Media Appearances

I have been interviewed by many national and local media outlets including The New York Times, The Athletic, NPR's Marketplace, Wall Street Journal, Chronicle of Higher Education, Forbes.com, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Birmingham News, Allentown Morning Call, Tulsa World, and Inside Higher Ed.

Topics on which I have been asked to comment include:

Crisis Communications and Image Repair in Sports
Intercollegiate Athletic Policy and Sport Sponsorship
Athletic Director Career Paths
Sport and Media
Olympic Games

Please contact me if I can contribute to any media stories.

"In A Rising Tide Of College Closures, Impact On Division III Athletics Becomes Clear" by Karen Weaver, Forbes.com, April 30, 2024

"Boosting the bottom line through athletics" by Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed, March 21, 2024

"The Athletics Advantage" by Margaret Moffett, Chronicle of Higher Education, January 2024

"The Mad, Mad World of Niche Sports Among Ivy League Obsessed Parents" by Ruth S. Barrett, The Atlantic, November 2020. Story retracted by The Atlantic.

"With Budgets Under Pressure, Colleges Cut Country-Club Staples Like Golf and Tennis" by Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2020

"The story of Michigan State’s accidental athletic director" by Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, October 2018

"Experts: Players and Coaches face dramatically different judgments" by Lois Elfman, August 27, 2018

"North Carolina Looking to Slip Through Hole in N.C.A.A. Rules" by Marc Tracy, The New York Times, September 2017

"Pay for play: NCAA schools keep eye on legal cases" by Alicia Jessop, CNBC.com, March 2015

"Oscar Pistorius murder: Cautionary tale for sponsors?" by Mark Garrison, NPR's Marketplace, February 2013

"Winning boosts (athletic) giving" by Allie Grassgreen, Inside Higher Ed, April 26, 2012

"Experts: Penn State must clean house to undo damage" by Scott Kraus, Allentown Morning-Call, November 2011