North American Society for Sport Management

Kwame Agyemang – Student President

School Affiliation: Texas A&M University

Email: kwame@hlkn.tamu.edu

Year: entering 2nd year doctoral student

Advisor: Dr. John N. Singer

Kwame received his undergraduate degree in political science in May 2007, followed by his Masters of Education with an emphasis in intercollegiate athletics administration in May 2008 from the University of Oklahoma. During his time as a Masters student, Kwame served as the Career Development Communication Assistant for the athletic department while concurrently serving as a Principles of Communication instructor for the Department of Communication. Recruited as Diversity Fellow Scholar, Kwame is pursuing his PhD in Kinesiology within the Division of Sport Management from Texas A&M University and serves as a graduate assistant under the tutelage of Dr. John N. Singer. His research interests include race in sport, specifically the Black male athlete as a stakeholder group, critical race theory (CRT), and qualitative inquiry.

Katie Meyer – Student Board Representative

School Affiliation: The Ohio State University

Email: meyer424@yahoo.com

Year: enter 4th year doctoral student

Advisor: Dr. Brian Turner

Katie is an Ohio native who chose to attend Ohio State University in the fall of 2000 to be a member of the varsity synchronized swimming team. She graduated in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in business. The year following graduation she took a job as an administrative assistant, was the volunteer coach for Ohio State’s synchronized swimming team, and worked as an intern for facilities in the Department of Recreational Sports at Ohio State. She then began Ohio State’s masters program in sport management where she was a GA for intramurals before graduating at the end of the year and beginning the doctoral sport management program. She is currently in her third year of the program and holds a Graduate Teaching Associate position where she teaches sport management courses in the undergraduate Sport Leadership and Sport Humanities program.    

Marion E. Hambrick – Student Board Representative

School Affiliation: University of Louisville

Email: marion.hambrick@louisville.edu

Year: 3rd year doctoral student

Advisor: Drs. Chris Greenwell & Anita Moorman

Marion is a third-year sport administration PhD student at the University of Louisville. His dissertation topic is examining the effects of change (e.g., product innovations) in the port environment. Before returning to academia, Marion worked as a financial analyst for ten ears, and has an MBA from the University of Kentucky. He is now a graduate assistant and eaches Financial Principles in Sport to undergraduate students. Outside of the office, Marion is an avid road cyclist and non-fiction enthusiast
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