Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Choi, who joined the University of New Hampshire in 2023, is a Senior Lecturer of Sport Management and Leadership in the Department of Kinesiology. Dr. Choi's research focuses on the effective management of programs and organizations that use sport as a platform to promote health, education, and social outcomes for individuals, athletes, and communities. The managerial aspects he examines include program evaluation, resource management, cross-sector partnerships, organizational capacity, and sustainability.
  • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title
    2024 Esports for development? Exploring esports player profiles and their development and well-being outcomesInternational Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship.  25:684-704. 2024
    2024 Special Olympics: Inclusion Debates and Equity in Sport, 1st Edition.Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly.  41:478-480. 2024
    2024 What makes esports consumers watch streamers' esports live-streaming contents? Extending the theory of planned behaviorInternational Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship.  25:288-309. 2024
    2024 How do fan engagement and sport participation influence adaptation to campus and life satisfaction? A Comparison between American domestic and Asian international studentsJournal of Leisure Research.  55:270-294. 2024
    2024 Examining the long-term effect of leisure engagement, leisure satisfaction, and perceived discrimination on stress perception among Koreans with physical disabilitiesJournal of Leisure Research.  55:46-64. 2024
    2023 A Resource-Based View of Organizational Sustainability in Sport for DevelopmentJournal of Sport Management.  37:429-439. 2023
    2023 Consumer‐brand identification and happiness in experiential consumptionPsychology and Marketing.  40:1579-1592. 2023
    2023 A content analysis of mission statements of sport for development organizationsInternational Journal of Sport Management.  24:24-47. 2023
    2022 “We’re a Family and that Gives Me Joy”: Exploring Interpersonal Relationships in Older Women’s Softball Using Socio-Emotional Selectivity TheoryLeisure Sciences: an interdisciplinary journal.  44:183-200. 2022
    2022 Assessing the link between program components and outcomes in an Olympic-themed sport-for-development initiativeInternational Journal of Sport Management.  23:55-74. 2022

    Teaching Activities

  • Athletic Administration Taught course
  • Leadership in Sport Taught course
  • Sport Facility and Event Mgmt Taught course
  • Sport Finance Taught course
  • Sport Industry Taught course
  • Sport Industry Taught course
  • Leadership in Sport Taught course 2024
  • Sport Finance Taught course 2024
  • Sport Industry Taught course 2024
  • Education And Training

  • B.S. Community Sport, Korea Natl Sport Univ, Seoul
  • M.A. Sports Management, University of Michigan
  • Ph.D. Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Full Name

  • Wonjun Choi