ECU ranked for sport management research
East Carolina University ranked tied for 11th in the United States in contributing to sport management research, according to rankings published by the University of North Texas Sports Innovation Project.
ECU tied with N.C. State to lead the state of North Carolina, and also was positioned No. 22 in the world rankings. Dr. Stacy Warner, who is the ECU Sport Management graduate coordinator and director of the Sport and Community Development Lab, checked in at No. 10 in the nation (tied for 23rd in the world) in the individual scholar rankings.
“With the recently established Sport and Community Development research lab on ECU campus, the release of these rankings is quite timely,” Warner said. “For the past decade, we’ve had a phenomenal environment that has
Dr. Stacy Warner, front row second from right, with a group of students at All England Club, Wimbledon, during a study abroad trip. (Contributed Photo)
attracted gifted students to the ECU graduate sport management program. This environment has allowed student inquiry and sport management research to thrive. These rankings are just a reflection of the great things happening at ECU.”
At ECU, sport management is a concentration of the Master of Science in kinesiology degree program.
The latest rankings criteria contained publication data from 2011 to 2021. Ranking of institutions is defined as a quantitative indication of how they contribute to the scholarly discourse in the field of sport management.
“My hope is this is the momentum needed to firmly further establish ECU’s Sport and Community Development Lab as a global leader at the forefront of sport and community development issues in the next decade,” Warner said.
A focus of the Sport and Community Development Lab is emphasizing improving the experiences of collegiate athletes, older adults and sport officials while specializing in research that guides sport managers to better leverage sport in a manner that promotes community building, economic development and health outcomes.