Jeff Benedict is an author, teacher, and public speaker. He currently teaches at Southern Virginia University

Southern Virginia University

Southern Virginia University is a liberal arts college located in Buena Vista, Virginia that promotes standards and values of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while not being owned nor operated by the Church...

, teaching classes on writing and mass media, and contemporary issues.
Prior to becoming a professor at SVU, Benedict worked for Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...

, the Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....

and the Hartford Courant.

Benedict became noted for conducting the first national study on sexual assault and athletes. Over the Years he has become recognized as the leading authority on the issue.

Aside from athletes and sexual abuse, Benedict has written on topics such as Indian casinos, eminent domain,family values and ethics in business.He currently has a blog

Blog

A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...

 that discusses many of these issues, which is also printed weekly by Deseret News in Salt Lake City Utah.

Benedict also continues to write for Sports Illustrated's website, SI.com where he discusses issues concerning athletes and crime.

Some of Benedict's other books include Without Reservation: How a Controversial Indian Tribe Rose to Power and Built the World’s Largest Casino, The Mormon Way of Doing Business: How Eight Western Boys Reached the Top of Corporate America, and Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage.

His current projects include a book about lawyer Bill Marler's work on the Jack In The Box

Jack in the Box

Jack in the Box is an American fast-food restaurant founded by Robert O. Peterson in 1951 in San Diego, California, where it is still headquartered today. In total, the chain has 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coast of the United States...

 E. Coli scandal, a documentary about RC Willey Home Furnishings

RC Willey Home Furnishings

RC Willey Home Furnishings is a home furnishings company with stores in Utah, Idaho, Nevada and California. It was founded by Rufus Calle Willey in 1932 when he started selling Hotpoint Brand appliances door-to-door in Syracuse, Utah...

 based on his book How to Build Business Warren Buffett Would Buy, and a book telling the story of an Islamic fundamentalist who converts to Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 and is imprisoned as an infidel.

Benedict is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Benedict has a B.A. in history from Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University is a public, coeducational liberal arts university and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Eastern is located in Willimantic, Connecticut on . Founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University System...

, an M.A. in Political history from Northeastern University and a J.D. from the New England College of Law.

Published Books

• How To Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy
• Little Pink House: A true Story of Defiance and Courage
• The Mormon Way of Doing Business: How Eight Western Boys Reached the Top of Corporate America
• Out of Bounds: Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime
• No Bone Unturned: The Adventures of the Smithsonian's Top Forensic Scientist and the Legal Battle for America's Oldest Skeletons
• Without Reservation: How a Controversial Indian Tribe Rose to Power and Built the World’s Largest Casino
• Pros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL
• Athletes and Acquaintance Rape
• Public Heroes, Private Felons: Athletes and Crimes Against Women
• Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat

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