Cordelia Brazile

Cordelia Brazile is a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh, affiliated with the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh (2023) and a master's degree from the same institution (2018). Her research focuses on the intersection of race, gender, and collegiate sports in 20th-century higher education, with a dissertation analyzing Title IX's impact on women’s sports at two Tennessee universities—one predominantly white and one HBCU. She also explores youth soccer academies in transnational contexts.

Education:

• Ph.D. in History, University of Pittsburgh, 2023
• M.A. in History, University of Pittsburgh, 2018

Research Interests: Brazile examines how collegiate sports histories reflect evolving ideas about race and gender. Her work highlights Title IX’s role as a turning point for women’s athletics and compares global youth soccer development strategies. She also investigates the historiography of African American women in 20th-century higher education.

Teaching: Brazile teaches courses on sport history, gender studies, global capitalism in sports, U.S. history since 1877, and world history. Her courses emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to understanding sport as a sociocultural institution.

Affiliations: She is based at 3702 Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, and can be reached via email.