Juan Javier Pescador is a professor of history at Michigan State University, where he teaches courses in American sports history, college sports history, and American film history. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1998. Dr. Pescador has published numerous research and educational books with university presses in the United States, Mexico, Spain, and Canada. He pioneered the field of sports history and college sports history at Michigan State and in the Big Ten. As a filmmaker, Dr. Pescador has directed and produced five documentary films on relevant issues like homophobia, transgender, youth incarceration and public arts.
