Tolga Ozyurtcu

A headshot of Tolga Ozyurtcu, a man with a dark brown beard, smiling in a suit and tie.

Associate Professor of Instruction

Tolga Ozyurtcu is a faculty member in Sport Management and Physical Culture and Sport Studies, in the department of Kinesiology and Health Education. He also serves as the department's Undergraduate Coordinator. He holds a PhD and MSc in Kinesiology from UT Austin and a B.A. in Political Science from Haverford College. Ozyurtcu teaches courses on the business and culture of sports and exercise, including topics such as organizational behavior, history, philosophy, and ethics. His research focuses on the cultural history of sports, with a particular emphasis on lifestyle sport subcultures, such as skateboarding, surfing, and bodybuilding. His work integrates interdisciplinary perspectives from cultural geography, sociology, cultural studies, and media studies.