James W. Satterfield

Professor and Department Head

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Academic Areas

Educational Leadership

Higher Education Administration

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Short Bio

James Satterfield, Ed.D, is a Professor and Department Head in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, & Technology at Auburn University.

His research interests are the social and political context of intercollegiate athletics as well as the social, metaphorical, symbolic, and institutional features within p-20 educational systems. His current research is focused on the social activism among college athletes. He currently serves Lead Editor for the Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletics in Education and Associate Editor for The Sable Journal of Health and Human Development. Dr. Satterfield is recognized nationally and internationally for his research and teaching. He is also the co-author of Black Women Athletes and the Performance of Hyper-Femininity. Dr. Satterfield is a second-generation college professor/higher education administrator. His father holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Education and is a retired Education Dean and Vice President of Student Affairs at Norfolk State University. His mother has a master’s degree in special education and is a retired public-school special education teacher and university administrator, also at Norfolk State University.

Dr. Satterfield is originally from Chesapeake, Virginia. He played college football at Norfolk State University. His wife Michelle Satterfield is also an educator and they have three daughters—Olivia, McKenna, and Stella.

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Education

Ed.D in Educational Leadership and Higher Education Administration, 2002, Eastern Michigan University

M.ED. in Gifted Education, 1995, Norfolk State University

B.S. in Kinesiology, 1993, Norfolk State University

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Professional Experience

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Research Interests

• College Athletics
• Student Athletes
• Black Males
• Politics of Education
• Social Justice

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