Curriculum Vitae
Mark Vermillion
Education
- 2003-2006 PhD. Sociology, Oklahoma State University
“Perceptions of Campus Crime”
- 2001-2003 M.A. Sociology, Wichita State University
“The Relationship of Sports Participation and Deviant Behavior in Adolescents”
- 1998-2000 B.S. Social Sciences, Emphasis in History and Sociology, Kansas State University
Professional Presentations
- Lim, Namhun, Kim, Wonyoung, Vermillion, Mark, & Ross, Mike. (2019) Analyzing multilevel
data in sport using general linear modelling (GLM) and hierarchical linear regression
modelling (HLM). Presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for
Sport Management (NASSM), New Orleans, LA.
- Lim, Namhun, Kim, Wonyoung, Choi, Wanyong, and Vermillion, Mark. (2019) Using cluster
analysis and hierarchical linear regression to examine and compare attendance determinants
in four groups of Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Presented at the annual meeting
of the Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA), Nashville, TN. Refereed.
- Lim, Namhun, Kim, Wonyoung, Vermillion, Mark, and Noble, Jeff. (2019) Analyzing attendance
determinants of the National Basketball Association (NBA): A hierarchical linear regression
analysis of the 2005-18 season. Presented at the annual meeting of the Applied Sport
Management Association (ASMA), Nashville, TN. Refereed.
- Stoldt, G. Clayton, Alderman, Heather, and Vermillion, Mark. (2019) COSMA’s role in
advancing the field through research. Presented at the annual meeting of the Commission
on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA), Atlanta, GA. Refereed.
- Vermillion, Mark, Ross, Mike, Stoldt, G. Clayton, and Munson, Collin. (2019) Social
media usage within a sport management department: A strategic audit. Presented at
the annual meeting of the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA), Atlanta,
GA. Refereed.
- Crain, Joe, Vermillion, Mark, and Farias, Teddy. (2019) Associate degree in healthcare
simulation technology: Standardizing the profession. Presented at the annual meeting
of SimGHOSTS USA (The Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists),
Memphis, TN.
- Vermillion, Mark, Stoldt, G. Clayton, and Ross, Mike. (2019) Use and evaluation of
adjunct faculty in higher education: Developing and implementing a systematic protocol.
Presented at the annual meeting of the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation
(COSMA), Jacksonville, FL. Refereed.
- The new face of COSMA Leadership/COSMA Accreditation Value Survey. Panelist. (2018)
Presented at the annual meeting of the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation
(COSMA), Jacksonville, FL
- Kim, Wonyoung, Kim, Insub, Choi, Wanyong, Vermillion, Mark, Kim, Jeondong. (2017)
The Impact of Sport Sponsorship Activation on Event-Sponsor Fit, Attitude Toward Sponsor,
and Purchase Intention: A Longitudinal Study. Presented at the annual meeting of the
Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.
- Bomgardner, Richard, Vermillion, Mark. (2017) High school faculty awareness of post-concussion
return-to-learn policies and guidelines. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association
of Teacher Educators National Conference, Orlando, FL. Refereed.
- Stoldt, G. Clayton, Vermillion, Mark, Alderman, Heather, and Curtin, Kerrilyn. (2017)
Faculty Salaries in Sport Management: Results of a COSMA Survey. Presented at the
annual meeting of the Commission for Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA), Tampa,
FL. Refereed.
- Vermillion, Mark and Noble, J. (2016) Student athletes and student identity: Differences
and recommendations. Presented at the annual meeting of the Sports in Society conference,
Green Bay, WI. Refereed.
- Vermillion, Mark and Traore, Moussa. K. (2016) Sports & arrest rates: A descriptive
analysis of recent arrest rates. Presented at the annual meeting of the Sports in
Society conference, Green Bay, WI. Refereed.
- Vermillion, Mark, Ross, Mike, Jasso, Kayla, and Stoldt, G. Clayton. (2016) An Integrated
Communications Approach to Engaging Sport Management Students. Presented at the annual
meeting of the Commission for Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA), Tampa, FL. Refereed.
- Stoldt, G. Clayton, Vermillion, Mark, Kim, Wonyoung, and Noble, Jeff. (2016) Leveraging
Sport Management on an Innovation Campus. Presented at the annual meeting of the Commission
for Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA), Tampa, FL. Refereed.
