Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at Isenberg

Dr. Sheranne Fairley

Sheranne Fairley

Assistant Professor


Telephone: 413-545-5058

Email: sfairley@isenberg.umass.edu

Office: Isenberg 236


Education:

Ph.D., Griffith University, Australia, 2006
B.Business (Hons), Griffith University, Australia, 1999
B.Business, Griffith University, Australia, 1998

Research/Teaching Interests:

Consumer behavior of sport fans

Sport marketing

Sport tourism

Volunteerism

Event management

Applied Sport Marketing Research


Publications and Presentations: 

Research Monographs

 

Chalip, L., & Fairley, S. (2002).  Positioning the Gold Coast in International Tourist Markets.  Gold Coast Tourism Visioning Project 2.1 (Part 1).  Altona: Common Ground Publishing. 

 

Harrison-Hill, T., Fairley, S., & Chalip, L. (2002).  Positioning the Gold Coast in Domestic Tourist Markets.  Gold Coast Tourism Visioning Project 2.1 (Part 2).  Altona: Common Ground Publishing. 

 

Articles in Refereed Journals:

 

Fairley, S., Tyler, B.D., Kellett, P., & D'Elia, K. (in press). The Australian Formula One Grand Prix: Exploring the triple bottom line.  Sport Management Review

 

Fairley, S. & Tyler, B.D. (2011).  The Kia Amateur Australian Open: Lessons for sponsor activation and event management.  Sport Management Review, 14(1), 25-32.

 

Fairley, S., & Tyler, B.D. (2010).  Cultural learning through a sport tourism experience: The role of the group.  Journal of Sport & Tourism, 14(4), 273-292. 

 

McKelvey, S., Fairley, S., & Groza, M. (2010).   Caught in the web: An exploratory study of university athletic program websites communication of trademark rights and licensing policy.  Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport. 20(1), 1-34.  

 

Fairley, S. (2009).  The role of mode of transport in the identity maintenance of sport fan travel groups.  Journal of Sport & Tourism, 14(2), 205-222.

 

Fairley, S., Kellett, P., & Green, B.C. (2007). Volunteer travel: Motives for volunteering at the Athens Olympic Games.  Journal of Sport Management, 21, 41-57.

 

Fairley, S. & Gammon, S. (2005).  Something lived, something learned: Nostalgia's Expanding Role in Sport Tourism.  Sport in Society, 8(2), 182-197. 

 

Getz, D., & Fairley, S.  (2004). Media management at sport events for destination promotion: Case studies and concepts.  Event Management, 8(3), 127-139.

 

Fairley, S.  (2003). In search of relived social experience: Group-based nostalgia sport tourism.  Journal of Sport Management, 17, 284-304.

 

 


Grants:

Fairley, S. (February, 2009).  Renegotiating the Shanghai Formula One Event. Nielsen Research China, & The Shanghai Municipality.   $20,500.

Fairley, S. (2009).  Mellon Mentoring Money. Isenberg School of Management.  University of Massachusetts.  $1,000.

Fairley, S. (2009).  Summer Online Writing Fellowship.  Office of Faculty Development. University of Massachusetts. 

Fairley, S. (September, 2008).  Maximising the Sport & Tourism Benefits of Hosting Professional Sport Teams on the Gold Coast.  Gold Coast City Council.  

 

Fairley, S., & Hylton, M. (2007) - Commonwealth College Research Assistant Fellowship. $1,000.

 

Jefferson, S., & Fairley, S. (2005).  Community Services Learning.  $2,000.

 

Fairley, S., & Chen, S. (2004) - Commonwealth College Research Assistant Fellowship. $1,000.

 

Fairley, S., & Beesley, L. (April, 2003). Positioning the Gold Coast in the New Zealand Market.  CRC for Sustainable Tourism.  $23,466. 

 

Kellett, P., & Fairley, S. (October, 2003).  Volunteering Abroad: Motives and Experiences of Australians volunteering at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.  School of Management and Marketing, Deakin University.  $5,000.