Dr. Mary A. Hums, Ph.D. is a research fellow for Sport in Society's Disability in Sport Program. Hums is an Associate Professor in the Sport Administration Program at the University of Louisville.

Committees

In addition to being a Past President of the Society for the Study of Legal Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity (SSLASPA), she is an active member of:

• The North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM)
• The European Association of Sport Management (EASM)
• The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)
• Tthe International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE)
• The National Intramural and Recreation Sports Association (NIRSA)

Previous Experience

Prior to coming to the University of Louisville, Hums served on the Sport Management faculty at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, directed the Sport Management Program at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, and was Athletic Director at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute, IN.

She worked as a volunteer for the 1996 Summer Paralympic Games in Atlanta and the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City.

Author

Hums, along with Lisa Pike Masteralexis and Carol Barr, co-edited the 1998 textbook Principles and Practice of Sport Management, and co-authored the 2001 book Profiles of Sport Industry Professionals, with Matt Robinson, Brian Crow, and Dennis Phillips; and is currently writing Sport Governance and Policy Development, with Joanne MacLean.

Her other scholarly work includes contributions to:

• The Journal of Sport Management
• The Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport
• The Journal of Business Ethics
• The Journal of Career Development
• The Journal of the International Council of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
• The International Journal of Sport Management
• The Women's Sport and Physical Activity Journal

In addition to book chapters in:

• Sport Law for Sport Managers
• HIV/AIDS in Sports: Impacts, Issues and Challenge
• Women is Sport: Issues and Controversies

Presentations

She has made over 90 presentations to various scholarly associations both in the United States and abroad. Her main research interest is policy development in sport organizations, especially in regards to inclusion of women, people with disabilities, and racial/ethnic minorities into the management of sport.

Research Fellow

In addition to Disability in Sport, she is also Research Fellow for the North American Society for Sport Management.

Awards

She was a 1993 recipient of a Georgia Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Dance Research Award. In 1997 she was named Outstanding Teacher in the College of Food and Natural Resources while teaching at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and in 1999 the University of Louisville Disability Resource Center named her Instructor of the Year.

In 2000 she received the NASPE Sport Management Council�s Outstanding Achievement Award, and in 2001 the University of Louisville Alumni Association presented her with the Red Apple Award for contributions to students� lives through teaching. In 2002 she received the Conference USA Award of Excellence for the University of Louisville.

She is a 1996 inductee in the Indiana Softball Hall of Fame.


Education

She holds a Ph.D. in Sport Management from Ohio State University, an M.A. in Athletic Administration as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa, and a B.B.A. in Management from the University of Notre Dame.