Graduate Students:

Jon Welty Peachey

Jon Welty Peachey is a PhD candidate in Sport Management. He presently teaches the undergraduate Issues in Sport and Research Methods classes, and has also taught the undergraduate Sports Law and Sport Marketing courses. His dissertation is examining factors underlying resistance to change in intercollegiate athletic departments. He holds an undergraduate degree in Physical Education from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana and a M.Ed. in Sports Administration from Temple University. Jon has over 12 years of experience working in various senior leadership capacities in the sport industry, most recently serving as Vice President for International Operations and Program Development for the Institute for International Sport, an organization which administers multi-national athletic and cultural events around the world, notably the World Scholar-Athlete Games. He has authored an interactive CD-ROM for the highly acclaimed National Sportsmanship Day, which was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and is currently being used by thousands of middle and high school teachers and coaches across the country to teach the values of sportsmanship and fair play. He has also written an educational CD-ROM on sports parenting, also funded by the U.S. Department of Education, which is being utilized nationally by recreational sports leagues and parent teacher associations. Additionally, he serves as a consultant to various sport organizations on leadership training and event management issues.

Research Interests

• Organizational change and resistance to organizational change
• The power of sport to effect positive social and attitudinal change
• Sport leadership

 

Minyong Lee

Minyong Lee is a fourth-year PhD student in Kinesiology. Minyong received his master's of art degree in sport management from UConn (2005). He holds a bachelor's of science degree in mechanical engineering from Chosun University in South Korea (2001). Minyong currently works as a teaching assistant for undergraduate sport sociology and individualized major students. Also he had worked as a research assistant under Dr. Bruening and as a TA for undergraduate sport management and graduate professional sport analysis. Currently, Minyong serves as a coordinator for the Laboratory for Sport Management and Sociology. Last year, he worked as a director of fitness and wellness programming at the Greater Hartford branch of the University of Connecticut and taught undergraduate life time in sport. He has one published article at Sport Marketing Quarterly in 2007 and has an article under review. Also he has presented his research in several times at the national conventions (NASSM and AAHPERD).

Research Interests

• Sport finance and economics
• Quantitative research methodology

 

Justin Evanovich

Justin is a third-year doctoral student in the sport management and sociology program. He joins the department after completing both his Masters degree in sport management and his undergraduate degree in sociology at the University of Connecticut. He is now working on his fifth year as a Graduate Assistant coach for the Men’s Basketball team at UConn, under the tutelage of Hall of Fame Coach Jim Calhoun. Before that, as a player, Justin was a member of the 2004 NCAA Men’s National Championship team. During his time with UConn Basketball, Just has worked with various professional athletes, including eight NBA players drafted within the last 4 years.

Research Interests

• Issues surrounding students and student-athletes as they transition from a high school to a university environmental setting.
• Varying levels of exposure to athletic opportunities across socio-economic backgrounds, contrasting levels of area income tax, and race to resident demographic breakdowns.

 

Rachel Madsen

Rachel earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Castleton State College in Vermont and was a student-athlete in both basketball and softball. She also earned a teaching certificate in Physical Education from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts, and a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Southern California where she also played softball. She was a Division III head basketball coach for 12 years and an athletic administrator for 8 years.

Rachel is a second year PhD student at UConn and is a Teaching Assistant for the Service Learning course as well as Issues in Sport. Her future plans are to teach at the college level and to spend more time snowboarding.

Research Interests

• Gender and sport
• College athletics

 

Rhema Fuller

Rhema Fuller is a first year Sport Management PhD student. He currently serves as a graduate assistant for the male component of Husky Sport. Prior to coming to the University of Connecticut, Rhema worked in the University of Michigan Athletic Department. He holds a B.S. in Finance and an M.A. in Education, with a sub-plan of Social Science of Sport. Both his undergraduate and graduate degrees were obtained at the University of Connecticut. During his time at UCONN, he was also a member of the football team where he was named co-captain, Big East Academic All-Star, National Scholar-Athlete, ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District I team and a Draddy Trophy finalist.

Research Interests

• Varying aspects of race and gender in sport

 

Hyong Il Yim

Hyong Il Yim is a first year doctoral student in the Sport Management and Sociology program. He received a bachelor’s degree (2003) in Community Sport, and a master’s degree (2007) in Sport Marketing from Korea National Sport University. He worked two years in the Korean Olympic Committee in International Department and his main task was to prepare the 15th general assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Seoul 2006 which ended up with a great success. He is currently helping Issues in Sport Class as a GA student. His goals as an academician in Sport Management field are protecting (or at least slowing down damages to) the Environment through Sport Management and improving Women’s position in Sport.

Research Interests

• Consumer’s Behavior in Sport, Sport Financing
• Sport Law
• Diversity Management in Sport
• Sport Management and Environment