Academy Faculty to Present on Race Issues in Sports Management at Online NASSM Conference in June
Dr. Brandon Spradley Several members of the United States Sports Academy faculty and staff will present abstracts on race issues in sports at the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) 2021 Conference that will be held online from June 3-5, 2021. The conference theme, “Race Forward: Agents for Change in Sport Management,” encourages sport scholars and educators to more fully explore their role in advancing racial justice through research, teaching, and practice. Chair of Sports Management Dr. Brandon Spradley, Acting Director of Sports Exercise Science Robert Herron, sports management faculty member Jillian Rosandich, lecturer Holly Park, and instructional technologist Shane Mitchell are the authors of two abstracts for the conference. One is a discussion on creating a more-inclusive environment in sport for women and women of color. [...]