Mission Statement:

The Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University is dedicated to producing and disseminating research related to all forms of diversity within the sport context.

As the world continues to change and diversify, so too do the persons with whom people associate. People are different with respect to demographics, values and attitudes, educational and professional backgrounds, and various other group memberships. Thus, within sport organizations and athletic teams, people are now working along side dissimilar others, more so than ever before. The purpose of the Laboratory is to examine and seek to understand how such heterogeneity impacts team and organization performance, member affect, and member behaviors. Therefore, research from the Laboratory is aimed at investigating under-represented persons and groups, diverse dyads, heterogeneous teams, and individuals’ outcomes when surrounded by dissimilar others. Such research allows for a greater understanding of how diversity impacts individuals and teams, as well as the benefits of diversity.

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