Dan Grano

Dan Grano is a Full Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, serving as Department Chair. His research focuses on rhetoric, sport studies, race relations, and cultural analysis.

His work examines intersections of sport, politics, and identity, with emphasis on racial dynamics, mental health disclosures in athletics, and historical analysis of sports figures. Recent publications explore topics ranging from Black women in sports to NFL brain injuries.

Research interests span cultural studies of sports, rhetorical analysis of political and racial discourse, and examination of how sports culture reflects broader societal issues. Grano's work frequently employs critical theory to analyze power structures and social inequalities embedded in athletic institutions.