- Ament, Brianna, Kim, Wonyoung, Vermillion, Mark, Ross, Mike, and Noble, Jeff. (2016)
The Relationships between Service Quality, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intentions
of Customers at a Non-Profit Sports Organization. Poster presented at the annual meeting
of Applied Sport Management Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. Refereed.
- Stous, Baylie, Kim, Wonyoung, Vermillion, Mark, Stoldt, Ryan, and Choi, Wanyong. (2016)
Examination of Sponsorship Effectiveness at a Minor Professional Sporting Event. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of Applied Sport Management Conference, Baton Rouge,
LA. Refereed.
- Vermillion, Mark and Stoldt, G. Clayton. (2015) Consumer Demographics and Behaviors
at a PGA Event. Presented at East Meets West Symposium with Students and Faculty from
National Institute of Sport, Japan, Wichita State University.
- Noble, Jeff and Vermillion, Mark. Youth Sport Coaches’ and Administrators’ Perceptions
of Organizational Child Maltreatment Policies and Training. (2015) Presented at the
first annual symposium of Social Work in Sports, Denver, CO. Refereed.
- Vermillion, Mark and Bass, Jordan. (2014) Students’ Perceptions of Forced Crowdsourcing
as Social Change. Presented at the annual meeting of the World Association of Sport
Management (WASM), Madrid, Spain. Refereed.
- Noble, Jeff and Vermillion, Mark. Youth Sport Coaches’ Perceptions of Organizational
Child Abuse Policies and Training.(2015 Presented at the annual meeting of the North
American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), Pittsburgh, PA. Refereed.
- 2014 Social Connection and Shared Responsibility in Sport: Locating Sport Management’s
Role in Issues of Exploitation and Social Justice. Panelist. Presented at the annual
meeting of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), Pittsburgh, PA.
Refereed.
- 2013 Kim, Wonyoung, Walker, Matt, Noble, Jeff, Ross, Mike, Vermillion, Mark, Stoldt,
G. Clayton, and Drane, Dan “Residents’ perceived social impacts of public funded multipurpose
sport facility: A case of the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, KS” Sport Marketing Association
Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Refereed.
- 2013 Noble, Jeff and Vermillion, Mark “Youth Sport Administrators’ Perceptions of
Child Abuse Policies and Training" Presented at the annual meeting of the North American
Society for Sport Management (NASSM), Austin, TX. Refereed.
- 2013 Vermillion, Mark. “Spectator and Non-Spectator’ Perceptions of Sport as a Character
Builder: Differences among College Students.” Presented at the annual meeting of the
Midwest Sociological Society (MSS), Chicago, IL, Refereed.
- 2013 Perline, Martin, M., Stoldt, G. Clayton, and Vermillion, Mark. “Member Churning
Among Conferences: A Contributing Factor to Economic Inequality.” Presented at the
annual meeting of the NCAA, Dallas, Tx. Refereed.
- 2012 Vermillion, Mark and Noble, Jeffrey. “Coaching Environments and Student Athletes’
Perceptions of Support.” Presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society
for Sport Management (NASSM), Seattle, WA. Refereed.
- 2011 Vermillion, Mark. “Student athletes’ Perceptions of Autonomy Support and Healthy
Coaching Environments.” Presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society
for the Sociology of Sport, Minneapolis, MN. Refereed.
- 2011 Vermillion, Mark. “Student-Athlete Experiences as Reflections of Organizational
Expectations and Deviance.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological
Society, St. Louis, MO. Refereed.
- 2011 Vermillion, Mark. “Ethical Understandings of Collegiate Health Awareness: The
Intersection of New Social Media and Healthcare.” Central Collegiate Healthcare Association
(CCHA), Wichita, KS. Invited
- 2010 Vermillion, Mark and G. Clayton Stoldt. “The Sociological Imagination: A Tool
to Help Sport Management Students See the Big Picture.” Presented at the annual meeting
of the North American Society for Sport Management, Tampa, FL.
- 2010 Vermillion, Mark “Sports in the United States: The Relationship of Sport Consumption
and Feelings of Alienation.” Presented at the first annual Sport in Society Conference:
Mirror into our Culture, Green Bay, WI.
- 2010 Vermillion, Mark, Stoldt, G. Clayton. and Gao, Lu. “Ranger Athletics: Crisis
Communication and the Framing of a Therapeutic Community in Greensburg.” Presented
at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.
- 2009 Vermillion, Mark and G. Clayton Stoldt. “College Choice Factors Influencing Community
College Softball Players” presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society
for Sport Management, Columbia, SC.
