Assistant Professor in the Hart School of Hospitality, Sport & Recreation Management at James Madison University. Doctoral (Ph.D.) Candidate in the Recreation, Sport, and Tourism department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). I hold a bachelor's and a master's degree in Physical Education at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). In addition, I am also a research member in the Sport for Development Lab at UIUC. My current research interests are sports event management and leverage, sports facilities, and sport tourism.