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Katie Sveinson

PhD Coordinator & Assistant Professor

Sport Management

Education

PhD, University of Regina, Canada, 2019
MS in Kinesiology, University of Regina, Canada, 2014
Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Studies, University of Regina, Canada, 2012

Research Interests

Qualitative methodology
Critical inquiry
Sport consumer behavior
Gender and sport fandom
Language use and visual representations in sport marketing

Teaching Interests

Sport marketing
Sport consumer behavior
Qualitative research and design

Selected Publications

Sveinson, K., & Hoeber, L. (2022). Fashion versus comfort: Exploring the gendered marketing messages of sport team licensed merchandise. Journal of Sport Management. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2022-0044

Sveinson, K., & Toffoletti, K. (2022).What makes sport spectating family friendly? A phenomenological study of mothers’ sport fan game-day experiences. Journal of Sport Management. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2021-0355

Sveinson, K., & Allison, R. (2022). “Something seriously wrong with US Soccer”: A critical discourse analysis of consumers’ Twitter responses to U.S. Soccer’s girls’ apparel promotion. Journal of Sport Management, 36(5), 446-458. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2021-0127

Sveinson, K., Taylor, L., Keaton, A.C.I., Burton, L., Pegoraro, A., & Toffoletti, K. (2022). Addressing gender inequity in sport through women’s invisible labor. Journal of Sport Management, 36(3), 240-250. http://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2021-0229

Sveinson, K., Hoeber, L., & Heffernan, C. (2021). Critical discourse analysis as theory, methodology, and analysis in sport management studies. Journal of Sport Management, 35(5), 465-475. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2020-0288

Sveinson, K., Hoeber, L. & Toffoletti, K. (2019). “If people are wearing pink stuff they’re probably not real fans”: Exploring women’s perceptions of sport fan clothing. Sport Management Review, 22(5), 736-747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2018.12.003