Associate Professor
Sport Management
HPER 332
865-974-8891
sylviat@utk.edu
COURSES TAUGHT
| RSM 508 | Research Methods |
| RSM 511 | Organization and Personnel Management |
| RSM 554 | Environmental Sustainability in Sport |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability
- Sport Ecology
- Environmental management of outdoor recreational activities
EDUCATION
| PhD | University of Texas, Austin | Sport Management |
| MS | Baylor University | Sport Management |
| MS | Baylor University | Environmental Science |
| BS | Sofia University, Bulgaria | Physics |
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Trendafilova, S. & McCullough, B. (2018). Environmental sustainability scholarship and the efforts of the sport sector: A rapid review of literature. Cogent Social Sciences, 1-28. doi 10.1080/23311886.2018.1467256
Ziakas, V., & Trendafilova, S. (2018). Event planning and leveraging for sport tourism development: The case of a rural motorcycle event. Case Studies in Sport Management, 7(1), 11-16.
McCullough, B., & Trendafilova, S. (2018). Industry-academic collaborations to advance sustainability. Sport and Entertainment Review, 4(3), 64-69.
Graham, J., Trendafilova, S., & Ziakas, V. (2018). Environmental sustainability and sport management education: Bridging the gaps. Managing Sport and Leisure, 23, 422-433.
Graham, J., Smith, A., & Trendafilova, S. (2019). Finding a health balance: Managerial considerations regarding the work-life interface of interns and graduate assistants working in collegiate sport. Case Studies in Sport Management, 8(1), 33-38.
McCullough, B., Pelcher, J., & Trendafilova, S. (2020). An exploratory analysis of the environmental sustainability performance signaling communications among North American sport organizations. Sustainability, 12(5), 1-17.