Sport Management Faculty
Bonnie Berger, Ed.D.
Position: Professor
Phone: 419-372-6911
Email: bberger@bgsu.edu
Address: 226 Eppler Center
Education
B.S., Wittenberg University
M.A., Columbia University
Ed.D. Columbia University
Research Interests:
Influence of physical activity on mood enhancement; Specific exercise characteristics that maximize the psychological benefits of participation; Use of physical activity for stress management; Factors influencing exercise initiation, adoption, and adherence; Barriers to physical activity; Physical activity behaviors in obese populations; Enhancing flow states in sport and exercise.
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Exercise Psychology; Sport psychology; Lifetime fitness and psychological well-being; Research Methods
Graduate: Exercise Psychology; Research and Practice; Research Methods; Sport Psychology; Current Issues in Sport Psychology
Sungho Cho JD, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-6902
Email: scho@bgsu.edu
Address: 225 Eppler Center
Education
J.D. Arizona State University
Ph.D. University of Connecticut
M.A. University of Connecticut
B.S. Seoul National University
Certification
Attorney at Law, New York and Connecticut
Research Interests:
Use of social science evidence in trademarks litigation
Multivariate analysis of antitrust jurisprudence
Regulatory dynamics in sport industry
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Introduction to Research, Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation
Graduate: Legal Aspects of HMSL
Vikki Krane, Ph.D.
Position: Professor / Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 419-372-7233
Email: vkrane@bgsu.edu
Address: 230 Eppler Center
Education
B.A., Denison University
M.S., University of Arizona
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Research Interests:
Feminist sport psychology
Gender, sexuality & sport
Courses Taught:
Social Psychology of Sport; Applied Sport Psychology; Sport and Gender; Women's Studies; Qualitative Research; Research Methods
J. LUCY LEE, PH.D.
Position: Assistant Professor
Phone: 419-372-2879
Email: jielee@bgsu.edu
Address: 228 Eppler Center
Education
Ph.D. Florida State University
M.A., Seoul National University
B.S., Seoul National University
Research Interests:
Sport & Service Marketing; Sport Branding-Brand Management in Sport Organizations
Financial Management in the Sport Industry
Research Methods and Statistics
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Managing Revenues and Expenditure in Sport Enterprise (Sport Finance)
Graduate: Marketing Strategies in Sport and Leisure Services (Sport Marketing)
Heather Muir, Ph.D.
Position: Lecturer
Phone: 419-372-7230
Email: hmuir@bgsu.edu
Address: 227 Eppler Center
Education
B.A., Augsburg College
M.A., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of Wisconsin
M.A., Minnesota State University
Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado
Research Interests:
Sports media analysis; Fan identification/motives; Marketing; Women's sports
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Introduction to Sport Management; Introduction to Research in HMSLS; History and Philosophy of Sport; Sport and Event Promotion; Sport and Public Assembly Facilities
Websites
https://twitter.com/DrMuirBGSU
Amanda Paule-Koba, Ph.D.
Position: Professor
Phone: 419-372-7229
Email: apaule@bgsu.edu
Address: 232 Eppler Center
Education
Ph.D., Michigan State University
M.S., Miami University
B.S., Miami University
Research Interests
Issues in Intercollegiate Sport, Title IX/Gender Equity, Academic Clustering, Recruiting in College Athletics
Courses Taught
Undergraduate: Sport and Event Management, Sport and Gender, Sport and Public Assembly Facilities
Graduate: Critically Evaluating Contemporary Issues in HMSL, Sport in Higher Education
Twitter: @APK_PhD
Ray Schneider, Ph.D.
Position: Professor / Interim School Director
Phone: 419-372-7234
Email: rayschn@bgsu.edu
Address: 117 Eppler Center
Education
B.S., Central Michigan University
M.S., Central Michigan University
Ph.D., Florida State University
Research Interests:
Intercollegiate Athletics and Sport Memorabilia
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Sport and Event Promotion; Sport and Event Management; Sport and Public Assembly Facilities
Graduate: Administrative Processes of Intercollegiate Athletics; Athletic and Recreation Facility Planning and Management; Issues in HMSL
Nancy Spencer, Ph.D.
Position: Professor
Phone: 419-372- 6927
Email: nspencr@bgsu.edu
Address: 233 Eppler Center
Education
B.A., Trinity University
M.A., Kent State University
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Research Interests:
Sociocultural Aspects of Sport; Making of Celebrity in Professional Tennis
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: History & Philosophy of Sport; Sport & Gender; Sport and Socialization
Graduate: Sport & Society; Interpretive Processes of Qualitative Research
Websites:
http://twitter.com/tennisprof
http://tennisprofchronicles.blogspot.com/
David Tobar, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor / Program Coordinator
Phone: 419-372-6914
Email: dtobar@bgsu.edu
Address: 229 Eppler Center
Education
B.S., California State University, San Bernardino
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests:
Psychological changes associated with physical activity with an emphasis on overtraining; The role of personality in sport and exercise
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Foundations of Sport Psychology; Psychological Aspects of Exercise and Fitness; Introduction to Research in HMSLS
Graduate: Social Psychology of Sport; Interpretation of Quantitative Research in HMSLS