Laboratory For The Study Of Intercollegiate Athletics
About
The Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics (LSIA), established in the Fall of 2003, is an interdisciplinary research and training laboratory supported by the Division of Sport Management program in the Department of Health & Kinesiology in the College of Education & Human Development at Texas A&M University.
The Laboratory examines major concepts and issues related to the management and conduct of all levels of intercollegiate athletics, including those related to: organizational effectiveness and efficiency, social responsibility and ethics, revenue generation, leadership, organizational control and planning, reform and organizational change, fiscal management, gender equity, diversity, legal aspects and compliance, career attainment processes, and marketing.
Mission
The primary mission of the lab is to advance and further develop the management of the intercollegiate athletics community through scholarly and progressive inquiry.
The three major goals of the LSIA are:
- To GENERATE new knowledge of concepts and issues related to the practice, application and theory of intercollegiate athletics management.
- To AGGREGATE existing sources of nowledge and inquiry related to the practice, application, and theory of intercollegiate athletics management.
- To DISSEMATE timely and appropriate knowledge concerning the practice, application, and theory of intercollegiate athletics management.
Contact
Dr. Shane Hudson
Director
342-BA Blocker
(979) 862-6620
shudson@hlkn.tamu.edu
Alicia Goodwin
Graduate Assistant
341 Blocker
a.goodwin@hlkn.tamu.edu
For more information, visit the LSIA's website.