Biography
Laura M. Pipe began teaching at Guilford College in 2019, as a part-time lecturer in Sports Studies and the Masters in International Sports Management program. She is a kinesiologist with a specialization in sport sociology, critical studies of physical activity, and pedagogy. Her current scholarly interests and work focus on the Indigenous pedagogies and epistemologies of the Woodland Peoples of the east coast of Turtle Island; action sports (bicycle motocross, skateboarding, stock car racing) and the construction/consumption of public/private space; and Native and Indigenous traditions in sport and health.
As an Indigenous educator (Tuscarora/Haudenosaunee descent), her teaching/professional praxis is firmly centered in fostering reciprocal learning relationships that emphasize our shared curiosities and responsibilities as lifelong learners and seek to disrupt the colonizing urgency of canon/academe. Laura actively teaches within the areas of sports sociology, kinesiology, sports studies, health studies, and critical methodologies. Her courses incorporate key indigenous practices, such as storytelling, experiential learning, and reflection, that encourage curiosity-centered learning.