Stephen W. Dittmore, PhD

Thoughts on the business of media, professional sport, and college athletics

Research Interests

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I am or have been a member of the following academic organizations and have presented at conferences for each organization: 

North American Society for Sport Management
Sport and Recreation Law Association
Sport Marketing Association
College Sports Research Institute

My research has appeared in the following publications: 
Journal of Sport Management
International Journal of Sport Communication
International Journal of Sport Management
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship
Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal

I am co-author of Sport Public Relations: Managing Stakeholder Communication, published by Human Kinetics in 2012. It is the second edition of a text originally published in 2006.

I sit on the review board of the following journals: 
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
International Journal of Sport Communication
Case Studies in Sport Management
Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision

PAPERS

  1. Oliver, G. D., Roling, K., Dittmore, S., & Moiseichik, M. (2012). The effects of a lumbopelvic-hip strengthening intervention program on functional testing in collegiate female tennis players. Clinical Kinesiology, 66(1), 13-18.
  2.  Mahony, D. F., Hums, M. A., Andrew, D. P. S., & Dittmore, S. W. (2010). Organizational justice in sport. Sport Management Review, 13(2), 91-105.
  3. Dittmore, S. W., & Crow, C. M. (2010). The influence of the Bowl Championship Series on competitive balance in college football.Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision, 2(1), 7-19. Link here.
  4. Seltzer, T., & Dittmore, S. W. (2009) Down, set, frame: Second-level agenda building and the NFL Network carriage dispute.International Journal of Sport Communication. 2(3), 340-359.
  5. Dittmore, S. W., Mahony, D. F., Andrew, D. P. S., & Hums, M. A. (2009). Examining fairness perceptions of financial resource allocation in U.S. Olympic sport. Journal of Sport Management. 23(4), 429-456.
  6. Dittmore, S. W., Stoldt, G. C., & Greenwell, T. C. (2008). The use of an organizational weblog in relationship building: The case of a Major League Baseball team. International Journal of Sport Communication. 1(3), 384-397.
  7. Dittmore, S. W., Mahony, D. F., Andrew, D. P. S. & Phelps, S. (2007) Is sport management research diverse? A five-year analysis of dissertations. International Journal of Sport Management. 8(1), 21-31.