- 2009 Vermillion, Mark and David Wright. “American Sport and Alienation: A Multivariate
Analysis” presented at the annual meeting for the Midwest Sociological Society, Des
Moines, IA.
- 2008 Vermillion, Mark. “Collegiate Wheelchair Student-Athletes: Body Image, Self-Esteem,
Gender and Disability Classification” presented at the annual meeting for the North
American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Denver, CO.
- 2008 Vermillion, Mark, and Friedrich, Candace. “Indigenous Sport Imagery: Race and
Gender in Predicting Students’ Perceptions.” Poster presented at the annual meeting
for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Denver, CO.
- 2008 Vermillion, Mark. “Millennials: Motivation, Discipline, and Management in Aquatics
Settings” presented at the annual meeting for the South-central Kansas Aquatics Council,
Wichita, KS.
- 2007 Vermillion, Mark, Marla Lindenmeyer, Kristin Henke, Brandi Hawkins, Kris Dorsett,
and Erica Criswell. “Physical Fitness on a University Campus: A Sociological Analysis”
Presentation at the annual meeting of the Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, and Dance., Emporia, KS.
- 2007 Vermillion, Mark. “Ethical and Leadership Principles: Recommendations for Sports
and Recreational Practitioners.” Presentation at the annual meeting of the Kansas
Recreation and Park Association, Cheney, KS
- 2007 Stoldt, Clayton G., Mark Vermillion, and Lori Miller. “Changing Long Standing
Traditions.” Presentation at the annual College Sports Information Directors of America
Workshop, San Diego, CA.
- 2007 Miller, Lori, G. Clayton Stoldt, Jeff Noble, and Mark Vermillion. “The Design
and Implementation of Undergraduate and Graduate Sport Management Assessment Systems:
A Worthy (yet Painful) Process.” Paper Presented at the annual meeting of the North
American Society for Sport Management, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- 2007 Vermillion, Mark and Christopher Messer. “The NCAA: An Enforcement Agency Involved
in the Production of Organizational Deviance.” Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Mid-West Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.
- 2006 Messer, Christopher and Mark Vermillion. “The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921: Reexamining
Theoretical Approaches.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-West Sociological
Society, Omaha, NE.
- 2005 Vermillion, Mark and Jaime Burns. “Sex-offender Laws in Florida: An Integrative
Approach” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-south Sociological Association
(MSSA), Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA.
- 2005 Vermillion, Mark and Jaime Burns. “Sports Participation and Academic Performance:
A Test of the Developmental and Zero-sum Hypotheses” Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Oklahoma Sociological Association, University of Central Oklahoma,
Edmond, OK
- 2004 Stoldt, G. Clayton, Mark Vermillion, R. Mike Ross and Steve Dittmore. “Newspaper
Sports Coverage Patterns: Implications for Media Relations Professionals” Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the North American Society of Sport Managers (NASSM), Atlanta,
GA
- 2004 Vermillion, Mark. “Wheelchair Basketball: Differences by Gender and Type of Disability”
Paper presented at the annual Oklahoma State University Research Symposium
- 2004 Vermillion, Mark. “Predictors of Deviance and Sports Participation in the National
Education Longitudinal Survey: A Multi-Logistic Analysis” Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, KS
Publications
- 2018 Paul, John and Vermillion, Mark. Sociology of sport: 10 Questions. Dubuque, IA:
Kendall Hunt Publishing Inc.
- 2017 Noble, Jeff and Vermillion, Mark. “Gender Differences in Youth Sport Coaches’
Perceptions of Organizational Child Maltreatment Policies and Training.” Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual, 32, 236-257.
- 2017 Bomgardner, Richard and Vermillion, Mark. “High School Faculty and Coaches Awareness
of Post-Concussion Return-To-Learn Policies and Guidelines: A Pilot Study KAHPERD Journal, 89(1), 45-52.
- 2017 Vermillion, Mark, Messer, Chris, and Bridgman, Krista. Crime, Deviance, and Violence
in Intercollegiate Athletics. In Gary Sailles (Ed.) Sports in Higher Education: Issues
and Controversies (2nd ed. pp. 195-224). San Diego, CA: Cognella
- 2017 Stoldt, G. Clayton, and Vermillion, Mark. Careers in Sport Management. In Shirl
J. Hoffman (Ed.) Introduction to Kinesiology: Studying Physical Activity (5th ed., pp. 477-500), Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
- 2017 Vermillion, Mark and Bass, Jordan. Students’ Perceptions of Forced Crowdsourcing
as Social Change. In Brenda K. Pitts and James J. Zhang (Eds.), Global Sport Management (pp. 175-188). New York: Routledge.
