Dr. Ryan Snelgrove

Dr. Ryan Snelgrove (Assistant Professor)


Email: ryansnel@uwindsor.ca
Phone: (519) 253-3000 ext. 4994
Office: H.K. Building, Room 109Dr. Ryan Snelgrove

Education

CIHR Post-doctoral Fellow (University of Waterloo)
Ph.D. (University of Waterloo)
M.H.K. (University of Windsor)
B.B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier University)

Bio:

Dr. Snelgrove teaches courses on organizational behaviour, entrepreneurship, and ethics in sport. Dr. Snelgrove also conducts research in the area of sport management, with a focus on the management of youth sport and sport events. In addition to his academic background, he has experience in management consulting and corporate finance. Most recently he became a faculty fellow with the Entrepreneurship Practice and Innovation Centre at the University of Windsor, and an Associate Editor for the journal Leisure Sciences.

Areas of Research Interest:

  • Youth sport (organizational change, participation, social entrepreneurship)
  • Event management (event experience, social impact)

Current Research Funding:

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2014-2017). Managing sport events to maximize positive impacts (with Dr. Laura Wood and Dr. Marijke Taks)

Key Scholarly Activities:

  • Legg, J., Snelgrove, R., & Wood, L. (in press). Modifying tradition: Examining organizational change in youth sport. Journal of Sport Management.
  • Snelgrove, R., Wood, L., & Carr, K. (in press). Emerging adults with chronic illness pursuing and enhancing leisure. Leisure Sciences.
  • Danylchuk, K., Snelgrove, R., & Wood, L. (2015). Managing women’s participation in golf: A case study of organizational change. Leisure/Loisir.
  • Snelgrove, R. (2015). Youth with chronic illness forming identities through leisure. Journal of Leisure Research, 47, 154-173.
  • Wood, L., & Snelgrove, R. (2014). Consumer behaviour in sport. In R. McCarville & K. MacKay (Eds.), Leisure for Canadians (2nd ed). State College, PA: Venture.
  • Potwarka, L. R., & Snelgrove, R. (2014). Leveraging sport events to achieve health and economic benefits. In R. McCarville & K. MacKay (Eds.), Leisure for Canadians (2nd ed). State College, PA: Venture.
  • Snelgrove, R., Wood, L., & Havitz, M. (2013). The development of attachment to a physically active charity event. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 18, 133-140.
  • Mannell, R. C., & Snelgrove, R. (2011). Leisure and the psychological well-being and health of older adults. In H. Gibson & J. Singleton (Eds.), Leisure, aging and well-being (pp. 143-157). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Snelgrove, R., & Wood, L. (2010). Attracting and leveraging visitors at a charity cycling event. Journal of Sport & Tourism, 15, 269-285.
  • Snelgrove, R., & Havitz, M. E. (2010). Looking back in time: The pitfalls and potential of retrospective methods in leisure studies. Leisure Sciences, 32, 337-351.
  • Wood, L., Snelgrove, R., & Danylchuk, K. (2010). Segmenting volunteer fundraisers at a charity sport event. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 22(1), 38-54.
  • Snelgrove, R., Taks, M., Chalip, L., & Green, B. C. (2008). How visitors and locals at a sport event differ in motives and identity. Journal of Sport & Tourism, 13, 165 – 180.