State of Sport Management

We have our next SMAANZ live recording! A great quartet of sport management leaders (Russell Hoye, Emma Sherry, Lesley Ferkins, and James Skinner) discussed their leadership experiences, backgrounds, and advice to those interested in future leadership opportunities.

We finish up our series on applying for grants with a lovely discussion with Dr. Katie Misener talking about the Canadian side of grants. We talked about her grant application/award success at the government and organizational level. We then reviewed the differences between the Canadian/US grant application process, how she identifies grant opportunities, lessons learned, and insights she provides to faculty wanting to get into grants.

Our annual Zeigler Award episode. We were joined by the 2024 winner, Dr. Dan Mason! We talked about how he arrived in the sport management field, his experiences as a grad student, advice he would give to grad students, the research process, and general thoughts on sport management.

We have our first live recording from the SMAANZ conference! Dr. David Shilbury provided an excellent review of the 30 years of SMAANZ and the growth of Sport Management Review since its creation in 1998.

Coming back from SMAANZ and wanting to complete an interview with the newly-minted Distinguished Service Award, Geoff Dickson. He talked about being a "late starter", experiences being a faculty member while finishing his PhD, the power of networking, his George Cunningham story about being a writer, living in NZ + AU, and golf!

Our final pre-SMAANZ conference recording was joined by Hans Westerbeek and Adam Karg to talk about the future of sport. We discussed the concept and creation of EASM and SMAANZ, how those initial plans have shaped our current direction, important topics and consideration for where the sport management field is going, and their favorite SMAANZ moments. https://www.routledge.com/International-Sport-Business-Current-Issues-Future-Directions/Westerbeek-Karg/p/book/9780367312824?srsltid=AfmBOor5vQ3U7xFaqPaCUi0LNUwnGAF5i2E4WQnkUa1kGXg0xqLARzVI

Following up from our conversation with McLeod/Pifer on the faculty side of applying for grants, we interviewed Clair Green-Schwartz to talk about the admin support of the grant application process. Clair works at University of Cincinnati as the CECH Impact Accelerator Research Director. We talked about the trickiness of the grant application process, the value of university support for faculty grant work, biggest components where faculty need help, and how they've adjusted their faculty support over the years.

We were joined by Dr. Laurence Chalip, founding editor for Sport Management Review, to talk about the establishment and early years of SMR. We talked about the planning, recruitment of authors/reviewers, establishing a footing, what changed over time, and uniqueness for the journal. We also talked about the beginning of SMAANZ and the relationship with the journal.

Are you interested in applying for grants? Is your faculty position pushing for more grant activity? Then check out this episode with David Pifer (FSU) and Chris Mcleod (UF) talk about their recent grant application experiences with both private and federal grants.

We have a new episode on the experience of going from a sport management doc student to becoming a faculty member outside of sport management! Dr. Keevan Statz at Benedictine College joined us to walk through his experience. He talked about his experience choosing a doc program, his plans during PhD work, networking approach, conference attendance, job search process, and explaining his background to non-sport folks.

We had two great guests join us to talk about evaluating teaching. Sarah Wymer and Kim Encel walked us through how we can evaluate and self-evaluate our teaching abilities. We started with some low-hanging fruit then moved to move advanced ideas. We finished up with talking about how to take advantage of university resources and outside resources!

We continue our SMAANZ collaboration with an episode on Women in Sport! Our guests for this episode include Sarah Lieberman and Sally Shaw to go over (a) the rise of women's sports (sports, levels, contexts), watershed moments, implications of sport management + research, (b) preparing sport management students for leadership in sport (curriculum design, mentoring, and advocating for leadership, and (c) plans for SMAANZ. Roslyn Kerr was instrumental in creating our topic for this episode but couldn't make the episode time. Much thanks to her in helping during the design phase.

Welcome the Sherry and Schulenkorf Show! Emma Sherry and Nico Schulenkorf joined us to talk about Sport for Development (SFD). We discussed SFD going from upstart area to adolescence, important findings over the past 10 years, importance of SFD within Australasia footprint, difficulties of performing SFD research, and future areas/context.