- 2016 Noble, J., Vermillion, M., Foster, K. Coaching environments and student-athletes:
Perceptions of support, climate and autonomy. The Sport Journal. Retrieved
- 2014 Bass, Jordan, Vermillion, Mark, and Putz, Paul. “Going Viral”: The Impact of
Forced Crowdsourcing on Coaching Evaluation Procedures. International Sport Coaching Journal, 1, 103-108.
- 2014 Vermillion, Mark “Division I Student Athletes’ Perceptions: How well does the
Athletic Department Promote Student Athlete Development in an Urban-serving University?”
Metropolitan Universities, 25(1), 79-95.
- 2014 Noble, Jeff, & Vermillion, Mark. “Youth Sport Administrators’ Perceptions and
Knowledge of Organizational Policies on Child Maltreatment.” Children and Youth Services Review, 38, 52-57.
- 2014 Vermillion, Mark, Rockers, Eric, Foster, Colin, Nichols, Kewa, and Bunkowski,
Ryan “Alcohol consumption among high school athletes and non-athletes” KAHPERD Journal, 86(1), 62-69.
- 2013 Kim, W., Walker, M., Noble, J., Ross, M., Vermillion, M., Stoldt, S., & Drane,
D. (2013). Residents’s perceived social impacts of public funded multipurpose sport
facility: A case of the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, KS. Sport Marketing Quarterly,
22(Supplement), 217-220.
- 2013 Noble, Jeff and Vermillion, Mark “Kansas Youth Sport Practitioners: Perceptions
of Child Abuse and Organizational Policies” KAHPERD Journal, 85(2), 41-45
- 2013 Stoldt, G Clayton, Perline, Martin, and Vermillion, Mark “Competitive Balance
in College Football: Additional Analysis on the Effects of Changes in Conference Membership”
The Journal of Sport, 2(2), 130-153.
- 2013 Stoldt, G. Clayton and Vermillion, Mark “The organizational roles of college
athletics communicators: Relationship to the use and perceptions of social media.”
International Journal of Sport Communication, 6, 185-202.
- 2013 Vermillion, Mark and Leivian, Angela “College students and gambling: Do student
athletes gamble more?" Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 7(2), 115-130.
- 2013 Vermillion, Mark “Collegiate Wheelchair Basketball Student-Athletes: An Examination
of Image and Self-Esteem.” Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 7(1), 4-19.
- 2013 Stoldt, Clayton G., Perline, Martin, and Vermillion, Mark “Competitive Balance
in Conference USA Football: The Effects of Membership Churning.” The Sport Journal, 16
- 2013 Vermillion, Mark and Messer, Chris “The NCAA: An Enforcement Agency Involved
in the Production of Organizational Deviance.” Contemporary Athletics Compendium Volume 4. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Hauppauge, NY
- 2012 Vermillion, Mark and Spears, Gerrrett “College Choice Factors for Division I
Athletes at an Urban University.” The Sport Journal, 15
- 2012 Vermillion, Mark. Effective Communication for Diverse Employees. In Sport Public Relations: Managing Organizational Communication, Human Kinetics. Authors: Stoldt, Clayton, G, Dittmore, Steve, and Branvold, Scott.
2nd edition, Morgantown, WV.
- 2012 Stoldt, G. Clayton, and Vermillion, Mark. Careers in Sport Management. In Shirl
J. Hoffman (Ed.) Introduction to Kinesiology: Studying Physical Activity (4th edition), Human Kinetics Inc. Morgantown, WV.
- 2012 Vermillion, Mark, Messer, Chris, and Bridgman, Krista. Crime, Deviance, and Violence
in Intercollegiate Athletics. In Gary Sailles (Ed.) Sports in Higher Education: Issues
and Controversies (pp. 195-224). San Diego, CA: Cognella
- 2011 Vermillion, Mark and Messer, Chris “The NCAA: An Enforcement Agency Involved
in the Production of Organizational Deviance.” Journal of Contemporary Athletics, 5(1), 1-21.
- 2011 Perline, Martin, Stoldt, G. Clayton, and Vermillion, Mark. “The Effects of Conference
Realignment on National Success and Competitive Balance: The Case of Conference USA
Men’s Basketball.” The Sport Journal, 14, http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/effects-conference-realignment-national-success-and-competitive-balance-case-conference-usa-
- 2010 Vermillion, Mark “College Choice Factors Influencing Community College Softball
Players.” Journal of Coaching Education, 3, 1-20.
