Gary Sailes, Ph.D.,

Is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Afro American and Diaspora Studies at Indiana University.  He also serves as a consultant to the commercial sports industry in the area of Athlete Development (NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, ATP).  Dr. Sailes’ research interests are Race, Socialization and Social Stratification in Intercollegiate and Professional Athletics.  His research has been published extensively and he has served as a consultant to numerous documentaries including the NBC documentary “The Black Athlete: Fact or Fiction.”  Dr. Sailes lectures around the country on university campuses and at scholarly symposia on the experiences of the African American athlete.  He moderated two Congressional hearings on the abuses of college athletics which negatively impacted African American athletes, at the International Olympic Congress in Tokyo, Japan and at the Drake Group Symposium on the African American Athlete..  His book “African Americans In Sport: Contemporary Themes” has been adopted by numerous universities in the United States and abroad.  His current work, “Black Gladiators: The Honest Truth About The So-Called Dominance Of The African American Athlete” is under contract with Kendall/Hunt Publishers and is scheduled to be released in 2008.  Dr. Sailes is a distinguished scholar, a member of the 100 Black Men of America, and mentor to a group of 20 African American boys at Francis Bellamy Elementary School #102 in his home city of Indianapolis.  Dr. Sailes is married to Dr. JaDora Sailes, an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Indiana University.  They have two sons Grant (9) and William (5).  They attend Light of the World Christian Church.