Amber Roessner

My blogs

Gender	Female
Industry	Communications or Media
Location	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Introduction	Amber Roessner is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee's School of Journalism and Electronic Media. Her first book, Inventing Baseball Heroes: Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson & the Sporting Press in America, was released by LSU Press in June 2014. Her research involves the cultural history of (sports) media and its intersection with race, gender, and class. She also serves as a freelance writer for local newspapers and magazines covering a variety of topics from health and education to sports-related issues.
Interests	journalism, research, media history, sports, hiking
Favorite Movies	The Natural, Terms of Endearment, Dan in Real Life, Schindler's List
Favorite Music	The Eagles, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Billy Joel, Classic Rock.
Favorite Books	And the Dead Shall Rise, Fire in a Canebreak, novels by Patti Henry Callihan & Nicolas Sparks.