Event Title
Closing remarks from hosts
Location
Bethune College, York University (Toronto, ON)
Start Date
17-10-2018 4:15 PM
End Date
17-10-2018 4:30 PM
COinS
Oct 17th, 4:15 PM
Oct 17th, 4:30 PM
Closing remarks from hosts
Bethune College, York University (Toronto, ON)
Comments
Laura Chittle is a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Windsor and Coordinator of the proposed conference. She is currently funded by a Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarship and a Sport Canada Research Initiative Grant. Her previous work has examined the moderating impact of academic timing on relative age effect patterns within intercollegiate sport, while her current dissertation studies are evaluating the role that relative age has on athlete leadership development and positive youth experiences in sport. Laura is also involved in the University of Windsor's Centre for Teaching and Learning where she coordinates the Graduate Assistant/Teaching Assistant (GA/TA) Network.
Jess Dixon is an Associate Professor of Sport Management and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Windsor. His primary research and scholarly interests are in the areas of strategic management in sport, executive leadership and human resource management in sport, and sport management pedagogy. He has also published extensively about the relative age effect over the past decade. His research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI), and the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM). He is currently the editor-in-chief of 'Case Studies in Sport Management,' which is the only peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing teaching case studies within the realm of sport management.