Student Officers
NASSM Student Officers 2008/2009
 | Katie Misener – Student President School Affiliation: The University of Western Ontario Email: k.misener@uwo.ca Year: 4th year doctoral student in sport management Advisor: Dr. Alison Doherty Katie Misener has been re-elected to serve a second term as Student Representative on the executive council. Katie received an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology from McMaster University in 2003 and a Master of Human Kinetics from the University of Windsor in 2005. She has a lifelong love for dance and swimming and has been extensively involved in children's summer camps in Ontario. Her Master's thesis focused on the influence of relationship-building and gender on fundraising in Canadian national sport organizations. The focus of her doctoral research at The University of Western Ontario is organization capacity in community (non-profit) level sport. Her other research interests include older adult volunteerism, relationships and networks, and social capital. |  | Thomas Aicher – Student Board Representative School Affiliation: Texas A&M University Email: taicher@hlkn.tamu.edu Year: 2nd year doctoral student in sport management Advisor: Dr. Michael Sagas Tommy received his undergraduate degree in marketing management from Virginia Tech in 1999. From 1999 to 2005, he worked for two different minor league franchises in special event and sponsorship sales, was a personal advisor for sport-management.com, and worked in sales for northAmerican, Inc. In 2007, he completed his Master's thesis at Texas A&M University. His Master's thesis examined the effects of sexism on treatment and access discrimination. Presently, he is a graduate assistant with the physical education activities program, and is in his second year as a graduate student under Dr. Michael Sagas. His research focuses on gender inequities in intercollegiate athletics. |  | Michael Diacin – Student Board Representative School Affiliation: Tennessee Email: mdiacin@utk.edu Year: 3rd year doctoral student in sport studies Advisor: Dr. Joy DeSensi Michael received his undergraduate and Master’s degree in sport management from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. His Master’s thesis focused on issues relating to testing for performance-enhancing substances in intercollegiate athletics. After completing his master’s degree, Michael was employed by the cities of Hazel Park and Novi, MI. He was involved in the management of multi-purpose recreation facilities at those locations. He was most recently employed at St. Mary’s Preparatory in Orchard Lake, MI where he served as the Assistant Director at the school’s athletic complex. Michael is currently pursuing his PhD in the Sport Studies program at the University of Tennessee and teaches undergraduate sport sociology classes. His research interests include parental involvement in youth sport and student assessment of sport management curriculum and internships. |  | Shannon Hamm – Student Board Representative School Affiliation: The University of Western Ontario Email: shamm@uwo.ca Year: 3rd year doctoral student in sport management Advisor: Dr. Alison Doherty Shannon received her undergraduate degree in Sport Management at Brock University in 2004. During the four years of her program she completed three semesters of internship placement with the Royal Canadian Golf Association, working specifically with the Canadian Women's Tour and Women's Open. Following the completion of her undergraduate degree she continued on to complete her Masters of Arts at Brock University in 2006. Her Master's thesis examined individual and organizational value congruence within a case study context and utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods. Presently, Shannon has completed her second year of a four year PhD program at the University of Western Ontario. Her current research focuses on conflict within provincial sport organizations (non-profit) and the experiences of volunteers within the nonprofit sport setting. |
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