Sport Management Faculty

Bonnie Berger, Ed.D.

Position: Emeritus 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:
Exercise and the quality of life
Mood alteration associated with diverse physical activities and training parameters
Psychological implications of obesity, and the role of exercise in subjective well-being in obese and overweight individuals
Individual and environmental factors that influence the exercise-mood relationship and exercise adherence
Use of exercise for stress management
Factors leading to exercise enjoyment throughout the lifespan

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:
B.S. Seoul National University
M.A. University of Connecticut
Ph.D. University of Connecticut
J.D. Arizona State University

Certification
Attorney at Law, New York and Connecticut

Research Interests:
Sport Trademarks
Sport Industry Analysis
Labor Practices in Sport Industry

Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation

Graduate: Legal Aspects of HMSL; Administrative Processes of Intercollegiate Athletics; Governance of Sport Organizations

Vikki Krane, Ph.D.

Position: Professor of Teaching Excellence
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:
Undergraduate: Sport Psychology; Qualitative Research; Research Methods; Gender, Sexuality & Sport

Graduate: Sport Psychology; Qualitative Research; Research Methods; Gender, Sexuality & Sport

J. Lucy Lee, PH.D.

Position: Assistant Professor
Phone: 419-372-2879
Email: jielee@bgsu.edu
Address: 228 Eppler Center

Education
B.S., Seoul National University
M.A., Seoul National University
Ph.D. Florida State 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: Assistant Teaching Professor
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-Madison
M.A., Minnesota State University
Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado

Research Interests:
Fan identification/motives
Marketing; Women's sports
Sports media analysis

Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Introduction to Sport Management; Introduction to Research in HMSLS; History and Philosophy of Sport; Sport and Public Assembly Facilities

Amanda Paule-Koba, Ph.D.

Position: Professor / Sport Management Program Coordinator
Phone: 419-372-7229
Email: apaule@bgsu.edu
Address: 232 Eppler Center

Education
B.S., Miami University
M.S., Miami University
Ph.D., Michigan State 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 / School of HMSLS Director
Phone: 419-372-7234
Email: rayschn@bgsu.edu
Address: 235 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
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