Sport Management (ePub)

Russell Hoye is Dean of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport at La Trobe University, Australia, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is also Director of La Trobe Sport. His research interests are in corporate governance, public policy, volunteer management, and the impact of sport on individuals and society. Russ is a member of the editorial boards for Sport Management Review, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, and Journal of Global Sport Management; the Editor of the Sport Management Series for Routledge; and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has previously served as Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research Development, Director of the Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Research Focus Area, Inaugural Director of the Centre for Sport and Social Impact at La Trobe University, and is a past president of the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ).

Katie Misener is Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Health, at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Her primary research focuses on the capacity and social impact of nonprofit community sport organizations, with a particular focus on how capacity can be enhanced to support sport service delivery and foster social engagement through sport. Her current research examines the broader social impact of community sport organizations through their social responsibility efforts and the development of social capital among sport volunteers. Through community-engaged research, she has worked with organizations such as the Waterloo Soccer Club, Sport Information Research Centre (SIRC), Parks and Recreation Ontario, OutSport Toronto, World Vision Canada, Oakville Rangers, YMCA of Greater Toronto, and Ringette Canada.