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Brian Soebbing
Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta.
Vice-Dean Beijing Sport University Alberta International School of Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Email: ksrdirintsch@ualberta.ca
Education Background
Time | School | Program and Degree |
2007-2011 | University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada | PhD in Physical Education and Recreation |
2005-2007 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA | Master of Science in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism |
2001-2005 | Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Bachelor of Business Administration |
Career Background
Time | Institution | Occupation |
2018-present | Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta | Associate Professor |
2016-2018 | Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta | Assistant Professor |
2015-2016 | School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, Temple University | Assistant Professor |
2012-2015 | School of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University | Assistant Professor |
2011 | Department of Economics, University of Alberta | Postdoctoral Researcher |
Specialty/Research Interests
Sport management, sport economics, sport finance, gambling, sports betting
Sample Courses Taught
Organizational Analysis of Sport and Recreation
Financial Management in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Economics of Sport and Recreation
Research Methods in Kinesiology
Sample of Professional Memberships
· North American Association for Sport Management
· North American Association of Sports Economists
· Academy of Management
Select Publications (As of June 2023):
Cardazzi, A., Humphreys, B.R., Ruseski, J.E., Soebbing, B. P., & Watanabe, N.M. (In press). Professional sporting events increase seasonal influenza mortality in US cities. Sports Economics Review. doi: 10.1016/j.serev.2023.100013
Huang, Y., Washington, M., Soebbing, B. P., & Mason, D.S. (In press). Wearing the same jersey? The impact of players’ cultural diversity and shared team tenure on national soccer team performance. Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy. doi: 10.1007/s41996-023-00120-4
Soebbing, B. P., Seifried, C. S., & Tutka, P. (2023). If you rebuild it, will they come? The impact of renovated sports facilities on attendance and total revenue. Journal of Sport Management, 37(2),
116-128. doi:10.1123/jsm.2022-0101.
Mao, Z., Soebbing, B. P., & Watanabe, N. M. (2021). Chinese Super League stock prices and team
performance. Sport, Business, Management: An International Journal, 11(2), 222-241. doi: 10.1108/SBM-02-2020-0013.
Watanabe, N. M., Yan, G., Soebbing, B. P., & Fu, W. (2019). Air pollution and attendance in the
Chinese Super League: Environmental economics and the demand for sport. Journal of Sport
Management, 3(4), 289-302. doi: 10.1123/jsm.2018-0214
For a complete list of publications, visit Brian’s Faculty Page at the University of Alberta.
