1 PER G. SVENSSON Assistant Professor Louisiana State University 112 Huey P. Long Field House Tel: (225)-578-5647 Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA E-Mail: psvensson@lsu.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. 2015 University of Louisville Educational Leadership & Organizational Development Specialization: Sport Administration Dissertation Title: Exploring organizational capacity in a sport for development and peace setting M.S. 2011 University of Louisville Major: Sport Administration B.S. 2010 Slippery Rock University Summa Cum Laude Major: Sport Management Minor: Marketing Certificate 2013 George Washington University School of Business Sports Philanthropy Certificate Program ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor-Graduate Faculty Associate Member Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2015-Present PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS 16. Svensson, P. G., Andersson, F. O., & Faulk, L. (Accepted). A quantitative assessment of organizational capacity and organizational life stages in sport for development and peace. Journal of Sport Management. 15. Svensson, P. G., & Moorman, A. M. (Accepted). Cross-border regulations: Exploring legal considerations in the United States of nonprofit sport organizations engaged in international charitable work. Journal of Legal Aspects in Sport. 14. Svensson, P. G. (2017). Organizational hybridity: A conceptualization of how sport for development and peace organizations respond to divergent institutional demands. Sport Management Review, 20(5), 443-454. (Impact Factor 2.128) 13. Svensson, P. G., Hancock, M. G., & Hums, M. A. (2017). Elements of capacity in youth
2 development nonprofits: An exploratory study of urban sport for development and peace organizations. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 28, 2053-2080. (Impact Factor: 1.089) 12. Svensson, P. G., & Woods, H. (2017). A systematic overview of sport for development and peace organisations. Journal of Sport for Development, 5(9), 36-49. 11. Svensson, P. G., & Seifried, C. S. (2017). Navigating plurality in hybrid organizing: The case of sport for development and peace entrepreneurs. Journal of Sport Management, 31(2), 176-190. (Impact Factor: 1.289) 10. Huml, M. A., Svensson, P. G., & Hancock, M. G., (2017). Community service in intercollegiate athletics: A student involvement approach to college athlete engagement. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Sport, 10 101-121. 9. Svensson, P. G., & Levine, J. (2017). Reframing sport for development: The capability approach. Sport in Society, 20(7), 905-923. 8. Svensson, P. G., Hancock, M. G., & Hums, M. A. (2016). Examining the educative aims and practices of decision-makers in sport for development and peace organizations. Sport, Education, and Society 21(4), 495-512. (Impact Factor: 1.339) 7. Svensson, P. G. & Hambrick, M. E. (2016). Pick and choose our battles Understanding organizational capacity in a sport for development and peace organization. Sport Management Review, 19(2), 85-254. 6. Svensson, P. G., Mahoney, T. Q., & Hambrick, M. E. (2015). Twitter as a communication tool for nonprofits: A study of sport-for-development organizations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 44(6), 1086-1106. (Impact Factor: 1.852) 5. Hambrick, M. E., & Svensson, P. G. (2015). Exploring the role of social media in a small sport-fordevelopment organization. International Journal of Sport Communication, 8(2), 233-254. 4. Svensson, P. G., Huml, M. R, & Hancock, M. G. (2014). Exploring partnerships between community service organizations and an intercollegiate athletic department. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 18(4), 97-128. 3. Andrassy, E., Bruening, J., Svensson, P., Huml, M., & Chung, M. (2014). The role of organizational capacity in student-athlete development. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 7(2), 218-244. 2. Huml, M. R., Svensson, P. G., & Hancock, M. G. (2014). Exploring the role of educational institutions in student-athlete community engagement. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Sport, 7, 224-244. 1. Mahoney, T. Q., Hambrick, M. E., Svensson, P. G., & Zimmerman, M. (2013). Examining emergent niche sports youtube exposure through the lens of the psychological continuum model. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 13(3/4), 218-238.