- 2009 Vermillion, Mark, Stoldt, G. Clayton, Bass, Jordan. Social Problems in Major
League Baseball: A Revisiting of the Topics Twenty Years Later. Journal of Sport Administration and Supervision, 1(1), 23-38.
- 2009 Perline, Martin M., Stoldt, G. Clayton, and Vermillion, Mark. An Analysis of
Competitive Athletic Success Between Public and Private Institutions: The Case of
the Missouri Valley Conference Journal of Contemporary Athletics 4(3), 1-14.
- 2009 Stoldt, G. Clayton, Vermillion, Mark, and Miller, Lori. “Public Relations Evaluation
in Sport: Views from the Field.” International Journal of Sport Communication, 2, 223-239.
- 2009 Vermillion, Mark, Holtz, Lacey, and Friedrich, Candace. “Native American Imagery
in Sports: Current Student Perceptions.” International Journal of Sport Management, 11(1), 111-140.
- 2009 Vermillion, Mark, Criswell, Erica, Dorsett, Kris, Hawkins, Brandi, and Henke,
Kristin. “Physical Fitness on a University Campus: A Sociological Analysis” KAHPERD, 81(1), 54-59.
- 2007 Vermillion, Mark, Christopher Messer, and G. Clayton Stoldt. 2008. “An Analysis
of Major and Minor League Sports: The Dual Labor Market Theory and its Contributions”
Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 35(1), 13-25.
- 2007 Stoldt, Clayton G., Mark Vermillion, and Lori Miller. “Changing Long Standing
Traditions.” CoSIDA Digest, 60(2), 10-11.
- 2007 Vermillion, Mark. 2007. “Sport Participation and Adolescent Deviance: A Logistic
Analysis.” Social Thought and Research, 28, 227-258.
- 2007 Vermillion, Mark. 2007. “An Examination of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Using
Collegiate Wheelchair Basketball Student Athletes.” Perceptual and Motor Skills, 104, 416-418.
- 2007 Vermillion, Mark. 2007. “Hubris: Athletes, Perceptions of Authority, and Feelings of Invulnerability on a College
Campus.” The SMART (Sport Management and Related Topics) Journal, III, II (spring), 4-22.
- 2006 Vermillion, Mark. 2006. “WSU Football Would Require Subsidy” The Wichita Eagle, March 21, 7A.
- 2005 Vermillion, Mark and Jaime Burns. “Women and Low-wage Work” A facts sheet for
Sociologists for the Study of Women in Society (SWS). Gender & Society
Grants
- 2014 Twitter: Data and Access grant: “Crowdsourcing, public perception, and Twitter”
(not funded)
- 2014 NCAA: “Division I student-athletes’ perceptions of support, identity and performance”
(not funded)
- 2012 “iPad Innovation Grant Proposal: Department of Sport Management & the Preferred
Health Systems Wichita Open.” (not funded)
- 2010 Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders: “Factors Influencing Sport Gambling
Behaviors: A Nationally Representative Sample of Adult, Youth, and Community Variables.”
$4,500 (not funded)
- 2009 National Science Foundation “Hispanic Girls’ Sport and Physical Activity Participation:
An Exploratory Study of Rural Southwest Kansas.” $165,000 (not funded)
- 2009 Superlative Group, Inc: Internship Grant for Patrick Sheltra Funded: $7,000
- 2008 Superlative Group, Inc: Internship Grant for Jonathan Stimmel Funded: $5,000;
Additionally funded: $7,000
- 2008 University Research and Creative Activity Grant (URCA), Wichita State University:
“College and University Choice Factors Influencing Community College Softball Players”
Funded: $3,800
- 2006 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA): “Doping in Sport: An International, Multidisciplinary,
and Social Scientific Inquiry” (not funded)
Technical reports
- 2017 Kim, Wonyoung, Choi, Wanyong, Rhee, Yong Chae, and Vermillion, Mark. “Analysis of Residents’ Attitudes toward the Development of a New Recreation Center.” Partnership for the Advancement of Sport Management (PASM). Retrieved
- 2014 Ross, Mike, Vermillion, Mark, Stoldt, G. Clayton, Noble, Jeff, Kim, Wonyoung,
Howe, Cody, Richardson, Travis, Zhang, Luwen, and Elmore, Chris. “Final Four Media Exposure Valuation.” Partnership for the Advancement of Sport Management (PASM). Retrieved
- 2014 Vermillion, Mark, Ross, Mike, and Stoldt, G. Clayton. “The Kansas Shrine Bowl and consumer behavior: A report of findings.” Partnership for the Advancement of Sport Management (PASM). Retrieved
- 2014 Stoldt, G. Clayton and Vermillion, Mark. “Consumer Demographics and Behaviors of Fans Attending a PGA Event” Partnership for the Advancement of Sport Management (PASM). Retrieved
Current Research Projects
- Vermillion, Mark, Stoldt, Ryan and Messer, Chris. Student-Athlete Experiences as Reflections
of Organizational Expectations and Deviance.
