Department of Physical Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 1971 Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Gallup High School, Gallup, New Mexico. As a social scientist, research activity has reflected both anthropological and sociological traditions. Research interests focus on the cross-cultural analyses of play, sport, and leisure. The goal of this work was to understand the nature of play, leisure and sport forms as vehicles of intracultural and intercultural interaction, expression, and exchange.
Recent research focuses on the dynamics of organizational diversity.
In Press Gramann, J. and Allison, M. Ethnicity, race, and leisure. In Press Allison, M. Sport, leisure, and marginality. Mas Alla del Cuerpo, Cualquier Sueno. Social Scientific Perspectives. Who gets what and why.