Kalyn earned her doctorate from the Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration, is a UNESCO Core International Faculty at Pennsylvania State University, and is a Visiting Scholar at The University of Melbourne. Her research interests focus on sport for development, sport as a social determinant of health, and the role of social policy and practice in achieving health equity among justice-affiliated youth.

In collaboration with colleagues at The University of Melbourne, Kalyn’s Fulbright research project focuses on understanding opportunities and overcoming barriers to sport access among youth who are incarcerated in Australia.

Home Institution Virginia Commonwealth University
Host Institution University of Melbourne
Award Name Fulbright Future Scholarship, Funded by the Kinghorn Foundation
Discipline Sport for Development
Award Year 2023