Resident Faculty

Email: vicepres@ussa.edu

Dr. Thomas J. Rosandich serves as Vice President for the United States Sports Academy, where he earned both his master's and doctoral degrees. In addition to having oversight responsibility for the Academy's administrative and financial functions, he also chairs the Technology Committee and is responsible for international programs. Dr. Rosandich rejoined the staff at the Academy's main campus in 1994 after spending nine years in Saudi Arabia, where he was general manager of Saudi American Sports. In addition to running the company, based in Riyadh, Dr. Rosandich also served in other roles during his stay in the Middle East, such as the development of sports programs in the Arabian Gulf region and as the advisor to the President of the General Organization for Youth and Sports in Bahrain. A published author, Dr. Rosandich has served as a member of the Academy faculty, teaching in both the graduate degree and international certification programs.

Email: aogden@ussa.edu

Dr. Arthur G. Ogden has served in education for over forty years as a vice president of academic affairs, a head football coach at the high school, junior college, and collegiate levels, an athletic director at the high school and collegiate levels, a dean of liberal arts, a graduate dean, and a college president. He has taught in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Middle East and in Botswana on the African Continent. A native of Miami, Florida, Dr. Ogden earned his bachelor's degree from LaSalle University, his master's degree from the University of Delaware, and his doctor of philosophy degree from Walden University. He is also a member of the Alpha Epsilon Honor Society. He has coached football at the collegiate level for over 12 years and has served as Athletics Director at the collegiate level for over 10 years.

Email: cromarti@ussa.edu

Dr. Cromartie earned his Ed.D. and M.S.S. from the United States Sports Academy. He also received an M.A. in Human Resource Development from Webster University and a B.A. from Ripon College. Dr. Cromartie has worked at the Academy as an Admissions Counselor, as a Graduate Assistant and as Director of Student Services before becoming a full time faculty member. Dr. Cromartie's experiences include teaching, coaching and administration in the areas of sports management and sports medicine.

Email: esposito@ussa.edu

Dr. Esposito received his Bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in biology from Catholic University of America. He received a Dual-Master's of sport science degree in sports medicine and sport fitness management from the United States Sports Academy. He went on to receive his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Life University, where he received a scholarship from the sports chiropractic department and traveled with Life University's Nationally-ranked track teams as an athletic trainer. Dr. Esposito has an extensive background in sports medicine, sports chiropractics and sports performance coaching. He is a chiropractic physician with certifications in teaching, athletic training, strength and conditioning, rehabilitation, exercise physiology and sport safety and he has done consulting work within the occupational health and safety industry and the facility construction industry. He is a NATA - Certified Athletic Trainer and an NSCA - Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He has served as an athletic trainer and strength coach at the high school, college, and Olympic levels. He also is the owner of the Pro-Active Sports Medicine Center, and is a certified CPR/First Aid/AED instructor who has been teaching for the American Red Cross for over 25 years.

Email: pwojnar@ussa.edu

Dr. Pamela J. Wojnar has worked in higher education for over 20 years. She has held such positions in athletics as a head women’s basketball coach, athletic director, assistant athletic director, sports information director, assistant women’s volleyball coach and compliance officer. She earned several conference coach of the year awards and was awarded the inaugural Student Government Award for Nurturing Student Leaders while serving as the athletic director/head women’s basketball coach at Rosemont College. Dr. Wojnar was trained, as a leadership facilitator for the NCAA’s Division III Student-Athlete Leadership Conference, is a graduate of the NACWAA/HERS Institute for Administrative Advancement. She also served on numerous NCAA, conference and institutional committees including the NCAA Research Committee and the Division III Women’s Basketball Committee. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in English with a business minor from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA; and her MSS and Ed. D. from the Sports Academy in 1993 and 2008, respectively. She is a member of the Northern American Society of Sports Management (NASSM), the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA).

Email: sjohnson@ussa.edu

Dr. Scott R. Johnson received an Ed.D. in Sport Psychology from West Virginia University. While attending WVU (1994-2000), Dr. Johnson also earned Master degrees in Athletic Coaching Education, Counseling, and Sport Behavior. In addition, he was a Graduate Assistant in Student Services working with many student athletes, including WVU’s Football team. In 2004, he received Master degrees in Sport Business Management and Business Administration from the DeVos Sport Business Management program at the University of Central Florida. While attending UCF (2002-2004), Dr. Johnson was a Graduate Intern for Academic Services for Student Athletes and completed a summer internship with the National Football League (NFL). From 2005-2007, he was an Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator in Sport Administration and Sport Management at Ball State University. From 2007-2009, Dr. Johnson was the Senior Performance Enhancement Specialist with the Army Center for Enhanced Performance at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; where he consulted with U. S. Army Soldiers and Staff concerning peak performance and personal development.