Our new episode includes Jonathan Robertson, Ashleigh-Jane Thompson, and Kevin Filo as guests as we walk through the collaboration between State of Sport Management and SMAANZ! Topics covered include: Brief discussion on past conferences (what is SMAANZ?) Differences between SMAANZ, NASSM, EASM Importance of 2024 conference Conference theme SoSM/SMAANZ Collab SMAANZ Research Fellowship Events planned / social components Changes from past iterations

Our annual Zeigler podcast episode! This year's winner was Marijke Taks, who joined us to talk about her career journey. She talked about her PhD experience, transitioning to Canada, balance work and family, and her research along the way.

In the second part of our conference costs discussion, Dr. Kyle Rich joined us to provide perspective. We discussed his conference, benefits of running a smaller or larger conference, location value/cost, and the changing dynamics within the conference model.

The first part of our conference costs short series. Dr. Nels Popp walks us through the rising conference costs. We talk about conference site selection, hotel/host costs, conference experiences, and survey insights.

Really excited for this episode. With the huge push of AI happening this year, we brought in Dr. Yiran Su to talk about the intersection of AI and sport management. Our episode focused on academic (teaching + research) and practitioner impact. We talked about ChatGPT, Zoom, and other tech platforms!

We've talked before about collaboration on a research project, but now we want to talk about solo authorship. Dr. Elizabeth Delia at UMass joined to talk about her past experience working on solo papers: deciding on projects, writing sections, reviewer feedback, project management, and advice she would give to others.

Our next episode dives into theory with a new ESMQ article from Erik Lachance, Ashley Thompson, & Jordan Bakhsh. We discussed competing theoretical thoughts, creating new theory in/out of sport, blending theoretical approaches, proposing a new approach, and what it means for doc students/practitioners.

Kicking off our sixth season with an episode on parenting. We follow up on our previous work with Liz Sattler to give insight into parenting, particularly post-pandemic. We talk about "what to expect when you're expecting", having multiple kids, daycare, balancing your schedule, bringing your kids to work events, and much more!

The NASSM episode! We had Dr. Bri Newland lead us off by talking about NASSM governance and conference changes from the past two years, plus an overview of the upcoming schedule. Then Dr. Milena Parent took the lead on Montreal! She overviewed transportation from the airport, amenities around the conference, and events happening in Montreal that coincide with NASSM.

We welcome Dr. Chad McEvoy to talk about negotiation, particularly when considering both outside offers and a chance to stay at your current institution. We discussed the need for some institutions to consider an outside offer to re-negotiate with your current employer, salary adjustments, when to go on the market/when not to, application process, getting an offer, next steps, etc.

Our Zeigler Award Winner annual chat! The 2022 winner, Dr. Larena Hoeber, joined us to talk about qualitative research. We discussed qualitative research paradigms: her first time being exposed to paradigms, learning moments as a up-and-comer, layering our learning, advice to others, qualitative researchers she admires, and advice for reviewing qualitative research!

Candidate (soon to be Dr.!) Kerri Bodin and Dr. Teare joined the podcast to talk about knowledge translation in program evaluation. We discussed the Canadian sport context, sport-for-all compared to high performance, resources available to sport, supporting sport-for-all through knowledge translation, examples through wheelchair basketball + Baseball5, and knowledge translation without a formal partnership.

Episode 2 of our series is Robyn Smith talking about participatory research! Candidate Smith talked about different approaches and key values of participatory research, applications in diverse sport/community contexts, poor uses of PAR, reflection on her own experiences, and a mindset change for the field. We also talked about her experience as a PhD candidate and working to finish her degree, help her research stakeholders, and being a positive impact in the community.

Hummell & Huml! PhD Candidate Hummell came to talk about program evaluation in sport organizations. We discussed what is evaluation, it's importance, why programs should be considering evaluation within their decision making process, program evaluation within the sport management literature, different approaches, benefits/limitations, and why it should be prioritized. This episode is the first in a group of episodes for the Knowledge Translation Grant secured by the Brock University SMGT faculty, led by Dr. Kyle Rich. Check out more on their work at: https://www.krichsportandrec.com/iisport

We had a great time hosting, Dr. Andrea Geurin, who is the Director of the Institute for Sport Business at Loughborough, to talk about her experiences working abroad and the various differences in higher education across different systems. We talked about summers being off (or not off!), annual leave, teaching loads, semester length differences, tenure, sabbatical options, student advising, higher education bureaucracy, grading, and much more!