3 BOOK CHAPTERS 2. Hums, M. A., & Svensson, P. G. (In Review). International sport. In L.P. Masteralexis, C.A. Barr, & M.A. Hums, (Eds.) Principles and practices of sport management. (6 th Ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 1. Hums, M. A., & Svensson, P. G., Walker, S., & Lizandra, M. (2014). International sport. In L.P. Masteralexis, C.A. Barr, & M.A. Hums, (Eds.) Principles and practices of sport management. (5 th Ed.) (197-228). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 34. Svensson, P. G. & Hambrick, M. E. (2017, November). External factors associated with innovation in sport for development and peace. 2017 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Gold Coast, Australia. 33. Svensson, P. G., Faulk, L., & Andersson, F. O. (2017, November). Organizational capacity and local context in sport for development. 2017 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Gold Coast, Australia. 32. Svensson, P. G., & Mahoney, T. Q. (2017, September). Intra-organizational factors associated with innovation in sport for development and peace. 2017 European Association for Sport Management Conference, Bern, Switzerland. * Winner of the 2017 EASM Conference Best Research Paper Award 31. Mahoney, T. Q., Svensson, P. G., & Hambrick, M. E. (2017, September). Practitioners perspectives on innovation and the future of sport for development and peace. 2017 European Association for Sport Management Conference, Bern, Switzerland. 30. Svensson, P. G., & Hambrick, M. E. (2017, May). NOLA sport for community coalition: A mixedmethod study of the nature of inter-organizational relationships in a collaborative sport for development initiative. 2017 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Denver, CO. 29. Svensson, P. G., & Andersson, F. O. (2017, May). Quantitative assessment of organizational capacity and organizational life stages in sport for development and peace. 2017 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Denver, CO. 28. Svensson, P.G. (2017, February). Evaluation capacity and sport for development organizations. 2017 Applied Sport Management Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. 27. Svensson, P.G., & Seifried, C. (2016, November). Hybrid organizing: Exploring the dynamics of new organizational forms. 2016 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, Washington, D.C. 26. Svensson, P.G. (2016, November). Cross-sector collaboration, capacity building, and collective impact: Examining member experiences in a nonprofit-public coalition. 2016 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, Washington, D.C.
4 25. Svensson, P. G., Hancock, M. G., & Hums, M. A. (2016, June). Infrastructure starvation? A qualitative inquiry of sport-based nonprofits in urban settings. 2016 International Society for Third-Sector Research Conference, Stockholm, Sweden. 24. Svensson, P. G. (2016, June). Organizational hybridity: The case of sport for development organizations. 2016 International Society for Third-Sector Research Conference, Stockholm, Sweden. 23. Svensson, P. G. (2016, May). Organizational capacity in sport-based youth development: A qualitative inquiry. 2016 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Orlando, FL. 22. Svensson, P. G., & Agyemang, K. (2016, April). Organizational implications of a declaration of human rights in sport. 2016 Muhammad Ali Center Athletes and Social Change Forum. 21. Svensson, P. G., & Moorman, A. M. (2016, February). US charitable sport organizations and foreign activities: Navigating a murky global landscape. 2016 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference in New Orleans, LA. 20. Svensson, P. G., Hancock, M. G., & Hums, M. A. (2015, November). Examining the educative aims and practices of decision-makers in sport for development and peace organizations. Presented at the 2015 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, Chicago, IL. 19. Svensson, P. G., Hums, M. A., Hancock, M. G. (2015, November). It s hard to have a salad without a green : Exploring financial capacity in sport for development and peace organizations. Presented at the 2015 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, Chicago, IL. 18. Svensson, P. G., & Schmidt, S. (2015, April). Opportunities and challenges for athletes to promote social change: A case study of the #LGBTSportsChat. Presented at the 2015 Muhammad Ali Center Athletes and Social Change Forum. 