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Student Feature - Ty Martin
Name: Tywan G. Martin
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Undergraduate Education/Major: Indiana University/Behavioral Science
Current Area of Study/Department: Sport Management/Department of Kinesiology
Year in School: 1st year doctoral student
Area of Research: College Choice and Athletic Success/Athletes as Celebrity Endorsers/Ultimate Fighting Championship Fans
GPA: 3.5
What are your plans for after graduate school?
Pursue a faculty position at a research institution
What awards have you won?
For the 2007-2008 school year, I was awarded the Groups Student Support Services Research Assistantship Grant. For the 2008-2009 school year, I was awarded the Minority Achievers Award via HPER.
Do you volunteer? If so, where and how much time?
Coaching basketball during the summer to elementary and middle school age younsters
Favorite pastimes, hobbies, activities:
Working out, video games, reading the newspaper and honing my research skills
Why did you chose your specific area of study?
I enjoy investigating how sport collides with the larger society and how that collision influences fan perception, consumption, constraint, and attitudes.
What do you think are some benefits of attending a diverse college campus?
It provides an opportunity to learn from those outside of your immediate community. A truly diverse campus should allow willing participants to reshape preconceived notions and hopefully learn to see people as individual representatives of their community, culture and ethnic background. The “willing participant” component is crucially important in order for us to achieve an earnest level of respect for others.
