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Joe Cobbs

Joe Cobbs 


Ph.D. Candidate in Sport Management 

 

Telephone: 513-549-5632

Email: jcobbs@sportmgt.umass.edu

Office: 226

 

 


Education:

B.S. Miami University 

M.A. The Ohio State University

PhD Candidate, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Research/Teaching Interests:

Sports Marketing

Sports Business Policy & Strategy

Commercial Sponsorship


 

Previous Employment:

Graduate Marketing Associate, Ohio State University Department of Athletics

Strategic Sponsorship Consultant, General Sports & Entertainment (Detroit, MI)

Director of Marketing, Miami University Intercollegiate Athletics (Oxford, OH)

 

Publications and Presentations:

Cobbs, J., & McKelvey, S. (2009). The Practice of Brand Extension through Licensing: The Spalding Challenge. Sport Management Review, 12(3), 185-192.

 

Cobbs, J., & Groza, M. (2010). The spillover of brand equity within a corporate sponsorship portfolio. American Marketing Association (AMA) Winter Educators' Conference, New Orleans, LA. Accepted for presentation and proceedings publication.

 

Tyler, B.D., & Cobbs, J. (2009). Advancing toward an understanding of sport rivalry. Sport Marketing Association, 7th Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH.

 

Cobbs, J. (2008). Corporate Rivalry: Legal battles in the sponsorship war. Proceedings of the Sport Entertainment & Venues Tomorrow Conference. John Grady (eds.) 

 

Cobbs, J. (2007). A Conceptual Model for Athletic Donor Giving. Sport Marketing Association, 5th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. 

 

DeSchriver, T. D., Gladden, J. M., & Cobbs, J. (2007). Brand It Like Beckham: David Beckham and the repositioning of Major League Soccer. Sport Marketing Association, 5th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

 

Awards/Recognition Received:

2009 Isenberg School of Management Doctoral Teaching Award.