Brigitte Burpo's curriculum vitae [PDF]
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Evaluation and Organizational Development, Specialization in Sport Administration, University of Louisville
- M.Ed., Administration of Higher Education, Minor: Sport Management, Auburn University
- B.S., Sales and Marketing, Tuskegee University
Research Areas
- Strategic Resource Management
- HBCU Athletics
- Race and Gender in Sport
Methodology
- Qualitative Case Study
- Qualitative Ethnography
- Action Research
Selected Teaching Areas
- Sport Marketing
- Race & Sport
- Leadership & Management in Sport
Selected Professional Service
- Diversity Committee Chair and Director of The Counter Narrative Initiative
- SPAD - Central High School Outreach Program Coordinator
- SIGS Search Committee for Director of Graduate Diversity and Retention
- University of Louisville Athletics Faculty Mentor - Football
Honors and Awards
- Faculty Favorite Nominee
- Celeste M. Nichols Award Recipient
- Faculty Women of Color in the Academy Conference, 2019
Selected Presentations
- Oral Presentation, “For the culture: An analysis of attraction, identification, and retention of HBCU Classic Consumers”, College Sport Research Institute (CSRI), April 2019.
- Oral Presentation, “Sacrificial lamb games: An analysis of the growing reliance on guarantee games for HBCU athletics”, Black Student Athlete Summit, January 2019.
- Oral Presentation, “Barriers affecting retention of Black faculty in sport and leisure studies academic programs”, North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference, June 2018.
