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 313 Bioethics
- PHI 350 Philosophy and Public Affairs
- SOC 357 Sociology of Sport
Professional experience
Selected peer-reviewed journal articles
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. (2018). Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Moral Line Drawing. The American Journal of Bioethics, 18(6), 16-17.
- Sailors, P. (2017). Cheatin’, Lyin’, and Tryin’: ethical analysis of leisure practice, with Sarah Teetzel and Charlene Weaving. Annals of Leisure Research, volume 20, issue 5, 563-577.
- 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). Core Workout: A feminist critique of definitions, hyperfemininity, and the medicalization of fitness, with Sarah Teetzel and Charlene Weaving. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, volume 9, number 2, 46-66.
- 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
- 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