Sport Management, Sport Marketing, and Sport Communication Doctoral Students
Overview
Biographies
Brophy graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2006 receiving a baccalaureate degree in Sociology. In July of that same year, she began her current position as the Assistant Women’s Golf Coach at Indiana University. Her job responsibilities include oversight of recruiting, maintaining the golf team budget, and on-course coaching. The team has seen much success during Brophy’s tenure such as a National Championship appearance and two trips to the NCAA Regional Championships. Brophy has a Master’s Degree in Sport Management and is in the first year of the Ph.D. program. As she has a penchant for the social sciences, she plans on building upon her sociological foundation during the doctoral program. Her research interests include: Korean involvement in women’s golf; the presence of female coaches in NCAA Division I athletic programs; and leadership models of intercollegiate athletic departments. Her experience as a Division I athlete and coach will aid in her research and provide insight into athletic department infrastructure. A native of Spokane, Washington, Katie enjoys skiing, running, traveling, reading, and playing golf.
Program of Study Chair: Dr. Paul M. Pedersen
Research Area: Leadership and Golf
Email: kbrophy@indiana.edu
Frederick is a first year Ph.D. student in the Sport Management program at Indiana University. He graduated from Indiana University with a master's degree in Sport Management in 2008 and his bachelor's degree in Communication and Culture in 2005. For the last year, Frederick has been working in the sport industry as a marketing and public relations manager for an indoor football team. His duties included securing corporate sponsorships, maintaining content on the team website, writing press releases, creating media kits, and serving as the primary media contact for the organization. His research interests will deal with the study of media portrayals of high profile college athletes with a particular focus on gender and racial perceptions. Frederick got married in June of 2008 and in his spare time he likes to read, write, play fantasy football, and cheer on his favorite sports teams the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs.
Research Interests: Evan's research interests include media portrayals of athletes with a specific focus in gender and racial perceptions.
Advisor: Dr. Choong Hoon Lim
Email: elfreder@indiana.edu
Jinwook Jason Chung is a first year Ph.D. student in the Sport Management and Sport Communication program at Indiana University. He graduated from Sung Kyun Kwan University in Korea with a dual-major bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration. He also received a bachelor’s degree in Sport and Leisure studies at Ohio State University and a master’s degree in Sport Management at Indiana University. His research interests focus on media effects related to different people from divergent backgrounds and environments. Before commencing his graduate work Chung worked in Seoul Line Corporation – a shipping company in Korea – as an assistant marketer. During his free time, Chung likes to play a variety of sports, read, and spend time with family and friends. His future goal is to teach at a university while researching various aspects (i.e., media effects, consumer behavior, marketing) of sport communication and sport management.
RESEARCH AREAS: Media Effects, Consumer Behavior, Advertising, Marketing Strategies
Program of Chair: Dr. Choong Hoon Lim
Email: jinchung@indiana.edu
Tywan Martin
Martin is beginning his third year as a Ph.D. student in the Sport Management and Sport Marketing program at Indiana University (IU). Prior to pursuing his doctorate, Martin was employed for several years under the umbrella of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (DEMA) at IU. In his role with DEMA, Martin helped to serve first generation college students, underserved/under-serviced student populations and was a liaison to the IU Athletic Department. In 2006, Martin was awarded a fellowship by the Groups Student Support Services Program to pursue his doctorate in Sport Marketing and continue his work with under-serviced demographics at IU. Additionally, Martin has taught various activity courses in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER), an associate instructor for (P333) Sport in America: A Historical Perspective and is currently an adjunct professor for (P328) Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics. Martin’s research focuses on the role of Information Processing (IP) and emotions in consumer consumption, endorsement and marketing strategies, and fan behavior. In his free time, Martin enjoys reading, exercising, and watching and attending sporting events.
