TOWSON PROF MAKING HISTORY

In Qatar, one of the World Cup’s first female refs will live an ‘impossible dream’

Sivey went door to door through the Towson chemistry department to excitedly share the news of their former colleague’s new assignment.

By Thomas Floyd, The Washington Post

Kathryn Nesbitt will be on the pitch at the World Cup in Qatar. (Caroline Yang for The Washington Post)

Kathryn Nesbitt had spent a decade balancing parallel careers in analytical chemistry and soccer officiating when, in 2019, she put her scientific brain to work and synthesized a solution for the most pragmatic path forward.

Two weeks before Nesbitt left for France to serve as an assistant referee at the Women’s World Cup, she stepped down from her assistant professor position at Towson University to focus on officiating full time. What data points informed that decision? She reached the pinnacle of women’s soccer refereeing that summer and had broken into top-flight men’s soccer as well, with dozens of MLS games under her belt. Knowing the FINISH READING HERE

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