Associate Professor
HPER 357
865-974-5291
adamlove@utk.edu
EXPERIENCE
2019-present Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2016-2019 Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2014-2016 Associate Professor, Mississippi State University
2008-2014 Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University
COURSES TAUGHT
| RSM 335 | Socio-Cultural Foundations of Sport and Recreation |
| SPST 515 | Social Theories of Sport |
| RSM 535 | Ethics in Sport Management |
| RSM 530 | Sport and Media Issues |
Research
Adam Love’s scholarly work is driven by a desire to identify and develop ways in which sport and physical activity programs, organizations, and institutions can operate in a more ethical, just, open, democratic, and accessible way. Prominent themes in his research include the following:
- Gender and racial ideology in sport
- Public sociology and discourse about sport
- Motivations and experiences in sport participation
Ultimately, these research themes are united by an interest in imagining how sports can be done in such a way that they produce more positive outcomes, more often, for more people.
Education
| BS | Sport Management | Washington State University |
| MS | Sport Management | University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| PhD | Sport Studies | University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Professional Service
2019-present Editorial board member, Sociology of Sport Journal
2017-present Editor, Engaging Sports
2011-present Editorial board member, International Journal of Sport Communication
2013-present Editorial board member, Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
2018-2020 President, Applied Sport Management Association
2013-present Executive board member, Applied Sport Management Association
2012-2014 Diversity committee member, North American Society for Sport Management
Publications
Allison, R., & Love, A. (2023). “It should have been named women’s rights…I was displeased”: Teaching about gender ideology in the sport sociology classroom. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 32, 100413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlste.2022.100413
Crowe, P., Love, A., & Harrison, G. (2023). Black U.S. military-affiliated perspectives on sport media’s coverage of racial representation and athlete activism. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 47(6), 463-482. https://doi.org/10.1177/01937235241246231
Gardner, A. C., Love, A., & Waller, S. N. (2023). How do elite sport organizations frame diversity and inclusion? A critical race analysis. Sport Management Review, 26(3), 339-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2022.2062975
Woods, P. L., Love, A., & Graham, J. G. (2023). Media framing and sources quoted in coverage of the name, image, and likeness debate. Journal of Amateur Sport, 9(1), 1-27.
Kim, S., Oh, T., Love, A., & Alahmad, M. E. (2023). Impact of met-expectation of athletic justice on athletic satisfaction and organizational commitment via leader-member exchange. Behavioral Sciences, 13(10), 836. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13100836
Love, A., Winemiller, S., Harrison, G., & Stamm, J. (2022). “I don’t know how you get past that”: Racism and stereotyping in college football recruiting media. Sociology of Sport Journal, 39, 141-149. doi:10.1123/ssj.2020-0189
Jin, H., Kim, S., Love, A., Jin, Y., & Zhao, J. (2022). Effects of leadership style on coach-athlete relationship, athletes’ motivations, and athlete satisfaction. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1012953
Kim, S., Liu, J., Love, A., & Park, S. (2022). Organizational citizenship behavior in sport: Scale development and validation. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 17, 1018-1032. doi:10.1177/17479541211054246
Waller, S. W., Love, A., Gardner, A. C., Johnson, E. J., Cole, C. D., & Pointer, R. (2022). An examination of career mobility patterns among Black senior level administrators working in NCAA Division I sports. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 15, 377-397.