Research Areas: Information Processing, Impact of Emotions in Consumer Behavior, Sport Consumption and Marketing Strategies
Program of Study Chair: Dr. Choong Hoon Lim
Email: tygmarti@indiana.edu
Chris Reynolds graduated from Indiana University with a baccalaureate degree in 1993 and a juris doctorate in 1996. He currently serves in the position of Senior Associate Athletics Director at Indiana University. His responsibilities include the supervision of several Olympic sports and drafting game contracts for the large majority of IU’s athletic programs. Prior to returning to Indiana University, Reynolds served for three years in the position of Assistant Athletics Director at the University of Notre Dame. His work at Notre Dame centered primarily on educating athletic department staff, coaches, student-athletes and the university community on NCAA and Big East Conference compliance rules. Before joining the staff at Notre Dame, Reynolds served as an Assistant Athletic Director at Western Michigan University. His duties included drafting coaches’ contracts, consulting on human resources and legal issues, and managing the athletic department’s compliance with NCAA regulations. In addition to his athletic department duties, he was also a part-time faculty member at Western Michigan University. Prior to his stint at Western Michigan University, Reynolds worked in the athletics department at Michigan State University. He began his athletics administration career immediately after graduating from law school as an intern at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national office and has conducted professional and leadership skills development workshops for Nike, the NCAA, Western Michigan University and Indiana University.
Program of Study Chair: Dr. Paul M. Pedersen
Research Area: Sports Law
Email: rcreynol@indiana.edu
Katie Shea
Kathryn Shea joined the Ph. D. program at Indiana University in 2007 and serves as an associate instructor for the sport management undergraduate program. Shea’s research interests are centered in organizational structures and human ecology, with emphasis on cost/benefit analyses of policy compliance. Shea had the opportunity to present her research at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference; her paper focused on the organizational, historical and environmental factors influencing and reinforcing the state of commercialized collegiate athletics. Prior to her arrival at Indiana University, Shea taught honors level courses in history, leadership and gender studies at Tampa Preparatory School in Florida. During this time, she was the head coach for the school’s varsity rowing program and this piqued her interest in the field of sport management. Shea served as a member of the Tampa Youth Rowing Council, Florida State Rowing Association Board of Ethics, Administrative Evaluation Development Committee for Tampa Preparatory School and was active in promoting community outreach efforts that focused on providing to youth in exceptional centers and shelters in the area. Before entering the field of education, Shea was an account executive for Maxim Healthcare, healthcare focused recruitment firm, and this experience provided her with a foundation of experience in business, sales and human resource management. This position was offered to Shea as a result of her work as the sales and marketing director for a new privately run political news site, Wispolitics.com; and her experience interning for a top lobbying firm in national and state politics, Broydrick and Associates. Shea attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Harvard’s Model United Nations, Pre-Law, and volunteering at the Madison County Zoo were hobbies for Shea during her time at UW-Madison, in addition to being a scholarship athlete for the Badger’s Varsity Rowing Team.
Research Area: Strategic management, organizational structure and policy compliance.
Program of Study Chair: Dr. Lawrence W. Fielding
Email: keshea@indiana.edu
Witkemper is beginning his first year as a Ph.D. student in the Sport Management program at Indiana University. His educational path began at Indiana University where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs in 2002. Witkemper has over seven years experience in private business management, holding several different leadership positions throughout his career. After several years of working in the private industry, he decided to return to school, acquiring his Master’s degree from Indiana University in Sport Management/Athletic Administration in 2009. He has taught activity courses at Indiana University, including E113 and E165, and is currently the instructor for P318 “Managing the Sport Enterprise.” Witkemper intends to focus his research on sport’s organizational structure and leadership style effects on subordinates and retail market segmentation in the sporting goods industry. In his free time, he loves spending time with his family, watching collegiate sports, and adventurous activities like climbing Mt. St. Helens.
