Matthew Bowers | College of Education

Matthew Bowers graduated with a B.S. and an M.S. in Sport Management from the University of Florida in 2005/2007, where he also worked with the Gators football and women's basketball programs. Foregoing a career coaching collegiate basketball, he earned his doctoral degree in Sport Management at the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to serving as a faculty member with the Sport Management program, Bowers also works extensively in the field with a range of sport organizations in both research and consulting capacities. He lives in Austin with his wife, Lauren, and son, Samson.

Ph.D. in Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin, 2011

B.S. in Exercise & Sports Science/ Sports Management, University of Florida, 2007

B.S. in Exercise & Sports Science/ Sports Management, University of Florida, 2005

Examines the management of systems for athlete development, including how different sport settings influence performance and participation over the lifespan.

Bowers, M. & Dixon, M. (2015). Sport management: An exploration of the field and its value. Urbana, IL: Sagamore Publishing.

Bowers, M., Green, B. & Seifried, C. (2014). 'Let the marketplace be the judge': Founders reflect on the origins and trajectory of NASSM. Journal of Sports Management.

Bowers, M., Green, B., Hemme, F. & Chaplin, L. (2014). Assessing the relationship between youth sport participation settings and creativity in adulthood. Creativity Research Journal(26), 314–327.

Bowers, M. & Green, B. (2013). Reconstructing the youth sport experience: How children derive meaning from unstructured and organized settings. Journal of Sports Management, 27, 422–438.

Bowers, M. (2011). Playing video games as a supplement to identity: Insights on former college athlete transitions. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 4, 289–308.

Bowers, M. & Hunt, T. (2011). The President's Council on Physical Fitness and the systemization of children's play in America. International Journal of the History of Sport, 28, 1496–1511.

Bowers, M., Chalip, L. & Green, B. (2011). Beyond the façade: Youth sport development in the United States and the illusion of synergy.. Routledge Handbook of Sports Development (pp. 173–183). Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge.

Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (2014 - 2015)

Faculty/ Teacher of the Year, University of Texas Kinesiology Club (2012)

Y. Andrew Hao, Ph.D., expected 2020 (Committee Member)
Andrew's research interests include: The (international) political history of the Olympic Movement, The history of sport and international relations, The history of (East) Asian sports, and The history of tennis.

Louise Amsili (Supervisor)
Women's access to leadership positions in sport Racial stereotypes in sport Sustainability in sport

Year	Semester	Course
2019	Fall	KIN 395: 32-Sport Marketing-Wb
2019	Fall	KIN 395: 32-Sport Marketing
2019	Fall	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2019	Fall	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2019	Fall	KIN 312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2019	Summer	KIN s395: 77-Strategic Mgmt In Sport-Wb
2019	Summer	KIN w328C: Internship In Sport Mgmt
2019	Summer	KIN w628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2019	Summer	KIN f312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2019	Spring	KIN 312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2019	Spring	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2019	Spring	KIN 328C: Internship In Sport Mgmt
2019	Spring	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2019	Spring	KIN 395: 32-Sport Marketing-Wb
2019	Spring	KIN 395: 65-Sport Development
2019	Spring	KIN 395: 77-Strategic Mgmt In Sport-Wb
2018	Fall	KIN 312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2018	Fall	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2018	Fall	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2018	Fall	KIN 395: 32-Sport Marketing
2018	Summer	KIN w328C: Internship In Sport Mgmt
2018	Summer	KIN w628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2018	Summer	KIN f312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2018	Spring	KIN 312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2018	Spring	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2018	Spring	KIN 328C: Internship In Sport Mgmt
2018	Spring	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2018	Spring	KIN 386: 3-Qual Rsch Methods Pcss
2018	Spring	KIN 395: 32-Sport Marketing-Wb
2017	Fall	KIN 395: 32-Sport Marketing
2017	Fall	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2017	Fall	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2017	Fall	KIN 312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2017	Summer	KIN w328C: Internship In Sport Mgmt
2017	Summer	KIN w628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2017	Summer	KIN f312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2017	Spring	KIN 395: 65-Sport Development
2017	Spring	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2017	Spring	KIN 328C: Internship In Sport Mgmt
2017	Spring	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2017	Spring	KIN 312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2016	Fall	KIN 395: 32-Sport Marketing
2016	Fall	KIN 386: 3-Qual Rsch Methods Pcss
2016	Fall	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2016	Fall	KIN 312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2016	Summer	KIN f312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2016	Summer	KIN w628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2016	Summer	KIN w328C: Internship In Sport Mgmt
2016	Spring	KIN 395: 65-Sport Development
2016	Spring	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2016	Spring	KIN 328C: Internship In Sport Mgmt
2016	Spring	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2016	Spring	KIN 312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2015	Fall	KIN 312M: Mgmt Of Phys Activ/Sport Progs
2015	Fall	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2015	Fall	KIN 328C: Internship In Sport Mgmt
2015	Fall	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2015	Fall	KIN 395: 32-Sport Marketing
2015	Summer	KIN f350: Socio Aspect Of Sport/Phys Act
2015	Spring	KIN 395: 65-Sport Development
2015	Spring	KIN 395: 42-Facility & Event Management
2015	Spring	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2015	Spring	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2015	Spring	KIN 327L: Fieldwork-Sport Management
2014	Fall	KIN 395: 32-Sport Marketing
2014	Fall	KIN 386: Qualitative Resear Meths Pcss
2014	Fall	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs
2014	Fall	KIN 628: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2014	Fall	KIN 327L: Fieldwork In Sport Management
2014	Spring	KIN 395: 42-Facility Management
2014	Spring	KIN 357: Strategic Mgmt Of Sports Orgs

Sport + Development Lab

Physical Culture and Sport Studies at the Stark Center