Dr. Jess Dixon

Dr. Jess Dixon

Email: jdixon@uwindsor.ca
Phone : (519) 253 - 3000 ext:2461
Office: H.K. Building, Room 109

Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
M.H.K. (University of Windsor)
B.S.M. (Brock University)

Bio:
Dr. Dixon joined the Department of Kinesiology in 2006 in the area of Sport Management. He teaches classes in sport management, sport finance, human resource management, and strategic management. Dr. Dixon’s primary research and scholarly interests are in the area of strategic management in sport. His secondary interests include executive leadership and human resource management, sport finance and economics, and sport management pedagogy. Dr. Dixon is a member of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and is a regular contributor at its annual conference. Outside of the office, Dr. Dixon is an avid golfer and recreational baseball and hockey player. 

Areas of Research Interest

* Sport management
* Strategic management / business strategy
* Strategic human resource management
* Sport finance and economics
* Professional sports

Current Research Funding

1. University of Windsor, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Grant (2007-2008)

Key Scholarly Activities:

Dixon, J. C., Frisby, W., & Boucher, R. L. (in press). Sport management research and questions. In P. M. Pedersen, J. B. Parks, J. Quarterman, & L. Thibeault (Eds.) Contemporary Sport Management (4th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Girginov, V., Taks, M., Boucher, B., Martyn, S., Holman, M. & Dixon, J. (2009). Canadian national sport organizations' use of the web for relationship marketing in promoting sport participation. International Journal of Sport Communication, 2, 164-184.

Dixon, J. C. (2008). "Making the case" for using the case method in sport management education. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 4(2/3), 146-164..

Boucher, R. L. & Dixon, J. C. (2006). Questions, answers and sport management research. In J. B. Parks, J. Quarterman, & L. Thibeault (Eds.) Contemporary Sport Management (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Dixon, J. C. (2006). SMQ Profile/Interview: Dan Derian. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 15(2), 69-70.