Dr. Jin Park

Assistant Professor

Sch Kinesiology & Recreation

Office

SFCM Student Fitness Center & McCormick Hall 165

Office Hours

Tue 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Office Phone

(309) 438-5557office
phone

jpark50@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Research

Biography

Dr. Park obtained his Ph.D. in Sport Management from Indiana University in 2021. Prior to joining ISU in Fall 2022, Dr. Park was on the Sport Management faculty at Western Illinois University.

Current Courses

354.001Contemporary Issues In The Sport Industry

400.054Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation

466.001Marketing Of Sport And Recreation

466.002Marketing Of Sport And Recreation

455.001Fiscal Management In Sport & Recreation

455.002Fiscal Management In Sport & Recreation

497.005Introduction To Research Methodology

370.002Marketing & Finance in Recreation & Sport Management

Teaching Interests & Areas

Sport Finance
Sport Marketing & Sales
Social Issues in Sport

Research Interests & Areas

Athletes' Career Development
Gender Equity in Sport
Mentoring Relationship

PhD Sport Management

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN

MS Sport Management

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN

Journal Article

Park, J., Williams, A., & Park, J. Y. (2023). Understanding sources of support for career development: Lived experiences of NCAA Division I female intercollegiate athletes in higher education. International Journal of Sport Management, 24(2), 115-140.

Gang, A., Park, J., Lee, J., & Park, J. Y. (2022). Effective Strategies for System Improvement in K-League Youth System. International Journal of Human Movement Science, 16(3), 31-44.

Park, J. Y., Park, J., Lee, J. Y., & Gang, A. C. (2024). Understanding NCAA Division II College Athletes’ Mentoring Relationship Experiences in Higher Education. Journal of College Student Development, 65(6), 684-689.

Presentations

Park, J., Park, J. Y., Bender, M., & Lyons, A. (2024). Building a strong athlete brand image through social media: Exploring female athletes’ Instagram posts. Sport Marketing Association, Saint Louis, MO.

Park, J., Park, J. Y., Lee, J. Y., & Gang, A. C. (2024). Examining the gender differences in personal branding via social media: A content analysis of the top NIL college athletes’ Instagram posts. North American Society for Sport Management, Minneapolis, MN.

Gang, A. C., Rhee, Y. C., Park, J., Lee, J. Y., Park, J. H., Park, J. Y., & Baik, J. H. (2024). Understanding the discourse on sport and sustainability: Critical discourse analysis of sport and sustainability podcasts. Applied Sport Management Association, Knoxville, TN.

Gang, A.C., Lee, J.Y., Park, J., Park, J. Y., Rhee, Y.C., & Choi, K.H. (2024). ‘How much can we make when we invest in sustainability?’ Why sustainability efforts may remain superficial in professional sport. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Chicago, IL.

Gang, A.C., McMain, E., Jo, E.A., Rhee, Y.C., Lee, J.Y., Park, J., Park, J. Y., & Choi, K.H. (2024). Sustainability and its capitalistic and colonial underpinnings: Criticality toward the use of sustainability in sport sustainability podcasting. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Chicago, IL.

Park, J., Gang, A. C., Lee, J. Y., Park, J. Y., & Jo, E, A. (2023). Exploring sources of support and challenges for career transition: A qualitative study of female professional athletes. North American Society for Sport Management, Montreal, Canada.

Park, J., Park, J. Y., Lee, J. Y., Gang, A. C., & Park, J. H. (2023). Examining prominent NIL athletes’ social media posts and personal branding effort: Perspectives from the Model of Athlete Brand Image. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, New Orleans, LA.

Gang, A. C., Park, J., Lee, J. Y., Park, J. H., Jo, E, A., & Park, J. Y. (2023). Understanding the field of female elite soccer players: An analysis of elite-based sport system through Bourdieu’s theory on field. North American Society for Sport Management, Montreal, Canada.

Gang, A. C., Lee, J. Y., Park, J., Park, J. H., & Park, J. Y. (2023). Consolidation of social capital in women’s college athletics: The implication of culture, space, and identity on developing social capital at a senior military college. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, New Orleans, LA.

Gang, A. C., Rhee, Y, C., Lee, J. Y., Park, J., & Park, J. H. (2023). Right to play as a fundamental human right: Sociocultural observation on the barriers to play in the U.S. and Korea. The Sport Consumer Behavior Summer Seminar Series, Seoul, South Korea.

Grants & Contracts

Faculty/Staff Professional Development Fund. CAST. Illinois State University. (2024)

University Research Grant. Office of the Provost and CAST. Illinois State University. (2024)

University Teaching Grants. Office of the Provost. Illinois State University. (2024)

University Research Grant. Office of the Provost and CAST. Illinois State University. (2023)