PRESENTATIONS

  1. Dittmore, S. W., & Koo, G-Y. (2012). Content, copyright and transmission: Analyzing current legal issues in sport media rights. Abstract accepted for presentation at the North American Society for Sport Management conference, May 22-26, 2012, Seattle, Wash.
  2. Dittmore, S. W., Clavio, G., McCarthy, S. T., & McEvoy, C. E. (2012). Perceived utility of official university athletic Twitter accounts: The opinions of college athletic administrators. Abstract accepted for presentation at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on College Sport, April 19-22, 2012, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  3. Dittmore, S. W., Kang, S., & Hambrick, M. E. (2012). How college athletic leaders communicate: Framing athletic director Tweets. Abstract accepted for presentation at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on College Sport, April 19-22, 2012, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Koo, G-Y., & Dittmore, S. W. (2012). Crowding-out effects on athletic giving on academic giving at FBS institutions. Abstract accepted for presentation at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on College Sport, April 19-22, 2012, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  5. Gates, E., Higgs, J., Martin, C., Sanders, C., & Dittmore, S. W. (advisor). (2012). Priority for whom? An assessment of priority points systems in FBS athletic departments. Abstract accepted for presentation at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on College Sport, April 19-22, 2012, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  6. Roling, K., Oliver, G., Dittmore, S. W., & Moiseichik, M. (2011). Gluteus medius to adductor muscle activation ratio: Effects on dynamic knee valgus. Abstract presented at the World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy World Congress, May 25-28, 2011, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
  7. Burt, D. J., Brown, D. F., & Dittmore, S.W. (advisor) (2011) Examining possible academic clustering in Division I non-revenue sports. Abstract presented at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on College Sport, April 19-22, 2011, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  8. Koo, G-Y., Hardin, R., & Dittmore, S.W. (2011) Collegiate football season ticket holders perception of service quality. Abstract presented at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on College Sport, April 19-22, 2011, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  9.  Schaefer, B. & Dittmore, S.W. (2011) An exploratory study looking at the impact of increase seat license fees for college football tickets on donor motivation. Abstract presented at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on College Sport, April 19-22, 2011, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  10. White, E., Gates, E., Martin, D. C., Sanders, C. J., & Dittmore, S.W. (advisor) (2011). Predicting career patterns for becoming an NCAA Division I FBS athletic director: Revisiting the “normative” sequence. Abstract presented at the College Sport Research Institute Conference on College Sport, April 19-22, 2011, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  11.  Dittmore, S. W., & Durant, K. L. (2010). Congressional hearings and the BCS: Using public choice theory to explain the interest of politicians in college football. Abstract presented at the College Sport Research Institute's Scholarly Conference on College Sport, April 21-23, 2010, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  12. Pair, B. F., Moore, C. S., & Dittmore, S. W. (2010). Paying for wins: An examination of football non-conference game scheduling by BCS schools, 1994-2009. Abstract presented at the College Sport Research Institute's Scholarly Conference on College Sport, April 21-23, 2010, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  13. Dittmore, S. W., Crow, C. M., & Fields, T.E. (2010). Property rights in the age of digital media: Exploring the legal and practical impacts of restricting content usage. Abstract presented at the Fourth Summit on Communication and Sport, March 18-20, 2010, Cleveland, Ohio.
  14. Dittmore, S. W., Stoldt, G. C., Bass, J. R., & Biery, L. (2009). Media policies in the era of new media: An analysis of how sport organizations approach bloggers and blogging. Abstract presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, May 27-30, 2009, Columbia, S.C.
  15. Dittmore, S. W. & Seltzer, T. (2009). Down, set, frame: Second-level agenda building and the NFL Network carriage dispute.Abstract presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, May 27-30, 2009, Columbia, S.C.
  16. Dittmore, S. W., & Crow, C. M. (2009). Competitive balance in the founding BCS conferences: Regular and post-season implications. Abstract presented at the College Sport Research Institute’s Scholarly Conference on College Sport, April 15-18, 2009, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  17. Dittmore, S. W., & Moiseichik, M. (2009). When industry consolidation does not equal monopoly: The merger of XM and Sirius and its impact on sports media rights. Abstract presented at the Sport and Recreation Law Association conference. March 4-7, 2009, San Antonio, Texas.
  18. Dittmore, S. W., & Nagel, M. (2009). Legal issues in RSN carriage battles: The role of the courts, Congress and the FCC.Abstract presented at the Sport and Recreation Law Association conference. March 4-7, 2009, San Antonio, Texas.
  19. Dittmore, S. W., Mahony, D. F., & Andrew, D. P. S. (2008). Financial resource allocation in U.S. Olympic sport: National governing body administrators’ fairness perceptions. Abstract presented at the North American Society for Sport Management conference. May 28-31, 2008, Toronto, Canada.
  20. Dittmore, S. W. (2008). Who reads an organization’s official weblog? The case of a Major League Baseball team.Abstract presented at the North American Society for Sport Management conference. May 28-31, 2008, Toronto, Canada.
  21. Moorman, A. M., Dittmore, S. W., & Hums, M. A. (2008). Thirty years after the Amateur Sports Act of 1978: What are the current legal and policy implications for U.S. Olympic sport? Abstract presented at the Sport and Recreation Law Association conference, Feb. 27-March 1, 2008, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  22. Dittmore, S. W., & Stoldt, G. C. (2007). A framework to measure the effectiveness of sport-organization public relationships: The use of an organizational blog as a form of two-way communication. Abstract presented at the Sport Marketing Association conference, Nov. 1-3, 2007, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  23. Dittmore, S. W., DeWaele, C., & Dane, E. A. (2007). Tomorrow’s sport management faculty: Reflections on the role of doctoral programs in preparing teachers. Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management conference. May 30-June 2, 2007. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  24. Dittmore, S. W. (2007). Does the NFL on the NFL Network make cents? Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management conference. May 30-June 2, 2007. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  25. Dittmore, S. W. (2006). Why the sun set on C-SET: The case of a failed regional sports network and what can be learned from it. Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management conference. May 30-June 3, 2006. Kansas City, Mo.
  26. Dittmore, S. W. (2006). 100 years of turbulent NCAA-USOC relations. Presented at the Drake Group conference. March 31-April 1, 2006. Indianapolis, Ind.
  27. Dittmore, S. W., Phelps, S., & Mahony, D. F. (2005). Diversity in sport management research? An examination of sport management dissertation topics. Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management. June 1-4, 2005. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  28. Stoldt, G. C., Vermillion, M., Ross, R. M., & Dittmore, S. W. (2004). Newspaper sports coverage patterns: Implications for media relations professionals. Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management. June 2-5, 2004. Atlanta, Ga.
  29. Stoldt, G. C., Dittmore, S. W., & Branvold, S. (2003). Teaching about sport public relations. Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management. May 28-31, 2003. Ithaca, N.Y.
  30. Stoldt, G. C. & Dittmore, S. W. (2003). Skill assessments and priorities of members of the College Sports Information Directors: Analysis of a national survey. Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management. May 28-31, 2003. Ithaca, N.Y.

 
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