- Vermillion, Mark, and Traore, Moussa. Exploratory analysis of athletic arrest rates.
- Vermillion, Mark, and Battaglia, Ottavio. Spanish basketball players’ perceptions
of coaching atmosphere and autonomy.
Research Interests
- Coaching environments and perceptions
- Crime/criminology and deviant behavior in sport
- Social psychology, group dynamics in sport
- Sport participation factors and barriers
- Diversity in sport (such as disabled/able bodied, gender, race/ethnicity, etc.)
- Sociology of sport and health
Academic Honors, Awards, & Offices
- 2018-2019 Chair-elect, Interdisciplinary Activation Team, Wichita State University
Strategic Planning
- 2018-Present Program chair, Workforce Leadership and Applied Learning
- 2018-Present Board of Directors for The Fuse
- 2018 Professor, Wichita State University
- 2017 Emory Lindquist Endowed Faculty Award
- 2015 College of Education: Service Award Recipient
- 2014-2015 WSU Online Learning Faculty Fellows Program fellow
- 2014-2017 co-founder, co-editor Journal of Amateur Sport
- 2014-Present Chair, Department of Sport Management
- 2014-Present WSU Leadership Academy
- 2013-2014 Interim chair, Department of Sport Management
- 2013-2018 Executive Director: Partnership for the Advancement of Sport Management
(PASM)
- 2013-2014 College of Education representative and finalist for Wichita State University
young faculty scholar award
- 2012-Present Associate Professor, Wichita State University
- 2010-2015 Graduate coordinator
- 2006- 2012 Assistant Professor, Wichita State University
- 2006-2010 Undergraduate coordinator
- 2007- Present Adjunct Instructor, Wichita State University
Sociology Department
- 2008 College of Education: Research Award Recipient
- 2006-2011 Nominated for the Academy for Effective Teaching (AET) teaching award
- 2007 Featured Commencement Speaker for spring graduation ceremonies, Seward County
Community College, May 12th, 10:00 a.m.
- 2007 Featured Speaker for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Fraternity Graduation Breakfast, Seward
County Community College, May 12th, 8:00 a.m.
Teaching Experience
- “Social & Psychological Foundations of Sport” — Sport Management 750N, Wichita State University
- “Sociology of Coaching” — Sport Management 750D, Wichita State University
- “Sociocultural Dimensions of Sport Management” — Sport Management 750I, Wichita State University
- “Psychology of Sport” (Graduate) — Sport Management 818, Wichita State University
- “Sports, Deviance, and Violence” — Sociology 399, Wichita State University
- “Sports Consumer Research” — Sport Management 750, Wichita State University
- “Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity” — Sport Management 465, Wichita State University
- “Sport and Physical Activity in American Culture” — Sport Management 475, Wichita State University
- “Sport in Society” (Graduate) — Sport Management 811, Wichita State University
- “Leadership and Ethics in Sport” (Graduate) — Sport Management 802, Wichita State University
- “Ethics in Sport” (Graduate) — Sport Management 802, Wichita State University
- “Seminar in Sport Business” — Sport Management 540, Wichita State University
- “Sport Finance” — Kinesiology and Sport Studies 528, Wichita State University
- “Introduction to Sociology” — Sociology 111Q, Wichita State University
- “Introduction to Sociology” — Sociology 1113, Oklahoma State University
- “Social Inequality and Stratification” — Sociology 330Q, Wichita State University
Professional Affiliations (Past and Present)
- Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (Institutional member)
- SimGHOSTS, USA
- North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
- North American Society for Sport Management
- Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
- SHAPE America (Formerly known as: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and
Dance)
- Oklahoma Sociological Association
- Mid-South Sociological Association
- Midwest Sociological Society
- American Society of Criminology