Kwame J. A. Agyemang, Ph.D.
Kwame J. A. Agyemang, Ph.D.
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    • About Me
    • Research Interests
    • Teaching Philosophy
    • Abridged CV
    • Media Contributions
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Research Interests
  • Teaching Philosophy
  • Abridged CV
  • Media Contributions

Abridged CV

Education

  • Ph.D. in Sport Management-2011
    Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration-2008
    The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
  • B.A. in Political Science-2007
    The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

Certificates

  • Advanced Design Thinking Certificate, IDEO U (2021)
  • Change Leadership Graduate Certificate, Cornell University (2018)

Current Appointment

University of Kentucky

  • George and Betty Blanda Endowed Full Professor in Sport Leadership (with tenure)
  • Director, Future of Sport Institute (FoSI)
  • Faculty Affiliate, Department of Management, Gatton College of Business and Economics 

Past Appointments

  • Visiting Professor, Ashesi University (Berekuso, Ghana), April 2022
  • Associate Professor (with tenure), The Ohio State University, Fall 2019-Summer 2023
  • Visiting Professor, Nova School of Business and Economics (Carcavelos, Cascais, Portugal), January - March 2022
  • Visiting Professor, University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, Spring 2019 Quarter
  • Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, Fall 2018-Summer 2019
  • Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Fall 2012-Summer 2018
  • Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University, Fall 2011-Summer 2012

EDITORSHIPS

  • Editor-in-Chief - Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal

Industry Experience

  • Learning Assistant, Department of Athletics, 2010
    Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • Career Development Assistant, Department of Athletics, 2007-2008
    The University of Oklahoma

Research Interests

Institutional and Social Change  | Emerging Sport Economies

Selected Publications

Mamo, Y., Anagnostopoulos, C., Agyemang, K. J. A., & Andrew, D. (2026). A conceptual model for understanding the relationships between sport stakeholders and authentic CSR. Managing Sport and Leisure, 31(1), 209–225. 


Agyemang, K. J. A., Ayenor, N. A., Hammond, M., Bortey, J. N. (2024). Africa rising: Turning sporting potential into success. Sport, Business & Management: An International Journal, 14 (1), 117-130.

  

Mamo, Y., Agyemang, K. J. A., & Andrew, D. P. S. (2023). The role of culture on fan perceptions of CSR initiatives: A cross-cultural study of NBA fans across three countries. Journal of Global Sport Management, 8 (4), 864-883.


Singer, J. N., Agyemang, K. J. A., Chen, C., Melton, E. N., & Walker, N. A. (2022). What is Blackness to sport management? Manifestations of anti-Blackness in the field. Journal of Sport Management, 36(3), 215-227.


Walker, N. A., Agyemang, K. J. A., Washington, M., Hindman, L. C., and MacCharles, J. (2021). Getting an internship in the sport industry: The institutionalization of privilege. Sport Management Education Journal, 15(1), 20-33.


Agyemang, K. J. A., Singer, J. N., & Weems, A. J. (2020). “Agitate! Agitate! Agitate!”: Sport as a site for political resistance and social change. Organization,  27(6), 952-968. 

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