Dr. Pam R. Sailors

Department

Political Science and Philosophy
Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield

Postal mail

Missouri State University
Political Science and Philosophy
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65897

Details

Education

  • PhD, 1996, University of Georgia

Teaching

  • PHI 300 Philosophical Ideas in Literature
  • PHI 313 Bioethics
  • PHI 350 Philosophy and Public Affairs
  • SOC 357 Sociology of Sport

 

Professional experience

Selected peer-reviewed journal articles

  • “Nature Sport’s Ism Problem,” with Charlene Weaving (St. Francis Xavier University), Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, volume 51, issue 2 (July 2024), 225-238.
  • “Dogs and Tigers and Fish, Oh My! Sporting Captivity,” with Elizabeth Foreman (Missouri State University), Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, volume 17, issue 4 (December 2023), 477-487.
  • “What Money Can Buy: Technology and Breaking the Two-Hour ‘Marathon’ Barrier,” with Danny Rosenberg (Brock University), Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 49(1) (March 2022), 1-18.

  • Sailors, P. (2020). Transgender and Intersex Athletes and the Women’s Category in Sport. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2020.1756904.

  • Sailors, P. (2020). Caster Semenya and the Cage Fight for Justice, with Charlene Weaving (St. Francis Xavier University). Fair Play: Journal of Philosophy, Ethics and Sports Law, volume 17, 1-12.
  • Sailors, P. (2020). Better Days: Aging and Athletic Attitude. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 47(1), 1-13.
  • Sailors, P. (2020). Cooking up a Plan: Pragmatism and Training, with Cody D. Cash, in Endurance Sports and American Philosophy, edited by Douglas Hochstetler. New York: Lexington Books, 79-95.
  • Sailors, P. (2019). Chips and Showmanship: Running and Technology. Philosophies, 4(2), 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies4020030.
  • Sailors, P. (2017). Foucault and the Glamazon: The Autonomy of Ronda Rousey, with Charlene Weaving (St. Francis Xavier University). Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, volume 11, issue 4, 428-439.
  • Sailors, P. (2017). Zola Budd and the Political Pawn. Fair Play: Journal of Philosophy, Ethics and Sports Law, vol. 10, 69-82.
  • Sailors, P. (2016). Off the Beaten Path: should women compete against men? Sport in Society, volume 18, number 8-9, 1125-1137.
  • Sailors, P. (2015). Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: A Critical Analysis of Pacing, with Doug Hochstetler (Penn State University—Lehigh Valley). Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, volume 42, issue 3, 349-363.
  • Sailors, P. (2015). Personal Foul: An Evaluation of the Moral Status of American Football. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, volume 42, Issue 2, 269-286.

Research and professional interests

  • Philosophy of sport
  • Bioethics
  • Feminist philosophy

Awards and honors

  • Heather Reid Distinguished Service Award, International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, 2021.
  • Maroon and White Honors Recognition, MSU Student-Athlete mentorship, 2021
  • Warren S. Fraleigh Distinguished Scholar Award, International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, 2019
  • Maroon and White Honors Recognition, MSU Student-Athlete mentorship, 2015
  • Theta Chi Fraternity Outstanding Faculty Member, Theta Chi Fraternity, 2005
  • Phi Eta Sigma Honorary Member, Missouri State University, 2002
  • Research Award, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, 2002
  • Service Award, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, 2001
  • Teaching Award, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, 1998