Doctoral student, Tiao Hu, joined the podcast to provide her perspective of choosing and pursuing a PhD as an international student. We talked about her process choosing a PhD program. Then we talked about the challenges for international students in finding housing, securing a job, reviewing school districts for children, and creating a social network. Then we talked about potential higher education barriers, such as choosing an advisor and registering for courses. We finished our discussion talking about how her PhD program has been well suited to help her, areas of weakness, and upcoming job search.

Two Red Raiders joined me to talk about writing and writing groups! We talked about their early experiences writing in a doctoral program, feedback they've received over the years, how their writing has improved over the years, building a writing group, holding each other accountable, and finding the right partners. We bonded over working for TTU but not being a TTU grad leaves you startled when someone yells #GunsUp at you in a public place, plus finished with talking about the fun Lubbock food scene!

Beyond the summary,  Dr. Cintron wanted to provide a litany of resources she has found useful: Lean Start Up, by Eric Reiss (i definitely referenced the author incorrectly in the interview)Beyond the Professoriate - altac resourceFrom PhD to Life - career info for PhDsThe Professor is in - career info for PhDsThe Leveraged PhD - business coach for PhDs looking to start an entrepreneurial journey AAAS Science & Technology Fellowship - a yearlong fellowship in the federal government for PhDs (I applied for this when I was considering government work)(Cintron, Revised) - my website :-) 

50th episode! Dr. Meg Hancock joined us to talk about big picture sport management/higher education topics. We discussed origins of sport management, enrollment pressures, the 1989 movie 'The Wizard', enrollment cliff, higher education costs, talking about current topics deemed politically divisive, and the great food scene in Louisville.

Kicking off Season 5 with my colleague at UC, Dr. Wayne Black! He joins the podcast to introduce us to Critical Research: What is it? The benefits of its approach, best papers to read using critical research, and applications within higher education and sport management. Dr. Black also described how he uses critical research in his own scholarship and why it's an important concept for others to learn.

Last episode of season 4! PhD students Siena Morgan (Loughborough University London) and Chelsey Taylor (Swinburne University of Technology) joined as guests to talk about their experience as part-time doctoral students. They each shared their background and other duties they are completing while doing doctoral work, decision process to go part-time, their program's reaction to their decision, program support and structure challenges for being a part-time student, and potential negatives/positives to being part-time.

Dr. Becky Achen joined us to explore a new-ish concept within the sport management space: NFTs! What are NFTs? What is the blockchain? How are NFTs involved with sport? How widespread is their use? What are fan tokens? And how are sport organizations going to use these tools going forward?

The newly minted Dr. Foster graciously came back and talked to us about the final stage of his doctoral experience. We talked about teaching, research, service, and the job search!

Dr. Richard Lapchick at UCF and Director of Institute for Sport & Social Justice joined the podcast! Our discussion focused on his work within diversity in sport. We started off with discussing his initial motivation and ongoing history fighting for racial and gender equality. Then we talked about how sport organizations have performed on their racial and gender report card since its inception, hiring practices, and his work with the center. A bunch of great stories in this one!

Dr. Jennifer Hoffman at the University of Washington joined us to talk about NIL. We talked about what is NIL and how it's involved with NCAA and NAIA policies, state/federal law, and other machinations that put us down the path of NIL. We also talked about the NCAA's role moving forward, legislative involvement, and future of NIL.Article w Welch Suggs on Myles Brand: https://journals.ku.edu/jis/article/view/15674Explainer on Alston/O'Bannon: https://www.gonzaga.edu/school-of-law/clinic-centers/center-for-law-ethics-commerce/events/the-future-of-college-sportsDr. Hoffman's link tree: https://linktr.ee/jlhoffman

Dr. Adam Cohen returned to talk about sports gambling! We talked about the changes within the sport gambling industry since PASPA was overturned, various sports gambling entities (business, platforms, consumers), DFS, analytics, growth potential for women's sports, tastemakers, governance, and customer promotions. We also talked about the potential of sports gambling as a academic growth area, with likely uptick coming for doc students, dedicated journal, grants/consultant opportunities. We capped it off by throwing out some baseball bets (for fun!).

