Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at Isenberg

Prof. Janet Fink 

Janet Fink  

Associate Professor and PhD Program


Telephone: 413-545-7602

Email: jsfink@isenberg.umass.edu

Office: Isenberg 236D

 

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Education:

Ph.D., The Ohio State University

M.A., The Ohio State University

B.S., The Ohio State University

Research/Teaching Interests:

Sport consumer behavior, media depictions and marketing of female athletes and women's sport


 

Selected Publications:

Fink, J. S. (in press).  Theory development in sport management.  My process and other considerations. Sport Management Review.

Fink, J. S., Parker, H. M., Cunningham, G. B., Cuneen, J. C. (2012).  Female athlete endorsers. Determinants of effectiveness.  Sport Management Review, 15, 13-22

Fink, J. S., Burton, L. J., Farrell, A. O., Parker, H. M. (2012).  Playing it out: Female intercollegiate athletes' experiences in revealing their sexual identities. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 6, 83-106.

Farrell, A. O., Fink, J. S., & Fields, S. K. (2011).  Women's sport spectatorship: An exploration of men's influence.  Journal of Sport Management, 25, 190-201.

Fink, J. S., Borland, J. F., Fields, S. K. (2010). Sexist acts in sport: Media reactions and forms of apologia.  International Journal of Sport Communication, 3, 198-215.

Doherty, A., Fink, J. S., Inglis, S., & Pastore, D. (2010).  Understanding a culture of diversity through frameworks of power and change.  Sport Management Review, 13, 368-381.

Fink, J. S., Parker, H. M., Brett, M., & Higgins, J. (2009).  Off-field behavior of athletes and fan identification.  The mitigating effects of team response.  Journal of Sport Management, 23, 142-155

Cunningham, G. B., Ferreria, M., & Fink, J. S. (2009).  Reactions to prejudicial statements: The influence of statement content and characteristics of the commentator.  Group Dynamics, 15, 59-73.

Parker, H. P. & Fink, J. S. (2008).  The effect of sport commentator framing on viewer attitudes. Sex Roles, 58, 116-126.

Cunningham, G. B., Fink, J. S., & Kenix, L. J. (2008).  Choosing an endorser for a women's sporting event.  The interaction of attractiveness and expertise. Sex Roles, 58, 371-378.

Fink, J. S., Cunningham, G. B., and Kensicki, L. J. (2004). Utilizing athletes as endorsers to sell women's sports: Attractiveness versus expertise. Journal of Sport Management, 18, 350-367.

Fink, J. S., Pastore, D. L., & Riemer, H. A. (2003).  Managing employee diversity: Perceived practices and organisational outcomes in NCAA Division III athletic departments.  Sport Management Review, 6, 147-168.

Trail, G., Fink, J. S., & Anderson, D. F. (2003).  Sport spectator consumption behavior. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 12, 8-17.

Fink, J. S. & Kensicki, L. J. (2002).  An imperceptible difference: Visual and textual constructions of femininity in Sports Illustrated and Sports Illustrated for Women. Mass Communication and Society, 5, 317-339.

Fink, J. S., Pastore, D. L., & Riemer, R. A. (2001).  Do differences make a difference? Managing diversity in Division IA intercollegiate athletics.  Journal of Sport Management, 15, 10-50.

Trail, G., Fink, J. S., & Anderson, D. (2000).   A comprehensive model of sport consumer behavior.  International Journal of Sport Management, 1, 154-180.

Fink, J. S. & Pastore, D. L. (1999).  Diversity in sport?  Utilizing the business literature to develop a comprehensive framework of diversity dimensions.  Quest, 51, 310-327.
 

Academic and Professional Activities:

Past-President of North American Society of Sport Management; Associate Editor of Journal of Sport Management, NCAA Scholarly Colloquium Member, Editorial Board Member of Sport Management Review, Sport Marketing Quarterly, Journal of Intercollegiate Sport.

Awards: North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Research Fellow, Ohio State University Distinguished Teaching Award.