Chad Seifried

L.M. "Pat" and Mildred Harrison Endowed Professor

PhD: Sport Management, The Ohio State University, 2005

Master's Degree: Sport Administration, University of Louisville, 2001

Bachelor's Degree(s): Exercise and Sport Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 1998

2130 Huey P. Long Field House
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
O: (225) 578-4632

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Dr. Chad Seifried is a Professor and Graduate Coordinator for the School of Kinesiology and Sport Management at Louisiana State University. Prior to this opportunity, Dr. Seifried was a faculty member for The Ohio State University Graduate Sport Management program (2005-2009). His research interests embrace the use of historical methods to review the management history associated with organizations, individuals, and sport facilities to help highlight the contribution of history within contemporary management settings. Also acting as an advocate for the ‘historic turn’ (i.e., that history can help revise and/or create theory) within management, his work involving facilities primarily reviews innovation and modernization and does so through an interest to better understand the construction and preservation history of sport venues as a commercial attraction. With a special emphasis on the intercollegiate and professional sport contexts in the United States, Dr. Seifried’s work has also looked at the management of postseason mega events.

Collectively, his work has been published in sport management, marketing, teaching education, law, history, and management journals (e.g., Organization, Journal of Management History, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Macromarketing, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiations, Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review, Journal of Sport History, Sport History Review, Sport Management Education Journal, and Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, among others). Overall, Dr. Seifried has authored over 150 peer-reviewed articles and presentations and several book chapters and university reports. He has also completed over 50 invited lecture opportunities at campuses all over the United States, advised well over 100 graduate students (i.e., doctoral and masters), chaired multiple award committees, and served as the founding faculty member of LSU’s PhD program in Sport Management.

Dr. Seifried is a Research Fellow with the North American Society for Sport Management and College Sport Research Institute. Further, he has been recognized for his outstanding review efforts with journals such as the Journal of Management History, Academy of Management Learning & Education and International Journal of Sport Management. Dr. Seifried has also received recognition as an outstanding reviewer by the Academy of Management, Southern Management Association, and Eastern Academy of Management in areas such as Management History, Management Education, and Organizational Theory. Finally, Dr. Seifried serves on numerous editorial boards and currently serves as Editor Emeritus for the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics and Associate Editor for the Journal of Management History.

KIN7524: Sport Law

KIN4513: Facility Management (Graduate/Undergraduate)

KIN4501: Special Topics- Graduate/Undergraduate

2025

Applied Sport Management Association- Distinguished Service Award

  • Recognizes an ASMA member on a yearly basis who has exhibited continued, exemplary service to ASMA, the application of sport management, and/or a dedication to students and mentorship. 

2024

International Journal of Sport Management -  Best Reviewer Award

2021

Journal of Management History - Best Reviewer Award

Southern Management Association Conference - Best Reviewer Award for Organization Theory International Management - Management History

2020

College Sport Research Institute Research Fellow - The College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Research Fellow designation recognizes researchers by honoring their achievement in college-sport related scholarship through CSRI and other outlets. The CSRI Research Fellow designation is intended to: (a) be one of distinction within and beyond academic communities and (b) encourage high standard of research related to college sport.

Academy of Management Learning & Education - Best Reviewer Award

2019

Academy of Management Learning & Education - Best Reviewer Award

Academy of Management Conference - Outstanding Reviewer Award for *Management Education Division

2018

Journal of Management History - Best Reviewer Award

2016

North American Society for Sport Management Research Fellow - The North American Society for Sport Management Research Fellow designation recognizes NASSM's scholars by honoring their achievement in sport-related scholarship disseminated through NASSM. The NASSM Research Fellow designation is intended to: (a) be one of distinction within NASSM and Fellows' own academic communities, and (b) encourage high standards of research and other forms of scholarship among NASSM's members.

Southern Management Association Conference - Best Reviewer Award for the *Organizational Theory, International Management, & Management History Division

Eastern Academy of Management Conference - Outstanding Reviewer Award for the *Management Education & Development Division

2015

Western Case Writers Association - Best Case Paper

CHSE Distinguished Research Award - Recognizes an LSU College of Human Sciences & Education Faculty member who has demonstrated a sustained record of excellence in research and scholarly productivity.

2014

College of Human Sciences & Education Distinguished Research Award - Recognizes an LSU College of Human Sciences & Education Faculty member who has demonstrated a sustained record of excellence in research and scholarly productivity.

Southern Management Association - Best Reviewer Award for the *Management History, Management Education, and Information Technology Division

2013

Southern Management Association - Best Reviewer Award for the *Management History and Management Education Division

LSU Today Flagship Faculty Award

2012-2013

J. Franklin Bayhi Endowed Professorship, LSU College of Human Sciences & Education

2012

Academy of Management - Best Reviewer Award for the *Management History Division

2010

Who’s Who in American Education

2005

The Ohio State University - University Graduate Association Teaching Award/Grant

The Ohio State University Department of Sport Fitness and Health Program - Teaching Excellence Award

2003 and 2004

The Ohio State University Department of Sport Fitness and Health Program - Service Excellence Award

2001

University of Louisville Department of Health Promotion, Physical Education, and Sport Studies - Clark F. Wood Award

Western Academy of Management 2014-present

Southern Management Association 2013-present

Academy of Management 2011-present

North American Society of Sport Management 2006-present

Penn State Alumni Association 1999-present

Penn State Varsity “S” Club 1999-present

Academy of Management Learning & Education, Journal of Management History, Management Decision, Journal of Sport Management, Sport History Review, International Journal of Sport Management, Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (editor emeritus), and Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

Tiffany Demiris (August 2023) - Assistant Professor St. Bonaventure University

  • Dissertation Title: A History of the Construction and Financing of Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and Ivy League Stadia: An Ideal-type on Financial Modernization

Benjamin Downs (August 2019) - Assistant Professor Ball State University

  • Dissertation Title: Examining the Evolution of Urban Multipurpose Facilities: Applying the Ideal-type to the Facilities of the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association

Jeremy Foreman (August 2017) - Assistant Professor University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  • Dissertation Title: Managerial Labor Mobility in the National Football League

Khirey Walker (August 2017) - Assistant Professor Ball State University

  • Dissertation Title: Organizational Misconduct within the National Collegiate Athletic Association

Patrick Tutka (May 2016) - Assistant Professor Niagara University

  • Dissertation Title: Innovation Diffusion Seen through College Football Stadium Construction: An Ideal-Type Covering Late 19th Century to Present

Dylan Williams (August 2014) - Assistant Professor University of Alabama

  • Dissertation Title: An Analysis of University Reclassification Effect on Applications Following a Move to a New Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Adam Pfleegor (August 2013) - Assistant Professor Mississippi State University

  • Dissertation Title: Ethical Decisions in Sport: An Etho-Conventional Decision-Making Model for Sport Manage