2011 Royce Fellows for Sport & Society
Pierre Ivan Arreola
’13 (hip hop dance)
"Hip Hop Don't Stop: Lifelong Learning through Movement"
As a member of the GR818ERS, a coalition of hip hop artists and
social activists, Pierre will work with young people in the San
Fernando Valley and greater Southern California area in a dual
athletic and artistic education project, Art in Motion. By
appealing to the interests of disempowered youth, Pierre and his
colleagues hope to inspire young people to positively connect to
their communities.
Chelsea Garber ’12 (women's
rugby)
"The Theory of the Ball Hog: Studying Strategic Cooperation
through Sport"
Chelsea will use the tools of statistics and game theory to
examine patterns of passing and cooperation among the US National
Women's Rugby Team. She will analyze games to better understand the
outcomes of player decisions and the cost benefit of cooperation on
the field. Chelsea hopes the study may offer some insight into the
challenges of global macroeconomics.
Emily Hsieh ’12 (women's
rugby)
"Investigating the Interface between Neuro-Engineering
Research and Technology for Disabled Athletes and Wounded
Soldiers"
Emily will examine and evaluate the connection between nerve
regeneration research in the laboratory and current bio-engineered
medical applications for treating neurologically disabled athletes
and wounded soldiers through continued research in the
neuro-engineering laboratory at the Providence Veterans Affairs
Center for Restorative and Regenerative Medicine.
Michael Manella ’12 (men's
soccer)
"Youth Soccer Development in the United States and the World"
Michael will create a film documenting youth soccer development in
four countries: Brazil, England, Turkey and the United States.
Throughout the filming, Michael will train with top-level clubs in
Brazil, England, Turkey and the United States to gain an
understanding of how players are developed, the landscape of
professional opportunities and the cultural imperative of soccer in
these four countries.
Lindsay Nickel
’13 (women's basketball)
"Examining HIV/AIDS Prevention Through Sport: A Case Study of
Hoops 4 Hope"
Lindsay will investigate basketball as a means for delivering HIV
prevention and health education while working with Hoops 4 Hope in
Cape Town, South Africa. She will work to understand the risk
factors for local youth in contracting HIV and examine how
effective sport coaches are in delivering HIV/AIDS prevention
programs.
Lilly Siems
’12 (gymnastics)
"Disability to Ability: Using Sport to Improve Health and Empower
the Disabled in a World of Limited Access"
Lilly will work with Global Outreach and Love of Soccer (GOALS) in
Haiti and Sport 4 Socialization (S4S) in Zimbabwe to better
understand how non-profit organizations incorporate people with
different physical abilities. Lilly will assist in the development
of a new sport program focused on the disabled population in
Leogane, Haiti, then travel to Mutare, Zimbabwe to work with an S4S
program and revise their current monitoring and evaluation system.
