Leeann Lower-Hoppe

Leeann M. Lower-Hoppe is an Assistant Professor of Sport Management in the Department of Human Sciences at The Ohio State University. Lower-Hoppe earned her B.A. in Math-Economics and Business Administration from Anderson University, during which time she competed as a Cross Country and Track athlete and directed intramural sport programming at the university. She completed her M.S. in Sport Management from Baylor University, while assisting with administration of the university’s intramural sport program. Lower-Hoppe received a PhD in Sport Management from The Ohio State University, with a concentration in development through sport, recreation, and play, and specialization in general interdisciplinary quantitative research methodology. While at Ohio State, she acted as the research coordinator for the Learning in Fitness and Education through Sports (LiFE Sports) initiative and assisted the Recreational Sports Department with program evaluation and research.

Lower-Hoppe’s research investigates sport for health and human development through a multi-dimensional framework of organizational effectiveness to extend theory and practice, ultimately advancing the health and development of people through sport. Her largely collaborative research has resulted in 50+ peer-reviewed journal articles, 2 chapters in edited books, and 75+ international, national, and regional professional presentations. Engaging campus and community partners (e.g., OSU Recreational Sports, Special Olympics Ohio, LiFE Sports) is a central feature of Lower-Hoppe’s scholarship, to meet the needs of the community and effectively translate research to practice. Lower-Hoppe serves as an Associate Editor of the Recreational Sport Journal, Topic Editor for Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, and member of three editorial review boards. In addition, she provides research consultation for community sport organizations within central Ohio.

• PhD, Sport Management, The Ohio State University, 2015
• MS, Sport Management, Baylor University, 2011
• BA, Math-Economics & Business Administration, Anderson University, 2007

Lower-Hoppe's research foci can be categorized under two broad themes: sport for health and human development; and organizational effectiveness and evaluation of sport programs. Her research is guided by the overarching question, “How do sport programs contribute to health and human development of diverse populations?” Her scholarship examines sport as a mechanism for health and human development and considers the organizational effectiveness of sport programs as a critical determinant of participant development. Her secondary research interests include: legal issues, research methods, and pedagogical strategies in sport management.

• NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences UL1TR002733. (2019). OSU Integrating Special Populations Pilot Grant. (Principal Investigator). Requested: $39,989. Awarded: $12,868. 
• North American Society for Sport Management. (2018). NASSM Janet B. Parks Research Grant. (Principal Investigator). Requested: $2,000. Awarded: $2,000.
• Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Foundation. (2018). Research Grant. (Principal Investigator). Requested: $2,000. Awarded: $2,000.
• National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association. (2016). NIRSA Collegiate Recreation Research Grant. (Principal Investigator). Requested: $9,980. Awarded: $9,980.

• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Anderson-Butcher, D., Newman, T. J., & Logan, J. (in press). The influence of peers on life skill development in a sport-based positive youth development program. Journal of Sport for Development.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Czekanski, W. A., Marsh, P. J., Petersen, J. C., & Brgoch, S. M. (2021). The collegiate sport club model: Development of a conceptual framework. International Journal of Sport Management, 22(3), 241-271.
• Beattie, M. A., & Lower-Hoppe, L. M. (2021). The Marshall plan: How diversity and inclusion transformed the Dallas Mavericks’ organizational culture. Sport Management Education Journal. doi: 10.1123/smej.2020-0043
• Czekanski, W. A., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Marsh, P. J., & Petersen, J. C. (2021). Partnerships in collegiate sport clubs: A social exchange perspective. European Sport Management Quarterly. doi: 10.1080/16184742.2021.1952467
• Anderson-Butcher, D., Bates, S., Amorose, T., Wade-Mdivanian, R., & Lower-Hoppe, L. (2021). Social-emotional learning interventions in youth sport: What matters in design? Child and Adolescent Social Work. doi: 10.1007/s10560-021-00773-w
• Judge, L. W., Petersen, J., Bellar, D. M., Lower, L. M., Schoeff, M. A., Blake, A. S., Zupin, D., & Nordmann, N. (2021). Growing the Youth Olympic Games: Comparing millennial generation sport festival engagement. International Journal of Exercise Science, 14(6), 578-593.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Evans, J., Brgoch, S. M. (2021). Examining the social cognitive determinants of collegiate recreational sport involvement and outcomes. Leisure/Loisir, 45(2), 207-236.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Evans, J. O., Bailey, R. L., & Brgoch, S. M. (2021). Mock trial: Transforming curriculum through coopetition. Sport Management Education Journal, 15(1), 54-56.
• Newman, T. J., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Burch, M., & Paluta, L. (2021). Advancing positive youth development-focused coaching education? Contextual factors of youth sport and youth sport leader perceptions. Managing Sport & Leisure, 26(4), 326-340. 
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Brgoch, S. M., Bailey, R. L., Ryder, A., Lowe, C., Dahl, S., & Wray, D. E. (2020). How do collegiate sport clubs achieve organizational effectiveness? Journal of Applied Sport Management, 12(2), 40-50.
• Newman, T., Lower-Hoppe, L., Anderson-Butcher, D., & Paluta, L. (2020). Process evaluation of a sport-based positive youth development program for socially vulnerable youth. Journal of Youth Development, 15(6), 70-90.
• Newman, T. J., Jefka, B., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Kimiecik, C., Brgoch, S., Dillard, R., Dwyer, K., Rockhill, C., & Ingram, D. (2020). Youth identity formation: (Mis)alignment between male youth and sport coaches. Children & Youth Services Review. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105733
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Anderson-Butcher, D., Lo, M., & Turner, B. A. (2020). The influence of organizational climate and process on youth outcomes: A case study of a community youth sport organization. Leisure/Loisir, 44(4), 489-520.
• Brgoch, S., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Newman, T. J., & Hutton, T. A. (2020). Exploring team captain roles associated with athlete leadership classification: Perspectives from collegiate coaches. Journal of Sport Behavior, 43(1), 28-49.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Newman, T. J., Brgoch, S., & Hutton, T. A. (2020). The management and development of sport team captains as human capital resources: Perspectives from collegiate coaches. International Journal of Sport Management, 21(3), 261-292.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Heuett, K. B., Newman, T. J., & Brgoch, S. M. (2020). Communication and team performance: A case study of Division I football captains. International Journal of Sport Communication, 13, 77-96.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Pedersen, J. C., & Hutton, T. A. (2020). Collegiate varsity v. club sport: Comparison of student outcomes. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 14(1), 41-57.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Forrester, S. A., Elkins, D. J., & Beggs, B. A. (2020). Optimizing student learning outcomes of collegiate recreational sports participation. The Journal of Campus Activities Practice & Scholarship, 2(1), 31-44.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Beattie, M. A., Wray, D. E., Bailey, R. L., Newman, T. J., & Farrell, A. (2020). The relationships between sport club activities and university and member attachment. Recreational Sports Journal, 44(1), 5-14.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Arasim, R. M., & Piper, C. (2020). Private citizen versus public official: A case analysis of coaches’ freedom of religion. The Physical Educator, 77(1), 173-181.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Wanless, E. A., Aldridge, S. M., & Jones, D. W. (2019). Integrating blended learning within sport event management curriculum. Sport Management Education Journal, 13(2), 105-116.
• O’Hara, L., Lower-Hoppe, L., & Mulvihill, T. (2019). Mentoring graduate students in the publishing process: Making it manageable and meaningful for academics. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 31(2), 323-331.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Parietti, M. L., & Czekanski, W. A. (2019). Current priorities in campus recreation: A multi-institutional study of strategic plans. Recreational Sports Journal, 43(1), 43-54.
• Newman, T. J., Lower, L. M., & Brgoch, S. M. (2019). Developing sport team captains as formal leaders. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 10(3), 137-150.
• Lower, L. M., & Czekanski, W. A. (2019). Effective management of scarce resources: A case study of American collegiate sport clubs. Managing Sport & Leisure, 24(1-3), 119-140.
• Czekanski, W. A., & Lower, L. M. (2019). Collegiate sport club structure and function. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 11(2), 231-245.