Email: jmoon@ussa.edu

Dr. Jordan R. Moon received his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from The University of Oklahoma, his master’s degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from Florida Atlantic University, and his bachelor’s degree in Movement Science from Grand Valley State University. Dr. Moon is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and a Certified Health Fitness Specialist through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Dr. Moon has trained all levels of athletes, including professionals in Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL) and the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as college athletes and teams in addition to youth and fitness clients. He also participated in the Pre-Con events at the NSCA national conferences and has presented at several scientific conferences, including NSCA and ACSM national conferences. Dr. Moon has published several articles on human body composition and changes regarding age and fitness level. Although his primary focus is on the validity and development of body composition measurement devices, Dr. Moon is interested in sports nutrition research and obesity research, as well. In addition, Dr. Moon has served as a reviewer for the NSCA and the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. His work as a research scientist allowed Dr. Moon to be recertified with distinction (*D) through the NSCA in 2008.

Email: bsmith@ussa.edu

Ms. Betsy R. Smith was a member of the Academy team involved in a series of special projects with the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Such projects included design and implementation of fitness testing, interscholastic sports, physical education curriculum and sports medicine programs in the government schools. Smith is a former playing tennis professional with national and collegiate rankings. She has been consistently selected by the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) as one of the top 200 teaching professionals in the United States. Smith received her B.A. in Physical Education from Stephens College and her M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science/Sport Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has been included in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Outstanding College Athletes of America, and is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at the United States Sports Academy.

Email: cbogar@ussa.edu

Mr. Bogar lives in Spanish Fort, Alabama, and is currently the Associate Dean of Student Services at the Academy and is in the doctoral program. Bogar has worked at the Academy since November 2005 and has also served as the Assistant Dean of Administration and Finance and the Director of Administration. He has taught courses for the Academy in the Kingdom of Bahrain and in Thailand. Prior to the Academy, Bogar was a college athletics director for 14 years at two NAIA institutions. He also coached swimming and track at different times at those two schools. He has an additional 11 years of experience as a college recreation/intramurals director and instructor. Bogar was voted the Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), in 2002-2003, and was voted the Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. Bogar has a bachelor's degree from Bryant University, in Rhode Island, where he was swim team captain and received the Scholar-Athlete Graduation Award. He has a master's degree from the University of Maryland. Bogar is married with two daughters. His wife, Dr. Christine Bogar, is the assistant director of student services and adjunct professor at the University of South Alabama Fairhope campus.

Email: tfoley@ussa.edu

Mr. Timothy Foley is currently working at the United States Sports Academy as a faculty member. He has five years of collegiate teaching experience in business and physical education subjects. In April 2009 he was assigned to teach a one-week course in Malaysia for the International Certification in Sports Management (ICSM) program. Mr. Foley has three years of collegiate baseball coaching experience at both the Division I and junior college level. He received his undergraduate degree from Kansas State University in 2003 and his MBA from University of Phoenix in 2005. Currently he is working on his doctorate in sports management at the United States Sports Academy. Some of his hobbies include reading, fly-fishing, camping, and playing with his one-year old daughter, Amber.

Email: wprice@ussa.edu

William J. Price is a faculty member at the United States Sports Academy teaching in the bachelor's program. He is pursuing the doctorate at the Academy, his main research interest being athlete development. Price formerly served as executive director and head coach of the Saluki Swim Club in Carbondale, Illinois, a position he held for 15 years. He also coached and taught in Florida and Vermont and during the 1980s worked in Malaysia and Brunei as part of an Academy project team. His efforts in Asia focused on developing age-appropriate sports programs at local and national levels. The task led him to the topic for his master's thesis, "Sport Structure in the U.S.S.R." He received his master's degree from East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania.

Email: flanagan@ussa.edu

Dr. Flanagan has served on the United States Sports Academy faculty in some capacity since July 2005. While leading and coordinating the Academy’s grant program, he also teaches sports management and “soft science” courses and serves as editor of The Sport Journal, the world’s largest peer-reviewed sports publication. Dr. Flanagan obtained his Master of Sport Science(2000) and Doctor of Sports Management (2004) degree from the Academy after working as a sports writer in Texas for four years prior to his arrival. While a student, he completed his master’s mentorship with the Jeep Aloha Bowl/O’ahu Bowl Doubleheader in Honolulu, Hawaii and doctoral mentorship with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. After finishing with the Peach Bowl, he served on the Atlanta Local Organizing Committee for the 2003 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four. He also worked for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution during his time in Atlanta and has also worked for the Mobile Press-Register and Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Dr. Flanagan is also the proud father of Chloe’ Flanagan, a student at New York University.