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Media Relations Staff

Jonathan Gust
Director of Media Relations
(610) 519-6508
jonathan.gust@villanova.edu

Kathleen Scavello
Assistant Director of Media Relations
(610) 519-6733
kathleen.scavello@villanova.edu

Kate Johnston
Assistant Director of Media Relations (Villanova School of Law)
(610) 519-8333
kate.johnston@villanova.edu

Kiera Daly
Media Relations Specialist (610) 519-7357
kiera.daly@villanova.edu

Emily Walsh
Media Relations Coordinator
(610) 519-5152
emily.walsh@villanova.edu

Media Relations E-mail
media.relations@villanova.edu

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Faculty Experts - Rick Eckstein, Ph.D.

Rick Eckstein, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Sociology;
Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lindback Teaching Award Recipient 1999
2012 Excellence in Teaching Award for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Area of Expertise:

Sports and Society
Social Inequality and Poverty
Labor and Unions

Summary

Dr. Eckstein is an experienced media commentator on the complex issues surrounding the construction of publicly financed sports stadiums and the relationships to the communities in which they are built. He has been quoted numerous times on the subject by leading media outlets including Newsday and The New York Times, and has spoken about stadium public policy in radio and television interviews. Dr. Eckstein has also published research and given conference presentations on issues of inequality in the workplace.

Education

Ph.D., SUNY, Stony Brook
B.A., Marietta College

Selected Publications

Eckstein, Rick and Kevin Delaney, Public Dollars, Private Stadiums: The Battle over Building Sports Stadiums, Rutgers University Press, 2003.
Eckstein, Rick, Nuclear Power and Social Power, Temple University Press, 1997.
Eckstein, Rick, "The Surprising Face of Racist Attitudes," Journal for Peace and Justice Studies, Vol. 16 (1), pp. 78-88, 2007.
Eckstein, Rick and Kevin Delaney, "Urban Power Structures and Publicly Financed Stadiums," Sociological Forum, Vol. 22 (3), pp. 331-353, 2007.

Selected Professional Experience

Professor, Villanova University Department of Sociology
Staff Director, Villanova University Center for Peace & Justice Education
Manuscript reviewer for publications including Social Science Quarterly, Humanity and Society and the Journal of Sport and Social Issues.

About Villanova
Since 1842, Villanova University’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's five colleges – the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Nursing and the Villanova University School of Law. As students grow intellectually, Villanova prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them.

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