17. Andrassy, E., Bruening, J., Svensson, P., Huml, M., & Chung, M. (2015, April). Best practices in student-athlete development. Presented at the 2015 American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, IL. 16. Svensson, P. G., & Hambrick, M. E. (2015, March). The role of social media for relationship-building: A case study of a small international nonprofit sport organization. Presented at the 8 th International Association for Communication and Sport Summit in Charlotte, NC. 15. Svensson, P. G., & Levine, J. (2015, March). Examining athletic department policies and procedures through the lens of OCR s guidelines on sexual violence. Presented at the 2015 Sport Recreation Law Association Conference in Charlotte, NC. 14. Levine, J., & Svensson, P. G. (2015, February). Capabilities approach in sport for development and peace policy. Presented at the 2015 Southern Sport Management Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. 13. Svensson, P. G. & Hambrick, M. E. (2014, May). Understanding organizational capacity through the adoption and use of social media in sport-for-development. Presented at the 2014 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
5 12. Marchesseault, D. & Svensson, P. G., & MacLennan, R. (2014, March). Opportunities and challenges for athletes engaged in promoting social change: The role of organizational capacity and governance. Presented at the 2014 Muhammad Ali Center Athletes and Social Change Forum, Louisville, KY. 11. Svensson, P. G. (2014, March). Bound for failure or success? Exploring organizational approaches in sport-for-development. Presented at the 2014 Southern Sport Management Conference, Nashville, TN. 10. Svensson, P. G., Huml, M. R, & Hancock, M. G. (2013, May). The impact of studentathlete community service partnerships on community agencies. Presented at the 2013 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Austin, TX. 9. Svensson, P. G., Mahoney, T. Q., & Hambrick, M. E. (2013, May) Social media for social change: A content analysis of how sport-for-development organizations use twitter. Presented at the 2013 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Austin, TX. 8. Huml, M., & Svensson, P. G. (2013, March). Exploring the role of educational institutions in student-athlete community engagement. Presented at the 2013 Muhammad Ali Center Athletes and Social Change Forum, Louisville, KY. 7. Mahoney, T. Q., Svensson, P. G., & Hambrick, M. E. (2013, March). Mobile applications encouraging the competitive spirit or reckless behavior?: An examination of negligence. Presented at the 2013 Sport Recreation Law Association Conference, Denver, CO. 6. Mahoney, T. Q., Hambrick, M. E., Svensson, P. G., & Zimmerman, M. (2013, February). Examining emergent niche sports youtube exposure through the lens of the psychological continuum model. Presented at the 2013 Sport Communication Conference, Austin, TX. Awarded Distinguished Paper Honor. 5. Svensson, P.G. (2012, November). Digital divide or provide? Challenging stereotypes on the role of new innovations in technology for advancing SFD in the global south. Presented at the 2012 Sport and the Global South International Conference, Fairfax, VA. 4. Svensson, P.G. (2012, November). Sport-for-development and the olympism philosophy: An interdisciplinary approach to international relations. Presented at the 2012 International Studies Association Northeast Region Conference, Baltimore, MD. 3. Svensson, P. G., & Psutka, C. (2012, March). Advancing integrated sport for development and peace teaching, research, and practice: The use of new media and technology. Presented at the 2012 University of Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, South Bend, IN. 2. Mahoney, T. Q., Svensson, P. G., & Moorman, A. (2012, March). Impact of social media on sport: Damages in 140 characters or less. Presented at the 2012 Sport Recreation Law Association Conference, Greensboro, NC. 1. Svensson. P. G., Eiden, B, Rixman, P., & Lyras, A. (2011, November). Integrated SFD field
