Community Impact
Community Impact
Kinesiology research focused on communities is exploring how sport and activity can promote economic and urban development, positive social change, and healthier environments; as well as the implications of race and ethnicity in sport.
Affiliated Faculty
Stacy-Lynn Sant, PhD
Areas of Interest
Sport event impact; destination marketing; media discourse; event-based strategies for social and economic development.
Ketra Armstrong, PhD
Areas of Interest
Sports marketing; sport consumer behavior; impact of race and/or gender on sport consumption; sport behaviors of women and consumers of African descent.
Kathy Babiak, PhD
Areas of Interest
Sport and social impact, corporate social responsibility, organizational theory, interorganizational relationships, strategic alliances.
Mark Rosentraub, PhD
Areas of Interest
Economic, community, and social development; urban policy, management, and administration; public finance; the economics and management of sports; tourism, amenities, social and economic development...