Biography
Dr. Lanter's research utilizes a social identity and social roles approach to examine attitudes and behaviors of sport fans, academic identity and motivation in college students, and perceived roles for men and women. His scholarly work has been published in several academic journals (e.g., Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, Journal of Sport Behavior, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Teaching of Psychology), as well as multiple book chapters. Additionally, his expertise about issues in intercollegiate athletics and college sport reform led to many media interviews (e.g., Athletic Business, InsideHigherEd.com, The New York Times, TIME magazine, USA Today, and on Huffpost Live and NPR). In addition to his professorial role at KU, Dr. Lanter also serves as the NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative and as Co-Coordinator of the KU-Ireland Summer Program.
