in Sport History - is both a sport historian and a well-known expert on strength training.
Faculty and Staff
The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center was founded in 2008 by Drs. Terry and Jan Todd who served as its co-directors. During the Center’s first decade, Terry Todd watched with great pride as The Center grew into a world-renowned research center and library dedicated to the study of strength, fitness and general sports. In 2018, Dr. Terry Todd passed away. Learn more about Dr. Terry Todd.
LEADERSHIP
Kim Beckwith, Ph.D. is the Associate Director for the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center and an Assistant Professor of Instruction in...
Charles Stocking specializes in the history and philosophy of the body, sport, and physical culture from Ancient Greece to the...
Tolga Ozyurtcu, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University...
STAFF
Our mission-critical tasks of archiving, curation, digitization, exhibit maintenance, and research assistance could not happen without our incredible staff. Kim Beckwith- the Associate Director at the Stark Center – leads our efforts to catalogue, sort, and maintain all of our collections. Our full-time archivist Caroline Jones and Geoff Schmalz – along with graduate assistants from the School of Information – help make our collections accessible to researchers from around the world.
Caroline Jones is originally from the Dallas-Fort Worth area and came to Austin in 2010. She graduated from St. Edward’s...
Kyle R. Martin is a third generation Calabrese-American, born and raised in Austin. In 2010, he graduated cum laude from...
Patty McCain is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Patty is a former...
Geoff Schmalz graduated from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1998. He...
AFFILIATED FACULTY – COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Dr. Rachel Ozerkevich is Assistant Professor of Instruction of Physical Culture and Sport Studies in the Department of Kinesiology at...
John D. Fair, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas...
Thomas M. Hunt, J.D., Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of...
