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Sylvia Trendafilova, PhD

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

Picariello, M.*, Angelle, P., Trendafilova, S., Waller, S., & Ziakas, V. (2021). The role of mentoring in leadership development: A qualitative study of upper administration women in the National Basketball Association. Journal of Global Sport Management, 1-22.

Pelcher, J.*, McCullough, B., & Trendafilova, S. (2021). Collegiate athletics environmental sustainability efforts within STARS reporting. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 22(2), 328-343.

Trendafilova, S., Pelcher, J.*, Graham, J., & Ziakas, V. (2021). The ebbs and flows of green waves: Environmental sustainability in Grand Slam tennis. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 11(3), 302-320.

Pelcher, J.*, Trendafilova, S., & Ziakas, V. (in press). Environmental sustainability at the President’s Cup: An eagle or a double bogie? Case Studies in Sport Management.

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.