Professor, Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies
Associate Dean, Graduate School
Chancellor’s Professor
HPER 332
865-974-1282
AND
The Graduate School
111 Student Services Building, UTK
desensi@utk.edu
RECENT COURSES TAUGHT
| RSM 535 | Ethics in Sport Management |
| RSM 542 | Sociological Aspects of Sport |
| KNS 543 | Women, Sport, and Culture |
| Best Practices in Teaching (Graduate School Program) |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Ethics and Morality in Sport
- Women in Sport
- Diversity and Inclusion in Sport
- Social Issues in Sport
EDUCATION
| EdD | University of North Carolina, Greensboro |
| MEd | University of Memphis |
| BA | West Liberty University, West Virginia |
EXPERIENCE (Last ten years)
Department Head, Exercise, Sport, & Leisure Studies
Teaching Professor
Associate Dean, UTK Graduate School
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS (Last ten years)
- Scholar Lifetime Achievement Award, Southern Sport Management Association, 2015
- Fellow, National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2015
- Inaugural Diversity Award – North American Society for Sport Management, 2013
- Rachel Bryant Lecture Award – National Association for Girls & Women in Sport, 2010
- Distinguished Scholar Award, National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2010
- Chancellor’s Professor – University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2008
- Angie Warren Perkins Award for Excellence in Governance & Administration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2007
- President’s Award, National Association for Girls & Women in Sport, 2005
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL/UTK SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS
- Editor and Editorial Review Board Member of Quest
- Editor, Associate Editor and Editorial Review Board Member of the Journal of Sport Management
- Editor and Co-Editor for Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal
- Founder Member of North American Society for Sport Management
- President:
- National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education
- International Association for the Philosophy of Sport
- Southern Academy for Women in Physical Activity, Sport and Health
- Co-Chair, Commission for Women (UTK)
- College Mentoring Council (UTK)
- Women’s Studies Advisory Board (UTK)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
DeSensi, J.T. (2014). Sport: An Ethos Based on Values and Servant Leadership, Journal of Intercollegiate Sport. 7: 58-61.
DeSensi, J.T. (2012). The Power of One for the Good of Many: Ethical and Moral Considerations for the Sport Manager. In A. Gillentine, B. Baker & J. Cuneen, Eds. Paradigm Shift: Critical Essays in Sport Management, (375-388), Holcomb Hathaway Publishers, Inc. Scottsdale, AZ.
DeSensi, J.T. & Rosenberg, D. (2010). Ethics and Morality in Sport Management 3rd ed., Fitness Information Technology, Inc., Morgantown, WV.
DeSensi, J.T. (2010). The Rachel Bryant Award Lecture: The Spirit and the Dream of NAGWS. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 19(1), 98-106.