April 23, 2009

Michael Sokolove, author of Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women's Sports, will speak at UMass Lowell on Monday night (7:00) in the O'Leary Auditorium, Room 222, on South Campus.

Sokolove will discuss his book in depth and will also take part in a panel discussion with orthopedic surgeons Dr. Lawrence Johnson and Dr. Samuel Gerber and UMass Lowell Athletic Trainer Artie Poitras.

Admission to the presentation is free.

Sokolove is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and the author of several books, including Hustle: The Myth, Life and Lies of Pete Rose and The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw.

The production is a part of UMass Lowell's Politics and Sports Speaker Series and sponsored by Lowell General Hospital. It is presented by Jeff Gerson, Associate Professor of Political Science at UMass Lowell.

For more information, contact Jeff Gerson at 978-934-4255 or Jeffrey_Gerson@uml.edu.