Kayla Martinez

Ph.D. Student @ UofL. Texas Southern Alumna. she/her

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

Walking away from COSMA having learned so much from people doing big things and continuing to enhance our field!

Also thank you COSMA for your support through the graduate student grant, and providing me the opportunity to share my research!

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

Attention educators!
We’re conducting a research study on informational touch points for students regarding transgender athletes.We’d appreciate your help by sharing the flyer below with your students!Collecting data until Jan. 24th

If you have questions DM myself or @DocChunk51

[audrey @declanlynqh]

people in the replies saying this is good because people will be judged on how well they work and not their identity… people are genuinely STUPID the whole reason the act was created is because employers WERE judging people on their identity and discriminating

[gucci mane in 2006 @wap0wner]

I'm tired of the "if we deport undocumented people, who's going to work in the fields, or clean our homes, or wash our dishes" narrative. These are actual living, breathing people with families and lives we're talking about, they're not just a source of labor.

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

Never thought when I made my syllabus for the semester I’d need to make adjustments to my lecture covering this area of law to account for such action
Monday’s class is going to be a bit different. But knowledge is power and we HAVE to educate on the implications this will have

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Trump just revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity executive order of 1965, rolling back 60 years of progress on civil rights.

The order had prohibited employment discrimination in federal hiring based on race, religion, and gender.

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

Attention educators!
We’re conducting a research study on informational touch points for students regarding transgender athletes.We’d appreciate your help by sharing the flyer below with your students!Collecting data until Jan. 24th

If you have questions DM myself or @DocChunk51

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

No better feeling than getting the first ride of the season on a freshly opened run⛷️

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

Give her all her flowers💐👏🏼 she is having a spectacular tournament! So much fun to watch!

[NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics]

TRINITY RODMAN TAKE A BOW. 👏

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. THE USWNT LEADS IN EXTRA TIME.

#ParisOlympics | 📺 USA and Peacock

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

I’ll use any reason to brag about my siblings and this is a cool one!

Today my sister was on Good Morning America!! Aleah is a badass, year around ski instructor at Cooper Mountain, CO and I’m so proud of everything she has accomplished!!

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

So honored for the opportunity to share the conceptual piece myself, @ajhanaikeaton and Dr. Meg Hancock have been working on at @NASSM !!

“Gendered Logics Influence on Transphobia in Sport”

Applying institutional logics and work as a theoretical lens for transgender research!!

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

My not so little brother finished up middle school today!! Off to high school! Good luck to us all😂

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

That’s a wrap on @NCAA ’s 2024 Inclusion Forum. As a first time attendee it was very eye opening experience. Got the gears turning about where theory and research can be explored next! Big thank you to my mentors @DocChunk51 and Dr Harrison for making this experience possible!

[UofL Sport Admin. @SPADUofL]

We appreciate our CARDS Leadership Lab students for hosting our Culture and Sport Guest Lecturer during his day on campus! During our lab huddle, our students discussed innovative methods of research and how it applied to practical leadership in sport, based on their interests.

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

Grading these stories now and truly the most entertaining assignment I have ever graded🤣

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

How to turn lemons into lemonade? Last week I got into a car accident and had to get 12 stitches in my forehead, but now I now have a new assignment for my law class to come up with a better story explaining my injury and using legal concepts to justify suing for my injuries😂

[Dr. Ajhanai (AJ) Keaton @ajhanaikeaton]

If you missed the email, S.E.E.D.S is happening in Chicago! @NASSSport We need mentees and mentors! If you are a NASSS member, please share and encourage others to apply.

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

Sometimes I wish you could make a very “unacademic” comparison or analogy in a manuscript because today while writing I really wanted to explain a concept by comparing it to when all power rangers combine their powers😂😂 it makes perfect sense in my head I promise

[Taylor Rooks @TaylorRooks]

Respectfully, colleague - The disappointing thing about this take is you actually can’t have an informed opinion on this if you are choosing to be gender neutral and racially indifferent. Because that is impossible. Her existence as a black woman shapes both how she is seen by others and how she sees the world. And in this case how she is seen by you.
Your response here is actually full of opinions that indirectly (and directly) involve both race and gender. It’s just coded to unsuccessfully soften the blow. You have to ask why Angel became the villain. You have to ask why her role as ‘villain’ has not allowed her to also be human. You have to wonder why her being asked a question and simply answering has led to this level of discourse. You have to ask what you mean when you say Angel wants to talk grown or pose grown?? What is ‘grown’ a substitute for? You have to ask why trash talking - a practice many athletes engage in - is seen so much harsher when it comes from someone that looks like her. You have to ask how some of the ideas you expressed fuel the fire of the aforementioned marginalization. You have to ask why you heard her discuss unacceptable treatment and your reaction was to discuss how she can’t address it. And I have to ask if you spoke to any black women athletes about their experiences in order to give a more enlightened take before you came and said this.
Angel has absolutely made herself a public figure and she should be open to the criticism pertaining her game and persona. She should also be allowed to express when those criticisms are out of bounds. Why did you cling to her reaction as opposed to the vitriol that caused it? She certainly does not deserve sympathy for losing a game. She deserves sympathy for being attacked and targeted for things outside of said game.
As much as you believe this to be a take without bias, your reasoning proves the point you are fighting against. Opinions are opinions, and everyone is entitled, but our opinions are shaped by the paradigms we know. I hope no one says they are taking out gender and race, because in a black woman’s world, we do not have that choice. I hope you realize your luxury and privilege by being able to say what you said. I hope you look around and notice the people that have delighted and applauded seeing a black man get on television and give THIS opinion on a young black woman. Because it’s not for the reasons you think.
That’s my take.

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

How to turn lemons into lemonade? Last week I got into a car accident and had to get 12 stitches in my forehead, but now I now have a new assignment for my law class to come up with a better story explaining my injury and using legal concepts to justify suing for my injuries😂

[Kayla Martinez @k_martinez99]

Another success @CSRIConference in the books!! Proud of our undergrads work in the case study competition, in awe of all the amazing research presented, and thrilled for the opportunity to share my work amongst a great community!!