Mike Bryant
Mike Bryant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Sport Management and Chair
B.A. in Sociology, University of Washington
M.S. in Sport Administration, Seattle Pacific University
Ph.D. in Education Leadership & Policy, University of Washington
Dr. Bryant spent many years working in athletics as a coach and administrator at the collegiate level, with additional contributions provided to high school and club sports programs, as well as initiatives towards improving the youth sports landscape and coaching leadership.
At Elmhurst, he is the current chair for the Department of Kinesiology and serves as an assistant professor teaching a variety of core major courses. Additional roles include growing KIN program curriculum and student experiential opportunities in addition to providing advising and networking support to all sport management students. His service to the industry includes ongoing coach mentoring and athlete development along with supporting youth sport programming and a variety of athletics events.
- FYS 100 Education & the Playfield
- KIN 210 Foundations of Sport Management
- KIN 215 Sport Leadership & Professional Development
- KIN 285 Coaching Theory
- KIN 301 Sport Marketing
- KIN 322 Sport & Society
- KIN 380 History of Sport
- KIN 401 Events & Facilities
- KIN 415 Sport Ethics & the Law
- KIN 468 Internship
*Current and previous opportunities:
- American Education Research Association
- Association for the Study of Higher Education
- North American Society for Sport Management
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Society of Health & Physical Educators