Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown

Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and an affiliate of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexualities Studies program at the University of Cincinnati, where she teaches courses on social inequality, and race and racism. A Black feminist sociologist, Dr. Brown’s scholarship centers the lived realities of Black women and girls with respect to sports, media, culture, education, and girlhood. Her work can be found in outlets such as Communication & Sport, Sociology of Sport; and Race and Social Problems. Her first book, Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women in Sport, was published in 2025 by Rutgers University Press.