The UNLV Higher Education program offers both a Master's of Education and a Doctorate of Philosophy. My focus is on preparing folks to work in Intercollegiate Athletics. Our programs prepare individuals for leadership roles in a variety of post-secondary education settings. The Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree prepares students for entry-level and mid-management level positions at public and private post-secondary institutions. The Ph.D. program in Higher Education Leadership is a rigorous, innovative combination of courses and practical experience, preparing individuals for leadership positions in higher education administration and policy analysis.The program is distinguished by emphasis on integrating practical managerial skills with a broad understanding of issues across the field of higher and postsecondary education. Our graduates hold positions as provosts, vice presidents, associate deans, university counsel members, athletic directors, institutional researchers, and policy analysts.

Expertise in sport marketing, sponsorship evaluation, intercollegiate athletic administration, leadership development, gender equity and marketing women's sport.

Works in collaboration with the Dean, associate deans, and leadership team to develop and implement communications and marketing strategies for the COE. Oversees communications and marketing activities both internal and external to the COE and all related departments. Modes include coordination on website development and content, social media, media relations, internal university communications, community relations, and print publications.

The Business of Sports Certificate is a two-month, intensive certificate program offered by the Leeds School of Business. The program is a 6-credit “boot camp” for students and recent graduates who are seriously interested in pursuing careers in the sports and recreation industry. As research advisor, I work with teams of students to deliver professional quality presentations and projects to industry partners.http://www.colorado.edu/leeds/academics/certificate-programs/business-sports

The Sport Marketing Association is dedicated to developing mutually beneficial relationships between professionals, academicians, and students around the world through the creation, distribution, and implementation of sport marketing knowledge via networking, scholarly activities, and career development opportunities.Vision Statement:The Sport Marketing Association strives to be an organization that:-Leads in the development and expansion of the body of knowledge in sport marketing;-Disseminates sport marketing knowledge via internal and external distribution networks;-Provides forums for professional interaction among practitioners, academicians, andstudents dedicated to the sport marketing industry segment;-Impacts future development within the academic discipline and the field of sport marketing.

The goal of the editorial team and the journal's editorial board is to promote sound scholarship and a clear and continuing dialogue among scholars and practitioners from a broad spectrum of education. The editorial team's responsibilities include refining the journal's mission, soliciting articles, overseeing the peer review process, and editing submissions in a timely manner; managing an effective editorial board; and collaborating with the publisher to increase the journal's visibility, ranking and readership.About the Journal: Sport Marketing Quarterly (SMQ) aims to provide a forum for authors who wish to create new knowledge and/or apply existing concepts and theories in sport marketing. SMQ is committed to publishing high quality research that advances the study and practice of sport marketing and is the most cited sport management journal among research published in general marketing journals with a current acceptance rate of 15%. For more information please visit http://www.fitinfotech.com/smqEletricVersion/smqWVU.tpl.

Primary responsibilities included: Teaching graduate (M.S. & Ph.D.) courses in Sport Marketing & Promotions, Event Management, Sport Consumer Behavior, Financing Sport, NCAA Policies and Procedures, Women in Sport, and Ethics in Sport Organizations and undergraduate course: Organization and Administration of Sport. Supervising internships; mentoring graduate students, chairing dissertation committees, gaining national program approval (prior to accreditation), conducting and publishing research. Provide service to the university and profession.