Allison, R., & Love, A. (2022). “We all play pretty much the same, except…”: Gender-integrated Quidditch and the persistence of essentialist ideology. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 51, 347-375. doi:10.1177/08912416211040240
Nam, B. H., Love, A., & Rider, R. A. (2022). Symbolic power and dual careers of athletes: Successful career transition experiences of Korean college athletes who quit sport. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 39, 286-307. doi:10.1080/09523367.2022.2045960
Winemiller, S., Love, A., & Stamm, J. (2022). Recruiting reporters’ perceptions of ethical issues. Communication and Sport, 10, 456-476. doi:10.1177/2167479520946683
Nam, B. H., Marshall, R. C., Love, A., Graham, J., & Lim, S. (2022). Fostering global sport leadership: A partnership between a Korean sport organization and a U.S. university. Journal of Global Sport Management, 7, 199-225. doi:10.1080/24704067.2018.1520608
Love, A., Deeb, A., & Dzikus, L. (2021). “A breath of fresh air”: Media framing of a unique NFL Draft pick. Sociology of Sport Journal, 38, 178-187. doi:10.1123/ssj.2019-0078
Kim, S., Park, S., Love, A., & Pang, T. C. (2021). Coaching style, sport enjoyment, and intent to continue participation among artistic swimmers. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 16, 477-489. doi:10.1177/1747954120984054
Nam, B. H., Love, A., & Marshall, R. C. (2021). Entering into global academia: U.S. academic hegemony and former Korean elite athletes’ faculty appointment in higher education. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45, 481-496. doi:10.1080/0309877X.2020.1784399
Seifried, C. S., Downs, B. J., Graham, J., & Love, A. (2020). Life before Neyland: The early development of football fields at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Tennessee Historical Quarterly, 79, 226-257.
Love, A., Deeb, A., & Waller, S. N. (2019). Social justice, sport and racism: A position statement. Quest, 71, 227-238. doi:10.1080/00336297.2019.1608268
Love, A., & Kim, S. (2019). Organizational citizenship behavior in sport: A perspective from athletes. Journal of Sport Management, 33, 25-36. doi:10.1123/jsm.2018-0036
Nam, B. H., Nam, S., Love, A., Hayakawa, T., Marshall, R. C., & Jung, K. S. (2019). Ki-Yong Nam: A Korean marathon runner under Japanese colonial rule. Kinesiology Review, 8, 130-139. doi:10.1123/kr.2018-0066
Lee, Y., Love, A., Eddy, T., & *Young, M. (2018). Team identification, rivalry perceptions, and behaviors of college football fans. Journal of Sport Behavior, 41, 402-423.
Deeb, A., & Love, A. (2018). Media representations of multiracial athletes. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 42, 95-114. doi:10.1177/0193723517749598
Downs, B., & Love, A. (2017). Everyone bleeds maroon: Colorblindness and the desegregation of Mississippi State Football. International Journal of Sport Communication, 10, 444-467. doi:10.1123/ijsc.2017-0038
Nam, B. H., Love, A., & Lim, S. (2017). Tong-Gu Chung and the development of elite sport in South Korea: A biographical study. Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science, 6, 231-247. doi:10.1080/21640599.2017.1356640
Love, A., Gonzalez-Sobrino, B., & Hughey, M. W. (2017). Excessive celebration? The racialization of recruiting commitments on college football Internet message boards. Sociology of Sport Journal, 34, 235-247. doi:10.1123/ssj.2016-0033
Love, A., Watkins, J., & Kim, S. (2017). Admissions selectivity and academic major distribution in big-time college football. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 10, 1-16.
Yip, W. C., Kim, S., & Love, A. (2017). Sport referees’ quality of work life, job satisfaction, career commitment, and turnover intent. International Journal of Sport Management, 18, 44-64.
Mayer, K. C., More, A., Eddy, T., & Love, A. (2017). Constraint factors affecting non-attendance in collegiate volleyball. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 17, 182-199. doi:10.1504/IJSMM.2017.085519
Love, A., & Agiovlasitis, S. (2016). How do adults with Down syndrome perceive physical activity? Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 33(3), 253-270. doi:10.1123/APAQ.2015-0042
Kim, S., Liu, J. D., & Love, A. (2016). The impact of event prestige on intent to continue sport participation. Journal of Sport Behavior, 39(2), 180-201.
