James Satterfield, Jr.

Joining Boise State University in 2022, Dr. James W. Satterfield, Jr. is the Vice Provost for Financial Affairs and the previous dean of the College of Education.  He earned a Doctor of Education in Higher Education and Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University, a Masters in Gifted Education and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology both from Norfolk State University. Dr. Satterfield’s research focuses on the social and political context of intercollegiate athletics and governance of higher education systems, as well as the social, metaphorical, symbolic, and institutional features within p-20 educational systems. He currently serves as lead editor for the Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education and is the former Associate Editor of The Sable Journal of Health and Human Development. He was also the lead editor of the first ever ASHE Reader on Sports and Athletics in Higher Education and the co-author of Black Women Athletes and the Performance of Hyper-Femininity. As a former high school special education teacher, Dr. Satterfield believes deeply in supporting communities by developing family efficacy through education.