Research Interest: Generation gap management in sport organizations, strength based leadership styles in sport, Athlete graduation success rates versus non-athletes
Program of Study Chair: Dr. Choong Hoon Lim
Email: witkempc@indiana.edu
Cara Wright is a first year doctoral student in the Athletic Administration/Sport Management program at Indiana University. Wright received her BA is Communications Management with a concentration in Marketing and PR from the University of Dayton, where she also played on the women’s basketball team. She then worked for two years as the Administrative Director of Operations for the Basketball Club of Columbus and Indianapolis LLC. Wright received her Master’s in Athletic Administration/Sport Management from Indiana University. Wright currently serves as a graduate advisor for the Hoosier Sports Business Organization (HSBO), interns in the Indiana University Athletic Department as well as works with marketing for the IU women’s basketball team. Wright’s research focus is on de-socialization of women from sport as well as marketing for women’s basketball both collegiate and professional.
Program of Study Chair: Dr. Paul M. Pedersen
Research Areas: Sociological and Marketing Aspects of Women’s Sports
Email: carawrig@.iu.edu
Yoo is a first year doctoral student in the sports management program. He graduated from Seoul National University (Bachelor of Sports Science and M.A. in Education) and worked 13 years as a journalist. His main interest in graduate school at Seoul National University was why human beings do sports. This very philosophical inquiry made him exhausted and led him to the News world. He covered sports about ten years at Maeil Business Newspaper that has the largest circulation among Korean economic dailies. Those days were kind of heyday for him because he could meet many excellent players. Through the intimate relationship with them, he came to realize again how sports world is great. Prior to pursing his doctorate, Yoo began his life anew as a graduate student majoring mass communication at Southern Illinois University in 2007. His wife (Eunha Oh) and two sons (Jinsuh and Jinha) finally accepted him as a sincere member of the family in these periods. His main research interest was that how Korean media cover differently golf tournaments held in Korea and U.S.A. During his spare time, he often plays golf and visualizes the plot of a novel that portrays an athlete hero’s success and collapse.
Research interests: Sport communication, media representation of sports, portrayal(s) of athletes in the media, globalization, and postcolonial theories.
Program of Study Chair: Dr. Paul M. Pedersen
Email:sangyoo@indiana.edu
Publications
Brewer, R. et al. (2008). Improving communication effects and value in professional soccer: An analysis of the Chinese Super League. International Journal of Sport Communication, 1(1), 108-121.
Clavio, G. et al. (In Press) Communicating with consumers through video games: An analysis of brand development within the video gaming segment of the sport industry. International Journal of Sport Marketing and Sponsorship.
Clavio, G. et al. (In Press). Agenda setting in minor league hockey: A strategic justification and practical guide. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing.
Clavio, G. et al. (2007). Analyzing the connection between the print and broadcast properties of ESPN: An investigation of the alignment of editorial written and photographic coverage in ESPN The Magazine with ESPN's broadcasting rights. International Journal of Sport Management, 8(1), 95-114.
Clavio, G. et al. (2007). Communicating in crisis: A case study of media management and its marketing implications. Book of Papers from the Sport Marketing Association’s 4th Annual Conference. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.
Clavio, G. et al. (2007). Investigating the coverage provided to males and females in a comparable sport: A content analysis of the written and photographic attention given to interscholastic athletics by the print media. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual, 22, 97-125.
Eagleman, A.N. (In Press). Sport brand profile: The National Hot Rod Association. In J. Lee (Ed.), Branding in sport. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Eagleman, A.N. et al. (2007). Communicating in crisis. In J. James (Ed.), Sport Marketing Across the Spectrum: Research from Emerging, Developing, and Established Scholars. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.
Eagleman, A.N. et al. (2007). An analysis of the coverage (and promotion) of females and males in ESPN The Magazine. Women’s Sports Foundation.
Geurin, A.N. et al. (2007). A content analysis of the coverage given to boys and girls high school basketball. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) 2007 National Convention and Exposition. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 78 (1), A115-A116.
Lee, S.H. (In Press). 나스카, 그 성공의 비밀 [NASCAR: Its secrets of success]. MBC motor sport 2008 yearbook.
Lee, S.H. (2007). 미국 모터스포츠의 경제효과 분석 [Analyzing economic effects of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway]. MBC Motor Sport 2007 Yearbook, 12, 86-93.
McNary, E. (2007). [Review of book Contemporary sport management]. Sport Management and Related Topics Journal, 4 (1), 91-94.