6 experience: An international SFD program in Botswana (Poster). Presented at the Next Step 2011 Sport for Development Conference, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. GRANT ACTIVITY 15. Jones, G. J., Jordan, J. S., Funk, D. C., Wegner, C. E., & Svensson, P. G. (In Review). Data Management and Analysis. Proposal Submitted to the Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative (PYSC) in the amount of $11,000. 14. Svensson, P. G. (2017). Louisiana State University Junior Faculty Travel Grant Award. Funded by the Louisiana State University Office of Research and Economic Development in the amount of $1,000. 13. Svensson, P.G., Mahoney, T. Q., & Hambrick, M.E. (2017). North American Society for Sport Management Janet B. Parks Research Grant. Proposal request in the amount of $2,778, Not Funded. 12. Svensson, P. G. (2016). Louisiana State University Dean s Auxiliary Research and Travel Grant. Funded by the College of Human Sciences and Education in the amount of $1,500. 11. Svensson, P. G. (2016). Louisiana State University Junior Faculty Travel Grant Award. Funded by the Louisiana State University Office of Research and Economic Development in the amount of $750. 10. Svensson, P. G. (2016). Louisiana State University Faculty Research Grant. Funded by the Office of Research and Economic Development in the amount of $10,000. 9. Svensson, P. G. (2016). Organizational Capacity-Building Research Study. Funded by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA in the amount of $4,250. 8. Svensson, P. G. (2015). Louisiana State University Junior Faculty Travel Grant Award. Funded by the Louisiana State University Office of Research and Economic Development in the amount of $750. 7. Svensson, P. G. (2015). College of Education and Human Development Graduate Student Travel Award. Funded by the University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development in the amount of $350. 6. Svensson, P. G. (2014). Doctoral Research Grant funded by the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) in the amount of $1,650. 5. Svensson, P. G. (2014). Travel to Pittsburgh, PA for the 2014 North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference. Funded by the University of Louisville Health and Sport Sciences Department in the amount of $180. 4. Svensson, P. G. (2014). College of Education and Human Development Graduate Student Travel Award. Funded by the University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development in the amount of $250. 3. Svensson, P. G., & Huml, M. R. (2013). Graduate Student Council Research Grant. Funded by the University of Louisville Graduate Student Council in the amount of $300. 2. Svensson, P. G. (2013). Travel to Austin, TX for the 2013 North American Society for Sport
7 Management (NASSM) Conference. Funded by the University of Louisville Health and Sport Sciences Department in the amount of $195. 1. Svensson, P. G. (2012). College of Education and Human Development Graduate Student Travel Award. Funded by the University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development in the amount of $250. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology Sport Finance (KIN 3804) 2017 Sport in Society (KIN 2530) 2017 Special Topics: Managing Major Sport Events (KIN 4501) 2017 Sport Administration (KIN 4517) x3 2017 Current Topics in Sport Management: Nonprofit Management (KIN 7544) 2017 Sport Administration (KIN 4517) 2016 Sport in Society (KIN 2530) 2016 Special Topics: Managing Major Sport Events (KIN 4501) 2016 Sport Finance (KIN 3804) x2 2016 Sport Finance (KIN 3804) 2015 Administrative Problems in Kinesiology (KIN 7511) 2015 University of Louisville, Louisville, KY Doctoral Fellow, Department of Health and Sport Sciences Organizational Behavior in Sport (SPAD 382) (x2) 2015 Sport for Development and Peace Entrepreneurship (SPAD 571) 2014 Special Topic: PGA Championship (SPAD 561) 2014 Organizational Behavior in Sport (SPAD 382) 2014 Sport for Development and Peace Entrepreneurship (SPAD 571) 2013 Sport Finance (SPAD 404) 2013 Sport for Development and Peace (SPAD 561) 2012 INVITED PRESENTATIONS University of Louisville - SPAD 284 Issues and Ethics in Sport (Professor Gary Bernstein) 2013 Topic: Sport for Development and Peace Slippery Rock University SPMT 196 Global Sport Management (Dr. Brian Crow) 2012 Topic: Sport for Development and Peace University of Louisville SPAD 404 Financial Principles in Sport (Dr. Marion Hambrick) 2012 Topic: Financial Aspects of the Professional Golf Industry. University of Louisville - SPAD 281 Principles in Sport Administration (Dr. Meg Hancock) 2012 Topic: Sport for Development and Peace
