Dr. Jin Park
Assistant Professor
Office
SFCM Student Fitness Center & McCormick Hall 165
Office Hours
Tue 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Park obtained his Ph.D. in Sport Management from Indiana University in 2021. Prior to joining ISU in Fall 2022, Dr. Park was on the Sport Management faculty at Western Illinois University.
Current Courses
KNR 400.054 Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation
KNR 466.001 Marketing Of Sport And Recreation
KNR 466.002 Marketing Of Sport And Recreation
KNR 491.001 Practicum in Sport Management
Teaching Interests & Areas
Sport Marketing & Sales
Sport Sociology
Sport Finance
Research Methods
Research Interests & Areas
Career Development and Well-Being of Women in Sport
Athlete Development
Civic Engagement in Sport
Mentoring Relationship
PhD Sport Management
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
MS Sport Management
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Research Activity Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2025
Sandra Little Groves Recreation and Park Administration Faculty Development Endowed Fund
Recreation and Sport Management
2024
Grants and Contracts
CAST Grants for Innovation in Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Inclusion
Yeunook Bae, Jin Park.
CAST. December 2 2025 - May 30 2026
University Research Grant
Jin Park.
Office of the Provost and CAST. July 1 2025 - June 30 2026
Faculty/Staff Professional Development Fund
Jin Park.
CAST. March 29 2024 - May 26 2024
University Research Grant
Jin Park.
Office of the Provost and CAST. July 1 2024 - June 30 2025
University Teaching Grants
Jin Park.
Center for Integrated Professional Development. November 5 2024 - November 1 2025
University Research Grant
Jin Park.
Office of the Provost and CAST. July 1 2023 - June 30 2024
Journal Article
Private coaching in youth football: Labor, inequities, and the commodification of skill development
Alex Gang, Jin Park, JuYoung Lee.
Sport in Society, 1-15, (2025)
Why your World Cup experience doesn’t help you much: Understanding the roots of inequalities in women’s elite football through Bourdieu’s theory on field
Alex Gang, Jin Park, Juyoung Lee, Jiyoung Park.
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 1-19, (2025)
A qualitative study of NCAA Division II college athletes’ mentoring relationship experiences in higher education
Jin Park, Jiyoung Park.
Journal of College Student Development, 65 (6), 684-689, (2024)
Understanding sources of support for career development: Lived experiences of NCAA Division I female intercollegiate athletes in higher education
Jin Park, Antonio Williams, Jiyoung Park.
American Press, 24 (2), 115-140, (2023)
Effective strategies for system improvement in K-League youth system
Alex Gang, Jin Park, Juyoung Lee, Jiyoung Park.
International Journal of Human Movement Science, 16 (3), 31-44, (2022), https://doi.org/10.23949/ijhms.2022.12.16.3.3
Presentations
Exploring the impact of mentoring relationships on career development of female graduate assistants working in intercollegiate athletics
Jin Park, Jiyoung Park, Alex Gang, Juyoung Lee.
North American Society for Sport Management, San Diego, CA, May 28, 2025
The Impact of Organizational Sustainability Initiatives on Sport Fans' Sustainable Behaviors: Focusing on Campaign Levels and Attachment Points in the Context of the Korean Professional Football League
Kyu Hyun Choi, Ju Young Lee, Jin Park, Alex Gang.
North American Society for Sport Management, San Diego, CA, May 28, 2025
A qualitative study exploring the functions of the mentoring program for low-income youth athletes: Perspectives from mentors
Jin Park.
Applied Sport Management Association, Cincinnati, OH, February 14, 2025
Building a strong athlete brand image through social media: Exploring female athletes’ Instagram posts
Jin Park.
Sport Marketing Association, Saint Louis, MO, November 8, 2024
Sustainability and its capitalistic and colonial underpinnings: Criticality toward the use of sustainability in sport sustainability podcasting
Alex Gang, Emma McMain, Eunah Jo, Yongchae Rhee, Jin Park.
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Chicago, IL, November 1, 2024
‘How much can we make when we invest in sustainability?’ Why sustainability efforts may remain superficial in professional sport
Alex Gang, Juyoung Lee, Jin Park, Jiyoung Park, Yongchae Rhee, Kyuhyun Choi.
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Chicago, IL, October 31, 2024
Examining the Gender Differences in Personal Branding via Social Media: A Content Analysis of the Top NIL College Athletes’ Instagram Posts
Jin Park.
North American Society for Sport Management, Minneapolis, May 30, 2024
Understanding the discourse on sport and sustainability: Critical discourse analysis of sport and sustainability podcasts
Alex Gang Park, Yong Chae Rhee, Jin Park.
Applied Sport Management Association, Knoxville, TN, February 15, 2024
Examining prominent NIL athletes’ social media posts and personal branding effort: Perspectives from the Model of Athlete Brand Image
Jin Park, Jiyoung Park.
North American Society for the Sport Sociology, New Orleans, LA, November 3, 2023
Consolidation of social capital in women’s college athletics: The implication of culture, space, and identity on developing social capital at a senior military college
Alex Gang, Juyoung Lee, Jin Park.
North American Society for the Sport Sociology, New Orleans, LA, November 1, 2023
Right to play as a fundamental human right: Sociocultural observation on the barriers to play in the U.S. and Korea
Alex Gang, Yongchae Rhee, Juyoung Lee, Jin Park, Juho Park.
The Sport Consumer Behavior Summer Seminar Series, Seoul, South Korea, June 22, 2023
Exploring sources of support and challenges for career transition: A qualitative study of female professional athletes
Jin Park.
North American Society for Sport Management, Online, June 1, 2023
Understanding the field of female elite soccer players: An analysis of elite-based sport system through Bourdieu’s theory on field
Alex Gang, Jin Park.
North American Society for Sport Management, Online, May 30, 2023
Social Class and Korean Women’s Soccer: Applying Bourdieusian Understanding of Cultural Capital and Habitus in Relation to Social Class
Alex Gang, Jin Park.
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Las Vegas, NV, November 12, 2022
Gendered Online Media: A Discourse Analysis of Online News Articles on Male and Female Sportscasters
Jin Park.
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Las Vegas, NV, November 11, 2022