Our 2021 Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award Winner joined us! Dr. Marlene Dixon talked about her Zeigler lecture, being the first to do it virtually, past Zeigler lectures, reflecting on her career, positions, working both sides of the Longhorns-Aggie rivalry, and what's to come. She also had some fun by refusing to confirm or deny the secret Zeigler award winner gathering and voting for Vail, CO as a future NASSM Conference location.

Dr. Yannick Kluch joined the podcast for a chat on scholar activism. We talked about what is scholar activism, what drew him to the topic, applying it within sport management, trailblazers within the scholar activism field, why it can make people uncomfortable, barriers, and applying it within research and the classroom.

NASSM Abstracts episode! We had NASSM President Bri Newland (NYU) and Member-At-Large Brian McCullough (Texas A&M) join us to talk about the NASSM abstract review process. We started by talking about common themes for outstanding reviews/reviewers. Then we talked about common mistakes made by reviewers and suggestions on areas where submitted abstracts shouldn't be penalized. Also talked about the five different abstract categories, reviewing works in-progress, and suggestions for those that are planning on submitting an abstract to the conference for the first time.

Dr. Cindy Veraldo from Mount Saint Joseph joined us to talk about course rigor. We talked about whether academic rigor should be considered when designing a course. Also, what about assignments/group projects/discussions or other assessment options? Dr. Veraldo also talked about getting feedback from others on your course, consider the rigor of courses taught by others in your program, and impact on student outcomes + course evaluations.

Dr. Rennae Williams Stowe joined the podcast to talk about (1) working a teaching institution and (2) going through the COSMA accreditation process. We talked about her position at WSSU and her teaching, research, and service expectations. We also discussed possible misperceptions of working at a teaching institution. Then we talked about her experience going through he COSMA accreditation process at WSSU from the faculty perspective. Particularly we talked about effort coming from Dr. Williams Stowe, rigor, and course expectations.

Dr. Brandon Mastromartino joined us to talk about jobs! We talked about the job market: Differences from 2019 or 2020, recovery from COVID(?), and emerging themes. Then we walked through each of the faculty jobs that have been posted so far in 2021. Last we talked briefly on International trends and jobs we've heard may be posted later in 2021/2022.

Our last episode of the season is the annual tradition of re-connecting with Sayvon Foster! Sayvon gave us an update on his doctoral progress, doctoral candidacy, classes taught, recently published research, and service he's been completing in the community.

Lance Warwick joined us to talk about searching for a PhD program. Lance recorded our episode as he was winding down his decision-making process and was willing to share his experiences. We talked about the PhD admission process, guidance he received from mentors, and how he connected with programs and interacted with their faculty.

Proud to have been joined by Marvin Washington from University of Alberta for the podcast. We talked about big-picture topics related to research in sport management: (1) The growing number of sport management journals, (2) Impact/legacy of sport management journals and how they can make long-term changes, and (3) Decision-making process for submitting a manuscript that fits between two major areas.

Dr. Nicole Melton joined the podcast to chat about doing research with undergraduate and graduate students. We discussed on how to connect with students on research projects, setting goals/expectations, keeping tabs on their progress, and potential conversations on doctoral programs. We also chatted about Texas Tech and lessons learned from her doctoral advisor.

Dr. Kathy Babiak joined us to talk about interdisciplinary research! We talked about her research process for a topic that its on sport management and another discipline (e.g., business), seeking out collaborators, deciding on journals, writing style, and other guidance!

Dr. Matthew Katz joined us to talk about juggling research projects. He took a snapshot of projects he was working on back in December 2019 and gave us an update on their progress, timelines, lessons learned, etc. We also chatted about communicating with collaborators and how to decide which projects need to be prioritized.