• Lower-Hoppe, L., Pastore, D., Strode, J., McCray, K., & Walton, D. (2021, October). Modes of course delivery pre-, mid-, post-COVID-19: Perspectives from administration, faculty, and students in higher education. Paper presented at the International Society for Exploring Teaching & Learning Annual Conference, Virtual.
• Lower-Hoppe, L., Brgoch, S., & Newman, T. (2021, May). Developing and managing sport team captains as formal leaders: Perspectives from collegiate coaches. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management 2021 Conference, Virtual.
• Lower-Hoppe, L., Lee, W., Brogch, S., Ryder, A., & Lowe, C. (2021, May). Making the connection: Antecedents and consequences of athlete burnout among collegiate sport club members. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management 2021 Conference, Virtual.
• Ryder, A., Brgoch, S., Lower-Hoppe, L., Lowe, C., Bailey, R., Dahl, S., & Wray, D. (2021, February). How do collegiate sport clubs achieve organizational effectiveness? Paper presented at the Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Virtual.
• Davis, E. A., Brgoch, S. M., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Lynch, M., Johnston, D., Wray, D., McCray, K., & Parietti, M. L. (2021, February). Utilization and impact of career services among collegiate student-athletes. Paper presented at the Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Virtual.
• Newman, T., Lower-Hoppe, L., Jefka, B., Dwyer, K., Rockhill, C., Ingram, D., Brgoch, S., Kimiecik, C., & Dillard, D. (2021, January). Influences of youth identity formation: Areas of (mis)alignment among youth and adults involved in a sport-based positive youth development program. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 25th Annual Conference, Virtual.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Buning, R. J., & Czekanski, W. A. (2020, November). Supportive or inhibitive? University governance of collegiate sport clubs. Paper presented at the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand 2020 Conference, Virtual.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Brgoch, S. M., Tanner, K., Quatman-Yates, C., Sutherland, S., Zwolski*, C., & Schmitt, L. (2020, November). Exploring how Special Olympics facilitates physical literacy development of athletes with intellectual disabilities. Paper presented at the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand 2020 Conference, Virtual.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Brgoch, S. M., Tanner, K., Quatman-Yates, C., Sutherland, S., Zwolski, C., Schmitt, L., & Murphy, G. (2020, May). Barriers and facilitators of developing physical literacy of athletes with intellectual disabilities through Special Olympics. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management 2020 Conference, Virtual.
• Walton, D., Horger, M., & Lower-Hoppe, L. (2020, May). A Title IX legal analysis: Analyzing the intercollegiate “sport” status of esports. Poster presented at the North American Society for Sport Management 2020 Conference, Virtual.
• Brgoch, S., Ryder, A., Atkinson, O., Zwolski, C., & Lower-Hoppe, L. (2020, May). To specialize or not to specialize: Perspectives from parents and coaches. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management 2020 Conference, Virtual.
• Aicher, T. J., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., & Baker, B. J. (2019, November). Factors influencing consumer behaviors preparing for marathon events: A longitudinal study for long-distance runners. Paper presented at the 2019 Sport Marketing Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Brgoch, S. M., Giannoulakis, C., Johnson, J., Hankemeier, D., & Lower-Hoppe, L. M. (2019, November). Implications of early sport specialization on interscholastic athletic programs. Paper presented at the National American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Virginia Beach, VA.
• Ryder, A., Hsiao, R., Turner, B., Lower-Hoppe, L., Storti, K. L., & Paternostro Bayles, M. (2019, November). Specialization versus diversification: Impact of youth sport trajectories among females. Paper presented at the National American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Virginia Beach, VA.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Evans, J. O., Bailey, R. L., & Brgoch, S. M. (2019, October). Assessing the effectiveness of mock trial as a pedagogical tool in higher education. Paper presented at the International Society for Exploring Teaching & Learning Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Aicher, T. J., & Baker, B. J. (2019, September). Club organizational support: Impact on member constraints, intentions, and behaviors. Paper presented at the European Association for Sport Management 2019 Conference, Seville, Spain.
• Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Buning, R. J., & Czekanski, W. A. (2019, June). Moving on up: Achieving ideal governance. Paper presented at the 2019 NIRSA Sport Club Institute, Anaheim, CA.
• Rathjens, J. R., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Czekanski, W. A., Marsh, J. P. (2019, June). Perceived institutional barriers to sport club effectiveness. Paper presented at the 2019 NIRSA Sport Club Institute, Anaheim, CA.
• Czekanski, W. A., & Lower, L. M. (2019, May). Who is in charge? An examination of social exchange relationships in American collegiate sport clubs. Paper presented at the North American Society for Sport Management 2019 Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Wray, D. E., Beattie, M. A., Lower, L. M., Bailey, R. L., & Newman, T. J. (2019, February). Examining how collegiate sport clubs contribute to university and member attachment. Paper presented at the Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Nashville, TN.