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.