Moetiz Samad

Moetiz Samad is an alumnus of the college with a PhD in sport management and has spent over the last decade serving in a staff role at several universities across the nation. His most recent position was as associate director of Recruitment, Selection and Training within the department of Housing and Residence Education at Ohio State

As a first-generation college student, Samad’s purpose is to better understand how individuals navigate collegiate and professional athletics. His research focuses on the intersection of sport and topics of race, gender, religion, ethnicity and athlete identity. Through experiential learning, he explores the connections between athletics, leadership and higher education as themes that influence sport within and beyond the academic environment.

Samad has taught the college’s courses “Leadership and Programming in the Sport Industry,” “Legal Aspects of Sport” and “Research in Sport Industry.” He has published in Sport Management Education Journal and the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport.

He has presented at the annual meetings of the North American Society for Sport Management and served as a reviewer for the journal of Sport, Business, Management: An International Journal.

He is active in the North American Society for Sport Management and is continuing to work on his research agenda in making a difference.

• Bachelor’s of Arts, English, Eastern Illinois University, Awarded 2010
•  Master’s of Science, College Student Affairs, Eastern Illinois University, Awarded 2012
• Doctor of Philosophy, Sport Management, The Ohio State University, Awarded 2021

Samad, M. (2022). Tabletop: An experiential approach to teach sport. Sport Management Education Journal, 16(2), 171-174.

Lynch, M. R., Lower-Hoppe, L.M., Brgoch, S. M., Evans, J. O., Bailey, R. L., Beattie, M., Samad, M., & Ryder, A. (2022). Implementation and evaluation of mock trial within undergraduate sport law curriculum. Sport Management Education Journal, 16(2), 130- 141.

Samad, M. (2021). Addressing gender discrimination in the NBA with a “Hammon” rule. Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, 31(2), 335-350.

Samad, M. (2022, March). Religion, Spirituality and Sport. Invited speaker, Under the Lights: Diversity in Sports Series, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH.

Samad, M. (2021, October). Access and Equity: Name, Image and Likeness. Invited speaker, ESHESA 7897, graduate level course on Special Topics: Higher Education and Student Affairs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Samad, M. (2021, October). Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations. Invited speaker, KNSISM 7897, graduate level course on Socially Conscious Sport Organizations, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Samad, M. (2021, October). Practical Perspectives in Human Resource Management. Invited speaker, KNSISM 6808, graduate level course Management of Sport Delivery Systems, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Davis, E., & Samad, M. (2020, May). Competing values: The role of value congruence in female administrators’ career advancement. Presented at the annual meeting for North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), online format.

Samad, M., Ingram, D., & Kapusta, R. (2020, February). Protests in sports: Perspective from college attendees. Presented at the Education and Human Ecology (EHE) Student Research Forum, Columbus, OH.

Samad, M. (2019, September). Imposter Syndrome. Presented as part of the Grad Pad Professional Plan (GP3) within Higher Education, Columbus, OH.

Samad, M. (2019, May). The Recruitment of Black Athletes by White Head Coaches at Predominately White Institutions in Power Five Conferences. Presented at the annual meeting for North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), New Orleans, LA.