CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Sport Management, August 2008
Dissertation: Leverage of Professional Sport Teams: Reconciling
Host Communities’ Expectations and Realities
Adviser: Laurence Chalip, Ph.D.
Graduate Certificate, Doctoral Portfolio Program in Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2005; Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, University of Texas Law School
M.Ed., Sport Management, 2001
Duke University
B.A., Economics, 1997
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in Refereed Journals
Sparvero, E. S. & Chalip, L. (2007). Professional teams as leverageable assets: Strategic creation of community value. Sport Management Review, 10, 1-30.
Book Chapters
Sparvero, E.S., Chalip, L., & Green, B.C. (2008). United States. In Houlihan, B. & Green, M. (Eds.), Comparative elite sport development: Systems, structures, and public policy. Butterworth – Heinemann: Burlington, MA.
PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentations (peer-reviewed)
Sparvero, E. S. & Chalip, L. (2007, June). Social leverage of professional sports: Delivering benefits through community relations programming. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Sport Management, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Sparvero, E. S. & Chalip, L. (2006, June). Bridging the gap between the expectations and realities of hosting a professional sports team: A case study of Corpus Christi, Texas. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the North American Society for Sport Management, Kansas City, Missouri.
Sparvero, E. S., Trendafilova, S., & Chalip, L. (2005, June). An alternative approach to environmental dispute resolution in sport contexts. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the North American Society for Sport Management, Regina, Canada.
Invited Presentations
Sparvero, E. S. (2008, July). Laissez faire sport policy and the American sports brand. Presented at the US Department of State’s Fusion Arts Exchange Program, College Station, TX.
LeUnes, A., Moore, J., Moore S.B., Sparvero, E. S., Thornton, J. (2008, June). Ethics, Money, and Intercollegiate Sport. Panel Discussion at the Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, College Station, TX.
Sparvero, E. S. (2005, April). Alternative Dispute Resolution and the United States Olympic Committee: Toward an Athlete-Focused Process. Presented at the University of Texas Symposium on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Austin, TX.
REPORTS
Fitzgerald, M. P. & Sparvero, E. S. (2007, March). 2006 UIL High School Football Championships: Economic Benefit Analysis. San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Sports Foundation.
Sparvero, E. S. & Filo, K. R. (2005, November). Analysis of Peloton Project members’ motivation and satisfaction: Recommendations for program development. Austin, TX: Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Fitzgerald, M. P., Sparvero, E. S., & Hicks, W. (2001, September). Economic impact of hosting the national junior tae kwon do championship. San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Sports Foundation.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Professor August
2009 – present
Undergraduate courses taught: Introduction to Sport and Recreation, Budgeting
and Financial Systems: Sport and Recreation Management
Graduate courses taught: Sport Governance and Policy
Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX
Visiting Assistant Professor August
2008 – August 2009 Visiting Lecturer August
2007 – August 2008
Undergraduate courses taught: Financing Sport Operations, Marketing Aspects of Sport, Directed Studies (sport economics emphasis)
Graduate courses taught: Revenue Generation in Sport, Directed Studies (sport policy emphasis), Professional Internship
University of Texas at Austin, Sport
Management Program
Teaching Assistant September
2003 – May 2005
September
1999 – May 2001
Undergraduate course responsibilities: Revenue and Budgeting in Sport, Sociological Aspects of Sport, Structure and Organization of Sport, Sport Philosophy, History of Sport and Physical Activity, Management of Sport and Health Promotion Programs
University of Texas at Arlington, Information Sciences & Operations
Research Dept.
Teaching Assistant June
2004 – August 2004
Undergraduate course responsibilities: Business Statistics, Advanced Business Statistics
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of Texas at Austin September
2005 – August 2007
Research Assistant
CDC Obesity Project: Community Intervention and Evaluation
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Development Manager June
2002 – August 2003
Group Tour Coordinator June
2001 – May 2002
University of Texas Athletic Department
Tutor, Women’s Academic Support Services June
2001 – December 2001
Development Intern, Longhorn Foundation September
2000 – January 2001
Lance Armstrong Foundation Ride for the Roses
Events Intern January 2001 – May 2001
Office of Senator Phil Gramm
Legislative Correspondent April
1998 – August 1999
Group Tour Coordinator/Administrative Associate June
1997 – March 1998
Duke University Athletic Department
Staff Assistant, Iron Dukes Athletic Development Office August
1993 – May 1997
AWARDS
2005 Professor and Mrs. Karl K. Klein Endowed Graduate Scholarship
2000 Alderson Graduate Scholarship for Teaching Excellence
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of Sport Management
Ad-hoc reviewer, Sport Management Review
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
June 2000 – present Steering
Committee Member, Lance Armstrong Foundation
June 2008 – August 2009 College Station
Mayor’s Council on Physical Fitness
Jan 2006 – Aug 2007 Coach,
Move through Cancer
2003, 2004 Volunteer
Coordinator, Texas Roundup
2003 Ex-officio
Member, University of Texas Athletic
Department
Compliance Task Force
2002, 2003 Registration
Chair, Motorola Marathon
2001, 2002 Steering
Committee Member, AIDS Walk Austin
2001, 2002 Events
Director, Liv in the Game