Rodenberg, R. (2008). Book Review: The Legal Analyst by Ward Farnsworth, 19 Marquette Sports Law Review 433.
Rodenberg, R. (2008). Fantasy sports league players have reason to rejoice. Sport & Recreation Law Association Newsletter, 15(1), 2-4.
Rodenberg, R. et al. (2008). Perfect 10 v. Visa, MasterCard, et al: A Full
Frontal Assault on Copyright Enforcement in Digital Media or a Slippery
Slope Diverted?, 8 Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property 850.
Rodenberg, R. (2008). The NBA’s Latest Three-Point Play: Age Eligibility Rules, Antitrust and Labor Law, 25 Entertainment & Sports Lawyer 4, 14.McNary, E. et al. (In Press). The written and photographic coverage of sports in a youth magazine: A content analysis of Sports Illustrated for Kids (SIK). The Journal of Youth Sports.
Presentations
Doctoral Presentations (2008)
Bae, W. et al. (2008, April). Examining website attitudes in intercollegiate athletics: An analysis of the service quality, fan identification, and customer satisfaction in college sports on the Internet. College Sport Research Institute Scholarly Conference on College Sport. Memphis, TN.
Won-Youl Bae, ABD
Brewer, R. (2008, April). Social and economic effects of subscription-based collegiate athletics media networks. College Sport Research Institute Scholarly Conference on College Sport. Memphis, TN.
Ryan BrewerEagleman, A.N. et al. (2008, March). Gender, race, and nationality: An examination of print media coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Heilbronn Business School Sport Management Workshop: Targeting the International Audience. Heilbronn, Germany.
Andrea Eagleman, Ph.D.Lee, S.H. et al. (2008, May). The celebrity athlete endorser: a theoretical examination of inter-related theories. 2008 North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sanghok LeeLee, S.H. (2008, April). Margins of victory, spectator emotion levels, and sponsorship effects in intercollegiate basketball. College Sport Research Institute Scholarly Conference on College Sport. Memphis, TN.
Lee, W. et al. (2008, May). Marketing of risky sports: Modeling the role of emotion in service trial using an artificial climbing wall. North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Woo Young LeeLee, W. et al. (2008, May). How confident are you to win your fantasy league?: Exploring the antecedents and outcomes of winning expectancy. North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lee, W. et al. (2008, April). Stress buffers as a moderator variable on job stress and organizational commitment relationship among college sport organization employees. College Sport Research Institute Scholarly Conference on College Sport. Memphis, TN.
Martin, T. et al. (2008, May). The celebrity athlete endorser: a theoretical examination of inter-related theories. North American Society for Sport Management. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ty MartinMartin, T. et al. (2008, April). The influence of NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four appearances on application and enrollment rates. College Sport Research Institute Scholarly Conference on College Sport. Memphis, TN.
McNary, E. (2008, April). The written and photographic coverage of sports in a youth magazine and impacts on gender. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) 2008 National Convention. Ft. Worth, TX.
Erin L. McNary, ABDMcNary, E. et al. (2008, March). Gender, race, and nationality: An examination of print media coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Heilbronn Business School Sport Management Workshop: Targeting the International Audience. Heilbronn, Germany.
Suh, Y. et al. (2008, May). What psychological factors underline in fantasy sports participants: Uses and gratifications and sport fan motivation inquiry. North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Young Ik Suh
Suh, Y. et al. (2008. April). Examining website attitudes in intercollegiate athletics: An analysis of the service quality, fan identification, and customer satisfaction in college sports on the Internet. College Sport Research Institute Scholarly Conference on College Sport. Memphis, TN.
Williams, A. et al. (2008, May). Physical Activity: The Anecdote for Childhood Obesity. AIHTI Obesity Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
Antonio WilliamsWilliams, A. et al. (2008, April). The influence of NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four appearances on application and enrollment rates. College Sport Research Institute Scholarly Conference on College Sport. Memphis, TN.