Love, A., & Hughey, M. W. (2015). Out of bounds? Racial discourse on college basketball message boards. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 38(6), 877-893. doi:10.1080/01419870.2014.967257
Lim, S., Love, A., & Lim, H. (2015). Minseok Ahn and public sociology of sport. Quest, 67(1), 30-43. doi:10.1080/00336297.2014.985318
Kim, S., Liu, J. D., & Love, A. (2015). Event prestige as a mediator between sport involvement and intent to continue participation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 121(2), 371-389. doi:10.2466/06.PMS.121c21x2
Lee, S., Kim, S., & Love, A. (2014). Coverage of the Gay Games from 1982-2011 in U.S. newspapers: An analysis of newspaper article framing. Journal of Sport Management, 28(2), 176-188. doi:10.1123/jsm.2012-0243
Love, A., Kavazis, A. N., Morse, A., & *Mayer, K. C. (2013). Soccer-specific stadiums and attendance in Major League Soccer: Investigating the novelty effect. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 5(2), 32–41.
Love, A., Morse, A., & Ruihley, B. (2013). Understanding sporting event volunteers’ experiences: A critical incident approach. Journal of Contemporary Athletics, 7(2), 69-85.
Love, A., & Andrew, D. P. S. (2012). The intersection of sport management and sociology of sport research: A social network perspective. Sport Management Review, 15(2), 244-256. doi:10.1016/j.smr.2011.08.001
Love, A., & Kim, S. (2011). Sport labor migration and collegiate sport in the United States: A typology of migrant athletes. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 4, 90-104.
Love, A., & Kelly, K. (2011). Equity or essentialism? U.S. courts and the legitimation of girls’ teams in high school sport. Gender & Society, 25(2), 227-249. doi:10.1177/0891243211398866
Love, A., Hardin, R., Koo, G. Y., & Morse, A. (2011). Effects of motives on satisfaction and behavioral intentions of volunteers at a PGA Tour event. International Journal of Sport Management, 12(1), 86-101.
Popp, N., Love, A., Kim, S., & Hums, M. A. (2010). Cross-cultural adjustment and international collegiate athletes. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 3(1), 163-181.
Love, A., Lim, S. Y., & DeSensi, J. T. (2009). Mianne Bagger: A transitioned woman’s efforts for inclusion in professional golf. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 18(1), 68-77.
Koo, G. Y., & Love, A. (2007). Effects of cause related marketing (CRM) on team-public relationships. Korean Journal of Sport Management, 12(4), 27-37.
PUBLICATIONS IN EDITED BOOKS
Love, A., & Kim, A. C. H. (2020). Social network analysis in sport. In D. P. S. Andrew, P. Pedersen, & C. McEvoy (Eds.), Research Methods and Design in Sport Management (2nd ed., pp. 281-293). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Dzikus. L., & Love, A. (2019). The globalization of American sport. In B. Austin and P. Grundy (Eds.), Teaching U.S. History through Sports (pp. 64-74). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press.
Love, A. (2019). Media framing of transgender athletes: Contradictions and paradoxes in coverage of MMA fighter Fallon Fox. In R. Magrath (Ed.), LGBT Athletes in Sports Media. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00804-8_10
Love, A. (2017). The tenuous inclusion of transgender athletes in sport. In E. Anderson & A. Travers (Eds.), Transgender Athletes in Competitive Sport (pp. 194-205). New York: Routledge.
Love, A. (2014). Transgender exclusion and inclusion in sport. In J. Hargreaves & E. Anderson (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality (pp. 376-383). New York: Routledge.
Love, A., & Gearity, B. (2013). Sport sociology. In S. P. Brown (Ed.), Fundamentals of Kinesiology (pp. 84-98). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Love, A., & Dzikus, L. (2013). Sport history. In S. P. Brown (Ed.), Fundamentals of Kinesiology (pp. 72-83). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Love, A. (2013). Going public: Challenges in communicating a critical perspective on sport. In P. M. Pedersen (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication (pp. 328-337). New York: Routledge.