Goorevich publishes article on athlete menstrual health and coach relationships
"Menstruation is a barrier to women’s sport participation through stigmas, silence, a lack of coach and athlete education, discomfort in communication, and risk of menstrual disorders, especially at nonelite levels."
Anna Goorevich, PhD, and Sarah Zipp, PhD
Anna Goorevich, PhD student in the School of Kinesiology and research assistant for the Tucker Center for Girls & Women in Sport, published her master's thesis titled, "'They Seem to Only Know About Bleeding and Cramps': Menstruation, Gendered Experiences, and Coach–Athlete Relationships" in the Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal with co-author Sarah Zipp, PhD. This study provides a qualitative and quantitative, poststructuralist feminist examination of the barriers and facilitators to positive coach–athlete communication and relationships around menstruation.