8 University of Louisville - SPAD 509 International Sport (Dr. Mary Hums) 2012 Topic: Sport in Sweden University of Louisville - SPAD 281 Principles in Sport Administration (Dr. Mary Hums) 2011 Topic: Sport for Development and Peace PROFESSIONAL SERVICE University Reviewer, Louisiana State University Office of Research and Economic Development 2016 - Louisiana State University CHSE Stewardship and Development Committee 2016 - University of Louisville Conversations with Champions Committee 2014-2015 University of Louisville Sport Administration Master s Applicant Interview Committee 2013-2015 Panel Member, Faculty/Student Mentor Panel, CEHD Doctoral Student Orientation 2014 University of Louisville Health and Sport Sciences Department Chair Search Committee 2013-2014 University of Louisville Sport Administration Assistant Professor/Instructor Search Committee 2012 University of Louisville Olympian I.D.E.A.L.S. Festival Organizing Committee 2011 Slippery Rock University Sport Management Alliance 2006-2009 Ad Hoc Reviewer Journal of Sport Management 2017 Sport Management Review 2017 International Journal of Sport Communication 2017 Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Quarterly (x3) 2017 International Review for the Sociology of Sport 2017 Journal of Sport for Development (x2) 2017 VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 2017 Sport, Business, and Management: An International Journal 2017 Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Quarterly 2016 North American Society for Sport Management Conference 2016 VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations (x2) 2016 Event Management 2016 Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health 2016 International Review for the Sociology of Sport (x2) 2016 North American Society for Sport Management Conference 2015 International Review for the Sociology of Sport 2015 International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing 2015 Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Quarterly 2015 Journal of SPORT 2014 Journal of Sport for Development 2013 Sport Industry New Orleans Youth Sport Field Day 2016 Louisville Adapted Beep Baseball Program 2014-2015 Local Organizing Committee of 2014 and 2015 NWBA Nationals 2013-2015 Louisville Metro Parks Adapted Leisure Program 2011-2015 Louisville Adapted Leisure Sled Hockey Clinics 2013-2014 Girls on the Run Louisville 2012-2013
9 Ford Ironman Louisville 2010-2011 Big East Swimming & Diving Championships 2011 PGA Tour WGC Bridgestone Invitational 2008-2010 Slippery Rock University Intramural Sports Supervisor 2008-2009 YMCA Sport Department, Butler, PA 2008-2009 Community University Laboratory School, Baton Rouge, LA 2016 Cochran Elementary School, Louisville, KY 2014 2015 Engelhard Elementary School, Louisville, KY 2012-2014 Adelante! Hispanic Achievers After-School Program, Louisville, KY 2012 HONORS AND AWARDS European Association for Sport Management Best Conference Paper 2017 University of Louisville Spring Commencement Speaker 2015 University of Louisville CEHD Outstanding Graduate 2015 University of Louisville Dean s Citation List 2015 University of Louisville CEHD IdeaFestival Scholar 2013 University of Louisville Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies Fellowship 2012 University of Louisville Outstanding Master s Student in Sport Administration 2011 National Sports Forum Case Cup Champion 2011 Slippery Rock University Sport Management Student of The Year 2009 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS European Association for Sport Management (EASM) 2017-Present Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) 2017-Present Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 2015-Present North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) 2012-Present Sport & Recreation Law Association (SRLA) 2012-2016 Applied Sport Management Association (SSMA) 2014,15,17 International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) 2013-2014 OTHER CONFERENCES ATTENDED 2016 Beyond Sport Summit, London, United Kingdom 2013 Beyond Sport Summit, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2012 Social Media for Nonprofits Conference, Chicago, IL, USA 2011 Next Step Sport for Development Conference, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 2009 Sport Entertainment & Venues Tomorrow Conference, Columbia, SC, USA 2008 Sport Entertainment & Venues Tomorrow Conference, Columbia, SC, USA
10 RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2012 PGA TOUR WGC Cadillac Championship, Miami, FL 2012 Tournament Operations 2011 PGA TOUR WGC Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, OH 2011 Tournament Operations GameDay Consulting, Hermitage, PA 2010-2012 Guest Services Evaluation PGA of America 72 nd Senior PGA Championship, Louisville, KY 2010-2011 Corporate Hospitality University of Louisville Athletics, Louisville, KY Fall 2010 Facilities and Game Operations 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, Lexington, KY Fall 2010 Transportation Management Special Olympics Connecticut, Hamden, CT Spring 2010 Volunteer Management