Williams, A. et al. (2008, April). College Basketball’s Virtual Three Point Play: Officially Licensed Video Games, NCAA Rules, and Student- Athlete’s Statutory and Common Law Right of Publicity. College Sport Research Institute Scholarly Conference on College Sport. Memphis, TN.
Antonio Williams
Doctoral Presentations (2007)
Bae, W. (2007, November). From Se Ri Pak to Jin Joo Hong: Analyzing the prevalence, social implications, and marketing possibilities of Korean female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Sport Marketing Association (SMA) 5th Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
Won-Youl Bae, ABDClavio, G. et al. (2007, November). Communicating with consumers through video games: An analysis of brand development within the video gaming segment of the sport industry. Sport Marketing Association (SMA) 5th Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
Galen Clavio, Ph.D. & Andrea Eagleman, Ph.D.Clavio, G. et al. (2007, June). Mixing the Messages? The alignment of editorial coverage in ESPN The Magazine with ESPN’s broadcast rights. 2007 North American Society for Sport Management Conference. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Clavio, G. et al. (2007, March). A content analysis of the coverage given to boys’ and girls’ high school basketball. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) 2007 National Convention and Exposition. Baltimore, MD.
Clavio, G. et al. (2007, March). Facilitating, increasing, and improving media coverage for interscholastic athletics. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) 2007 National Convention and Exposition. Baltimore, MD.
Eagleman, A.N. (2007, November). The U.S. Congressional steroid hearing: An analysis of newspaper coverage. 13th Annual Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.
Eagleman, A.N. et al. (2007, November). Examining equity in newspaper, magazine, and web coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics. 13th Annual Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.
Eagleman, A.N. et al. (2007, June). Examining trends in the sport management faculty job market: A content analysis. 2007 North American Society for Sport Management Annual (NASSM) Conference. Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Eagleman, A.N. et al. (2007, March). Analyzing sport communication: An examination of article and photographic coverage. Girls and Women Rock: Celebrating 35 Years of Sport and Title IX Symposium. Cleveland, OH.
Eagleman, A.N. et al. (2007, March). Facilitating, increasing, and improving media coverage for interscholastic athletics. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance (AAHPERD) National Conference. Baltimore, MD.
Eagleman, A.N. et al. (2007, March). A content analysis of the coverage given to boys and girls high school basketball. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance (AAHPERD) National Conference. Baltimore, MD.
Eagleman, A.N. (2007, March). Investigating media coverage of female and male athletes in sport magazine articles and photographs. Indiana University Women in Science Research Day. Bloomington, IN.
Eagleman, A.N. (2007, March). Gender promotion in ESPN The Magazine: An analysis of article and photographic coverage. Indiana University Sport Colloquium II. Bloomington, IN.
Gregg, E.A. (2007, March). Biographical sketch of a female intercollegiate athletic administrator in the 1970’s. Indiana University Sport Colloquium II. Bloomington, IN.
Liz Gregg, Ph.D.Gregg, E.A. et al. (2007, March). An odyssey through intercollegiate athletics: The story of Liz Ullman. Girls and Women Rock Academic & Legal Conference. Cleveland, OH.
Lee, W. et al. (2007, May). Investigating the roles of personality and demographic variables in predicting the consumption of fantasy sport leagues. North American Society for Sport Management Conference. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
McNary, E. et al. (2007, November). Examining equity in newspaper, magazine, and web coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics. 13th Annual Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.
McNary, E. et al. (2007, March). Facilitating, increasing, and improving media coverage for interscholastic athletics. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) 2007 National Convention and Exposition. Baltimore, MD.
McNary, E. et al. (2007, March). A content analysis of the coverage given to boys’ and girls’ high school basketball. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) 2007 National Convention and Exposition. Baltimore, MD.
Pierce, D. et al. (2007, June). The need for content analysis methodology in examining student-athlete reinstatement cases. North American Society for Sport Management. Miami, FL.
David Pierce, Ph.D.Williams, A. et al. (2007, January). Black health and fitness: Walk it out. Healthy Lifestyles Conference. Bloomington, IN.
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