Girl’s wrestling is currently the fastest growing sport in the nation. This lecture is the first study on this growing sport and will focus on body image and empowerment in adolescent female wrestlers.
Sarah M. Coyne is a professor of human development in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. She received her BSc degree in Psychology from Utah State University, and her PhD in Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, England. Her research interests involve media, aggression, gender, mental health, and child development. Dr. Coyne has over 200 publications on these and other topics. She regularly speaks to families and teenagers about using media in positive ways. She has five children and lives in Utah.
Part of our winter 2026 lecture series, "Sport and Society."